A couple of names of note appear on the agenda of ANC 3F’s meeting on Tuesday, September 20th. One is Ron Mason, the president of the University of the District […]
ANC 3F is telling ABRA it’s opposed to a medical marijuana dispensary at 4215 Connecticut Avenue because there’s already someone there
ANC 3F commissioners voted on August 18th to oppose an application to open a medical marijuana dispensary at 4215 Connecticut Avenue, on the grounds that the site is already occupied […]
DC’s next medical cannabis dispensary could be in Ward 3, and Van Ness is one of the proposed locations
The Van Ness storefront that is currently home to Pill Plus Pharmacy is one of many potential sites for a new medical marijuana dispensary to be located in either Ward […]
DC Water says Soapstone sewer project noise is within allowed limits. That’s no comfort to its neighbors.
The noise generated by pumps diverting Soapstone Creek from one of the sewer project sites has generated noise complaints from neighboring residents. FYI this is how it sounds from 7AM […]
Soapstone sewer project update: Stream restoration under way; noise complaints, and no sewer pipe work for at least 60 days
by Marlene Berlin The sewer rehabilitation project in the Soapstone Valley is also a stream restoration project, intended both to repair damage from years of stormwater erosion and to armor […]
Run for ANC – and be where “the rubber meets the road on local politics”
We will be electing several new advisory neighborhood commissioners in January. Perhaps you will be one of them. Between the redrawing of boundaries after the 2020 Census, and incumbents deciding […]
ANC 3F July 19 agenda: A deputy mayor and a Soapstone update
And a quick note on our neighbors in ANC 3E. The Tenleytown/Friendship Heights advisory neighborhood commission’s July 20th meeting agenda includes updates on two redevelopment projects of local interest: Mazza […]
Hey, kids and teens: Sundays this summer, you can help Connecticut Avenue’s pollinator gardens grow
Van Ness Main Street and ANC 3F have a kid-friendly volunteer opportunity (and a chance for teens to earn community service hours) each Sunday through August. Here’s the notice from […]
ANC 3F June 22 agenda: Public safety updates; Control over new streetlights; Connecticut Ave. bike lanes
ANC 3F has a jam-packed agenda for its next virtual meeting, which will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 22nd instead of its usual third-Tuesday-of-the-month schedule. Here’s the […]
Local air quality expert and ANC 3F alarmed that Soapstone sewer project oversight won’t include an air quality permit
DC’s environmental agency will not require an air quality permit “at this time” for DC Water’s sewer pipe relining project in the Soapstone Valley. The reason, ANC 3F commissioners were […]