by Marlene Berlin One of my regular walking routes takes me by the Broad Branch daylighted stream along Linnean Avenue (map). For weeks, I watched as the grasses alongside the […]
Opinion: It’s the mayor, not UDC, who bears responsibility as a volunteer-led Ward 3 food pantry searches for a new home (Corrected)
Ed. note: The piece has been edited to remove unsupported statements about the recipients of the pantry’s services. by Marlene Berlin For more than a year now, mutual aid volunteers […]
MPD has a new officer managing the Second District public service area that includes Van Ness
A Metropolitan Police Department officer who has become a familiar face at ANC 3F meetings and has worked closely with Van Ness apartment building residents has moved on to a […]
UDC is opening its tennis courts to registered members of the public
by John Young The UDC tennis courts are now open to members of the public who register for the Firebirds Community Access Tennis Program. The new program includes: A $200 […]
Sponsored: Don’t want to spend a fortune on property management services? This DC couple offers a more affordable option.
This post is sponsored by By the Hour Property Management. Andrea Surette and Jeremy Muenz, a couple who lives across the park in Petworth, had a rental property, and a […]
Who to call when you see someone in crisis
by Marlene Berlin In early February, dozens of community members got to meet MPD Officer John Wright, one of two police officers in the Second District trained specifically to work […]
Donated cleaning supplies help neighbors in need
An organization that distributes cleaning supplies and fresh produce each week in Van Ness had volunteers at the Cathedral Commons Giant Friday, November 19th through Sunday the 21st for a […]
This highly effective and attractive green infrastructure system is free for DC homeowners
by Marlene Berlin Homeowners and apartment property managers can make all kinds of green infrastructure improvements, such as installing rain gardens, rain barrels and permeable paving. But one of the […]
Updates on neighborhood leaf sweeping… and leaf peeping
Some of our neighbors might be spending Halloween raking leaves. Others get to put it off a little longer. The DC Department of Public Works will have crews out vacuuming […]
Volunteer to help with tax prep, and help low-income and elderly neighbors
Gay Sills, a Chevy Chase neighbor who prepares taxes for low-income and elderly DC residents through the AARP Tax Aide program, is recruiting volunteers for the 2021 tax season. Would […]