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Looks like the retail spaces in the View 14 building on the northeast corner on 14th and Florida will be getting some tenants: YWCA National Capital Area and the Beta Academy martial arts school. Maybe not the ideal tenants everyone would hope for (say a bookstore, Asian restaurant, or one of the other things we’re…

So it’s been awhile since I’ve posted a Street Booze, partially because I haven’t seen too many. A friend sent this along, it’s a bottle of Ken’s Thousand Island salad dressing at 13th and Girard. Maybe our neighborhood is getting healthier? People are loitering and having a nice salad instead of say, Mad Dog 20-20…
This week is VegWeek 2011, where people can pledge to be a vegetarian for a week and get recipes, deals and more. It was started in Takoma Park (makes sense) in 2009 and has since spread to a few other cities. And this year, a few spots in our neighborhood are taking part. Pete’s Apizza…

This sounds cool: Meridian Pint is hosting an Earth Day event on Wednesday the 20th featuring beer from Sierra Nevada. In addition, from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., The Columbia Heights Community Marketplace organizers and some farmers will be there. If you’re wondering, the Community Marketplace’s first day this season is May 7.