Author Andrew W

A few weeks ago I wrote about Thip Khao, the Laotian restaurant coming to 14th and Parkwood, where Thai Tanic II used to be. The restaurant’s chef is Seng Luangrath, who also runs the popular Bangkok Golden Thai and Laotian restaurant in Seven Corners. Thip Khao has had a few soft openings lately and I…

The other day I was walking up 13th Street near Otis and spotted this great mural of two kids talking on a tin-can phone. PoP has some more background: the building, which is a small condo, reached out to DC Murals, a group that finds artists to put up murals. And this is the awesome result. The…

Well, this is adorable. This Saturday and Sunday, middle schoolers from the Washington Latin Public Charter School are holding a bake sale at Annie’s Ace Hardware (1240 Upshur Street NW) to benefit SOME (So Others May Eat), which works with DC area homeless and poor people. Proceeds from the sale will go towards compiling boxes full…

Here’s an interesting event, a file screening and fundraiser for Lime Lote Boxing and Fitness, a nonprofit gym that teaches young people boxing and fitness skills and provides mentoring. It sounds like a worthwhile project with two interesting films! Read more below, and check out the two trailers at the bottom. On Thursday November 20,…

UPDATE: I just heard from them that they’ll be at Lyman’s for the next two weeks, then taking a break and possibly coming back afterwards. Read on! If you like biscuits, get yourself to Lyman’s on Sundays for Biscuit Lab, a popup biscuit shop. The past few Sundays at the bar at 14th and Quincy has…

Tomorrow is Veterans Day, honoring those who served in uniform for our country. Being a federal holiday, lots of folks are off work, and some local businesses will be open for those workers. Here’s a rundown of what will be open: The Heights will be serving Veterans Day brunch, 11am-4pm Kangaroo Boxing Club is open…

In my enthusiasm for the weekend, I realized I forgot to write about the results of last Tuesday’s election! As you probably heard, Muriel Bowser beat David Catania for mayor, and a lot of other favorites did well in an election with a disappointing 32% turnout — especially since this was the first truly competitive…

The Pleasant Plains Workshop, the local art space on Georgia Avenue, is launching their 4th annual Window Walk this Sunday. The Window Walk places art in vacant and occupied buildings along the street, and is always cool to see. (Great logo too.) Here’s more from them: The 2014 Georgia Avenue Window Walk Launches on November 9th! Join us for the…

The Room 11 family has gotten a bit bigger. A few months ago we wrote about a Kickstarter for a new bookstore, Upshur Street Books, from the folks behind Room 11, Petworth Citizen and Crane & Turtle. And now it’s open! The appropriately-named shop is located at 827 Upshur Street NW, next to Petworth Citizen.…

The Pitch, a Jamaican restaurant and jazz and lounge coming to Georgia and Shepherd, is almost here. A few months ago I first spotted it, located above a laundromat at 4015 Georgia Avenue NW — there’s a roofdeck, but that was about all I can see. The other day, however, a friend spotted a new…