by Kathy E. Sykes It was a twist of fate that steered me to becoming a member of the board of directors of America Walks this past April. Here’s what […]
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What I do: Help couples form happier and healthier relationships
Deborah Fox is a couples therapist practicing in Forest Hills and a former Murch parent, which is how I know her. We went for a walk one day and she […]
What I do: Get girls running for their physical and emotional health
by Amanda Marr I am a (fairly) long-time resident of the Forest Hills neighborhood, arriving here in 2006 after a couple of years in DuPont Circle. Driving around the neighborhood, […]
What I do: Write a fantasy novel for a smartphone age
by Anthony Dobranski Most Forest Hills readers know me for my serial novel about our area in WWII, The Scientists and the Spy – which is coming back next spring. […]
What I Do: Help Senegalese Women Reach Their Goals
Jennie Browning is a friend of my older daughter’s. They attended school together at Murch, Deal, and Wilson (’02). After college, Jennie went to Senegal and worked for the United […]
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 […]
What I Do: Educate Afghan Women
by Susan Crudgington I belong to an organization called The Initiative to Educate Afghan Women, which was started ten years ago by a woman named Paula Nirschel. Paula was horrified […]
Local Business Spotlight: The dentist who can help you sleep
The journey to better sleep could start inside your mouth. Dr. Sareeta Gupta practiced general dentistry when she founded her dental practice at Van Ness Center 13 years ago. Five […]
Meet Your Neighbors: Thanks to this Weed Warrior, invasive plants don’t stand a chance
by Marlene Berlin John Burwell has appeared on our pages several times over the past three years for his work as a volunteer caregiver of our daylighted and restored streams, […]
How Sheridan School got its tree sculpture
by Carolyn Jacobson Most people, when left with a tree stump after a storm, will quickly arrange to have it removed. That wasn’t the case, however, at the Sheridan School […]