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by Marlene Berlin Residents of Forest Hills DC woke up to snow on Wednesday. We are used to waking up to the sound of early morning snowplows on these days, but as of 2:30 p.m. many of the streets and sidewalks remained unplowed and unshoveled. The first plow came up 30th Street at 4:10 p.m. […]
by Marlene Berlin Some icing of streets and sidewalks is to be expected in the freeze-thaw cycle after a snowstorm. But that’s not the only reason for icy conditions. Rain-swollen underground springs are releasing water onto our streets and sidewalks. And when the temperatures dip below freezing, those surfaces are icing up, making travel through […]
I was greeted by a winter wonderland scene outside my kitchen window Monday morning. I waited till the afternoon to get out and explore. By 2:30 p.m., Albemarle Street was clear. Getting down into Soapstone Valley from Linnean was not too bad. And these were the scenes that greeted me. Cars were parked outside the […]
by Marlene Berlin I walked by Nail Avenue, Italian Pizza Kitchen, and Diplomat Cleaners one night last week and thought there was something different about this corner of Connecticut Avenue and Albemarle Street, but could not quite put my finger on it. I turned the corner to walk up Albemarle and it hit me: The […]
by Marlene Berlin Wet streets and puddles are mostly a nuisance during the warmer times of year. But now, it’s road ice season. DDOT took care of one persistent trouble spot just before a Thanksgiving freeze. A clogged storm drain on Broad Branch Road between Soapstone Culvert and Brandywine Street had been causing puddling on […]
Several large snowflakes have landed outside the Van Ness Metro station’s west entrance. They’re scattered all the way to 4340 Connecticut. And some are sticking to the windows of local storefronts. Unlike last Thursday’s snowfall, these won’t melt away. Van Ness Main Street calls it “Project Snowflake.” One purpose is to help lead people from […]
Many of our neighbors go all out for Halloween. But few blocks do it up like Chesterfield Place in Forest Hills. The decorations are massive, including inflatables stretching two stories high. A deejay serenades trick-or-treaters with spooky music. One participant projects classic scary movies onto one of the houses. Scariest of all? According to resident […]
The excessive rain and humidity of the past month has been rough on trees and roads. But it’s been absolutely perfect for mushrooms. Usually the soaking rains of fall are what coaxes these fungi to sprout in our tree boxes, yards and Rock Creek Park. The park is where I found these fascinating specimens. – […]
by Marjorie Rachlin Some plants and shrubs thrive in the summer heat, and front yards in Forest Hills are using them in various ways. I drove around and took photos of some of the more interesting ones. We’ve forgotten that it was Lady Bird Johnson’s Beautification Campaign in the 1960s that got a lot of […]
8/3 update: It’s going to take more than two weeks. DDOT tells WTOP, “The work being done is to repair the roadway infrastructure that was damaged by the storm, including repairing embankments and culverts.” The new estimate for the completion of repairs: before the end of August. A day after the July 25th downpour and […]
