by Joy Bates Boyle “Undesign the Redline” (not about the Metro!) is an interactive, traveling exhibit that explores the history of explicit race-based exclusion, specifically in upper Northwest DC. It […]
Meet the crew that quickly clears fallen trees from Rock Creek Park roads and trails
by Marlene Berlin I wrote in January about a driver’s close call with a falling tree in Rock Creek Park. By the next day, the tree was no longer blocking […]
Backyard Nature: The reasons woodpeckers peck at trees – and your home
by Marlene Berlin Woodpeckers are a-wooing. If you are hiking in Rock Creek Park this time of year, and are hearing the drumming of woodpeckers, there’s a good chance those […]
April in the Neighborhood: A huge spring cleanup, a pop-up market, a Peirce Mill project, and a Big Band jazz fest
As spring cleaning goes, it’s a massive project. Volunteers are fanning out throughout the Rock Creek watershed this month to pick up litter. Rock Creek Conservancy’s annual Extreme Cleanup started […]
Business in Brief: A decade ago, Van Ness wanted a Trader Joe’s. One is landing nearby.
Friendship Heights is getting a Trader Joe’s. The Tenleytown/Friendship Heights ANC got confirmation last month when Trader Joe’s put in for a liquor license at Chevy Chase Pavilion (5335 Wisconsin […]
About cannabis “gifting” shops, their arrival in the neighborhood, and efforts to regulate them
by Marlene Berlin At least one cannabis gifting shop is opening in the neighborhood. Canna Art, which placed its sign above the door at 5008 Connecticut Avenue last November, had […]
A Biblical history, and a Purim story for our time
Purim, celebrated this year from March 23rd to the 25th, is a spring festival; a noisy and joyful celebration in the Jewish community. For local businesses, it’s also an opportunity […]
Neighbors Recommend: “Feast Your Ears,” the WHFS documentary
by Mark Moran Fifty years ago, circa early 1973 when I was about to turn 13, a friend of mine known for eccentric traits and tastes urged me to listen […]
Opinion: The new DC Archives, to be a repository of the District’s past, is ill-designed for our climate future
by Julia K. Stevenson The DC government is planning to construct a new building on the campus of the University of the District of Columbia that will house the DC […]
Ready, set, run: ANC 3F05 special election process begins March 18; ANC 3F meets March 19
Before the DC primary election in June and the general election in November, voters in one of ANC 3F’s six single-member districts could have the opportunity to elect a new […]