One day over Martin Luther King weekend, a few expert Weed Warriors and a large number of less-experienced volunteers gathered in the wooded area behind the Politics and Prose parking […]
DC Water finds cause of Friday’s Wards 3/4 outage: It “should not have had a detrimental impact”
DC Water now knows what caused parts of Wards 3 and 4 to lose water service or pressure on Friday, January 19th. And even the agency seems surprised. DC Water’s […]
DC Water doesn’t know why Wards 3 & 4 lost water service last Friday. That’s unusual.
Update: The cause is known, but questions remain. Here’s the latest. by Marlene Berlin DC Water does not know what caused residents and businesses in parts of Wards 3 and […]
DC agencies are undergoing their annual performance reviews. You can add your feedback, too.
by Marlene Berlin Tucked between the holiday season and the summer season is DC budget season. It begins in January with DC Council performance oversight hearings of DC agencies, continues […]
Photos: A long-awaited snowy day
by Marlene Berlin We just got our most substantial snowfall in two years. I wouldn’t have missed walking in it for anything. I set out for Van Ness via Rock […]
Business in Brief: Restaurant Week; Bread Furst, the book; Uptown Theater latest
For a limited time: Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington’s Winter Restaurant Week is under way through Sunday, January 21st. The Van Ness/Forest Hills restaurants taking part are Buck’s Fishing and Camping, […]
Local Business Spotlight: The dentist who can help you sleep
The journey to better sleep could start inside your mouth. Dr. Sareeta Gupta practiced general dentistry when she founded her dental practice at Van Ness Center 13 years ago. Five […]
Someone IS coming for those leaves piled by the curb. Here’s how to learn when the crews will be on your street.
by Marlene Berlin If you’ve seen leaves carefully raked to the curb, where they sit… and sit… and sit… you might be scratching your head as to the status of […]
The tale of Murch Elementary and the two bears
Sorry, Goldilocks. This story is about two bears who reside on the grounds of Murch Elementary School. These sculptures were installed at the tail end of the the school’s 2016-2018 […]
Lost Forest Hills: The Rose Hill quarry
by Ann Kessler The first people who lived here left their mark here. Archaeologists believe that the first inhabitants of the Washington, DC area arrived around 13,000 years ago. According […]