As you surely know, it’s getting hot out there. Thanks to a new program from DC Water though, you’ll be able to fill your reusable water bottles at businesses around DC, including a bunch in our neighborhood. The program is called TapIt and neighborhood locations include Potbelly, The Heights, Sticky Fingers and Columbia Heights Coffee.…

If you like outdoor movies, get yourself to the Tubman School field at 13th and Kenyon at 8:30 pm on Wednesday, where the folks behind Columbia Heights Day will be showing Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. The movie will start at sundown and before that there will be activities for kids and families, including an 80s…

A few months ago I wrote about the great baked breads smells that waft from the El Latino Bakery at 11th and Lamont, and this weekend I finally had a chance to try them: tasty. It’s basically a production bakery, not a store, but if you go in the main door (3314-3316 11th) you can…

We’re famous. Sort of. There’s a video by local resident Andy Rothwell for the song “Wonder Why” by folk rock band Vetiver. The video features a lot of local spots, including Wonderland, the Tivoli, Meridian Hill Park, and Sticky Fingers, and a bunch of remote control cars driving around. I’m actually in it for about…