Author Andrew W

Looks like there may be some new ways to get around the city via the Circulator bus in the next few years. The city’s Department of Transporation, DDOT, is planning some extensions to existing routes from 2015 to 2017, plus some new routes coming from then until 2024. In the first phase, the Dupont-Georgetown-Roslyn route…

If you’re looking for gifts for the holidays, or just something cool for yourself, this Saturday is the 9th annual Upshur Street Arts & Crafts Fair. It sounds like fun and another good reason to get to recently booming Upshur Street: WHAT: Come celebrate the holiday season with our free outdoor arts and crafts festival…

The other day I noticed some graffiti reading “Black lives matter,” a catchphrase from the recent protests about the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner. I spotted this one at 14th and Spring on black plastic on the fence around the new condos under construction there, and I also saw some farther down 14th…

A bit ago I was approached by the folks at Harrar Coffee & Roastery on Georgia Avenue about their coffee ceremony, a traditional part of Ethiopian culture, and about their coffee. I wasn’t very familiar with the ceremony, which they do every Saturday (pictuered here) or why Ethiopian coffee is always talked about, and I’ve…

It’s December, which means Christmas is coming soon, and that means trees and decorations. Here are a few places to get Christmas trees in the area, and if you know more, leave them in the comments! The DC Bilingual Public Charter School is having a sale this Saturday from 9am-3pm at 1420 Columbia Rd. NW,…

The folks behind Columbia Heights Day, the annual street party and festival that was a few months ago, are looking for your feedback. Did you attend, volunteer or work at a booth? Let them know how it went! Here’s the link. It’s only 6 questions, so help them out! Personally I liked how it went late…

Just got a note for this fun event, the fourth annual Columbia Heights Christmas tree lighting at the Civic Plaza (the triangle at 14th/Kenyon/Park.) Here’s more from the organizers’ Facebook page: The holidays are upon us and Collaborate to Impact (CTI) is getting ready to deck the halls of Columbia Heights for the fourth annual…

I’ve heard from a few folks lately who have been having problems with packages either going missing from outside their homes or being torn open — so be careful if you’re getting things delivered. If you’ve had this happen, please call the police, and let us know in the comments the (general) area. I plan…

If you’re looking for some books, or just want to help out the Mt. Pleasant Public Library, here’s a great opportunity — the library is doing their annual sale of books, DVDs and CDs. Here’s more info: Just in time for the holidays, the Mount Pleasant Library is having a book sale this weekend. Saturday…