Good news for local news: the local NPR station WAMU is buying and relaunching DCist.com, the sadly defunct local news site. The parent company of DCist, Gothamist, was bought last year and and suddenly shut down shortly after the staff voted to unionize. WAMU plans to relaunch it in spring. DCist, which was around since…

Longtime readers of this blog might know that I hate newly invented neighborhood names. A few years ago, real estate developers JBG tried to rename the 14th and U Street area “14th and Shaw” in all their advertisements for their buildings and in D/CITY Style, a free newspaper they put out around the area. Thankfully…

This is a little out of my jurisdiction, but I figure a lot of folks in our area have journeyed over to Dan’s Cafe in Adams Morgan, the legendary (or infamous) dive bar. The spot, with yellowed walls, super cheap drinks (some of which come in squirt bottles) and a unique aroma, has been entertaining…

Park Road’s strip of places to eat has another addition: Flip It LJ Diner at 1432 Park Rd NW, just down from Pho 14 and El Pollo Sabroso. A reader went by the other day and got a shot of their huge menu (below.) The spot has pretty good reviews on Yelp too, 5 stars…

If you like the 11th and Park dog park, there are a few updates. Folks from 11th and Bark, the nonprofit that manages the park, recently held a cleanup, and have also released a new petition asking the city to buy the property and designate it an official dog park. If you recall, WMATA, which owns the…

A few years ago, I wrote about a new promotion at the House, the strip club at 3530 Georgia Avenue NW. Former Councilmember Jim Graham realized there weren’t many strip nights in the city that catered to gay men, so he suggested the idea to the House. They liked it, and Rock Hard Sundays was…

Package thefts in our area are nothing new. However, lately I’ve seen a lot of videos of thefts from people’s doorbell cameras on local Facebook groups, and I’ve also heard about a few instances of crooks jimmying open doors to buildings. It’s not fun to lose something you’re expecting, and it’s difficult to catch the…

Sad news for fans of sandwiches and free smells: Jimmy John’s on the Civic Plaza has closed. I always liked the spot, but it never seemed too crowded. That space, next to Fro Zen Yo, was previously Julia’s Empanadas. It seems kind of odd that two beloved chains would close in the same space: maybe…

It looks like Jenkins Capital BBQ in the big former Ruby Tuesday space at 14th and Monroe has closed for good. In November I thought it might be closed, as it seemed to be shuttered on Friday and Saturday nights (which is odd for a restaurant) but they told me via Facebook they were still…

Well, this is some good news. Nearly two years ago I wrote that there was a Jamaican place coming to 1400 Meridian Place NW, the old Getaway and Social space. A couple of tipsters had spotted work and spoken to people inside. However, the next two years came and went without anything happening. But…