It’s super nice out there, and makes me want to get outside and have a drink or meal with some friends. Here are my favorite patios in the area — miss any? Leave yours in the comments. Wonderland at 11th and Kenyon has to be the standard: lots of tables, huge beers and odds are…

More coffee! The Hilltop, the newish restaurant and bar at Sherman and Girard, is now hosting Small Chop, a cafe pop-up with coffee and espresso, pastries and kolaches, a Central European via Texas pastry filled with fruit, meat or other ingredients. They look pretty awesome: the other day they posted about a migas variety, the…

Here’s a cool way to help your neighborhood, meet your neighbors and get a discount at Union Drinkery too! Georgia Avenue Thrive, the active local nonprofit, will hold its next neighborhood cleanup on Saturday, Feb. 4th promptly @ 10am the corner of Georgia Avenue and Keefer Place. Union Drinkery will sponsor the cleanup, giving all…

Want to help the city plan and understand public safety better? Take a survey! The Mayor recently put out a press release discussing public safety issues. The city, which has lower crime over the year, wants to hear your feedback on the police, public safety and the search for a new police chief. Here’s the…

If you live in ANC1A (see boundaries above, roughly northern Columbia Heights above Irving and Park View) there’s a meeting tomorrow to discuss public safety issues. Dan Kornfield, who’s the head of the ANC1A public safety committee, has more details. He’s danielkornfield@yahoo.com Dear neighbors, The meeting date selected is this coming Tuesday Jan 31 from…

If you’re a fan of Colony Club’s coffee or baristas but work in Dupont, there’s another option: Colony Club and DGS Delicatessen are making a popup called Sadie’s Weekdays inside DGS with coffee, bagels from Bullfrog Bagels and breakfast sandwiches. Here’s more from their press release: DGS Delicatessen and Colony Club are joining forces to…

This sounds fun: a group called the DC Dive Bar Crew has organized the Last Call Bar Crawl for Georgia Avenue, going to Looking Glass, Walter’s, DC Reynolds, the Midlands and Union Drinkery on Saturday, January 28th from 2-10 pm. There are inexpensive tickets which get you deals at all five bars, plus a cookie…

We heard more than a year ago that a Whole Foods was coming to a large development at 965 Florida Avenue NW, just up the street from the 9:30 Club — and the plans are still on track. Bisnow, a business news blog, writes that the plan is still underway and will also include making…