DDOT has some ideas it would like to share with us about making two Van Ness corridors safer, greener, and more attractive. The two corridors are Connecticut Avenue between Van Ness and Albemarle Streets, and Van Ness Street between Connecticut Avenue and Reno Road. By “greener,” we mean in the environmental sense. The proposed streetscape […]
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ANC 3F October 19th agenda: Van Ness traffic calming; Liquor license for a new member of the I’m Eddie Cano family
The next few days bring two opportunities to meet ANC 3F commissioners and bring up questions and concerns of local interest. The commissioners will be at the UDC Van Ness farmers market outside the student center on Saturday, October 16th from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. And their formal monthly meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, […]
In the Garden: Nature gives us a free yard care gift every fall
by Kathy Sykes Fall provides a great opportunity to suppress weeds and provide essential nutrients for next year’s yard and garden. But there is no need to spend money on mulch and fertilizer. Mother Nature is about to provide both. Fallen leaves are a free resource with many benefits. They create an organic layer, providing […]
See what Knollwood is doing to capture and clean stormwater runoff
Over the years, we’ve seen the damage excess stormwater can do to our parks and streams, and to infrastructure including trails, roads and our Metro system, so whenever we hear about new and local mitigation efforts… let’s just say our ears perk up. Knollwood, the independent and assisted living community for seniors who have served […]
Gopuff is leasing the former Sushi Para and 7-Eleven storefronts in Van Ness
Gopuff, an online convenience store, is planning to open a location in Van Ness. Forest Hills Connection has learned that Gopuff will be leasing 4221-A Connecticut Avenue from Douglas Development. The location across from the UDC Student Center previously housed Sushi Para and 7-Eleven. A reader noticed in August that the two storefronts were being […]
Volunteer to help with tax prep, and help low-income and elderly neighbors
Gay Sills, a Chevy Chase neighbor who prepares taxes for low-income and elderly DC residents through the AARP Tax Aide program, is recruiting volunteers for the 2021 tax season. Would you like to make a difference in the lives of people right in your own community? As an AARP Foundation Tax Aide volunteer, you can […]
Volunteers have improved the Linnean Park Trail. Now, volunteers are needed to help maintain it.
Neighbors walking the Linnean Park Trail since early July have noticed and enjoyed some sorely needed improvements. The upper part of the trail was renovated with the installation of rolling grade dips, and waterbars, both designed to channel water off the trail. Clearing silt under the rustic footbridge allowed for better water flow. Stone steps […]
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Connecticut Avenue’s pollinator gardens, planted by volunteers, have been buzzing with activity. More bee and butterfly-friendly plantings are happening this month.
by Kathy Sykes When the days are getting shorter and the temperatures are cooling down, it is bulb-planting season! October is the time to plant bulbs that will emerge in the spring to brighten and color our neighborhood with red tulips, yellow daffodils, and purple crocuses and allium. And this month, Van Ness Main Street […]
Business in Brief: MOM’s Van Ness lease locked in; I’m Eddie Cano opening “Italian Bar;” A “buy early” plea from Politics & Prose
MOM’s Van Ness is a done deal. We reported in July that MOM’s Organic Market is opening a location at UDC-owned 4250 Connecticut Avenue, but the contract was not yet finalized. Leeann Hall, the new UDC vice president of marketing and communications, tells us all residual issues with the lease have been resolved. Other updates: […]
Photos: Van Ness comes out for Art All Night
When is the last time you saw Connecticut Avenue in Van Ness and Forest Hills look so alive? The commercial corridors of Van Ness and Forest Hills were transformed by Van Ness Main Street’s Art All Night on Friday, September 24th. VNMS estimates that nearly 3,000 people came out to enjoy the festivities, which included […]