Forest Hills Connection || News and Life in Our DC Neighborhood
Covering Forest Hills, Van Ness, North Cleveland Park and Wakefield
Where does un-scooped dog poop go? Straight into our streams and rivers! And with it, all kinds of nasty bacteria and parasites that endanger local wildlife as well as pets and people who come in contact with the untreated water. We and many neighbors have noticed an increase in the neighborhood dog population (love!) but […]
by Katherine Saltzman The owners of I’m Eddie Cano, a new restaurant featuring American-Italian food as well as traditional, mainland Italian cuisine, expect to open on September 27th in the former Banana Leaf location at 5014 Connecticut Avenue. The restaurant is owned and operated by longtime friends and business partners Massimo Papetti and James Gee, […]
UDC is in negotiations with Bernstein Management Corporation that could give the university control of the office and retail space at 4250 Connecticut Avenue. Troy Lemaile-Stovall, UDC’s chief operating officer, explained at the September 17th meeting of ANC 3F that UDC’s buildings are overdue for modernization, and the university needs swing space. Building 41 is […]
The 2017 Van Ness Holiday Pop-Up Shop expanded the 2016 concept from one weekend to four. The market did so well, Van Ness Main Street will do it again. The four-weekend holiday pop-up event will kick off on Small Business Saturday: November 24th. Vendor applications are due on October 3rd. This year, Ibhana Boutique will […]
What’s the progress of stormwater mitigation and other Hearst Park improvements? Is the swimming pool on track for construction next year? An update on the Hearst Park renovation project is on the agenda for the next meeting of ANC 3F. The meeting will be on a Monday this time: September 17th, 7:30 p.m. at UDC’s […]
by Mary Beth Ray Van Ness Main Street Thanks to the hard work of Van Ness Main Street and the support of DC Council Member Mary Cheh, the Council has budgeted $1.5 million to DDOT for designing a better Van Ness streetscape. What does that mean as a practical matter for Van Ness, and when […]
Van Ness Main Street’s upcoming event combines a few of our favorite things: local food and drink, and man’s best friend. The Second Annual Barks & Brews Fest is Sunday, September 23rd from 5 to 8 p.m. in the parking lot at Calvert Woodley Fine Wines & Spirits (4339 Connecticut Avenue). Early-bird tickets, while available […]
The new, temporary home of DC Public Library’s DC history archive opens at 4340 Connecticut Avenue on Tuesday, September 11th. The UDC Law building will be home to the Washingtoniana Collection until the MLK Library renovation is completed in fall 2020. The Washingtoniana Collection’s hours are: Tuesdays and Thursdays: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesdays […]
The Van Ness farmers market at 4340 Connecticut is giving $30 worth of produce to one lucky winner every Saturday this month. All you have to do is head over – and enter a drawing. From Van Ness Main Street: During the month of September the UDC/Van Ness Main Street Farmers Market will be raffling […]
by Pilar Holder On August 17, 2017 my siblings and I, as children living on Upton Street, wrote a letter to Council Member Mary Cheh outlining our concerns about traffic on our block. Pat Jakopchek, Chair of ANC 3F, responded to us and invited us to come to the next meeting of the ANC. We […]
