Georgia Avenue Thrive’s latest neighborhood cleanup will be on Georgia Avenue, meeting at District Dogs, the new pet store/dog walker/doggie day care spot at 3210 Georgia. And folks who help get free coffee and donuts, plus a discount! A good way to meet your neighbors and help make your area look nicer. Hi neighbors —…

Deal time! Ten Tigers, the pan-Asian spot at 3813 Georgia, the old Chez Billy spot, just announced an awesome happy hour: $3 drafts, drinks and wine from 5-7pm weekdays and 2-5pm on weekends. Sounds like a good spot for afternoon weekend drinks. They also host events and are open during the day with coffee and…

I was browsing the Streets of Washington Flickr page, a collection of historical photos and postcards, and found some cool ones of the Old Soldiers’ Home, now called the Armed Forces Retirement Home just east of our area. The photos show Scott Hall, now called the Sherman Building, the old main building. It was finished…

It’s my favorite sports time of year, March Madness — the NCAA tournament with tons of basketball. There are a lot of good options for watching in our area, and here are my suggestions. If you have your own, let everybody know in the comments! Lou’s City Bar, naturally. Tons of TVs and they’re also…

A few months ago we heard that Kangaroo Boxing Club at 3410 11th Street NW was closing, and that former manager Carrie Dzwil would be opening something else in the space. And now we know what that something is! In a press release, the place will be called The Good Silver, from owners of Ivy…

Casa Ruby, the non-profit LGBT community center on Georgia Avenue, was recently vandalized and a staff member was assaulted. Their Facebook page and multiple news reports have the story. The incident happened on Sunday, when a man was asked to leave after harassing people in the center. He returned shortly and threw a brick through the glass front…