Van Ness Main Street’s first in-person fundraiser in more than three years will be held on Saturday, April 29th at 7 p.m. at the UDC Theater of the Arts. The […]
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A perk for DC public high school students: Free college classes
Forty-six of the students taking spring semester classes at the University of the District of Columbia’s Van Ness campus are not college students; they’re enrolled in DC public high schools […]
Restaurants of Van Ness/Forest Hills: A list
Ten years ago, a neighbor went for a walk. He got some exercise. And Forest Hills Connection got our first local restaurant listings. In 2013, Connection contributor David Bardin created the […]
Invasive vines strangle trees. But in Linnean Park, someone has cut native vines that do no harm.
One or more individuals cut down multiple mature native grape vines in Linnean Park, perhaps with the intention of protecting the trees the vines inhabited. These vines, in fact, are […]
Opinion: The problem with leaf blowers
by Kathy Sykes I must admit I’m not a fan of leaf blowers. I understand why people use them – from removing leaves from lawns to clearing walkways, sidewalks and […]
You’re Invited: Turn out the lights on March 25 during “Lights-Out Hour DC”
by Julia Kampelman Stevenson Dear Neighbors, I hope you will join me and other equally concerned individuals and families for Lights-Out Hour DC on Saturday, March 25th, at 8:30 p.m. […]
ANC 3F’s Housing Committee is meeting with apartment and condo property managers on March 14
by Teri Huet ANC 3F02 commissioner The ANC 3F Housing Committee is hosting a meeting for apartment and condo property managers within the advisory neighborhood commission’s boundaries on Tuesday, March […]
March in the Neighborhood: Soapstone sewer project meeting; Make Connecticut Ave. bloom; Welcome spring with dance
Soapstone Park closed one year ago for a project that includes stream restoration, and restoring and protecting the sewer infrastructure in and adjacent to the valley. A new phase is […]
Bus infrastructure changes considered in Connecticut Ave. redesign; Riders want reliability
by Kat Saltzman Project planning for DDOT’s upper Connecticut Avenue redesign includes changes to bus stops and signals, and a recent public meeting touched on some of the possibilities. At […]
How the “uninformed” purchase of a harpsichord launched a successful concert series
by Carolyn Winter Did you know that Northwest DC is home to a flourishing harpsichord concert scene? A scene that draws star-studded names of the harpsichord world: Jean Rondeau, Justin […]