Looks like the offerings at Meridian Pint are expanding: according to their Facebook, the joint at 11th and Park is getting 3 or 4 more TVs for downstairs and another of the popular table taps, where you pour your own beer, in a few weeks. I’m glad for both, as there was often a rush…
Apparently our neighborhood is in Virginia. Yesterday I typed in “Columbia Heights DC” into Google, and the first result I got was a link to Google Maps for Columbia Heights… Virginia. When you click the link, it goes to the middle of our neighborhood, but it still says Columbia Heights, VA. Weird. Uh, hey Google……
This might be old news, but I just noticed it: the CVS at 14th and Irving is no longer open 24 hours a day. They’re still open to midnight every day, which is good, but just in case you needed to run over to get something at 3 am, better head to Dupont for their…
There’s quite a few in the neighborhood and surrounding areas, check them out: 1338 Irving, Saturday from 10am-4pm: “We have entire place settings, silverware sets, pots & pans, fun collectables, and even a mikasa crystal serving set!” Link. 3537 Holmead Place, Saturday from 8:30-1:30 ish: the Cherry Blossom Bombshells, part of DC Rollergirls, are having…
Nice to see this. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Marian Robinson, Michelle Obama’s mom, came to the Columbia Heights Youth Club to talk to their Reading is Fundamental program. I did Reading is Fundamental as a kid, but I think all we got was pizza. Good for these kids! The event is part of…
Via DCist and Beyond DC, here’s a cool view of the 14th/Park/Kenyon intersection from DDOT’s Facebook page, with almost all the construction gear removed. Looks pretty nice! What do you think?
Get ready for an awesome addition to the neighborhood: author Dave Eggers’ 826, a non-profit that tutors kids on reading, writing, and publishing, will be opening a location in Columbia Heights soon. They’ll be in the old Score! location on the Civic Plaza. The City Paper says they’re aiming at a September move-in. The non-profit, which…
Get ready for some more grocery options in the neighborhood! I spoke to a manager at Target the other day who told me they’re opening the expanded grocery store on October 17th. It’ll have produce and more selection of lots of things, making it either closer to or actually a Super Target. The stuff is going…
A suggestion for Metro riders, though I’m guessing most of us in the neighborhood already know this: you don’t need to wait for the gates to close again before swiping your Smartrip or fare card. It happens all the time at the Columbia Heights Metro, and it drives me nuts. Today a couple of college-aged girls…
CORRECTION: This is Thursday, not Wednesday. Here’s something fun to do tonight Thursday: the folks from the Columbia Heights Day Initiative are presenting Hairspray, the John Waters movie about kids in 1960s Baltimore. There’s also a DJ playing before the movie starts. Here’s the full press release: Columbia Heights, DC — Thursday, the Columbia Heights…