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by Marlene Berlin We’ve touched on Initiative 77 before but want to discuss its proposed tipped wage increase in a little more detail. And Little Red Fox’s newsletter this week provided an opening. Little Red Fox explains its tipping policy: At Little Red Fox, we don’t have a waitstaff and we pay all of our […]
When we founded Forest Hills Connection six years ago, only two neighborhood restaurants offered a weekend brunch, which we’ll (generally) define as a sit-down meal and the option of an adult beverage such as a mimosa: Terasol and Jake’s American Grille. Terasol is now closed, sadly. But Jake’s is still serving brunch – and it […]
by Stephen Samuels and Joanna Pratt Our community lost a jewel with the closing of Terasol on New Year’s Day. But rather than mourn our loss, we would prefer to celebrate the joy that owners Alan Moin and Sabrina Ousmaal brought to our neighborhood over the past seven years. Our first experience at Terasol was […]
(Read Neighborhood in the News, Part 1) You are so accomplished. Our occasional roundup can’t keep up. But darn it, you’re making us proud. Without further ado, here’s Neighborhood in the News, part deux: Teaching teens to use their voice: Nearly 50 years ago, then-teenage Mary Beth Tinker took her Vietnam War protest all the […]
Only a week ago we were reminiscing about some of the shops and restaurants that used to be here; some long gone (like Hot Shoppes), others more recently departed (such as Marvelous Market). We have since learned that Banana Leaf, the Sri Lankan restaurant that moved into the former Clover Market space at 5014 Connecticut […]
The holidays mean specials and reduced hours at some local businesses. Here’s a compilation. (And if you have details and updates on more, please contact us at info@foresthillsconnection.com.) Sfoglina has special Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve menus. See sfoglinadc.com/menus and select “Holidays.” Little Red Fox has special holiday menu beginning at 3 p.m. December […]
This one’s for the DREAMers: Students from Wilson High and other area schools walked out of class on November 9th and converged on the Capitol to urge Congress to pass a standalone DREAM act before December recess. Here’s WAMU’s writeup, and we highly recommend The Wilson Beacon’s story on the event. Wilson students walk out […]
A roundup of media coverage of neighborhood people and places: He’s paid more than the mayor: Washington Business Journal says UDC President Ron Mason’s $312,965 2017 salary makes him the highest-paid District government official. Read more about how other DC government salaries stack up. Politics and Prose gets a long-awaited sequel: DCist has photos […]
We’ve noted before the neighborhood’s more frequent appearances in local “best of” lists with the arrivals of Bread Furst, Little Red Fox and Sfoglina. “Best roof” and “most delicious dumplings” are two of the most unusual. “Best block” is a new one, though. This WTOP.com slideshow opens with the 5000 block of Connecticut Avenue. “This […]
by Dzenita M. Saracevic One of the earliest interviews I did for Forest Hills Connection was with two longtime neighbors, Margery and Mel Elfin. They described an almost ideal life here, save for one thing – a lively, central place where people could gather and socialize, similar to an Italian piazza. We still have no […]
