The new boundaries for ANC 3F are now set and take effect in January. As we noted in the June 16th Connection article, Democracy at Home, “Advisory Neighborhood Commissions deal […]
Archives for July 2012
Special Thanks: DC Community Heritage Project
The Forest Hills Connection received a $2000 grant as a DC Community Heritage Project in June. Funds for the DC Community Heritage Project are provided by a partnership of the […]
Backyard Nature Guide: The Tiger In Your Yard
by Marjorie Rachlin A yellow butterfly with black hatchmarks flutters into the backyard, circles the garden, and lands on the purple blossom of the butterfly bush. Several years ago I […]
Pedestrian Updates: Making Walking Safer
by Marlene Berlin Traffic Enforcement The DC Pedestrian Advisory Council (PAC) has had a series of meetings with police about focusing efforts on traffic enforcement to make streets safer for […]
Clover Market Remembered
by Brendan Frost On Connecticut Avenue between Nebraska and Fessenden, across the street from Marvelous Market and Politics & Prose, there was a lesser known convenience store called Clover Market. […]
What I Do: Bring Rowing to DC’s “Other” River
by Paul Pearlstein Forest Hills neighbor Paul Pearlstein has been a “river rat” since 1953, when he joined Washington-Lee High School’s rowing team. When he’s not on the river, he’s […]
Zoning Rewrite: Mid-Century Standards
by Ken Terzian What do you want Forest Hills to look like 50 years from now? Zoning laws that have guided our city’s development for more than 50 years are […]
Power Update and Bad Weather Buddies
If all goes as Pepco promises tonight, another 500 or so Forest Hills neighbors will have a happy 4th of July indeed. Pepco expected to restore power to the area […]
High-Rise Life: Meet The Ruppies
by Barbara Cline You may have passed one walking on Connecticut Avenue or they may have been in the audience at your last Advisory Neighborhood Commission meeting. They are Retired […]
Power Update
Pepco’s to-do list is shrinking, but not fast enough for the 900 or so Forest Hills residents that had no lights or AC as of 9 p.m. Monday. That’s down […]