UPDATE: They are opening to the public on Friday, December 8, not this Friday as I originally wrote. Whoa, this was fast! A few months ago I wrote that Acre 121 would be replaced by a cycling-themed bar from the Hilton Brothers, who perform as Thievery Corporation and have opened a bunch of bars and…

This is pretty awesome news: the owners behind Colony Club, the coffee shop and bar at 3118 Georgia, will be opening a pizza restaurant next door. The City Paper has more details, it will be named after their general contractor, Sonny. The building is a former doctor’s office called MARC, I think used for methadone…

There’s a lot of holiday fun coming up, as this Friday is not only First Friday on Georgia Avenue, where lots of local businesses have deals and freebies, it’s also the annual Columbia Heights tree lighting at the Civic Plaza — complete with a holiday happy hour at lots of local businesses. And you can…

The weekly Georgia Avenue neighborhood cleanup is back, and this time there are deals on coffee and pastries from Harrar Coffee Roasters for participants. Read on! Good morning everyone! Georgia Avenue Thrive’s next cleanup and community get-together will be this Saturday Dec. 2 at 10 am. We’ll meet at the corner of Georgia and Irving,…

You may remember me posting a few times about Jenkins Capital BBQ, the newish spot that replaced Ruby Tuesday at 14th and Monroe in July. It was hard to find any information about them before they were open, although they now have a nice website. But lately they haven’t been open much, and I wonder…

Well, this isn’t something you see every day: Taqueria del Barrio the Mexican spot at 821 Upshur, is offering a Mexican take on turducken, the Thanksgiving food where a turkey is stuffed with a duck that has been stuffed with a chicken. Wow. I guess in Spanish it would be a pavpatollo, or something. Taqueria del…

Mary’s Center, the great local nonprofit that serves as a community health center and also offers literacy and social services, is holding a canned food drive to help give families a good Thanksgiving meal. And the Petworth Community Market, every Saturday until Nov. 18 from 9am-1pm, is accepting donations. Here’s more about the canned food…

If you’re looking to get into shape, just got this announcement about a new kickboxing class at YogaWorks on 14th just north of Florida Avenue. And there’s a free code for the first class! Read on. I am thrilled to announce a 7 class cardio kickboxing pop up class in DC. Classes will be held…