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Apparently our neighborhood is in Virginia. Yesterday I typed in “Columbia Heights DC” into Google, and the first result I got was a link to Google Maps for Columbia Heights… Virginia. When you click the link, it goes to the middle of our neighborhood, but it still says Columbia Heights, VA. Weird. Uh, hey Google……
This might be old news, but I just noticed it: the CVS at 14th and Irving is no longer open 24 hours a day. They’re still open to midnight every day, which is good, but just in case you needed to run over to get something at 3 am, better head to Dupont for their…

There’s quite a few in the neighborhood and surrounding areas, check them out: 1338 Irving, Saturday from 10am-4pm: “We have entire place settings, silverware sets, pots & pans, fun collectables, and even a mikasa crystal serving set!” Link. 3537 Holmead Place, Saturday from 8:30-1:30 ish: the Cherry Blossom Bombshells, part of DC Rollergirls, are having…
Nice to see this. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Marian Robinson, Michelle Obama’s mom, came to the Columbia Heights Youth Club to talk to their Reading is Fundamental program. I did Reading is Fundamental as a kid, but I think all we got was pizza. Good for these kids! The event is part of…