wow... Columbia Heights has gone through a metamorphosis

Columbia Heights...
still a bit edgy
but certainly has evolved a bit since the writing of Talley's Corner
or The Mount Pleasant Riots

sure some of it is Anywhere USA
but honestly
it is more convenient for me to walk to Target than get in my car and drive
and I also like Chipotle and IHOP
and of course Pho 14

had lunch at Pho 14 today
but Pho 14 is not necessarily anywhere USA
just  part of the PHO-PLOSION that DC is going through
that is a Pho Explosion... yes I made that up