If you walk your dog at the park at 11th and Park Road, you’ll need to find another spot come September 27th. WMATA is closing the park until October 15 for construction — not sure exactly what’s going on there, hopefully some more grass? It’s basically just dirt now.
I was at Wonderland last night and noticed the walls were a fresh, clean red — all the graffiti had been painted over. Craziness. There used to be tons of graffiti all over the bathrooms, and I’ve documented the random funny stuff for sometime. I guess they got tired of it. Until more people start…
Last month I wrote about 826DC, the nonprofit that tutors kids on reading and writing, which is opening on the Civic Plaza (14th/Park/Kenyon). It’s a nationwide group started by author Dave Eggers, and each location has a quirky storefront of some kind — in DC’s case it’s the Museum of Unnatural History. Last night a…
Sometimes you just want some variety: some King Cobra, king of the malt liquors, and the comparatively mellow Bud Ice. Ice beer is basically regular beer that’s been frozen. The alcohol doesn’t freeze, so when the ice crystals are removed, it makes for a higher alcohol beer. I spotted these on Fairmont Street near Georgia…
Well, maybe Ellwood Thompson’s isn’t dead after all. I contacted the company and here’s their spokesperson’s response: Our owner is still working with, and negotiating with the NY landlord. We very much want to be a part of Columbia Heights and DCUSA. The process is taking much longer than originally anticipated. Once negotiations are complete,…
If you ever wanted to work at the new IHOP coming to DCUSA at 14th and Irving, here’s your chance. There’s a job fair today (Wednesday) for 100 jobs, including “Cooks, Prep Cooks, Servers, Expeditors [sic], Dishwashers, Combos, Hostesses, Cashiers.” It’s at the Columbia Heights Community Center, 1480 Girard St NW, from 10 am to…
Photo from DC Bocce Flickr Ever want to throw around some balls? You’re in luck. DC Bocce is starting a league in Columbia Heights, to be played at 9th and Spring. I actually have played in DC Bocce leagues for a few years and they’re really fun. Unlike a lot of the co-ed sports in…
View Larger Map Muy bien? After the news about the Mexican restaurant coming to 11th and Lamont, there’s another: the AM/PM carryout at 14th and V is becoming a Mexican place called La Fonda. It sounds big, with 220 seats inside and 50 sidewalk cafe seats. The liquor license application says live entertainment plus late…
We may be getting high-speed fiber optic Internet sooner rather than later: the other day my roommate noticed Verizon workers installing a new orange cable on the pole in the alley where all the TV and phone cords are now, and it looks a lot like a fiber optic cable. I’ve seen a number of…
Columbia Heights restaurants are in the news! Last year Pete’s Apizza made the news after being mentioned by President Obama, and now Meridian Pint owner John Andrade was on the PBS show Nightly Business Reportto talk about financing for his business. Watch the full episode. See more Nightly Business Report.