Aviva Kempner, documentary filmmaker, activist and Forest Hills neighbor, has gone the extra mile to demonstrate support for District voting rights. Aviva tells us: I encourage my fellow DC citizens […]
Archives for December 2013
Public Meeting 12/11 On 4455 Connecticut Sidewalk And More
The closure of the Connecticut Avenue sidewalk outside the Van Ness Square demolition site has already had a big impact on Van Ness, especially pedestrians. Neither DDOT, Saul Centers, nor […]
How is DC Like Hamburg?
Did you know that Hamburg, Germany is a city-state just like DC? The parallels don’t end there. Hamburg is also focusing on developing of an area divided from the main […]
Enchantment Needs A Home
Enchantment the cat has a gentle and sweet demeanor and is in need of a forever home. Enchantment is being fostered in Forest Hills by Amy Rofman and her family […]
Heed The Signs And Flagmen Outside Van Ness Square
The Connecticut Avenue sidewalk in front of what was once Van Ness Square is now CLOSED, flagmen are out to direct pedestrians, demolition is proceeding, and ANC Commissioner Sally Gresham […]
Perspective: We Are Transit Rich – And Transit Poor
by Marlene Berlin Is Van Ness “well-served by transit?” That’s the question I am left with after reading the Coalition for Smarter Growth’s recap of parking minimums changes in the […]
New Ways To Get Around DC
by Carolyn Jacobson What do our cars do 90% of the time? According to an International Parking Institute survey conducted in May 2012, they are parked. So we are making […]
Forest Hills Boot Camp Not Hibernating This Winter
by Barbara D. Lardy Something was missing in Forest Hills… at least it was, until October! That’s when Forest Hills Boot Camp started in the parking lot of the Capital […]
4400 Connecticut Sidewalk Closing Again – For 6 Months
After a four-day closure a couple of weeks ago, the chain-link fences blocking off the Park Van Ness construction site are being moved again to block the sidewalk on the […]