UPDATE: The event has been postponed. Here’s a note from Acre 121. Stay tuned for the new date. ATTN folks: much like DC voting rights, we will have to delay the beer launch a little bit longer — it is taking more time to get approval from the powers that be to bring our new…

HalfSmoke, the fast casual sausage restaurant with a full bar, is now open at Florida and Georgia. The space, formerly a bunch of things, is on the southeast corner and they have various kinds of sausages that you can get on a bun, rice bowl, salad or a flatbread (think Chipotle or Cava) as well…

Whoa, big news! The space formerly occupied by Crane and Turtle and Cappy’s Crabs will be replaced by Himitsu, a “New Japanese” concept from Kevin Tien, who previously held pop-ups called Poke Pop, a Hawaiian poke bowl concept — cubed raw fish with other fixings. Tien also formerly was a chef at Momofuku and Oyamel,…

This is pretty cool — Willow, the neat shop on Upshur that carries gifts, clothes, home goods and other neat things, is opening a temporary pop-up shop on 11th Street NW next to Bad Saint. They’ll still be operating their main Upshot Street shop as well. I’ve written about Willow before, it’s a neat spot.…

There’s another coffee and breakfast option in the area: Little Coco’s, the new Italian spot from the El Chucho folks, is now open at 8am with coffee and pastries — including an amazing looking bacon and egg scone, pictured below — and lunch starting at 11 am with pizza and sandwiches. They’re offering their dinner…

The elections are understandable big news, but in our area, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump aren’t the only ones on ballot on Nov. 8 — there are a lot of other local races in DC that you should pay attention to. The biggest one (for Ward 1, where Columbia Heights is) is the at-large Council…

Neighborhood festival time! The Georgia Avenue Fall Fest is coming to the Bruce Monroe Park on Oct. 22 with music, food, events, fund for kids and a lot more. And volunteers are needed too — a nice way to help out and meet your neighbors! Last year’s Winter Fest by the same folks was a…

The Nats are in the MLB playoffs again, and there are a lot of great options in our area. The first game, which starts at 5:38 pm today, will be on FS1, part of the Fox Sports umbrella, which means most bars should have it. Here’s some good spots to watch the games in our…

This week I decided to check out Union Drinkery, the new bar from the folks behind A&D in Shaw and Small Fry (next door to Union Drinkery) — and it’s great. It’s a cozy, dark, no frills neighborhood spot with good cocktails, friendly bartenders and a nice vibe. There’s also a rear patio area…

If you want to help clean up your neighborhood and meet some neighbors, come out to Georgia and Lamont starting at 10am on Saturday. They’ll have all the supplies you’ll need (gloves, bags and such) and past ones I’ve been to have been pretty fun! It’s sponsored by Georgia Avenue Thrive. Here’s more about them:…