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by Marjorie Rachlin In September I make a trip to Rock Creek Park to see how the Chinese chestnut trees are doing. These trees were planted nearly a hundred years ago, after the chestnut blight had decimated our native chestnuts. As you can see from the photo, they have a bountiful crop of prickly chestnut […]
by Mark Moran Skepticism and disillusionment about purported plans to return to in-person learning in November marked comments by parents in the Ward 3-Wilson Feeder Education Network (W3EdNet) during a virtual meeting of the network on September 21st. Parents also expressed concern about “digital equity” and what many said was the failure of DC Public […]
Forest Hills Connection is hosting a virtual forum on Thursday, October 1st for the eight candidates for ANC 3F. And we’re excited to announce that Council member Mary Cheh, herself a resident of ANC 3F, will moderate the discussion. We’ll start the proceedings on Zoom at 7:30 p.m. Connect here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82202682892?pwd=dmw3SE04MzdsU2ZoNjhNOVh6R3dTQT09 Or dial in: 301-715-8592 […]
This is the final installment of our series on the candidates for ANC 3F. We started with the newcomers, publishing statements from Alexandria Appah in 3F02, Dipa Mehta in 3F03, Stan Wall in 3F04, Claudette David and Ryan Keefe in 3F05, and Matt Buechner in 3F07. We’re wrapping up the series with the two incumbents, […]
Whether you’re voting by mail or in person, the last thing we want is for you to look at your ballot and ask yourself, “Who is THAT?” The candidates for ANC are among those everyone should get to know, as their resolutions on matters important to their neighborhoods are given great weight by DC agencies. […]
We want to bring your attention to a couple of upcoming panels on housing availability and affordability. At noon on Thursday, October 8th, Friendship Place is partnering with NYU to present a virtual panel on housing solutions for families facing with homelessness. With public radio host Ray Suarez moderating: Panelists will discuss the journey a […]
In early October, ballots for the November 3rd election will start arriving in the mailboxes of registered voters. The names on the ballots will include the candidates for president and at-large members of the DC Council. And, if you live in ANC 3F (which encompasses much of the 20008 Zip code’s northern half), you will […]
In the November 3rd election, there are eight candidates for ANC 3F’s seven single member districts. Depending on where you live, you’ll see at least one of their names on your ballot. And we’d like to help you get to know them better. Click to go straight to the 3F05 candidates’ statements We’ve published the […]
by Carren Kaston The Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization Committee of the DC Council is holding a series of roundtables and hearings on various aspects of rent control through the rest of September and October. However, it seems to be taking up the subject of rent control and rent control reform piecemeal, rather than from a […]
The names on your November 3 election ballot shouldn’t be unfamiliar. This week and next, we’re helping you get to know the people running for a neighborhood body that carries “great weight” with DC agencies and leaders. There are eight candidates for ANC 3F’s seven single member districts. So far we have published statements from […]
