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I’ve always heard a lot of complaints about the Washington Sports Club in Columbia Heights, and their Yelp reviews are not glowing. There was recently a big (and interestingly-worded) posting on the Columbia Heights Yahoo list about some issues there — broken machines and other poor service, and in the recent What We’re Missing post,…
Allah graffiti Originally uploaded by squidpantsNot everyday you seen this: some religious graffiti on a sidewalk at about 13th and Harvard. Usually sidewalks have goofier stuff, like waffle-eating dinosaurs.

The second in the Wednesday History series is this old photo of Miss Columbia Heights, Dorothy Parker (not the writer). She went on to win Miss Washington and competed in the Miss America contest. She’s pictured here not at the Banneker pool but in Atlantic City. A commenter on Shorpy, where I found the photo,…
Not exactly Earth-shattering news, but when I walked into the CVS this weekend and was confused, as everything was rearranged. They widened some aisles, moved the cold drinks to the side of the store, opened more self-checkout lanes (thank goodness) also now carry premade salads and sandwiches.