Got this yesterday, it’s a nice event put together by a group of neighbors in Columbia Heights: With the help of Lou’s City Bar, we are holding a fundraiser to benefit the American Red Cross’s efforts to provide shelter, food, emotional support and other assistance to this region. We’ve all seen pictures and continued news coverage of the…

First off, don’t get me wrong, I like Capital Bikeshare, the bike sharing programs with docks around the city. I’ve taken it a number of times and it’s handy. It’s a great way to take short trips instead of a cab, bus, or Metro — you pick up a bike at one station and drop…

Kara Hadge, a Georgetown grad student just completed her thesis, called “Networked Neighborhood,” on hyperlocal media and Columbia Heights. It’s pretty interesting stuff, on how blogs, Twitter and more affect how people get local news and if that makes them more involved, plus some on the communications infrastructure and actors in the neighborhood. In short, it…