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We can’t count on summer rainstorms to water our trees for us

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DC’s mask mandate is back

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DC is using decades-old rain predictions to plan local infrastructure projects, though more recent data is available

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Our outdoor plants are parched in this heat, but we are free of drought

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He envisioned Albemarle Street as an ‘attractive’ thoroughfare from AU to Mount Pleasant. It was not to be.

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A century ago, the neighborhood playground was… the neighborhood

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Watch: The woman who broke barriers in Rock Creek Park leadership, and other park history panels

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Murch and Wilson student reporters have been hard at work for the past year, and we get to read the results

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In 1967, the Giant Food in Van Ness was chandeliered and swanky, and above it was DC’s first indoor mall

The keys to a healthy, chemical-free lawn

Van Ness Main Street and UDC’s movie night is one of the hottest tickets in town. But you can still score a spot if you time it right.

Business

MOM’s Organic Market to lease UDC’s 4250 Connecticut Ave., plans 2022 opening

Business in Brief: Glimpses of normal; “We are still here”

Parks & Streams

Check out the newly-improved Linnean Park trail

In the garden

Opinion: Let’s call for a DC ban on chemicals in lawns and landscaping

Upcoming Events

Sat 07

UDC Van Ness Farmers Market

August 7 @ 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

Sat 07

New Morning Farm market at Sheridan School

August 7 @ 8:00 am - 1:00 pm

Wed 11

Movie Night in the Park @ UDC Amphitheater

August 11 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Sat 14

UDC Van Ness Farmers Market

August 14 @ 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

Kids and Schools

Murch and Eaton kids went to college for a couple of years. Now, their swing space at UDC is being dismantled.

These Boy Scouts have tamed a wild patch of invasive plants at Broad Branch Stream

Getting Around

DC is enforcing rush-hour parking restrictions on Connecticut Ave. now

More about getting around in the neighborhood

On the wild side

Backyard Nature: The creatures that put on a magical light show

Backyard Nature: I went down the rabbit hole on the rabbit-fox connection

More wildlife

Latest Stories

We can’t count on summer rainstorms to water our trees for us

DC’s mask mandate is back

DC is using decades-old rain predictions to plan local infrastructure projects, though more recent data is available

Our outdoor plants are parched in this heat, but we are free of drought

He envisioned Albemarle Street as an ‘attractive’ thoroughfare from AU to Mount Pleasant. It was not to be.

A century ago, the neighborhood playground was… the neighborhood

Watch: The woman who broke barriers in Rock Creek Park leadership, and other park history panels

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More News

Murch and Wilson student reporters have been hard at work for the past year, and we get to read the results

Neighborhood in the News: The cons of reversible lanes and DC safety commitments; A relay race celebrates Covid resilience

In 1967, the Giant Food in Van Ness was chandeliered and swanky, and above it was DC’s first indoor mall

The keys to a healthy, chemical-free lawn

Van Ness Main Street and UDC’s movie night is one of the hottest tickets in town. But you can still score a spot if you time it right.

Business

MOM’s Organic Market to lease UDC’s 4250 Connecticut Ave., plans 2022 opening

Business in Brief: Glimpses of normal; “We are still here”

Parks & Streams

Check out the newly-improved Linnean Park trail

In the garden

Opinion: Let’s call for a DC ban on chemicals in lawns and landscaping

Upcoming Events

UDC Van Ness Farmers Market

New Morning Farm market at Sheridan School

Movie Night in the Park @ UDC Amphitheater

UDC Van Ness Farmers Market

Kids and Schools

Murch and Eaton kids went to college for a couple of years. Now, their swing space at UDC is being dismantled.

These Boy Scouts have tamed a wild patch of invasive plants at Broad Branch Stream

Getting Around

DC is enforcing rush-hour parking restrictions on Connecticut Ave. now

On the wild side

Backyard Nature: The creatures that put on a magical light show

Backyard Nature: I went down the rabbit hole on the rabbit-fox connection

Archives Spotlight: July 2014

A Rock Creek that really makes songbirds sing

Basking in the sun and a smaller power bill

In 1990, We Rebuilt Forest Hills Playground Ourselves