April Fools’ Day was this past Saturday, and as always New Columbia Heights had some joke posts. In this case, the blog became Nude Columbia Heights, devoted to the naturism community in our neighborhood, of which I was an active member (fictitiously.) I updated the blog’s banner and various social media portfolios too. If you…

This should be fun! Bad Saint, the esteemed Filipino restaurant on 11th Street, is hosting Nude Happy Hour tonight from 9-midnight. There are a lot of great deals, such as spicy oysters, all manner of cocktails, and lots of other good stuff. Anyone with a ticket from today’s 14th Annual Naked Saturday will get to…

If you’re a naturist like me, you know that today’s Naked Saturday at Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park is a lot of fun. The event, in it’s 14th year, is an eyeful of outdoor nudity and good times. The event features lots of food (lots of deep fryers), vendors, fun and games. A favorite among attendees…

Great news! The 14th Street buses, which are often very slow and stop almost every block, are getting some help — the city has proposed an express bus similar to the S9 on 16th Street and the 79 on Georgia Avenue, which will only make a few stops on the way downtown. The route runs…

Looks like a new bar may be around the corner: Reliable Tavern from Joe Englert, who also opened a ton of other great bars and restaurants around town, is making progress. Their Instagram and Facebook are full of photos with tags like “#nearlythere” and finishing touches like bathroom signs (gender neutral, in this case.) And…

Mexican time! Just got a press release that Taqueria del Barrio at 821 Upshur Street NW is opening this Thursday, March 30th. They have “house-made regional Mexican dishes and drinks in the Petworth neighborhood of Northwest DC. Diners can choose from 14 types of tacos served on tortillas made in-house, three specialty ‘torta’ sandwiches, and…

GALA Hispanic Theatre, the theatre in the Tivoli building at 14th and Park that puts on English and Spanish language plays and performances for adults and kids, wants to hear from you! They have an online survey asking your opinion and background on theatre-going and more, and everyone who responds will be entered in a…

For a few months, local residents have been complaining that the Green line trains are shaking their houses. Neighbors were worried it may be affecting their homes’ structural integrity and thought it was related to the new, larger 7000 series trains. Metro at first said it was no problem, and then pledged to investigate. And…