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We’re not in the habit of giving weekend chore assignments to our readers, but the end result will be cleaner garages, attics, closets and junk drawers. And it’s all for a good cause. The Hearst Elementary e-cycle is Saturday, November 16th. And as in previous years, it’s also a chance to clear out unused sports […]
Friends of Forest Hills Playground has new officers who are carrying on an old tradition: the decades-old Halloween bash at the park: Forest Hills Playground’s Halloween bash returns for another year! The 2019 Halloween Spooktacular/Fall Fest is from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, November 2. This party at the park just east of Connecticut […]
Every year, for decades, there’s been a Halloween bash at Forest Hills Playground. Thanks to some fresh new faces on the Friends of Forest Hills Playground board, there’s going to be a party this year, too. They’re in the midst of planning it, and it looks like they could use some community help with this […]
DC Public Schools welcomed students back last week. Classes began this week at the neighborhood’s private schools – Burke, Sheridan and the new Whittle School. Whittle School & Studios welcomed its first class on Tuesday. Get a glimpse into some of yesterday's first day of school celebrations at our Shenzhen #WhittleSchool campus! ⬇️#WelcomeToWhittle pic.twitter.com/5EIhKilBkl — […]
Adding new rain garden cleanup and board meeting dates and details below. And the concert was fantastic. Has Forest Hills Park (at 3200 Chesapeake Street NW) ever had this much going on in one month? Saturday, September 7th, 5 to 7 p.m.: A concert at the park’s amphitheater near the Brandywine Street entrance. Progressive hip-hop […]
The concerts at Forest Hills Park went on hiatus this summer. But a new group of volunteers is preparing for an early September concert at the park. And it might become an annual tradition. Here’s what we know so far: The festivities begin at 5 p.m. and end at 7 p.m. Saturday, September 7th at […]
Who was Fred Rhodes? A federal worker whose long and varied resumé included the Manhattan Project and the Nixon administration, and later in life, a Baptist minister. But a century ago, he was just a kid in Forest Hills, and the Soapstone Valley was his playground. Thanks to the Historical Society of Washington and Ann Kessler, […]
Van Ness will be welcoming Eaton Elementary kids this fall while their school at 34th and Lowell Streets NW undergoes a two-year renovation and modernization. They will move into the trailers on the UDC campus that had been Murch Elementary’s swing space from 2016 to 2018. But first, the trailer complex at Van Ness Street […]
Some families are able to lock in summer plans early. They know what they’re going to do and when, months in advance. So when summer camps open for registration in January or February, they are ready. They sign the kids up in time to get the early bird discounts. This post is not for them. […]
The nonprofit that has been organizing cleanups, concerts and other events at Forest Hills Park is preparing to dissolve unless more people join its board. Friends of Forest Hills Playground sent a letter to the community (see below) on Tuesday, June 4th stating that the board would begin winding down operations after June 30th, but […]
