by Chris Shaheen Program Manager DC Office of Planning Are you responsible for maintaining part of the District’s park system? If you’re a homeowner, you probably are. Majestic views, wide […]
Meet Your Neighbors: Travis Price
by Emily Lind Baker As a boy in southern Georgia, Travis Price made tree houses. Now, the avant-garde architect lives in an adult-size one he built for himself, overlooking Rock […]
Opinion: Is The Post Defending Lawbreakers?
by Marlene Berlin The headline reads “District red-light cameras rake in revenue as more tickets issued last year.” The first paragraph by Ashley Halsey III begins: “The lucrative battle to […]
What If? Busboys And Poets At Van Ness
by Marlene Berlin Did anyone read the piece in the Washington Post’s Metro section about Busboys and Poets? It’s the closest the District comes to European-style avant guard café, blending […]
Marjorie Rachlin: A ‘Great Resource’
Readers of Forest Hills Connection know Marjorie Rachlin as our ace nature writer. She also enjoys hanging out at the Chevy Chase Library. On Saturdays you will often see her […]
Forest Hills History: The Children’s Country Home
by Ann Kessler A 1907 Baist real estate atlas shows very little development in what would become Forest Hills. Sure, there were land owners with acres of land, and some […]
Forest Hills Gets Its Own Bowl Of Pho 14
by Brent Lee All local pho connoisseurs know that in the DC metro area, Eden Center in Falls Church is the place to head for the best form of this […]
High-Rise Life: When Renters Must Relocate
by Barbara Cline Did you know that DC tenants have the right to request relocation assistance from their landlord if they are displaced by a substantial rehabilitation of their unit? […]
An Orchid Obsession in Forest Hills
by Gary Stevens I am an orchidholic. There, I admit it. Like so many things in life it started with just one. Then like potato chips, I couldn’t stop. Now […]
The Magic Of Sidewalks
by David Falk One spring day, they appeared as if by magic: Men and equipment, digging dirt and pouring concrete across Linnean Avenue from my house. Within a few days, […]