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UDC is an anchor of Van Ness and commands a large and expanding presence here. In addition to its main Van Ness campus and the law school at 4340 Connecticut Avenue, the university holds the master leases at 4250 and 4225 Connecticut. UDC’s three-year lease of 4250 Connecticut gives the university the option to purchase […]
by Will Fowler Rock school coming to Cleveland Park School of Rock is opening a location at long-vacant 3529 Connecticut Avenue, which some may remember as Palena and previously was home to a Magruder’s market, Kenny Rogers Roasters and a record store called The Wiz. The new location will specialize in School of Rock’s “Little […]
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 […]
On Valentine’s Day, you can treat your loved ones and show some love for local businesses. The ones listed here, for the most part, have posted Valentine’s Day menus and specials, and we will add updates as we see them (leave tips in the comments below or email info@foresthillsconnection.com). Or check out our list of […]
by Steve Dryden Way back in the last century, there was a restroom at Peirce Mill – actually next to the Peirce Barn, but it did serve the purpose of making it easier to “use the facilities” without crossing Tilden Street and walking to the picnic pavilion. When the mill was restored, and the landscape […]
by Marlene Berlin The District’s only public university is also an important institution in the Van Ness community. And now, the University of the District of Columbia is planning for the next decade of campus changes, development and growth. The 2021-2030 Campus Plan public engagement process kicks off on Tuesday, February 18th. The first meeting, […]
Movement at last on the Broad Branch Road project? For almost two decades, DDOT has been working on plans to rehabilitate and potentially add pedestrian and bike lanes to Broad Branch between Linnean Avenue and Beach Drive. The last major update on where things stand was in 2016, when DDOT revealed it was getting State […]
by Marlene Berlin Some lessons of the bird feeder: Birds definitely have a pecking order. Never bet against a determined squirrel. And birds and squirrels aren’t the only creatures interested in its contents. A few nights ago, a mouse came to try its hand at getting seed out of the feeder. It did not hang […]
Our last major update on the Soapstone Valley sewer rehab project was in early August, when the public comment period on the environmental assessment closed. DC Water’s plan to reline the existing 110-year-old pipes is now in the National Park Service’s hands, and its blessing will come via a finding of no significant impact, or […]
by Marlene Berlin There are some 300,000 renters in the District. A new coalition of tenant associations is seeking to amplify their voices. The District of Columbia Area Tenant Association Consortium, or DCATAC, is a group of 38 people representing 29 tenant associations from all eight wards. David Luria, the president of tenants association at […]
