by Marlene Berlin The apartment building at 4500 Connecticut Avenue will be under new management as of the new year. On Monday, November 28th, Connecticut House residents received this welcome […]
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December in the neighborhood: Holiday markets, holiday concerts, and opportunities to give back
December’s neighborhood to-do list looks fun and fulfilling. We pulled most of these from our community events calendar. Shop for gifts and greens Deal Middle School is selling Christmas trees, […]
Rock Creek Park deer hunt under way for tenth season
If your travels take you through Rock Creek Park after dark, you might encounter road closures from now until the end of March. That’s because the park’s annual “deer management” […]
Courtney Carlson’s upcycled and leafy ANC campaign
by Marlene Berlin Courtney Carlson ran for ANC 3F06 and won, earning just shy of 50% of the vote against two opponents. Carlson’s signs and handouts proved her to be […]
The next ANC 3F commissioners are…
According to the final pre-certified 2022 election results the DC Board of Elections posted last week, these are the commissioners who will be serving in ANC 3F come January. ANC […]
The “Shop-Local Workout,” Holiday 2022 edition
2022 is the Forest Hills Connection’s 10th anniversary year, and this is the tenth anniversary of our post-Thanksgiving tradition: Marlene Berlin’s “Shop-Local Workout.” The first time our editor-in-chief invited us […]
From Piggly Wiggly to the Van Ness Safeway to Wegmans: Holiday food shopping past and present
Where are you buying the food for your holiday table? Bread Furst, I’m Eddie Cano, Muchas Gracias and Little Red Fox were among the local businesses taking pre-orders for heat-and-eat […]
Business in Brief: City Paper’s “Best of D.C. 2022;” Main Street activities
The people have spoken. And some of our local businesses and institutions are the “Best of D.C.,” according to Washington City Paper readers. Selected as the winners of their respective […]
Backyard Nature: The day the ginkgo trees drop their leaves
The area’s ginkgo trees will soon lose what remains of their glorious golden crowns. And it will happen in a single day. The phenomenon has been referred to as “The […]
Opinion: Covid-19 and new development are changing commutes. Connecticut Avenue planning needs to reflect that.
by Marlene Berlin Mayor Bowser and the DC Department of Transportation can already claim a major traffic safety accomplishment from the Connecticut Avenue Reversible Lane, Operations and Safety Study that […]