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by Mary Beth Ray Mayor Muriel Bowser and a group of about 100 neighbors and civil servants spent Wednesday afternoon walking the Van Ness Connecticut Avenue corridor. She met citizens and merchants, and listened to a broad range of both complaints and creative ideas. Pedestrian and traffic safety, retail vibrancy, affordable housing, beautification, stormwater management […]
But first, the Comprehensive Plan. Now that the public comment period has closed, the DC government is now collecting comments on the proposed amendments to the future land use map from advisory neighborhood commissions only. And at the Tuesday, January 21st meeting of ANC 3F, chair Monika Nemeth says commissioners will vote on a resolution […]
We knew it as Perkins, for the food service company running the joint. But the UDC eatery temporarily making its home at 4250 Connecticut Avenue is called Firebird Millennium Café. And it is now serving students, staff and the public. The press release below reveals the weekday business hours. Plans for some expanded hours are […]
Opening The owner of Comet Ping Pong (5037 Connecticut Avenue) and Buck’s Fishing and Camping (5031 Connecticut) is planning to open a family-friendly, fast-casual Southwestern eatery in January at the former Besta Pizza on the same block. At its November meeting, ANC 3F approved a settlement agreement for an ABRA license for this new restaurant, […]
You’ll know it by the snowflakes in the windows. And the flurry of activity at 4340 Connecticut Avenue. Van Ness Main Street has transformed its storefront for what it says will be a “fabulous holiday shopping experience.” The 4th annual Van Ness Holiday Pop-UP Shop is this weekend, starting with an evening of shopping Friday, […]
Longtime Forest Hills Connection readers know how much our editor Marlene loves to walk, and how much we love local businesses. In 2012, Marlene combined the two into a “shop-local workout,” a guide to walking off Thanksgiving dinner and getting the holiday shopping done at the same time. We’ve chronicled a number of changes in […]
Van Ness Main Street sent us these photos of the Viet Chopsticks sign going up at 4304 Connecticut Avenue. The restaurant’s owners had initially planned an early fall opening date, then a November opening. But especially where restaurants are concerned, these things can be a moving target. In the meantime, you can study the menu […]
The Van Ness Holiday PopUp Shop returns for three days in December. Van Ness Main Street is opening its storefront at 4340 Connecticut Avenue to some 20 local creators. The 2019 holiday pop-up will begin with a “sip and shop” preview party on Friday, December 13th from 5:30 to 8 p.m. The sipping refers to […]
The Nicole Crowder Upholstery pop-up store at 4340 Connecticut Avenue opened with a celebration. So it’s fitting that it ends with one. Saturday, November 23rd is the pop-up’s last day (do stop in Thursday and Friday too, from noon to 6 p.m.). On Saturday, the first 50 guests get a free mini-cupcake baked by Sweet […]
Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and local businesses are standing by to help you prepare the meal… or enjoy it! Find the best wine to pair with your holiday meals. Calvert Woodley (4339 Connecticut) has several in-store wine tastings on its events calendar. Van Ness Main Street reminds us the UDC Van Ness farmers […]
