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After nearly 8 years in Forest Hills, Jake’s American Grille (5018 Connecticut Avenue) closed its doors for good on Sunday, January 20th. But before doing so, the restaurant invited the community to a weekend wake. Jake’s wake was fun and now we say goodbye! We are so thankful to our wonderful regulars! pic.twitter.com/CD8hKvtCsF — Jake's […]
DC’s Woodrow Wilson High School stands on the edge of what was a thriving black middle class neighborhood until it was systematically dismantled by the actions of white supremacists including… President Woodrow Wilson. (Neil Flanagan details the history in his unflinching and deeply researched 2017 Washington City Paper article, “The Battle of Fort Reno.”) The […]
The January 12-13 snowstorm dropped between 8 to 10 inches on our area. After the last snowflakes fell, the shovels came out. Except at 4250 Connecticut Avenue. Fannie Mae vacated the building in December but holds the lease on the property until the end of this month. That means it is responsible for clearing the […]
by Marlene Berlin Perhaps they are neighbors. Or they are friends. Or they are you. A number of federal workers and contractors furloughed in the government shutdown are DC residents, and At-Large Council member Anita Bonds will soon introduce a bill that aims to protect them from losing their homes. Rachel Kurzius with DCist writes: […]
I was greeted by a winter wonderland scene outside my kitchen window Monday morning. I waited till the afternoon to get out and explore. By 2:30 p.m., Albemarle Street was clear. Getting down into Soapstone Valley from Linnean was not too bad. And these were the scenes that greeted me. Cars were parked outside the […]
by Marlene Berlin If Broad Branch Road is a regular part of your travels, be aware that DDOT is doing emergency road work on Broad Branch at the Soapstone culvert north of the road’s intersection with Beach Drive. The work was to begin Friday, January 11th and is scheduled to continue through Monday, January 28th, […]
by Michael P. DiRienzo Perhaps, like me, you too have noticed with concern the growing makeshift homeless camp at 4250 Connecticut Avenue, NW. The vacant former Fannie Mae building located at 4250 Connecticut Avenue has a series of recessed architectural alcoves all along its Connecticut Avenue side, which are accommodating cardboard “tents” for as many […]
The new year brings changes to neighborhood organizations ANC 3F and Van Ness Main Street. On the ANC The 2019-2020 ANC 3F term begins with three new faces, and without ANC 3F’s chair of 15 months. Pat Jakopchek moved out of the neighborhood in December and was required to resign his office. Here are our […]
“[Northwest Neighbors Village] ‘opened its doors’ on March 2, 2009,” co-founder and board member Janean Mann wrote in the organization’s January/February newsletter. “But there were no doors to open, as we had no office! We did have a Blackberry that four of our founders/board members passed around to connect our 22 members seeking a limited […]
The District’s undergraduate students don’t ride Metrobus and Metrorail for free. But they are paying the equivalent of a dollar a day for unlimited rides in our transit system. The subsidies are for full-time students only, though part-time and graduate students at participating schools also pay the $135-per-semester fee. WMATA is considering opening up its […]
