by Marlene Berlin I got to know the folks at WAMU’s Metro Connection when interviewed for a segment on Iona’s sidewalk gaps initiative. So I thought I’d let them know […]
Archives for March 2014
Restaurants That Are Sensitive To Food Sensitivities
by Marlene Berlin My daughter has peanut, nut, dairy, and gluten allergies. This makes dining out a challenge, but she has a much easier time in Philadelphia than in our […]
Rock Creek Extreme Cleanup April 5th
We live next door to a national park (how lucky is that?). And it could use our help. The Rock Creek Conservancy is holding its sixth annual Rock Creek Extreme […]
More Time To Cross The Street
by Marlene Berlin Do you have a disability, have gotten slower with age, or have a young child with short legs? Do you have a hard time making it across […]
Murch Gets A Tech Start (And Hopes For More)
Remember these Murch fifth graders? We introduced you to these intrepid student journalists last spring. Well, now there’s a new crop of fifth graders – eleven of them – roaming […]
High-Rise Life: 2014 Rent Increases
by Barbara Cline Last month, the DC Rental Housing Commission announced that the 2014 Consumer Price Index for urban workers (CPI-W) will be 1.4%. This percentage is the basis for […]
DC Agencies Look Into Soapstone Erosion
by David Jonas Bardin Soapstone Valley’s erosion issues drew a dozen officials and contractors from three District agencies for a two-hour, drizzly, muddy field inspection on Wednesday, March 19th. ANC […]
Art Of Nature At US Botanic Garden
by Annette Aburdene American Botanicals: Mid-Atlantic Native Plants United States Botanic Garden On exhibit through June 15th, 2014 Do not miss this exquisite exhibit that features original paintings and drawings […]
Inside The Fence: Park Van Ness Project
David Jonas Bardin is sharing some photos of the demolition/construction work at 4455 Connecticut from a perspective most of us don’t have: The inside. Says David: All were taken from […]
Why The Willow Oak At 4600 Conn. Must Go
by Marlene Berlin It’s a beautiful tree, its magnificent trunk 52 inches in diameter. But the willow oak at 4600 Connecticut Avenue is due to be chopped down in the […]