Hearing the all the hubbub on social media, I decided to check out Qualia Coffee’s popup as Luke’s Diner from the TV show Gilmore Girls, which is launching a new series. I went by around 10:30 am and there were definitely more people there than usual, but a few friends who passed by earlier in…

District Dogs, the doggie day care and pet-sitting spot coming to the old Petworth Liquors space, is making progress — their website says they’re aiming at a mid-October opening. They’ve also gotten a new paint job, which makes the building look a million times better. This is a welcome development — Petworth Liquors had a…

If you like Gilmore Girls, or just like free stuff, get yourself to Qualia Coffee on Georgia or Flying Fish on Mt. Pleasant Street. As part of a promotion for the upcoming continuation of the show Gilmore Girls, Netflix is turning the shops, as well as Three Fifty at 17th and U and a few…

This sounds like fun: the Luray-Warder Neighborhood Association, which operates on those streets to the east of Georgia Avenue, is hosting a block party this Saturday with music, arts and crafts, food and more.

On Saturday I had a chance to check out Little Coco’s, the new Italian spot at 14th and Randolph from the folks behind El Chucho, Quarry House and Bar Charley — and I liked it a lot. They just launched their new brunch that morning and we really enjoyed it. The menu has Italian takes…

Good news: Union Drinkery, from the folks behind A&D in Shaw and Small Fry on Georgia, has opened. A friend stopped by their soft opening yesterday and they’ve also been tweeting about it. The address is 3216 Georgia, next to Small Fry. They have happy hour from 5-8pm and food from Small Fry until 9,…

This is interesting — the City Paper reports that our area is one of the most popular places for Airbnb stays in the city. The service, which lets people rent out their places to others, wrote that the city had over 125,000 bookings this summer, and Columbia Heights was the third most-popular area of the…

The folks at the Columbia Heights Initiative are having a busy week: today (Wednesday) is their monthly happy hour, this time at El Tio Grill on 14th north of Irving from 5-9 pm. Attendees get discounted tickets to GALA Theatre’s The Last Quixote too. Might be a nice way to meet some neighbors and the…

I realized I haven’t written about this before, but a few readers have emailed me intermittently asking about the Tipsy Peacock, a wine bar planned for the basement of 2915 Georgia, next door to Bravo Bar. PoP first posted about it in 2014, and in April of that year they asked for a liquor license.…