Calvert Woodley hosts many beer, wine and spirits tastings at its store (4339 Connecticut Avenue). It’s going to need a lot more room for this one. We’re invited to sample […]
Business in Brief: Passports to Van Ness; Apartments at Dancing Crab site; Avalon benefit lauds “Casablanca”
by Katherine Saltzman and Forest Hills Connection Van Ness/Forest Hills Van Ness Main Street The UDC and Van Ness farmers market returns to its spot in front of the UDC […]
Van Ness’s Italian Pizza Kitchen is now welcoming the weekend brunch crowd
When we founded Forest Hills Connection six years ago, only two neighborhood restaurants offered a weekend brunch, which we’ll (generally) define as a sit-down meal and the option of an […]
Business in Brief: Little Red Fox ice cream; More Cleveland Park closures/openings; New Chevy Chase eateries
by Katherine Saltzman Forest Hills/Van Ness Little Red Fox We’ll say yes to ice cream any day of the week, so Little Red Fox’s March 13th newsletter held tantalizing news […]
Business in Brief: Forest Hills/Van Ness, Cleveland Park and Tenleytown
by Katherine Saltzman Van Ness Acacia Bistro Acacia Bistro has hired a new chef who plans to update the menu and create Mediterranean-inspired fusion dishes. Bouchaib Naji, originally from Morocco, […]
Closed and closing: Banana Leaf, Terasol and Johnson’s Garden Center
Only a week ago we were reminiscing about some of the shops and restaurants that used to be here; some long gone (like Hot Shoppes), others more recently departed (such […]
We reminisce about businesses past, and welcome the new ones
Should auld acquaintance be forgot? Not in our neighborhood. Longtime residents can mark time not only by the calendar – but also by the businesses that have come and gone. […]
Compilation: Holiday specials and hours at Van Ness/Forest Hills businesses
The holidays mean specials and reduced hours at some local businesses. Here’s a compilation. (And if you have details and updates on more, please contact us at [email protected].) Sfoglina has […]
Van Ness has changed. Have our needs changed too?
A lot has changed since we surveyed readers four years ago about the kinds of retail the neighborhood needs and wants at Van Ness. Many of you wanted a bakery. […]
A Van Ness/Forest Hills Small Business Saturday recap, in tweets
My goodness. You may not have walked and shopped off Thanksgiving dinner with our Shop-Local Workout, but you certainly made for a bustling Small Business Saturday. Tweets (and a few […]