Finally renovating this house Originally uploaded by squidpantsLooks like there’s finally some work going on at 1337 Girard Street NW, an abandoned townhouse on the north side of the street. I’ve written about this place before: it’s one of four somewhat crummy townhouses on the north side of the street, including what I like to…

The Post and NBC4 both have pieces on the traffic and construction on 14th Street, but unfortunately both are rather light on content. The NBC piece basically says there’s a lot of traffic, and compares the project to Boston’s Big Dig, which is kind of funny. Not much more than that, though. The Post, however,…

Forgot to mention this when I saw it the other day, but the Prince of Petworth and DCist reminded me — the Red Derby is planning a roof deck! When I was there this weekend, there was a big hole in the ceiling where they planned to have the opening, which was near the movie…

This sounds pretty neat. City Blossoms, a nonprofit that teaches kids about healthy living, the environment, responsibility and different cultures through gardening, is having a fundraiser festival this Thusday from 6 to 8 pm in the 11th and Harvard playground, behind the Carlos Rosario School. They’ll have snacks and music. The Post also has a…

The other day I was at Target and noticed some pretty amusing t-shirts at the Tarzhay: shown here is Mighty Mouse, Callahan Auto Parts (a reference to the Chris Farley movie Tommy Boy), TMNT, the Goonies, and there’s a bunch more, mostly retro and funny, and in the case of Callahan Auto Parts, fairly obscure…

The other day I was perusing Marshalls, which always has random items for cheap. I spotted a bunch of Nats jerseys, both grey and white, all for $15-$20. Pretty good deal. So get on the Strasburg bandwagon in style. They had Mets jerseys too, but who cares about those guys. Along with jerseys, there were…

Just got forwarded this from Twitter: Meridian Pint, the much-awaited American craft brew focused bar and restaurant at 11th and Park, is looking around the 4th of July for their grand opening. From their Twitter: “We are now looking very solid for opening on or before July 4th weekend.” Their Facebook page mentioned that they…