Author Andrew W

This is awesome. It’s a short documentary film called “The Wait,” about a mural of the same name by Nekisha Durrett on the facade of the Mothership, the now closed restaurant on Georgia. However, it’s really more about Park View and how cities change. The film is really well done, with great camerawork, sound and…

Today, DC schools and the government have yet another delay due to the bad weather, and it’s a good reminder to make sure to due your civic duty (and legal duty) to clear the sidewalk in front of your house, even if you’re a renter. Shoveling and then putting down salt or ice melter is…

This sounds great: the Post reports that two guys in Mt. Pleasant are planning to open an indie movie theater at 3107 Mt. Pleasant Street NW. Called Suns Cinema, it’s the brainchild of David Cabrera and Ryan Hunter Mitchell, who leased the former Simple Mobile cell phone store after hosting a number of movie screenings…

A few months ago I wrote about all the new alcohol-delivery services popping up in our area, the idea of which I think is great! Now one of them, Klink, has some deals for this Valentine’s Day: if you order alcohol this Friday or Saturday, you’ll get free boozy cupcakes from Crunkcakes, and you can…

So it’s not breaking news, but I noticed the other day that Zeba Bar at 14th and Newton got a great looking new sign. If you haven’t been, it’s a neat spot, and sort of two things in one: relaxed neighborhood bar and hookah spot with awesome happy hour deals, plus a big dance floor…

A few days ago, a series of reports came out about gentrification in the US that got a lot of press coverage: Governing magazine attempted to look at data to show where gentrification was happening and where it was highest. According to their analysis, DC was the second-most gentrifying city in the country, behind Portland,…

Looks like another coffee and donuts option in the area, coming soon after the news of a Dunkin Donuts opening at Georgia and New Hampshire: Park View DC reports that Zombie Coffee & Donuts on the Irving Street side of DCUSA looks nearly ready to open. It’s located next to Panda Express, in the space…

I’ve written a fair amount about package thieves before — in northern Columbia Heights, the area around 14th and Otis to Spring, there seem to be some thieves afoot, taking packages from people’s stoops. One victim seems to have gotten fed up, as there’s a poster up around the area with a picture of an…

Something I forgot to post a few months ago, but was reminded about today when they tweeted about it, is nightlife website Brightest Young Things “What to do tonight in Columbia Heights” flowchart. To me, it’s a pretty clever idea. Basically you pick what you’re feeling tonight and it directs you to a good option…

Mom n Pop Antiques at Georgia and Otis is one of our area’s hidden gems — a quirky little store with all kinds of neat stuff — vinyl records, art, furniture, home goods and more, a lot of it reasonably priced. (I wrote about it a few years ago too.) However, it wasn’t open regularly, meaning…