Andrew W, Author at Columbia Heights Insider

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New taqueria at 14th and Spring, Taqueria Habanero

By Andrew WSeptember 24, 2014

There’s another taco option for those folks in northern Columbia Heights! A blog I’m not familiar with from the Park Triangle apartments at 14th and Kenyon has word that the new place, Taqueria Habanero, is now open at 3710 14th Street NW, just down from the Red Derby and Herman’s Liquors. (In the middle, above)…

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By Andrew WSeptember 23, 2014

Today is National Voter Registration Day, and the DC Board of Elections is hosting a registration drive today until 6 pm at the YWCA, 2303 14th Street. Here’s more details. Sounds like a great opportunity to get registered in DC (or at your current address if you’ve moved) so you can have a voice in…

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Petworth Citizen celebrates one year, deals all week

By Andrew WSeptember 23, 2014

Petworth Citizen, the bar and restaurant from the Room 11 folks at 829 Upshur, is celebrating one year of being open. They have a lot of good deals this week: Tuesday: Punch Night – we’ll be running specials on 4 different punches all night long. Wednesday: Tiki Night – Dave & Charles will be serving…

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Less than helpful sign: “prepare to stop” in front of stop sign

By Andrew WSeptember 22, 2014

This is amusing — Twitter user Michael Hechter tweeted this to me, with the caption “Oh, stop.” Thank goodness the sign is there to warn us. He spotted this at Allison & Iowa in Petworth.

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Columbia Heights Day updates schedule, expands to 11th Street

By Andrew WSeptember 22, 2014

Columbia Heights Day, our neighborhood festival, is back for its 8th year on October 11th, and they’re growing. This year the festival will take place at the Tubman Elementary School field like usual, and they’re also taking over 11th Street NW from Park to Kenyon for what they’re calling the 11th Street Festival. I wrote…

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Help save Rock Creek Park trees this Saturday!

By Andrew WSeptember 19, 2014

Rock Creek Park serves as a great place to visit, hike, picnic, explore or escape from the city for a bit — and it needs your help. Every so often, English ivy builds up on trees, and the park needs volunteers to help cut the ivy off. Here’s more info, everything you need will be…

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Try GoodShuffle, a home and garden item rental service: special deal for NCH readers!

By Andrew WSeptember 19, 2014

A few months ago, I heard about GoodShuffle, a new service founded in DC that lets you rent tools and other home & garden equipment from your neighbors rather than buy your own. The idea is simple: why spend money on something you might only use once or twice? The folks at GoodShuffle were nice…

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Bruce Monroe Community Day on Saturday at Bruce Monroe Park

By Andrew WSeptember 18, 2014

Just spotted this from the Georgia Ave. Community Development Task Force: They’re hosting a community fest at the Bruce Monroe Park at Georgia Avenue and Irving Streets NW. Sounds fun. I went last year, there were some fun events, things to for kids, and food. (Plus we stopped by Mama Chuy before for some tacos,…

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Washington Post editorial against statehood because of traffic tickets is the dumbest thing ever

By Andrew WSeptember 17, 2014

So this isn’t Columbia Heights-specific, but I believe that voting DC representation in Congress will be good for the entire city, including our area. Basically, the Post’s Dana Milbank makes the argument that because he got tickets for running and stop sign and running a red light, DC doesn’t deserve statehood. Honestly, that’s the argument.…

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Ground broken on condos at 14th & Quincy, site of burned hotel

By Andrew WSeptember 16, 2014

Looks like development on 14th around Spring in speeding up. Last year, the vacant former C&K Hotel at 14th and Qunicy burned down — the hotel was a former transient hotel and site of drug use and prostitution. Earlier this year we heard that the replacement was to be 20 condo units with retail, possibly a 7-Eleven.…

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