Dec. 18th note: We’ve just learned that DPR has changed its plans for the public meeting tonight, described below as a presentation of three options for the playground renovation. Instead, […]
Archives for November 2012
How Our Playground Was Born
by Ann Kessler (Part 2 of 2; see the first post, about Mrs. Wright’s efforts to build and improve our neighborhood schools here.) Establishing a playground and providing recreational facilities […]
How Our Schools Were Born: Mrs. Leslie B. Wright
by Ann Kessler (Part 1 of 2) Among the early leaders of the Forest Hills neighborhood was a remarkable woman named Mrs. Leslie Boudinot Flenner Wright. She called herself “more […]
Politics and Prose’s “Creative Ambience” Nurtures Local Writers
By Susan Krause Bell Between Politics and Prose and its parking lot sits an unassuming space, Modern Times Coffeehouse, where you can get a cup of coffee or a bite […]
Neighbors In The News: Leafy Retreats And Superhighways
“In Forest Hills, even the name is leafy”: Our neighborhood was featured in the Saturday, November 17th Real Estate section of the Washington Post. The article quotes three of our […]
In Search of The Best Latke Recipe
by Marlene Berlin Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, begins on December 8th. In my household, we make latkes or potato pancakes, a traditional food for this holiday. My daughters […]
The Election’s Over; The Work Begins
by Marlene Berlin We have just been through an election process on the national and local level. Civic engagement is crucial, not only in the national election, but also in […]
American In Sarajevo
by Dzenita Mehic Saracevic Kurt Bassuener left DC to move to Sarajevo in 2005, as part of the organization which oversees the implementation of the Dayton Peace Accords in Bosnia-Herzegovina. […]
Forest Hills Connection To Be Honored At Dec. 6th Event
One of Forest Hills Connection’s goals is to record a living history of the neighborhood and its residents. For this work, the Forest Hills Connection was recognized in June as […]
Broad Branch Road Rehab: What Do You Think?
by Marlene Berlin [Update: Click here to see the results of the survey.] Should Broad Branch Road be more welcoming to pedestrians and cyclists? Or should it be left pretty […]