Well, doh. The big press conference announced yesterday had us thinking that something new was coming to DCUSA, but it turns out Jim Graham just wanted to talk about IHOP, which has been in the news for some time already. So not exactly earth-shattering news. They did announce a mid-November target for opening though. Looking…

Photo from the blizzard Uh oh. Back during the Snowpocalypse people were putting cones, chairs and other foreign objects in the road to hold their parking spot open, which is illegal. I hadn’t noticed it much since, thankfully. Today however, there’s a message on the Columbia Heights Yahoo list saying that folks are doing it…

Citysearch DC, a travel/entertainment site run by web giant Interactive Corp, has a yearly best-of list for the city, and a couple local spots made the honorable mentions (namely the Red Derby and Sticky Fingers). The ratings are done by a poll of readers, and considering the site can’t be that popular, I think there…

One of the cooler booths in my opinion at Columbia Heights Day was the one run by Grace Meridian Hill Church. The church, which is just getting started, had a bunch of pieces of paper that said things like “I love Columbia Heights because” and “My favorite ______ in Columbia Heights is”, then people would…

You may have seen it clogging your Twitter, but there’s a fun game/social network/thing for smart phones called Foursquare. With it, you check-in to places (say a bar, restaurant, or even a park) using your phone, and it pings your friends who also have the app, and if you choose, pings your Twitter as well.…

Couldn’t find too many sales this weekend. To wit: 2801 Adams Mill, Sat 9am-noon: furniture, small electronics, more. Link 1702 Summit Pl, Sat 10am-noon: furniture, mattress, back pack, free stuff too. Link 2324 19th in the alley, Sat 8am-5pm, glassware, linens, books, childrens clothing, and furniture. Link As always, if you know of any, post them…

Here’s a nice article on the Jackson family, who own the soon-to-open (October) IHOP at DCUSA, plus one on Alabama Avenue SE. Clarence Jackson Jr. grew up in Southeast in the 1940s and 50s, and now owns the two IHOPs with his sons, Tyoka and Clarence III, one of whom is an MPD officer. They…