This sounds pretty neat: CentroNia, a local early childhood nonprofit, is hosting Buen Provecho: A Taste of Columbia Heights where you buy a ticket and get two tastes at each participating restaurant. It’s a cool way to try a bunch of restaurants in the area and also help out a local nonprofit. There are 11…

First Friday, the celebration of local businesses on Georgia Avenue organized by Georgia Avenue Thrive, is back again! This month’s has a lot going on, with deals, discount, freebies, events, arts, music and more. If you haven’t been it’s a lot of fun: a way to explore small businesses, meet your neighbors and get some…

This is good news: the other day I walked by El Rinconcito II, the Salvadoran/Mexican spot on Park Road across from Giant, and saw it was back open. On another walk by I saw a bunch of folks enjoying a meal out on their patio. The place caught fire in October of last year, so…

The other day I was in Target and spotted a whole bunch of giant, whole head masks: a black cat, unicorn, fox, Beast from Beauty and the Beast (I think), a panda and other various creatures. They’re $30, which isn’t too bad for pretty Halloween big masks. They’re mostly adult-sized but there are also some…

You can sit with us on Friday, Sept. 29: District Bridges (formerly the Columbia Heights Initiative) in sponsoring a showing of Mean Girls starting at 7pm at the Tubman School field, but there will be free popcorn and a yoga class in Spanish starting at 6:30pm. Sounds fun! Here’s the info from District Bridges: We…

This sounds like an awesome event for adults and kids alike: the Friends of the Soldiers Home have their annual Fall Fun Fest this Sunday, Oct. 1 at the Soldiers Home (just east of Park View.) It runs from 9am-5pm with all kinds of events, vendors, crafts and performances, including a military drill team, antique…

This is lame. The city’s Department of Health visited Wonderland and Midlands recently, telling both that dogs aren’t allowed on their patios (or inside.) Washingtonian has the story, where apparently someone complained to DOH about the pooches. Midlands posted on Facebook about it, as they have a dog in residence on the patio, Andy Pants,…

This sounds awesome: a reader sent me the poster advertising the Junk and Jam multifamily yard sale on Monroe Street from 16th to Sherman, taking place this Saturday, Sept. 23 from 10am-2pm. There’s a followup concert and community event at 4pm on the Columbia Heights Civic Plaza. Looks like fun! There’s also a spot to…

This is awesome: local bar and restaurant DC Reynolds has been open for 2,000 consecutive days, through snowstorms, hurricanes and more. And they’re celebrating with a pig roast on Sept. 30, which sounds great. The spot does their best to be open through thick and thin and be a good neighbor and help out during…