Andrew W, Author at Columbia Heights Insider

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Filipino restaurant coming to 11th from Room 11 folks to be called Bad Saint, opening this winter

By Andrew WOctober 27, 2014

The Room 11 family is growing as a new Filipino restaurant is coming to 11th Street. A few months ago I wrote about the restaurant coming to the old El Rinconcito Deportivo space next to Room 11, shown above. El Rincocito Deportivo was a Latin American restaurant that was open very late on the weekend –…

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Someone on 11th Street is serious about No Parking signs

By Andrew WOctober 24, 2014

I spotted this on 11th Street during Columbia Heights Day: it’s an interesting collection of No Parking and other signs affixed to a light pole. There’s a smattering of signs that look like official city signs, then some others that don’t, and one says it’s reserved for #1-107″ whatever that means. I wonder what the…

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Where’s all the Halloween decorations in the neighborhood?

By Andrew WOctober 23, 2014

Columbia Heights, where’s your Halloween spirit? The holiday is only about a week away, but I’ve seen bery few houses with any decorations up — even simple stuff like a pumpkin or a spider web. This is too bad. To me, Halloween is one of the most fun holidays, both for kids and for adults…

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New York Times praises Crane & Turtle, Petworth Citizen, others: “future of DC dining”

By Andrew WOctober 23, 2014

It’s always nice to hear something good about our area. The New York Times, in a recent article on the DC restaurant scene, singles out Petworth Citizen and Crane and Turtle for praise. The article starts like this: WASHINGTON — On a scrubby block in a working-class neighborhood east of Rock Creek Park, plopped down…

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Meet the Board of Education Candidates: Scott Simpson

By Andrew WOctober 22, 2014

Elections are coming up November 4th in DC, and one of the races being contested is the Ward 1 representative of the DC State Board of Education. In order to shine some light on a race that doesn’t get a lot of press, but is very important to local parents, I’m interviewing the four candidates for the…

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Neighborhood cleanup this Saturday: sign up and meet your neighbors!

By Andrew WOctober 21, 2014

I really like neighborhood cleanups — you get out, get some exercise, make the neighborhood look nicer and meet your neighbors. And there’s an opportunity this Saturday for one, organized by Slate Properties real estate agent Alex Khachaturian and the DC Department of Public Works Helping Hand Neighborhood Clean-up Program. See all the details above…

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Little Coco’s Italian restaurant from El Chucho folks coming to former Rib Pit Lounge at 14th and Randolph

By Andrew WOctober 20, 2014

This is awesome. A few months ago, I wrote that the Rib Pit and Rib Pit Lounge at 14th and Randolph were for sale. And now we know the tenant coming to the Lounge space: Little Coco’s, an Italian restaurant from Jackie Greenbaum and Gordon Banks, who are behind El Chucho, Bar Charley on 18th Street…

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Columbia Heights Day recap: good times, great turnout

By Andrew WOctober 20, 2014

I realized I forgot to write about Columbia Heights Day, which was Sunday, October 11. Despite the rain, there was a really good turnout, even up until the end. I went by around 4 pm and explored 11th Street, where there were lots of vendors — local businesses like Room 11 and Paisley Fig, Red…

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Meet the Board of Education candidates: David Do

By Andrew WOctober 20, 2014

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Meet the Board of Education candidates: Lillian Perdomo

By Andrew WOctober 17, 2014

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