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Burger King says it “has to say goodbye” to Van Ness

March 3, 2021 by FHC 3 Comments

by Marlene Berlin The owner of the Burger King franchise at Van Ness is talking again about closing the location. “Potomac Foods being the last standing Burger King operator in the District, and 40 years of service to your community, it saddens us to have to say goodbye,” wrote Mark James, Potomac’s vice president of […]

Filed Under: ANC 3F, Business, News, Zoning

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ANC 3F turns away Burger King parking lot landscaping plan presented as alternative to addressing stormwater runoff

March 1, 2021 by FHC 1 Comment

Less than a month before a DC-ordered deadline for stormwater mitigation, ANC 3F sent the Van Ness Burger King franchise back to the drawing board. In exchange for a nine-year zoning variance that allows the continued use of the parking lot beyond the drive-thru, Potomac Foods Group agreed in 2018 to repave it with permeable […]

Filed Under: ANC 3F, News, Soapstone Valley, Sustainability

Local family medicine and urgent care chain opening a Van Ness location

February 25, 2021 by FHC 3 Comments

by Marlene Berlin Van Ness is getting an urgent care and primary care clinic – its first since Walgreens closed its pharmacy and walk-in clinic at 4225 Connecticut Avenue in 2015. AllCare Family Medicine and Urgent Care will set up shop at 4340 Connecticut, in a 27,000 square foot space that temporarily housed the Cleveland […]

Filed Under: Main Street, News, UDC, Van Ness

Meet Your Neighbors: She cast her first vote in DC, then knocked on doors in Georgia

February 23, 2021 by FHC Leave a Comment

LucĂ­a Driessen, a 19-year-old who grew up in Forest Hills, voted for the first time in the 2020 election. And then she traveled to Georgia with her father Karl to canvass for the Democrats running in the Senate runoff. They took two road trips down to Athens, Georgia in December ahead of the January special […]

Filed Under: Kids & Pets, Meet the Neighbors, News

On March 4th, learn more about the man behind Melvin C. Hazen Park – and the people he helped displace at Fort Reno Park

February 22, 2021 by FHC 4 Comments

For decades as a city surveyor, Melvin C. Hazen had a vision for Tenleytown, which included a park at Fort Reno. Standing in his way – a community of Black people that had settled there after the Civil War. The Reno neighborhood was a nearly forgotten casualty of government and developer efforts to remake this […]

Filed Under: Black Lives Matter, Melvin Hazen Park, News, Things To Do, You're Invited

Wilson teachers foster discussions to process Capitol insurgency

February 18, 2021 by FHC Leave a Comment

What was it like in DC-area virtual classrooms the day after the U.S. Capitol riot? The newspaper covering the happenings at Wilson High offers a window on the experiences of students, staff and faculty at the District’s largest school. Recent articles by The Beacon staff cover the return to in-person instruction, the waiving of community […]

Filed Under: Kids Write, News, Schools

School update: As teachers get second vaccine round, concerns about classroom safety remain; State Board of Ed rep calls on DCPS to fund outdoor classrooms

February 17, 2021 by FHC Leave a Comment

by Mark Moran Approximately 3,100 educators – teachers and staff – were given the first shot of the Covid-19 vaccine by the end of the first week of February, according to District of Columbia Public Schools officials who spoke to educators and parents at a February 8th virtual meeting of the Ward 3-Wilson Feeder Education […]

Filed Under: News, Schools

Hillwood Museum reopens to members; public welcomed March 2

February 16, 2021 by FHC Leave a Comment

Today brings an opportunity to change up the covid routine. The Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens (4155 Linnean Avenue, between Upton and Tilden Streets) has reopened for members, and on March 2nd, the museum and its grounds will be welcoming the general public as well. In both cases, reservations are required at least a day […]

Filed Under: Featured, Hillwood Museum, Local Attractions, News, Things To Do

DDOT revealing traffic analysis data from its Connecticut Avenue reversible lane and bike lane study at meetings this month

February 15, 2021 by FHC 2 Comments

DDOT is presenting traffic analysis findings from its Connecticut Avenue reversible lane/bike lane study at ANC meetings this month, including a virtual town hall meeting hosted by ANC 3F on Wednesday, February 24th at 7 p.m. (see below for the agenda and information on connecting). The 90-minute meeting will be split between DDOT’s presentation and […]

Filed Under: Bike DC, Getting Around, News

Virtual auctions, a Read-A-Thon and dining nights: How Hearst, Murch and Deal schools are raising money for their communities

February 11, 2021 by FHC Leave a Comment

As in-person gatherings shut down a year ago in an effort to slow the pandemic’s spread, the organizers of many a school auction and gala scrambled to move the spring events online. The in-person festivities remain on hold this year. Murch Elementary and Deal Middle Schools are holding virtual auctions. And the PTA at Hearst […]

Filed Under: Featured, News, Schools

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