by Paul Harrison We may all be focused on cicadas, but there’s one insect that we all know is coming and we actually can do something to prepare for – […]
Tour Connecticut Ave. street gardens with Master Gardener Kathy Sykes on April 25 and 26
Connecticut Avenue’s “Flower Lady,” Kathy Sykes, is a UDC-trained Master Gardener and a driving force behind Van Main Street’s efforts to beautify the tree boxes between Van Ness Street and […]
Help us count the backyard and basement apartments in Ward 3
To spare you the long introduction: We are doing a survey! Do you have an ADU? In the process of adding one? We’re trying to get a count of how […]
Hold the salt, save trees and streams. What to do instead when winter puts your sidewalks on ice.
by Marlene Berlin As DC heads into what’s typically the region’s snowiest and iciest time of year, home and business owners should consider carefully how they’ll keep our sidewalks free […]
Affordable housing in Ward 3: How do we get there from here? Our q&a with ANC 3F commissioner David Cristeal
Get ready to hear more about housing affordability in Ward 3 in the coming years. That’s in part because of Mayor Muriel Bowser’s 2019 Housing Initiative, which set a goal […]
Opinion: DC can do better for renters than current rent control bills would allow
by Carren Kaston The Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization Committee of the DC Council is holding a series of roundtables and hearings on various aspects of rent control through the rest […]
Meet Your Neighbors: She’s helping DC become more welcoming to butterflies and bees and other pollinators
Meet Thorne Rankin. She has lived in Forest Hills for 16 years. She is a landscape designer who has worked in the DC area for 40 years. And in 2017, […]
Our young trees are hot and thirsty. Help them survive the summer by offering them a drink
by Marlene Berlin July 4th weekend was a scorcher. Forecast highs for the coming days are in the 90s. And young yard and street trees are desperate for a drink […]
Backyard Nature: The mosquitoes are late, but they’re still coming for dinner
by Marlene Berlin Many of us have been able to enjoy our yards, balconies and neighborhood walks these last couple of months without being pestered by mosquitoes. It’s been nice, […]
Upper Connecticut Ave. apartment residents say buildings slow to mandate masks
by Marlene Berlin Some apartment management companies moved slowly to require masks and social distancing from residents and staff, or to post signs and other notices of such requirements, say […]