This is pretty neat: NBA superstar Stephen Curry is donating money to start a men’s and women’s golf team at Howard University. Curry played golf in high school and visited Howard in January, where he met some students, including senior Otis Ferguson IV, who organized a golf club and was hoping to create varsity golf…

There’s a new neighborhood festival coming this weekend: Georgia Avenue Day, which is this Saturday, August 17. I’ve seen a few posters around the Georgia Avenue Metro for it, it’s organized by a group called Art Rave. It’s at Bruce Monroe Park at Georgia & Irving and goes from 11am to 7pm. The website says…

Muy bien! There’s a new option for Mexican in our area, as Tequila y Mezcal is now open at 3475 14th Street NW. It’s from the folks behind the awesome Taqueria Habanero at 14th and Spring. The bar has a variety of cocktails such as a hibiscus mezcal margarita which Eater says is “rimmed with…

UPDATE: I just heard from District Bridges, who are organizing Columbia Heights Day. It looks like it will be postponed, as their original preferred location of the field at Bell School is under construction. Also it is quite expensive to close a street, so 11th may not be an option. They are working on new…

If you’d like to find another way to get Columbia Heights news, events, food and drink recommendations and more, we’re now on Instagram! You’ll see posts there, as well as photos from around the area. In addition, we already have Twitter and Facebook. Hope to see you on there!

This is neat: the 4615 Theatre Company is performing two plays starting August 9th at the Dance Loft on 14th, the D.C. area premiere ofEnron, about the downfall of the namesake company. It was originally run in London to lots of awards, then opened on Broadway. The other play in Harold Pinter’sBetrayal, a famous play…

We now have a new option on Georgia Avenue, and it has an interesting twist: CBD cocktails. CBD is derived from cannabis but doesn’t have the psychoactive effects of THC, the other main part of cannabis. It’s more of a relaxing feeling and is federally legal. Mr. Braxton is already open, which is nice to…

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It’s hot out there. Super hot. The city declared a heat emergency yesterday, which means that pools will stay open later, and there will be cooling centers and shelters open as well, all through Sunday. In our area, that means Banneker Pool on Georgia Ave is open until 9pm Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday (they’re…