Columbia Heights: Urban Renewed

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At noon on a blustery Wednesday in February, 14th Street is bustling. People pack each side of the street, stopping to talk with friends, meeting for lunch, ducking into a store for a little midday shopping, grabbing a cup of coffee at Starbucks.


The scene is one that would have been unimaginable just five years ago, when Columbia Heights’ “main street,” more often than not, was deserted.

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