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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]What is 14th Street Heights? I always thought the neighborhood around Hamilton Park was called 16th Street Heights? 75% of kids in Ward 4 go to schools outside of their neighborhood school that they are IB to. So that includes Petworth and 16th Street Heights and Crestwood etc. Kids in 16th Street Heights go to over 60 different schools...private, charter and OOB [/quote]

I believe it is an attempt on the part of the DC business owners on the stretch of 14th between Alison and Delafield or so to drum up excitement and business by making it seem hip and happening. There are, in fact, some signs/flags that were installed a couple years ago proclaiming it "14th street dining and shopping district" or something to that effect. I am a fan of Highlands Café, happy the art galleries have moved in and my kids love exploring Ruff n ready but I am still waiting for it to become a real 'district' in any sense of the word.

At any rate, we live on 14th street, north of this area, and officially are Brightwood park, but everyone confuses that with just Brightwood, which is to the east of us (more like the other side of Georgia).

And I agree about the schools. While I do love many things abuot the neighborhood I am disappointed by two things.

1) the failure of anyone to establish a restaurant on the 14th/Colorado stretch. Our hopes are constantly revived, only to be dashed when its clear that the planned whatever isn't going to pan out (a few years ago it was a pizza joint with a roof deck, more recently a bar and grill).

2) the lack of a neighborhood school, although we are now [b]redistricted for West[/b], which is promising. [/quote]

There is an open house tomorrow morning: http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/442483.page[/quote]

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