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In 2013, Margery Elfin wrote about the “secret park” at 36th and Yuma Streets NW (map). She and her late husband Mel enjoyed taking their dog, Emmy, on walks through the pocket park’s shaded paths. But they were concerned that the park had been forgotten by its caretakers. The walkways were littered with broken flagstones. […]
DC teachers have been conducting home visits. But not of their students. Yesterday, teachers gathered in front of Mayor Muriel Bowser’s home. #OnlyWhenItsSafe chanted outside of @MayorBowser home by @dcpublicschools teachers. Demanding better care and response to #COVIDー19 @fox5dc pic.twitter.com/Be9Qk8eQi9 — Jesse Burkett-Hall (@BurkettHall) July 20, 2020 Members @WTUTeacher drove protest car caravan through DC […]
People loved this tree. Our article Tuesday about the ailing “warrior tree” at Connecticut Avenue and Windom Place – and its impending removal – prompted an outpouring. Our posts Wednesday about its removal produced more mourning. So sad I didnt get a chance to say goodbye, I watched the seasons chamge through that beautiful warrior […]
The District is no longer using the Days Inn at 4400 Connecticut Avenue to quarantine people who don’t have another place to recuperate from Covid-19 or await test results. The hotel’s management company, Coakley and Williams, tells Forest Hills Connection that it will be reopening to guests this Friday, July 10th. “We have been taking […]
Have you seen it? Shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday, this appeared on the south-facing wall of the Hastings Condominiums at 4444 Connecticut Avenue. Who is behind this “thank you” to essential workers? Last month, FHC editor Marlene Berlin called Van Ness Main Street Executive Director Gloria Garcia with an idea: a light projection that expresses […]
A former bread factory is transforming into a mixed-use destination on Georgia Avenue. Former dorms have become luxury apartments. These are Howard University projects on properties it owns. Could it do the same here at its law school? Early this month, a group of neighbors asked a Howard representative to discuss proposed changes to the […]
by Marlene Berlin We can’t walk the gardens of Hillwood or sink into a seat at the Avalon for now. But we can still engage with and enjoy their offerings, even if we have to do it from a distance. Avalon Theatre is trying something new: It’s making the feature films available for viewing online. […]
Our first thought upon emerging from the Van Ness Metro station on the afternoon of Saturday, November 9th was that there had been a brief but intense downpour. But we quickly realized only Connecticut Avenue was flooded. And we found the source on the next block. A 12-inch water main had ruptured outside the UDC […]
Your neighbors and friends at Capital Memorial Church invite you to join them in saving lives by donating blood on Saturday, November 2nd. They say: “Blood of all types is greatly needed right now. We are partnering with INOVA Blood Services and hope you can join us!” The INOVA Bloodmobile will be at the church […]
by Marlene Berlin The new REACH arts and performance space at the Kennedy Center is aptly named. Its reach recently extended to staff and residents of Forest Hills of DC Senior Living and Forest Side Memory Care. On September 11th, they took part in Scrollathon, a participatory art project that’s the brain child of artists […]
