Good news for fans of El Rinconcito II at 1326 Park Road, the Salvadoran and Mexican restaurant that burned in October: I walked by the other day and there’s construction going on inside, and it looked pretty close to being finished. The spot caught fire in late October and has been closed since. If you…

More bars! Recently Franklin Hall opened at 1346 Florida Avenue NW, next to La Colombe and Pizzeria Vetri. It’s from the folks behind Big Chief in Ivy City, Penn Social downtown, Lost and Found in Shaw and a few other spots. I checked it out last night. It’s big. The hall part of the name…

This is neat — as part of the youth employment event on the 21st, which I wrote about earlier, Midlands is holding a clothing drive tonight: if you donate new or gently used professional clothing, shoes and accessories, you’ll get $1 off! Pretty neat way to help out some deserving young people, while also getting a…

If you know any young people looking for work, here’s a cool event. Georgia Avenue Thrive and the city are organizing an event for young people who are looking for work: they’re calling it a Youth Employment Support & Job Readiness event and it’s at the Midlands beer garden on Wednesday. There will be various…

This is neat — if you’re looking for more good food and other local items, the Columbia Heights Farmers Market is now open two times a week: Wednesdays 4-7pm and Saturdays 9am-1pm. Sometimes they’re there a bit after 7 too. The market is pretty awesome, there are always various produce vendors, dairy, bread, coffee, meat,…

BBQ time! A reader was at the ANC1A meeting the other day and the owner said they’re opening in about a week. Here’s a bit more info from the reader: He said that you could go to the website now, but I haven’t tried it since I don’t know what it is. He said that…

Columbia Heights Day is upon us again! This year’s, the 12th annual, will be on 11th Street between Park and Irving like in previous years from 11am-6pm. There will be local businesses, arts and crafts, fitness classes, music and a lot more, plus a kids’ carnival at the Tubman school field, and a beer garden…

It’s getting hot, and just in the time, the city’s outdoor pools have opened. Starting last weekend, the outdoor pools are open on the weekends, and starting June 18, they’ll be open every day (except one day a week.) In our area, there’s the Banneker pool at Georgia and Euclid and the Upshur pool at…

If you’ve been in DC for long enough, you’ve probably heard of hand dancing — it’s a locally developed style of dance, similar to swing dancing (not just waving your hands around, as might be assumed from the name.) Former Mayor Vince Gray was a big fan, and it still is popular around the area.…