Remember the old-is-new facelift now under way at the southeast corner of Connecticut Avenue and Albemarle Street? Another part of the project is to add outdoor seating at Thai Pad […]
Forest Hills history: The TV tower that wasn’t
by Ann Kessler Almost 50 years ago, the Forest Hills neighborhood united in stopping what would have the tallest structure in the city: a TV tower on Connecticut Avenue. In […]
When your apartment is rent controlled but the rent increases seem out of control
We’ve written extensively at Forest Hills Connection about rent control: How DC apartment buildings built prior to 1976 are generally subject to laws limiting the frequency and amount of rent […]
Van Ness was home to DC’s first indoor mall
by Ann Kessler I miss the Van Ness Centre Mall. Granted, it only existed for 16 years, but from 1967 on through 1983 it was part of the community and […]
Sfoglina restaurant will bring Sunday brunch to Van Ness
The brunch crowd won’t have to leave the neighborhood come November. Sfoglina, the pasta restaurant opening this fall in one of the Park Van Ness retail spaces, will feature house-made […]
Workers rush to complete Murch school’s swing space
by Marlene Berlin These photos of the Murch Elementary trailers on UDC’s soccer field were taken yesterday. The site no doubt looks different already today. Contractors are working furiously to […]
Rise in Van Ness food trucks causes anxiety for restaurants
by Cuneyt Dil Current Newspapers correspondent This article appears in the August 3, 2016 edition of the Northwest Current (download the newspaper here). We reprint it with permission from Current […]
Kids cover the news: Murch Goes to College
Murch kids are covering for us all week! This article is from the June edition of their student newspaper, The Blue and Gold. We have permission to reproduce it here. […]
Pedestrian signal at Connecticut and Ellicott almost ready
by Marlene Berlin Pedestrians crossing Connecticut Avenue at Ellicott Street are about to get some help. Wasim Raja, head of traffic signals at the District Department of Transportation, told me […]
Short-term repairs to Broad Branch Road as long-term rehab planning continues
At long last, an update on Broad Branch Road. It’s been more than a decade since DDOT and partners started planning a major rehabilitation and reconstruction of Broad Branch Road, […]