The NW Community Food will be staying in Van Ness. Every Sunday for the past four years, the volunteer-run pantry has distributed free food and cleaning supplies from the former Walgreens (4225 Connecticut Avenue) in partnership with UDC, which holds the master lease on the property. At the March ANC 3F meeting, NW Community Food’s […]
ANC 3F April 22 agenda: Van Ness food pantry, Murch “Safe Routes,” another medical cannabis license request
In February, the director of the volunteer-run NW Community Food pantry told ANC 3F that it was in search of a new home because its UDC-donated space at 4225 Connecticut Avenue will be put to another use. ANC 3F’s April agenda (below) includes an update during the community forum portion of the meeting. Among the […]
NW Community Food pantry is in search of a new home
Ward 3’s only food pantry is a grassroots effort that sprang up during the pandemic. NW Community Food now serves 300 households every week, and the pantry’s director told ANC 3F’s February meeting that she expected the federal government job cuts would increase the need. NW Community Food is itself in need… of a new […]
Another Forest Hills Park maintenance issue: a wooded area full of invasive vegetation
ANC 3F and Forest Hills Park advocacy group Good Clean Fun (GCF) have been working to bring several maintenance issues to the District’s attention. The problem areas include the wooded area between the park’s baseball field and Brandywine Street. ANC 3F02 commissioner Sue Guzman and Good Clean Fun co-founder Tracy Zorpette met recently with John […]
ANC 3F Feb. 18 agenda: Council member Frumin and community food pantry updates
Ward 3 Council member Matt Frumin is attending ANC 3F’s meeting on Tuesday, February 18th to talk about the 2025 legislative session and his committee assignments, including chair of the Human Services Committee. The Zoom meeting starts at 7 p.m., and according to the agenda below, Frumin’s estimated start time is 7:25. Also on the […]
ANC 3F News: New officers, recruiting school crossing guards, and Community Grants 101
ANC 3F’s January 14th meeting covered a lot of ground and made a lot of news, including: The exterior demolition of UDC’s tallest structure, Building 41, is to begin this month. Albemarle Street east of Connecticut might not reopen until the end of July. And DDOT scrapped a proposal to make Davenport Street between Linnean […]
Mark your calendar: Community meetings Feb 5 and 6 with DDOT and UDC
Wednesday, February 5th at 7 p.m.: ANC 3F Commissioners Amy Rofman (3F01) and Claudette David (3F04) are jointly hosting a community meeting with DDOT. Register at bit.ly/smdevent for the Zoom link. The discussion will include Reno Road and Connecticut Avenue issues, the need for more school crossing guards (far more demand than supply, says Commissioner […]
ANC 3F meets tonight. On the agenda: Davenport one-way, Albemarle closure, and more
The Albemarle Street closure, now four months old, has brought “unexpected joys” to neighbors who live to the east of the DC Water project site. Last fall, they even threw a block party. They can probably squeeze in a springtime block party too. The street closure, for the final phase of the DC Water Soapstone sewer […]
Meet the ANC 3F commissioners starting a new two-year term in office
January 2nd was the first day in office for several elected DC officials, including advisory neighborhood commissioners. You can see Ward 3 Council member Matt Frumin in the background of the photo above, conducting the swearing-in ceremony for Ward 3’s newly elected ANCs. Frumin published the photo, and his congratulations, in his constituent newsletter later […]
Be informed! Upcoming meetings on Ward 3 public safety, neighborhood issues, a stormwater control project, and more
Want to question DC agency leaders about the efforts to curb crime and improve public safety in Ward 3? To get the latest on what’s stalling DC Water’s Albemarle Street project? To dig into another erosion control project in the Soapstone Valley? The coming week is stacked with meetings on these topics and more. The […]