Author Andrew W

A bit ago, we heard about Slim’s Diner coming to the Murrell Building at Georgia and Upshur from the folks behind Room 11, Petworth Citizen, Upshur Street Books and Crane & Turtle. They plan to open in Summer 2015 and they would like to hear from you! They’re running a short survey on what people…

The Georgia Avenue condo buildings are slowly filling in their open retail spots. Today I spotted a “coming soon” sign for Dunkin Donuts on the corner of Georgia and Quincy, in the Park Place building. That’s about about a half-block from the western entrance to the Georgia Ave-Petworth Metro. It’s the second Dunkin in the…

I’m a sucker for funny signs. The other day I spotted this sign outside Greenline Real Estate on Georgia, with a drawing of Grumpy Cat (that cat famous on the internet for looking unhappy.) This continues a tradition, our neighborhood seems to have some funny (or weird) people — I’ve seen a lot of other good ones…

The other day I was in Qualia Coffee at Georgia and Randolph and noticed something on their menu: a drink called a Junkpunch. I asked what it was, and the barista said it’s espresso shots over ice. A funny name, but it comes from an even funnier story from DCist. A few years ago, a…

This sounds like a fun event: the Capital City Showcase folks, who put on variety shows around the area, are hosting their latest Wonderland Circus at the namesake local watering hole on Wednesday the 28th. Here’s the details. WASHINGTON – A reminder that the producers of The Capital City Showcase, the variety show that brings you…

Upshur Street is really blowing up lately! Recently we heard about a diner from the Room 11 folks, to go with their Upshur Street Books, Petworth Citizen and Crane & Turtle, plus Domku and some cool vintage stores, and now the folks behind Hank’s Oyster Bar are getting into the fun. The City Paper reports…

Yesterday we heard that Chick-fil-A was coming to DCUSA, and there were a lot of mixed reactions. Some people were excited, others vowed never to go there because of the company’s founders’ anti-gay marriage views and donations to anti-gay marriage groups. I’m torn — I love their food, but I also strongly support gay marriage…

Whoa! Might be time for chicken sandwiches and Polynesian sauce in our neighborhood. A friend was eating at a Chick-Fil-A in Crystal City and asked the owner/operator about rumors that a location open in DC. The owner said “you heard correct,” that there would be a Chick-Fil-A at 3100 14th Street NW, which is DCUSA,…