by Marianna Blagburn Executive Director, NNV Northwest Neighbors Village (NNV) invites the community to their Sounds of Summer jazz piano concert fundraiser, featuring local musical treasure and humorist, John Eaton, […]
Downspout Initiative: $50 Rebate Program
Reposted with permission from the Rock Creek Conservancy District homeowners can help reduce polluted runoff by disconnecting downspouts for $50 each! When it rains, water from rooftops runs into gutters […]
Pooch Profiles: An Ex-Con In Forest Hills
by Margery Elfin We all know the story of Romeo who lived and loved in Verona, Italy, but who knew that centuries later, we would have a local Romeo, albeit […]
Backyard Nature Guide: Avian Courtship
by Marjorie Rachlin Sitting on the back porch the morning of April 15th, I heard a rapid, bubbly birdsong coming from the back of the yard. Sure enough, my house […]
Backyard Nature: No red herring
by Marjorie Rachlin Did you know that herring come up Rock Creek to spawn this time of year? Blueback herring and alewives, males and females, leave the ocean every spring. […]
High-Rise Life: Guess Who’s Coming To Town?
by Barbara Cline Remember that charming couple you sat next to at a recent family wedding? Those people who are your second cousins twice-removed and live in California? You remember […]
Nightlife and Liquor Licenses
ANC 3F has a lot of clout in determining the kind of night life we have in Forest Hills. This is done through voluntary agreements for liquor licenses. ANC 3F […]
News On The Avenue: Nightlife Edition
Forest Hills has nightlife? Surely you jest, you say. We’re no Adams Morgan. We’re not even a Cleveland Park. But we do love the nightlife, and occasionally, we got to […]
“My Chesapeake Street Love Affair”
By Holly S. Hankins Brick house, slate roof, oak canopy. I’ve had a 26-year love affair with 3615 Chesapeake Street. The Naval officer that brought me here was my husband […]
Jamaican Restaurant spices up Connecticut Ave.
by Marsha Dubrow Jamaica has come to Connecticut Avenue, in the new 876 Cafe whose cuisine and atmosphere are as sunny and satisfying as the island itself. Whether jerked, curried, […]