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What we know so far about the Van Ness DC shootings

April 26, 2022 by FHC 1 Comment

It happened quickly – dozens of shots fired in rapid succession shortly before 4 p.m. on Friday, April 22nd. Reports came in of two, three, then four people wounded in and around Edmund Burke School, including a 12-year-old child. Hours passed with area residents, students, and Van Ness workers told to shelter in place until […]

Filed Under: Cleveland Park, Featured, Forest Hills, Neighborhood in the News, News, Public Safety, UDC, Van Ness

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Neighborhood in the News: Arrest in Days Inn shooting; “Grandfather of Black basketball” honored; Whittle School buildings set for foreclosure auction

February 25, 2022 by FHC 1 Comment

An arrest in the Days Inn shooting case: Last Friday, MPD announced that there was a warrant out for the arrest of a suspect in the January 27th Days Inn shootings that left one person dead and four wounded. On Saturday, the police announced they had arrested that suspect, 18-year-old Gerald Thomas. The Washington Post, […]

Filed Under: Featured, Neighborhood in the News, News, Schools, UDC

Neighborhood in the News (Updated): A union drive at Politics and Prose; Housing is a hot topic

December 20, 2021 by FHC 2 Comments

Updating the first story below (12/22/2021): Politics and Prose owners Bradley Graham and Lissa Muscatine put this statement on politics-prose.com: Yesterday, we reached out to the union organizers in the spirit of collaboration to propose negotiations on the scope of a collective bargaining unit. Our hope is that these discussions will result in an agreement […]

Filed Under: Featured, Home Front, Neighborhood in the News, News, Real Estate

Neighborhood in the News: Metro mess; Praise for ‘thoughtful tacos’ and other local eats; The home with ‘palace vibes’

October 21, 2021 by FHC 3 Comments

The view of the Metro mess from Van Ness: WTOP’s Mike Marillo was at the Van Ness station Monday, the first day the 7000 series trains were taken out of service. You can read what passengers were telling him and listen to his report here. UDC taking the lead on DC health data careers: The […]

Filed Under: Business, Featured, Neighborhood in the News, News, Out to eat, Shop & Eat Local

Neighborhood in the News: The cons of reversible lanes and DC safety commitments; A relay race celebrates Covid resilience

July 19, 2021 by FHC Leave a Comment

We write letters: DDOT is set to make a decision soon about the fate of the Connecticut Avenue reversible lanes. Mark Moran, who writes about education for Forest Hills Connection, recently wrote a Washington Post op-ed arguing that the reversible lane needs to go. Whatever DDOT decides, safety improvements are not guaranteed. ANC 3F chair […]

Filed Under: Neighborhood in the News, News

Neighborhood in the News: Running out of gas, persuading the vaccine hesitant, and why wading around in Rock Creek is a bad idea

May 18, 2021 by FHC Leave a Comment

Haves and have nots: On Sunday, when this truck showed up to restock the BP filling station at 5001 Connecticut Avenue, GasBuddy.com was saying 88 percent of DC gas stations were running on empty. Some DC gas stations coming back online this evening. Still several without gas here in Northwest. This BP Station on Connecticut […]

Filed Under: Neighborhood in the News, News

Neighborhood in the News: “Father of Black basketball” honored at UDC. And goodbye (maybe) to a “legendary” Burger King

March 10, 2021 by FHC Leave a Comment

“The father of Black basketball”: UDC is renaming its sports complex after Edwin B. Henderson, a 1904 graduate of Miner Teachers College, a predecessor of the university. “Henderson introduced the game of basketball on a large scale to African Americans in the District, earning him his nickname,” WUSA9 reports. He was also active in the […]

Filed Under: Featured, Melvin Hazen Park, Neighborhood in the News, News, UDC

Neighborhood in the News: Hunger in Van Ness; Whittle School renovation; Beach Drive staying closed to cars for now

October 26, 2020 by FHC 1 Comment

Hunger may be closer than you think: We missed this report when it was released in July. As The Washington Post reported, “census tract 13.02, in the District’s affluent Cleveland Park and Van Ness neighborhoods, may see a jump from 460 to 870 people in food insecurity in the coming year.” Whittle School’s renovation is […]

Filed Under: Featured, Neighborhood in the News, News

Neighborhood in the News: UDC’s vigil for Black lives; Sidwell property’s slavery history; Support for changing Wilson High’s name

July 1, 2020 by FHC 1 Comment

UDC honors Black lives lost to white supremacy: Starting on Juneteenth, UDC President Ronald Mason led university and student leaders on a nine-night journey. On each night, they knelt for 8 minutes, 46 seconds. On the ninth night, the community was invited to join them for a candlelight vigil, and to kneel in remembrance of […]

Filed Under: Neighborhood in the News, News

Neighborhood in the News: Coronavirus and the Van Ness Giant; Hillwood and Sidwell Friends get PPP loans

May 21, 2020 by FHC Leave a Comment

A Covid-19 case (or three?) at the Van Ness Giant: Grocery store workers are helping us keep our cupboards and fridges stocked at considerable risk to themselves. A WUSA9 report Tuesday suggested that three workers at the Giant at 4303 Connecticut Avenue have tested positive for Covid-19. Fox 5’s report, presumably using the same information […]

Filed Under: Comet, Coronavirus, Neighborhood in the News, News

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