Great news from a Forest Hills Connection contributor! On Saturday, September 29th, Lindsay Damon of Waukesha, Wisc., and Geoff Bromaghim of Big Lake, Minn., will be married in Milwaukee, Wisc. Lindsay and Geoff have been Forest Hills residents (in The Albemarle) during their 5 years in Washington, DC. They both work at the New Morning […]
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New Morning Market Extended Through March
Around this time of year, New Morning Farm market at the Sheridan School is usually getting ready to pack it in until June. Connection contributor Lindsay Damon works at the Saturday market, and she says we’re in luck this year. Even though the winter seems to be endless, there are still signs of freshness and […]
2013 Flashback: It’s A Wild Life
W.C. Fields is often credited with saying, “Never work with animals or children.” In show biz, it’s because they’re not always easy to direct – and they can upstage the star. In Forest Hills, animals often are the stars – of our homes and of the national park in our backyard. Marjorie Rachlin, our nature […]
Forest Hills Connection Needs Your Support
by Marlene Berlin Where would you get your neighborhood news without the Forest Hills Connection? Where would you learn the latest on the Saul Centers project on Connecticut Avenue, how Pepco is working (or not) to bring power to our homes, and get the first word of new businesses opening on Connecticut Avenue (Mark Furstenberg’s […]
One Ride, 25 Minutes, 5 Different Worlds
by Lindsay Damon I love my bike. I love using it to get everywhere I can in the city. Whenever people on the local listservs complain about the quality of biking in DC, I have to shake my head. How awesome is it that we live in a place where it is even possible to […]
The Fox That Wasn’t
Weeks before DC’s tiniest panda made the news with his/her surprise arrival, a Forest Hills neighbor had an unexpected encounter with another, now infamous, resident of the National Zoo. As one does after experiences like these, she set the story to verse. Enjoy. My Morning Run by Lindsay Damon The alarm goes off, I’m filled […]
More Red Bikes In Forest Hills
We’ll be seeing more of the distinctive red Capital Bikeshare bikes roaming Forest Hills. Two new stations have arrived in our neighborhood. CaBi has installed them on our stretch of Connecticut Avenue – one between Nebraska and Fessenden, the other, between Albemarle and Yuma. In March, DDOT bikesharing project manager Chris Holben told us about […]
Meet Your Neighbors: Laurie Sieminski
by Lindsay Damon Laurie Sieminski’s passion for quilting is obvious the moment you enter her home. It’s like entering a peaceful sanctuary. Beautiful projects hang from the banisters and walls, and furniture is draped with hand-made pieces in different stages of completion. One could spend hours studying the works of art she has created, or […]
New Morning Farm Market Going On Hiatus
It’s time to say “see you later” to Jim Crawford and the other folks at the New Morning Farm Market at the Sheridan School. Tomorrow is your last chance to peruse the fresh produce until it returns on June 1st. During the market’s last break one year ago, Lindsay Damon wrote about the reasons for […]
2012 Flashback: Food
One of the most popular categories since Forest Hills Connection launched in April has been “food.” Of course, we hunger for more. Please write to info@foresthillsconnection.com if you like to eat – and to write about it! It all started with Lindsay Damon’s article on the New Morning Farm Market’s brief disappearance each spring. Our […]