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Spotted this on the Columbia Heights Yahoo Listserve, sounds like a good idea. A lot of those facades are pretty beat up, aside from Pho 14. Neighborhood Businesses Build New Facades on the 1400 block of Park Road Mayor, Councilman join in groundbreaking ceremony WASHINGTON, DC [CapitalWirePR] July 14, 2010- On Wednesday, July 21st at…

The third in the Wednesday History series is this 1946 photo of Sholl’s Georgian Cafeteria located at 3027 Georgia Ave NW, which is about where the CVS at 14th and Irving is now. I assume this is the same Sholl as owned the much beloved Sholl’s Colonial Cafeteria in the West End (near Foggy Bottom),…
View Larger Map Kind of a weird thing uncovered on the Columbia Heights listserve: if you’re heading west on Park Road, at 14th Street you won’t be able to continue straight, you’re forced to make a right turn. There are concrete islands there blocking it. The idea is to alleviate traffic, and people who want…

Just got a note from the folks at Room 11, the great wine/cocktail/beer/small eats spot at 11th and Lamont: Come to Room 11 tonight for a Hendrick’s Gin Happy Hour from 6-7:30pm featuring free samples of Hendrick’s cocktails and drink specials. Also debuting tonight is our Sexy St Germain Summer Strawberry Sangria!I’m not usually a…