Columbia Heights

Red Rocks Rocking Columbia Heights for 10 Years – Celebrate this Weekend

By Prince Of Petworth


11th and Park Road, NW

From an email:

“RedRocks Columbia Heights will be turning 10 years old this coming weekend – we can hardly believe how quickly time has passed!

In order to celebrate our 10th anniversary, we’ll be selling our all of our specialty pizzas and calzones, or any two-topping pizza, for only $10 (dine-in only) all day on the 14th and 15th!

On the beverage side, we will be offering our a special drinks menu, featuring Brooklyn Lager and Peroni beers for only $4, cocktail specials, as well as $2 off all of our wines by the glass!

Folks are encouraged to make reservations through our website.”

Jenkins Capital BBQ Soft Opens in Columbia Heights – Early Word is Very Good!

By Prince Of Petworth


14th and Monroe Street, NW

Thanks to all who messaged about Jenkins BBQ soft opening in the former Ruby Tuesday space in Columbia Heights. So far the very early word is excellent!

Sean reports:

“So far at Jenkins Capital BBQ: Smoky, meaty wings, crispy tater tots. Waiting on my pulled pork sammi w/slaw of course.

Pork showed up. Nice bark!”

Ricky reports:

“Walked past Jenkins BBQ in CoHi this evening and was surprised to see it finally opened! Since we were already looking for a place to have dinner we decided to try it out. I enjoyed my pull pork platter with Mac and cheese and tots. Also didn’t hurt that everyone gets 15% off their meal tonight and tomorrow, 10% off Sunday, and 5% off Monday. According to the restaurant, they are hosting their grand opening Tuesday, July 4.”

Today’s Rental is “Almost 1,000 sq. ft. with high ceilings”

By Prince Of Petworth

This rental is located at 13th and Irving St, NW. The craigslist ad says:

“$1650 / 1br – 900ft2 – Newly Renovated, Spacious 1-BR Apartment, Block From Metro

Spacious one-bedroom apartment available now in Columbia Heights on a residential street. The apartment is an English basement of a recently renovated townhouse. Just a block from the Columbia Heights yellow/green line metro and buses (Circulator, 52, 53, 54). Also one block from CVS, Giant grocery store, Target, WSC Gym, farmer’s market, and restaurants. Two blocks from the strip of hip small businesses/bars/restaurants on 11th St NW. The specs: (more…)

Shooting in Columbia Heights around 10:15pm Sunday

By Prince Of Petworth


via google maps

From MPD:

“Shooting at 2318 hrs in the 1300 block of Columbia Road, NW.”

Update from MPD:

“Good morning. We are currently investigating an incident last night in the area of the 1300 block of Columbia Road NW. An adult male sustained an injury that might be a possible gunshot wound, however we have been unable to confirm it and have not located any witnesses as of yet. Anyone with information is asked to call 202-727-9099.”

“Columbia heights target isn’t selling food. Said won’t till the weekend because of an incident?”

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by Samantha

Thanks to all who emailed and tweeted us. Samantha writes:

“I am in the Target in Columbia Heights right now and they are selling NO food or drink. Not even cat food. I asked am employee what it was, she didn’t seem to know and gave the very vague “it’s a license issue”, she thought maybe it would be back up in a week.”

Tina tells us:

“Columbia heights target isn’t selling food. Said won’t till the weekend because of an incident?”

Some More Details on Jenkins Capital BBQ “Hopefully opening next week” in Columbia Heights

By Prince Of Petworth


14th and Monroe St, NW

A reader reports:

“Last night at the ANC 1A meeting, the general manager of Jenkins Capital BBQ (taking over the old Ruby Tuesday spot in Columbia Heights) talked a little about their opening. He said they’re aiming to open very soon, “hopefully” next week.

He said their menu will be traditional barbecue, featuring brisket, pulled pork, chicken, ribs and more (and 7 sides, including mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, and collared greens). He also mentioned that they plan on having a 45-seat outdoor area, and a 16-seat bar inside with televisions. (more…)

“You think you had a bad day? Listen to this…”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

You think you had a bad day? Listen to this… On 6/14 I was woken up by my alarm clock, which is odd, because usually my dog wakes me up 30 min before that goes off. I get out of bed to discover my dog is on the floor, shaking and having trouble breathing. I rush her to the vet. The vet says she’s stable and breathing, but they want to hold her for the day.

I go home, shower, get ready for work (for the last month, on top of my job responsibilities, I’ve been filling in for my co-worker who has been out, so I’ve been crazy busy). I’m running late at this point, but I’m still shaken up because of my dog, so I don’t really care (and I knew my boss would understand). I go to the garage in the basement of my building to get my bike, only to discover it is not there. Some asshole broke into my apartment complex, made his way to the garage, and stole my bike. It’s a 2011 Schwinn Merge hybrid bike (photo above.) (more…)

Get Ready to Dance Columbia Heights!!

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo from 14th and Irving St, NW by DDOT

And by dance of course I mean cross the street in new (and hopefully safer) way.

From DDOT:

“The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will activate the District’s newest “Barnes Dance” traffic signal operation at approximately 11:00 am Thursday, June 15, at the intersection of 14th Street and Irving Street, NW, in the Columbia Heights neighborhood.

Also known as a “pedestrian scramble,” a Barnes Dance intersection allows pedestrians to cross diagonally while vehicles on all sides of the intersection are stopped. The new traffic signal timing features an all-red pedestrian-only phase and “No Turn on Red” restrictions designed to improve operations and create a safer intersection for all users. (more…)

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