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 […]
Neighbors Recommend: Communing with nature near and far
by Marlene Berlin We have long been privileged to have a national park practically in our back yards. The trails through Rock Creek Park and tributaries including Broad Branch, Soapstone […]
Neighbors Recommend: Why icy sidewalks don’t stop me from walking
by Marlene Berlin Icy walkways greeted us after last week’s snow and sleet storm. But they do not need to stop us from walking. I found a solution a few […]
Neighbors Recommend: Learn to speak for the trees at Casey Trees advocacy training
by Pat Kasdan Casey Trees is a DC nonprofit founded by Betty Brown Casey on 2002, in memory of her husband, who had loved trees. Its mission is “To restore, […]
A fine, fragile thing shattered: ‘War and Pieces’ at Hillwood Estate
by Mark Moran Marjorie Merriweather Post’s Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens is a lot of things, but one thing I never thought of it as is a shrine to postmodern […]
Northwest Neighbors Village helps neighbors help neighbors age well
by David Cohen One Forest Hills neighbor took dictation from J. Robert Oppenheimer after the atomic bombs dropped on Japan. Another neighbor traveled the world for 37 years as a […]
Neighbors Recommend: See visiting luminaries and audit classes at UDC Law
by Karen Foreit The next time you visit the Saturday UDC Van Ness farmers market, take a peek through the glass doors to UDC Law. This treasure in the heart […]
Neighbors Recommend: The Art Museum of the Americas
by Marlene Berlin A few blocks to the west of the popular – and often crowded -Smithsonian museums, there’s a little-known gem of an art museum at Constitution Avenue and […]
Neighbors Recommend: Remember victims of gun violence at the National Cathedral on June 7
by Gail Sansbury Some Forest Hills neighbors may have attended the 2017 lighting of the National Cathedral, so you’ll remember what an amazing and meaningful experience it was. My husband […]