Author Megan Flynn

This is interesting — Bisnow, a business website, and Dochter & Alexander, a business analyst, have released a report that 14th Street in Columbia Heights, specifically around DCUSA, has some of the highest and most consistent foot traffic in the city: “It’s the densest residential neighborhood in DC with a population density over 85,000/square mile…

The new Pokemon Go app is taking over the world, and now that includes Z-Burger. The chain is offering free burgers to players level 5 and up from 11am-8pm today at the Columbia Heights and Tenleytown locations, according to Fox 5. The options are a free single hamburger, veggie burger or turkey burger. They’ve also…

If you’re in the market for a cutting board, or just like a cool DC thing, the Bed Bath and Beyond in DCUSA is selling cutting boards with a map of DC, showing each neighborhood. The map actually looks pretty accurate, and it’s a handy thing. It’s not the biggest cutting board, maybe 6″x7″ (I…

One of the many things I like about our neighborhood is that you’ll always see something interesting if you walk around. The other day I was walking down the 1300 block of Irving and noticed two folk art cars, kind of go-karts, parked across the street from one another. One looks like an old-timey race…

If you like cats or funny stuff, check out the Instagram account for Stewie, the cat that lives in Qualia Coffee. He often hangs out upstairs at Qualia (a good option if downstairs is packed) but also roams the roast coffee-scented downstairs too. Pretty funny for another Monday. Qualia is at 3917 Georgia Ave NW…

Georgia Avenue Thrive, the all-volunteer community group active in and around the street, is hosting an outdoor movie night on July 23, featuring Zootopia, plus popcorn, water and a story time for kids before the movie. However, putting on an event like this costs money, and they need some help with some of the costs…

Alfie’s, the popular Thai restaurant from Alex McCoy that’s closing at the end of the month and moving downtown, will be replaced by Tchoup’s Market in early August. It will be a New Orleans restaurant featuring po’boys (sandwiches) and blue plate specials of lesser known New Orleans cuisine — not just jambalaya and gumbo but other…