Posts with the tag Columbia Heights

CommonWealth Gastropub

KDubz — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:16:22 EDT

Yesterday marked the official (albeit soft) opening of Columbia Heights newest eatery: CommonWealth. The premise is upscale English pub far (think English food, but not gross).

Here's what I thought:

First in Bloom

Katherine — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:19:38 EDT

Last night I went to BloomBars in Columbia Heights for the first time. Don't let the name fool you, BloomBars is not an establishment that serves libations. If you're thirsty or just like to get loose before you listen to music, you can go next door to Wonderland.

Fun With Rapid Gentrification

Jesse Singal — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:37:53 EST

Last night my housemates and I were a bit freaked out because approximately everyone in our neighborhood of Columbia Heights has been mugged at gunpoint within the last 48 hours (only a slight exaggeration, unfortunately), and because one of my housemates heard gunshots nearby later in the night.

So when I got to work today I searched Google News for “Columbia Heights,” hoping the Post or some other local outlet would have coverage of the mini-crime wave. And, in a case of almost painful predictability, instead the first hit was this Post piece from today headlined “A Rapid Renaissance in Columbia Heights”: