About Little Bird Community Acupuncture
Our Story.
Little Bird Community Acupuncture opened in the Festival Center in Adams Morgan on June 1, 2010. Our mission is to provide acupuncture to as many people as possible at affordable rates in a cozy community setting, and we are a proud member of the People’s Organization of Community Acupuncture.
Our Practitioners.
Suzzanne Lohr, MAOM, L.Ac. received a Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from the New England School of Acupuncture in 2005 and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Virginia in 2001. She enjoys reading, gardening, and lavishing attention on her cat, Jezebel.
Lynn Bondi, MAOM, L.Ac. received a Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2002 and a Bachelor of Science from Central Michigan University in 1994. She enjoys playing her guitar, eating and cooking yummy food, and showering her 16-year-old diapered spunky mutt and his submissive Lab sidekick with lots of love and adoration.
Our Receptionistas.
Margaret O’Connor received her M.A. in International Relations from Johns Hopkins SAIS in 2011 and her B.A. from Indiana University in 2007. She enjoys running, cooking and baking, and watching her cat, Ella, do her best meerkat impression in her front window.
Karen Racowsky left New England in 2003 to pursue her undergraduate degree from American University and hasn’t left D.C. yet. She enjoys walking everywhere, dancing sometimes, and efficient spreadsheets.
Getting to the Clinic.
Little Bird Community Acupuncture is located on the second floor of the Festival Center at 1640 Columbia Road NW, Washington, DC 20009. There are several ways to get to the clinic. Here are a few!
From Dupont Circle: The quickest way is to catch a 42 or a 43 bus headed north towards Mount Pleasant. You will get off at Mozart Place NW. The bus stop is directly in front of the Festival Center (1640 Columbia Road NW). Easy!
From Columbia Heights Metro Station (Yellow/Green lines): Take the left hand (west) exit. When you exit the station keep walking straight (west) on Irving Street NW. Turn left on 16th Street. Walk 1 block south to Columbia Road NW and turn right. The new clinic is approximately 1 block ahead of you on the left at 1640 Columbia Road NW.
From Woodley Park/Adams Morgan Metro Station (Red line): Exit the station and the bus stop is directly on your left. Take the Circulator Bus towards McPherson Square. Get off at Ontario Road NW. Walk 1 block east on Columbia Road NW (the same direction that the bus was going) and the Festival Center (1640 Columbia NW) will be on the right.
From Downtown: Any of the 16th Street (S line) buses will take you to 16th and Harvard Streets NW. The clinic is approximately 1 block west of the stop.
From Rock Creek Parkway (when heading north): Once you pass the exit for Massachusetts Avenue, get in the left hand lane. When you approach the National Zoo, your lane will bear off to the left and up the hill. At the stoplight at the top of the hill, turn right on Calvert Street NW. You will cross Connecticut Avenue NW and over the Ellington Bridge. You will go through 2 lights and then turn left at the light at Columbia Road NW. Little Bird is approximately three blocks ahead on the right at the corner of Columbia Road and Mozart Place NW. There is plenty of metered on-street parking.