Holy awesome. I think this was my favorite Caribbean Day Parade yet. Every year I get down to Georgia and New Hampshire too early. And every year I say I’m not going to come as early next year. But man was it worth the wait. Everyone was in a super good mood. Despite the brutal heat, the atmosphere was absolutely electric. The music? Phenomenal. The dancing? Off the hook, as the kids say. The costumes? Brilliant. But of course words can do this parade no justice. So I’ll post some of my favorite photos after the jump and I’ll continue to post some cool pics throughout the week. So if you took any photos that you are particularly proud of send them to [email protected] and I’ll post throughout the week. Best photo gets a free PoP t-shirt of course. So what was your favorite part of the parade? (more…)


I received the following announcements via email.

Meeting Wed. April 9th 7pm @ Red Rocks Pizza

The following positions are still open and we are also looking for enthusiastic and dedicated volunteers to work on all committees:

Latino Outreach Coordinator – An individual fluent in Spanish, who is able to develop and implement a strategy to increase participation in the festival by Latin business owners and community organizations, as well as transcribe marketing copy into Spanish.  More details after the jump. (more…)


First of all let me give credit to the organizers of this wonderful festival. I think for the first ever Columbia Heights Day, they did a fantastic job. Having said that, I can’t help but think was this Columbia Heights Day or Wonderland Day? I went to the festival three times between noon and 4pm and each time there were maybe 25-30 people milling about while in Wonderland there must have been 3 times that number. I should add that all of the live music I heard was fantastic.

But you can see that Wonderland was quite a bit more crowded than the actual festival. Maybe that is because we are just a bunch of lushes but it felt a little funny to me. Maybe next year there should be food/drink vendors on the actual festival site? So what are your thoughts on Columbia Heights Day?


Event Schedule:

* 11:00 AM Pet Walk held outside of Sticky Fingers Bakery at 14th Street & Park Road
* 12:00-6:00 PM Festival Begins at Harriet Tubman Elementary School at 11th & Kenyon Streets

Wonderland Ballroom Bandstand:
* 12:00-12:40pm


Again, a sweet pic from Susan. I’m so mad I missed this. Did I steer you wrong? An 18 wheeler filled with speakers. Bloody brilliant!


Thanks to Susan for this awesome Pic from the Carribean festival.