by Lee Armfield Cannon On February 9, Margery Elfin died in hospice care, leaving two children, four grandchildren, and friends and neighbors who miss her dearly. Marge was an intellectual, keen-eyed and prescient. She was a well-loved professor at Hood College in Frederick, Maryland. She was a woman of principle, ahead of her time, and […]
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Got plants to move or swap? Consider our Classifieds
Mid-February is the perfect time to think about your garden: what to move around, what to move out and what to move in. Perhaps your neighbors can help. You can use Forest Hills Connection to advertise what you have to give and what you want. Take out a very reasonably priced Classified ad: $5 per […]
It’s milling season again at the historic Peirce Mill – and other news and updates
by Steve Dryden The Friends of Peirce Mill (FOPM) is pleased to report receiving a $40,000 final grant from a longtime funder, the Marpat Foundation, which is shutting down after many years of serving the DC area. This grant gives us a good start in assembling the funding necessary for completing rehabilitation of the Oliver […]
Meet Your Neighbors update: Artist Annette Polan
Last month, Forest Hills Connection brought you up to speed on what some artists in the neighborhood have been up to. Here’s an update on another neighbor/artist. by Lee Armfield Cannon All summer long, Annette Polan’s Covert Autobiography exhibition has been on display at the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum at Polan’s alma mater, Hollins University in […]
Meet your neighbors: The black and white world of photographer Joe Cameron
by Lee Armfield Cannon In this world of vibrant color, Joe Cameron seeks to strip it all down to the barest of essentials. Cameron, an art photographer, has a fascination with setting the darkest black against the brightest white in his photographs, and exploring every shade of gray in between. His latest exhibition – titled […]
Meet your neighbors: Margery Elfin’s “Dreyfus Affair” book talk 10/30
Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose. When France tried the Jewish army officer Alfred Dreyfus for treason, the media spotlight put the entire nation on trial. And in the century since, change has remained difficult for France. Margery Elfin’s latest book, A Nation on Trial: France and the Legacy of the Dreyfus Affair, […]
Forest Hills Art Walk vendors: Meet gluten-free baker Annette Ryan
One of the vendors offering tasty treats at the May 15th Forest Hills Artists Walk is Annette Ryan. Our editor-in-chief discovered Ryan’s gluten-free stand at the Dupont farmers market and has been hooked ever since. And now, we’re hooked on her story. by Lee Armfield Cannon On a recent Sunday at the Dupont Circle FRESHFARM […]
Peirce Mill preservationists are active during the “quiet” season
by Lee Armfield Cannon Peirce Mill may seem deserted, waiting quietly for spring. Don’t be fooled by appearances, though. A closer look at the neighborhood historic site at Tilden Street and Beach Drive shows plenty of activity, though the mill’s machinery is hibernating for the season. For nearly 20 years, Friends of Peirce Mill has […]
2015 Flashback: Our fascinating neighbors
We are surrounded by an unbelievable array of talents in this neighborhood. Artists, entrepreneurs, activists: Our neighbors can do it all – and they do. These are some of the people we met in 2015. A designer turned toymaker: It’s a toy, and as toys go, it’s pretty simple. It’s a cube. Food as art: […]
The Birdcage: What one neighbor did with her Forest Hills Community Yard Sale find
by Laura Kroeger I could tell the birdcage was a gem as soon as I saw it. My fiancé…not so much. He took some convincing before we decided to bring it home to our 700-square-foot apartment. I promised we could put plants in it or something. Someone who saw us bringing it into our complex […]
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