by Marlene Berlin and Sharon Bauer for Iona Senior Services Pedestrian Advocacy Project Sidewalks are a network to get us from one place to another, just like roads. But the […]
Archives for January 2013
Where In Ward 3 Are Sidewalks Needed Most?
by Marlene Berlin and Sharon Bauer Sidewalks are more than a way to get from one place to another on foot. They connect us to our neighbors and neighborhoods. And […]
Neighborhood Puzzler: The Answer
Last week, we asked if you could identify this woman, and give us her location. And now, the answers. The statue stands in a small park nestled between Intelsat and […]
Pepco Upgrades On Albemarle Street
by Marlene Berlin During a January 10th walk up Albemarle, I saw that Pepco had blocked off the street, and that a crew was putting up new utility poles in […]
Remembering Sylvester
by Marlene Berlin My neighbor Margery Elfin knew Sylvester, our tuxedo manx, as the guardian on our front stoop, and Emmy, her dog and a contributor to this publication, would […]
An Orchid Obsession in Forest Hills
by Gary Stevens I am an orchidholic. There, I admit it. Like so many things in life it started with just one. Then like potato chips, I couldn’t stop. Now […]
“Do For Others” And Help Our Park Saturday
The Rock Creek Conservancy needs volunteers of all ages to help remove the English ivy choking trees in Rock Creek Park. The conservancy has been organizing several such events throughout […]
WAMU Presents Plans For 4401 Conn.
WAMU will be on the move in May. Destination: Forest Hills. During the January ANC 3F meeting at the Methodist Home, American University’s director of community relations, Andrew Huff, gave […]
Join A Neighbor At Renwick’s Next “Handi-Hour”
by Barbara Cline In 2010, a new kind of “happy hour” was created: Handi-Hour, a craft-themed event held in the elegant Grand Salon of the Renwick Gallery, 1661 Pennsylvania Avenue, […]
Nearby Fun: Rock Creek Nature Center
by Marjorie Rachlin Looking for a place to go with the kids – or visitors – on a cold day? Try the Nature Center in Rock Creek Park. There is […]