The Van Ness Metro station’s eastern entrance (next to Giant) will be closed in a couple of weeks so contractors can replace both of the escalators. Metro expects the project […]
Archives for October 2013
Hearst E-Cycle And Murch Fall Fair
On Saturday, October 26th, you can get rid of e-clutter and take the kids out for fun and games, all while supporting both of ANC 3F’s public elementary schools. Dig […]
Find Treasures And Support 34th Street Traffic Calming Saturday
Some of our 34th Street neighbors (between Broad Branch Terrace and Fessenden) are hosting a yard sale and petition-signing effort tomorrow, starting at 9:30 a.m. The petition asks DDOT to […]
Final Public Workshops Reveal DDOT 25-Year Draft Plans
Will DDOT’s draft 25-year plan have a bike lane on Connecticut Avenue? Will it have more bus routes connecting upper DC neighborhoods east and west of the park to one […]
Forest Hills Playground Halloween Party Spook-tacular!
by Alexandra Chalupa The Friends of Forest Hills Playground invites you to our annual Halloween Party taking place at the playground located on 32nd and Chesapeake Streets. On Sunday, October […]
For Cesar
by Ursula Zeydler Ursula is now back home in Forest Hills, but last April, she was still living in Cambridge, Massachusetts and getting her Masters in education policy at Harvard. […]
Tall, Healthy Street Trees Need Leg Room
by David Jonas Bardin We wouldn’t expect the average NBA player to be comfortable flying in coach class. Nor should we expect our street trees to thrive in a […]
Forest Hills Playground Redesign Update
by Alexandra Chalupa This fall will most likely be the last time families in our neighborhood will enjoy the current Forest Hills Playground located on 32nd and Chesapeake Streets. In […]
New Crosswalk at Fessenden and Connecticut
There’s a new zebra in town, a couple of miles north of the Zoo. ANC 3F05 Commissioner Manolis Priniotakis tells us: The District Department of Transportation has finally put in […]
Survey: Van Ness Retail Wants And Needs
by Marlene Berlin Both BF Saul and the University of the District of Columbia are looking for retail tenants: BF Saul for the ground floor level of the Park Van […]