A reader reports seeing the sidewalk back in business by around 11:30 a.m. today. We’re working on an update. by Marlene Berlin The last time the sidewalk by the Van […]
Archives for November 2013
‘Daffodils For Dad’ A Great Community Day
by Mary Beth Ray ANC 3F03 Commissioner Early rain, overcast skies and chilly temperatures couldn’t subdue an enthusiastic group of over 50 volunteers who planted 3,000 daffodil bulbs at Van […]
Backyard Nature: Winter Is Coming
by Marjorie Rachlin Winter is coming. Leaves pile up in the gutters, the days are getting shorter. We’ve just had our first frost. Human residents have turned on the furnace, […]
‘West Side Story’ Starts Tonight At Wilson HS
by Ursula Zeydler Starting tonight, Wilson Theater Arts will proudly debut this year’s musical, West Side Story. I recently caught up with co-directors Harriet Bronstein and Jill Roos, and two […]
New Rewards For Helping DC Rivers
Most of us are familiar with the concept of the carbon cap-and-trade for emissions control. The District Department of the Environment (DDOE) is the first city in the U.S. to […]
‘Acceptable Trees’ Head Off Pepco Pruners
by Marlene Berlin One day in October, Vera Ertem, an arborist with DDOT’s Urban Forestry division, knocked on my door. She wanted to follow up on our previous discussion about […]
ANC 3F 11/19 Meeting: Van Ness Escalators, Broad Branch Rd.
The Forest Hills/North Cleveland Park/Tenleytown ANC has a lot to discuss a week from today. ANC 3F’s November 19th agenda includes proposed changes to voting precincts, the Van Ness escalators […]
New Online Grocer Moves In Next Door
There’s a new grocer in town, and it’s not like the rest. The only way to shop at Relay Foods is to go online. Then, you pick up your purchases […]
Park Van Ness Meeting Wednesday, 11/13
The demolition phase of the BF Saul project to build Park Van Ness is soon to begin. Sally Gresham, ANC 3F04 commissioner, reports that the raze permit, and sheeting and shoring […]
Update: Final 2013 UDC Farmers Market Now 11/23
Good news from UDC’s CAUSES: Tomorrow is NOT your last chance to shop the UDC farmers market (as we’d reported previously). The last day of the season is now two […]