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Covering Forest Hills, Van Ness, North Cleveland Park and Wakefield
by Marlene Berlin The weather in November in many ways mimicked springtime temperature and rain patterns. According to The Washington Post’s Weather Gang, the average temperature last month was 4.7 degrees higher than normal. For six days in a row, the highs topped 70 degrees, and the temperature hit 65 on ten straight days. And […]
by Marlene Berlin DC Water is replacing thousands of feet of cast iron water mains in Forest Hills over the next several months. The project requires digging up streets east and west of Linnean Avenue between Albemarle and Davenport. The work began this week. At noon on Wednesday, a crew was cutting the pavement on […]
by Marlene Berlin Ahead of a three-year deadline, the owner of the Burger King franchise in Van Ness is seeking to waive a requirement that it resurface a parking area to allow for stormwater infiltration. The accessory parking lot behind the Burger King and across the alley is zoned for residential use, so every three […]
Commercial corridors in this area and throughout the District are decked out in holiday lights and festive displays this month, some in connection with local Main Streets. The lights serve as a beacon to attract customers to small and local businesses, and as a beacon of hope for better times to come. And of course, […]
In November, the Ward 3 Democratic Committee elected precinct delegates. Now through December 4th, the local party is inviting people to nominate themselves for at-large delegate seats. But who are the Ward 3 Democrats? What do they do? How do people get involved? For answers, we turned to Phil Thomas, the Ward 3 Democratic Committee […]
A years-long push to rename Woodrow Wilson High School could be over by the end of this year, according to a report in The Wilson Beacon. The November 14th article is a thorough rundown of the renaming process, and the timing and people involved. The renaming is now at a public feedback stage. From 2,000 […]
You could call it a Forest Hills Connection holiday tradition. In December 2012, Marlene Berlin combined her love of walking and her enthusiasm for supporting small businesses into our original walking and shopping guide to Van Ness, Forest Hills, Chevy Chase, Tenleytown and Cleveland Park. That morphed into the “Shop-Local Workout,” our annual Thanksgiving week […]
As DC reports WJLA and others report the District’s free Covid-19 testing sites have been swamped as case numbers rise around the region – and as people get ready to travel for Thanksgiving. So starting Monday, November 23rd, Engine 31 (at 4930 Connecticut Avenue) and other firehouse testing sites will be open for an additional […]
One of our young neighbors wrote to us with a request: to help her spread the word about a nonprofit she’s assisting with a coat and headphones drive this month. Hello Forest Hills friends, My name is Shivani Nelson. I am 16 years old and live in Forest Hills. I have teamed up with Goods […]
ANC 3F holds its November meeting on Tuesday, November 17th and the agenda is packed. Some highlights: An update on changes to the proposed Comprehensive Plan which would allow for residential development on Howard University’s Van Ness campus. The owner of the Van Ness Burger King franchise will have an update on replacing the parking […]
