Today I was walking down Georgia past Small Fry and spotted a cool mural a couple of doors up from the Small Fry bbq joint and the coming Union Drinkery bar from the A&D folks. The mural, by Kate Zaremba and Rose Jaffe, depicts business owners in Park View and was commissioned by the Zuckermans, who…

I’ve been excited about the Midlands, the new beer garden coming to 3333 Georgia Avenue NW from the folks behind Kangaroo Boxing Club. They’ve had some permit delays, which is sadly common, but look to be pretty close now. There’s a sign on the fence saying they’re hiring and also posted a job application online…

This sounds fun: the Friends of the Soldiers Home have announced their annual Fall Fun Fest on the grounds of the Armed Forces Retirement Home (just east of Rock Creek Church Road), and it will be Sunday, October 2. There are events for families, kids and adults, including music, food, games, antique cars and military…

The Midlands, the beer garden from the Kangaroo Boxing Club folks coming to 3301 Georgia Avenue, has taken longer than expected to open but is still coming. The owners sent an email to PoP the other days saying they’re working to get it open, and each time I’ve walked past I’ve seen more work being…

Here’s a fun event for Park View residents: the Park View United Neighborhood Coalition, a local neighborhood group, is organizing their annual block party on Saturday from 2-6pm on Manor Place, a small street between Park Place and Warder Street east of Georgia Avenue. There will be food (a potluck!), games, music from a DJ,…

Tchoup’s Market, the New Orleans spot that replaced Alfie’s at Georgia and Lamont, is getting serious about being a neighborhood bar — they’ve launched brunch, takeout, and a ton of happy hours, events and specials throughout the week. And the food is delicious. They now have takeout for their whole menu from 5-10pm Sunday-Wednesday as…

This sounds awesome: the Columbia Heights Initiative has organized a series of outdoor moving nights at Tubman School’s field, starting this Friday with Raiders of the Lost Ark, the original Indiana Jones movie. The next week (the 16th) it’ll be the new Star Wars movie, The Force Awakens, followed by Jamaican bobsled movie Cool Runnings on…

Yesterday I was walking down U Street and spotted a new distillery, District Distilling Company at 1414 U Street NW, where Coppin’s Organic restaurant used to be. I popped in and explored a bit: they have a distillery with tours on the first floor and a bar and restaurant upstairs. They’re currently making (and soon bottling)…

Bad Saint, the Filipino spot on 11th Street, was recently named the second best new restaurant in the US by Bon Appetit, and now there’s more plaudits: Zagat has put it on their list of the 12 hottest restaurants in the world. Not too shabby. The list also includes places in France, Copenhagen, Singapore, Madrid…