F@#k Columbia Heights

Most overpriced, overrated neighborhood in the District. People (see: white and women) think it is one of the only hoods in the District to live in that isn't exorbitantly expensive and and your chances of catching a stray bullet are just about 50/50. Other neighborhoods may have fewer amenities and not be as "cool," but at least I know that I'll wake up to see another day when I walk out of the Metro stop.

Go fuck yourself, CH.

Since almost all you do on this board is bitch, why not just start a blog? I'll even help you out with a name. TMUL's bitchorium.

Hilarious.

I think TMUL has a valid point…Its a pretty overrated neighborhood….I mean its turning into Friendship Heights with more crime/sketchiness..

But it has improved a lot and perhaps will continue to do so… the shop selection is kind of generic and chainy though

http://newcolumbiaheights.blogspot.com/2009/11/child-shot-and-killed-sat-night-on.html

Sad news last night, a nine year old boy was shot and killed last night in his apartment. Streets were blocked off for hours and buses were rerouted. The good thing is that WUSA and others are reporting that some people are in custody. Police helicopters were out in the area last night, so let's hope they found everyone they were looking for. Here's Jim Graham on the tragedy:

Dear Friends, I have just returned from a tragic scene at 14th and Columbia. Just before 10 PM, a nine year old boy was shot dead in the presumed safety of his apartment at 1433 Columbia Road. AT this time, it appears that there was some kind of fight in the hallway, shots were fired, one of which entered the apartment and killed this boy. I have the name of the boy (who happens to be Latino) but I am not releasing it since I do not know whether the entire family has been notified.

Chief Lanier and Mayor Fenty–who were both on the scene– stated that there are persons in custody.

MDP was out in force in the neighborhood, it being an All Hands on Deck weekend. Police were on the scene immediately.

More information will be available soon.

Our hearts and prayers go the family. I have sent messages that my office is prepared to do we can to help.

Posted by Andrew at 9:04 AM

I was wondering what the police activity was. Thank you for posting this JF. Such tragic news.

Thousand wrote:
Most overpriced, overrated neighborhood in the District.

i take it your application was rejected, huh?

James wrote: I have the name of the boy (who happens to be Latino) but I am not releasing it since I do not know whether the entire family has been notified.

No! Really?

sweetcell wrote:

Thousand wrote:
Most overpriced, overrated neighborhood in the District.

i take it your application was rejected, huh?

Probably. Places like Highland Park are costly.

James wrote:
http://newcolumbiaheights.blogspot.com/2009/11/child-shot-and-killed-sat-night-on.html

Sad news last night, a nine year old boy was shot and killed last night in his apartment. Streets were blocked off for hours and buses were rerouted. The good thing is that WUSA and others are reporting that some people are in custody. Police helicopters were out in the area last night, so let's hope they found everyone they were looking for. Here's Jim Graham on the tragedy:

Dear Friends, I have just returned from a tragic scene at 14th and Columbia. Just before 10 PM, a nine year old boy was shot dead in the presumed safety of his apartment at 1433 Columbia Road. AT this time, it appears that there was some kind of fight in the hallway, shots were fired, one of which entered the apartment and killed this boy. I have the name of the boy (who happens to be Latino) but I am not releasing it since I do not know whether the entire family has been notified.

Chief Lanier and Mayor Fenty–who were both on the scene– stated that there are persons in custody.

MDP was out in force in the neighborhood, it being an All Hands on Deck weekend. Police were on the scene immediately.

More information will be available soon.

Our hearts and prayers go the family. I have sent messages that my office is prepared to do we can to help.

Posted by Andrew at 9:04 AM

And thats what I thought this thread was about originally. Thats really sad.
No matter how many stores they build around that mall and etc., that element that was part of Columbia Heights will be there. I remember when you used to not be able to walk around that too much after dark. Crime has gone down a little bit but its definitely never been completely safe in that area.

Julian, wrote:

James wrote: I have the name of the boy (who happens to be Latino) but I am not releasing it since I do not know whether the entire family has been notified.

No! Really?

okay there's been sufficient time for the family to be notified, make with the name fucker

TMUL, this neighborhood may have its problems, but certainly one of the added bonuses of living here is knowing douches like you don't want to live here.  :)

Doctor wrote:
TMUL, this neighborhood may have its problems, but certainly one of the added bonuses of living here is knowing douches like you don't want to live here.  :)

Well I guess if you don't mind needlessly burning a couple extra hundreds of dollars a month and risking eating lead on a daily basis, then knock yourself out. But then again, you waste that money and risk your well-being all so you can tell people where you live, right?

azaghal1981 wrote:
Since almost all you do on this board is bitch, why not just start a blog? I'll even help you out with a name. TMUL's bitchorium.

I don't have the free time to waste blogging.

Ardamus wrote:
And thats what I thought this thread was about originally. Thats really sad.
No matter how many stores they build around that mall and etc., that element that was part of Columbia Heights will be there. I remember when you used to not be able to walk around that too much after dark. Crime has gone down a little bit but its definitely never been completely safe in that area.

It is. Only in CH would one of Fenty's summer CCC's have the bright idea of whipping out a gun on 14 in the middle of the freaking afternoon near the CH Metro stop and start shooting at someone across the street. What a fucking disgrace that neighborhood is. But the landlords and developers are the ones laughing all the way to the bank.

TMUL, what is your issue with columbia heights?  there are plenty of over-priced and/or unsafe neighborhood out there… why has CH earned your ire?

for the moment, it looks like you're just being randomly bitchy.

Could a mod euphemize the thread title to "F*ck Columbia Heights"?

I'm always worried that swear words might trigger some kind of alert with my work's Web-monitoring apparatus.  Avoiding individual threads is easy, but I hate to have to avoid the whole site when there's a swear word on the index page.

Christine wrote:
Could a mod euphemize the thread title to "F*ck Columbia Heights"?

I'm always worried that swear words might trigger some kind of alert with my work's Web-monitoring apparatus.  Avoiding individual threads is easy, but I hate to have to avoid the whole site when there's a swear word on the index page.

Work was blocking me from reading this thread for this very reason.

James wrote:
Work was blocking me from reading this thread for this very reason.

Mods, can we rename the "9:30 Club Forum" to the "Fucking 9:30 Club Forum?"

Thousand wrote:

Ardamus wrote:
And thats what I thought this thread was about originally. Thats really sad.
No matter how many stores they build around that mall and etc., that element that was part of Columbia Heights will be there. I remember when you used to not be able to walk around that too much after dark. Crime has gone down a little bit but its definitely never been completely safe in that area.

It is. Only in CH would one of Fenty's summer CCC's have the bright idea of whipping out a gun on 14 in the middle of the freaking afternoon near the CH Metro stop and start shooting at someone across the street. What a fucking disgrace that neighborhood is. But the landlords and developers are the ones laughing all the way to the bank.

True. And all it takes is for one of the newcomers to catch a bad one like that…..then you'll definitely see the dynamic of that whole area change. Someone who is poor who happens to catch a bad one themselves is always shit out of luck.

I would conclude from this thread that TMUL appears to harbor some personal issues/bitterness about something.