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As you may know, the special election for at-large councilmember is tomorrow. This is the seat vacated by Kwame Brown when he became council chair. There are a lot of candidates running, but only a few with legitimate shots at winning. DCist has a great voter guide which I encourage everyone to check out, but…
Recently got this from a reader: it’s the newest in a long series of complaints from neighborhood folks about the Washington Sports Club in DCUSA. If you recall, I’ve posted about how it’s crowded, there was an alleged robbery there that the security didn’t respond to, and lots of people have asked for recommendations for…
The City Paper reminds me that tonight is the Good Friday procession in the neighborhood. It’s a traditional Catholic celebration with lots of pageantry: people dressed up in AD 1 style, priests in traditional garb, statues, and more. It starts at 8:30 pm at the Sacred Heart Church at 16th and Park and goes through…
It’s Earth Day, and a press release by a real estate listing company says we’re one of the greenest. However, their blurb about the neighborhood is pretty short: “Columbia Heights is home to DC’s first solar powered condos, as well as DC’s largest residential solar thermal project.” That’s it? I looked up these projects, and…