Last week we heard that The Hilltop, the bar and restaurant from Sam Jahabeen of the Saloon, had an opening date: Nov. 11 with a soft opening the day before. I’ve been looking forward to the spot for some time and Sam invited me to check it out last week. I was really impressed, it…

Last week I wrote about the State Board of Education election coming up tomorrow — similar to a school board, it pits incumbent Mary Lord against Ashley Carter and Howard freshman Tony Donaldson. Carter, it turns out, is an organizer for Independent Womens Forum and Independent Women’s Voice, two very conservative, Koch Brothers-aligned dark money…

This sounds like fun: the Columbia Heights Initiative is holding their first annual Columbia Heights Night, a holiday festival and fundraiser for the group with a Taste of Columbia Heights food festival, music, a silent auction, drinks and dancing and more! The event is Dec. 2 from 7 to midnight. The event also serves as a…

Whoa! Midlands, the long awaited beer garden on Georgia Avenue from the Kangaroo Boxing Club guys, has announced via their Indiegogo page that they’re running a test tonight. That sounds like they’re pretty close to opening. I walked by today and the bar was installed and ready and what I could see inside it looked…

Here’s another opportunity to meet some neighbors and help the Armed Forces Retirement Home (popularly known as the Old Soldiers’ Home) — Georgia Avenue Thrive and Friends of the Soldiers Home have organized a cleanup this Saturday. The event starts at 10am on Saturday, Nov. 5 and supplies will be provided. Meet up at the…

Great news! The Hilltop, the long anticipated bar and restaurant on Sherman, posted on their Facebook that they’re opening Nov. 11. My neighbor was walking by the other day and spoke to someone there who said the same thing, so that’s good! The spot, from Kaleabe Getaneh and Sam Jahanbeen, alums of the Saloon on…

This is pretty cool: the other day I was strolling through the Columbia Heights Civic Plaza, the triangle at 14th/Kenyon/Park, and spotted this gizmo. It’s a bench that has a solar panel that powers a wi-fi hotspot and USB slots for charging your phone. WTOP reported about it earlier in October, it’s called a Soofa…

It’s getting chilly out there, so I decided to write up my favorite cozy, warm bars to go to on cold days and nights. Let me know in the comments if you have other favorites. Room 11: the original cozy bar in our area, they have tasty cocktails and hot (alcoholic) drinks like glögg, good…

I hadn’t been paying a lot of attention to the State Board of Education election until a friend clued me into some info about the candidates: incumbent Mary Lord and her main foe Ashley Carter, as well as college student Tony Donaldson. And I recommend you vote for Mary Lord. Lord has been on the…

Halloween is almost upon us, and there’s a cool event happening on 11th Street on Monday, organized by the Columbia Heights Initiative: a Halloween Carnival with fun and games, consume contests for kids and dogs (separately) and trick or treating at the businesses along the street. Sounds like a fun way to celebrate the holiday!…