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by Carolyn Jacobson Most people, when left with a tree stump after a storm, will quickly arrange to have it removed. That wasn’t the case, however, at the Sheridan School at 4400 36th Street NW. When the power company recently cut down a section of a dead pine tree close to the power lines in […]
Since 2008, Mark Furstenberg has been looking for a location in DC for his “Bread Furst” concept bakery. Furstenberg is the founder of BreadLine and Marvelous Market and is a world-renowned baker. In 2011, Furstenberg asked readers of DonRockwell.com, a leading online food community, for help. Commissioner Adam Tope recommended to Furstenberg that he look […]
by Anne Rollins For decades after the federal government moved to the District of Columbia in 1800, the city grew very slowly, with only sparse settlement outside the area designed by L’Enfant. Beyond Boundary Street, now Florida Avenue, steep hills and the ravine of Rock Creek formed natural barriers to convenient access to what was […]
When the Marvelous Market at 5035 Connecticut Avenue closed for good last week, it set off a round of reminiscing on the Chevy Chase community listserv about businesses on that block that are gone, but certainly not forgotten. The listserv’s moderators have given us permission to share the discussion with you. This message started things […]
by Marlene Berlin Last Friday, I went out on my deck and found myself staring at a doe with her fawn in the middle of my backyard. The fawn, small though steady on its feet, could not have been cuter. I started yelling at them. But the doe just stood there until I moved off […]
by Marlene Berlin Most of us walk and drive in this city, and depending on how you spend most of your time transporting yourself, you either complain about the drivers who are texting or not paying attention, or just don’t care to stop for you when you have the right to cross the street, or […]
by Barbara Cline Which one of the complaints listed below represented the largest number of client intake cases for the Office of the Tenant Advocate (OTA) in FY 2012? 1) Housing Code Violation: Clean, safe and sanitary homes 2) Housing Code Violation: Heating, lighting and venting 3) Landlord/Tenant Issues: Security deposits, disputed lease provisions and […]
by Ann Kessler I was puzzled when I first read that the Forest Hills Citizens Association was almost named the Azadia Citizens Association back in 1930 when it was founded. Azadia was not a word I had ever heard — just Google it and find out how rare it is. Nonetheless, the word Azadia has […]
by Marjorie Rachlin May is the month when Mother Nature goes on a roll. The azaleas and dogwood are gorgeous this year, the trees are leafing myriad shades of green. Forest Hills has never looked better. The oak trees are doing their thing again. Swaying in the breeze, golden tassels have dusted our windshields and […]
Some thoughts on Park Van Ness by Ken Terzian, architect and Forest Hills resident who attended BF Saul’s presentation at last week’s ANC 3F meeting: The presentation to the ANC this past week by BF Saul and their architects, Torti Gallas and Partners, showed drawings including floor plans, elevations, and aerial renderings of the proposed […]
