Manolis Priniotakis ANC 3F05 Commissioner Two unusual things jump out at the southwest corner of the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and Van Ness Street NW: the soon-to-be-former headquarters of Intelsat […]
Archives for July 2013
Bikeshare Station Welcomed With Ribbon-Cutting
How much does Forest Hills like its two new Capital Bikeshare stations? So much that ANC 3F05 Commissioner Manolis Priniotakis organized a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Connecticut Ave./Fessenden station Saturday, […]
Happy 4th! A Century Of Celebrations
The excellent DC history blog, Ghosts of DC, takes its readers back 99 years to the 1914 July 4th celebration in Rock Creek Park. [box]There were grand festivities across the […]
Forest Hills History: A “Lost Hilltop Home”
Why is there a curb cut and a gate to nowhere on Connecticut Avenue between Tilden and Van Ness Streets? It’s an entrance gate to what was once “one of […]
Perspective: Seeing Red About CM Orange’s Traffic Cams Plan
by Marlene Berlin It’s bad enough that Michigan Congressman Kerry Bentivolio is attempting to stick his nose in DC‘s business and do away with photo enforcement. But when one of […]
Workshop Helps Bring Vibrant Van Ness Into Focus
By Mary Beth Ray and Marlene Berlin Welcome to what will be one of DC’s most vibrant retail streets – Connecticut Avenue along the Van Ness corridor. We need to […]
On Derecho Anniversary, More Trees Fall
This photo looks like it could have been taken exactly a year ago, after the derecho that swept through our area. In fact, it’s from Saturday. Three trees fell across […]