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Whittle School can breathe a sigh of relief. Seven weeks after the District issued a stop-work order, the school has received the building permits needed to resume construction. Washington Business Journal’s Sara Gilgore reports: That means the school can open on schedule for classes after Labor Day, despite losing more than a month and a […]
by Marlene Berlin Not all of the water flowing through Melvin C Hazen Park is the stream. And that’s a problem. During the open forum for community members at ANC 3F’s March 19th meeting, William Matzelevich, a neighbor of Melvin C Hazen Park, spoke about the damage from the rain, stormwater runoff and blockage of […]
The draft agenda for the Tuesday, March 19th meeting of ANC 3F includes an update on the Hearst Park renovation and pool project, a grant request for a Melvin C Hazen Park bridge project, and a resolution on recent recommendations to relieve overcrowding in Ward 3 schools. ANC 3F meets at 7:30 p.m. on the […]
Our advisory neighborhood commission meets once each month. Two ANC 3F committees meet monthly as well, to dive in more detail into issues of interest to Van Ness, Forest Hills and North Cleveland Park. The next committee meetings are this week: The Parks and Trails Committee is meeting tonight at 7 p.m. at Forest Hills […]
by Marlene Berlin It’s been almost a year since our last update on the century-old sewers running through Soapstone Valley, and almost six years since DC Water and the National Park Service revealed plans to do something about them. So first, a recap: Both the National Park Service and DC Water worry the aging sewer […]
by Marlene Berlin ANC 3F’s meeting last Tuesday, February 19th was jam-packed with information on happenings in our neighborhood. Here are a few highlights. Other items that came up in the meeting are addressed in separate posts: the flooding where Broad Branch stream is piped under Broad Branch Road, where the Soapstone sewer rehabilitation project […]
I’m Eddie Cano, an Italian restaurant, opened its doors across the street from Politics and Prose in fall of last year. The owners are now seeking the city’s approval for a sidewalk café. One step in the process is getting a permit for use of the sidewalk, a public space. DDOT sent ANC 3F the […]
ANC 3F’s second meeting of 2019 is Tuesday, February 19th. The draft agenda below includes I’m Eddie Cano’s public space permit application for a sidewalk café. The commission will discuss a report on reducing the burden on DC Water ratepayers from the Clean Rivers and Impervious Area Charge tacked onto water bills. In addition, Ruth […]
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 […]
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 […]
