Sometimes, the work-from-home crowd needs a place where they can work away from home. Where can they go? They can join one of the co-working spaces springing up around DC. […]
Van Ness DC walking tour highlights area’s new strengths, continued weaknesses
by Marlene Berlin A walking tour of Van Ness last Saturday highlighted the past, the present and the potential of this DC commercial district. Around 30 people, mostly neighbors, joined […]
A new (and old) look coming at the corner of Connecticut and Albemarle
by Marlene Berlin Did you notice that the green canopies over the businesses on the southeast corner of Connecticut and Albemarle have come down? What lies beneath is the sleekness […]
Rise in Van Ness food trucks causes anxiety for restaurants
by Cuneyt Dil Current Newspapers correspondent This article appears in the August 3, 2016 edition of the Northwest Current (download the newspaper here). We reprint it with permission from Current […]
Former Van Ness Walgreens cleaned up after months of urging; New tenant close to signing
by Mary Beth Ray Many readers of the Forest Hills Connection pass the former Van Ness Walgreens (4225 Connecticut Avenue) on a daily basis, and it is symbolic of both […]
Forest Hills Art Walk vendors: Meet Dijana Zaric, couture cake and patisserie chef
by Dzenita Mehic Saracevic When Dijana Zaric of DG Cakes (DG stands for delicious and gorgeous) arrived at one of the sites of the Forest Hills Art Walk in May, […]
Mayor honors Acacia Bistro and other Great Streets grantees
Acacia Bistro’s owner was awarded a $40,000 Great Streets small business grant in March. Uzay Turker got a chance to personally thank the mayor a few weeks later. This city […]
Forest Hills DC opthalmologist merges practice and moves… next door
Longtime Forest Hills neighbor Dr. Leonard Friedman has practiced ophthalmology in the neighborhood for 30 years, at 4201 Connecticut Avenue. Today brings a change: His practice officially merges with Rockville-based […]
DDOT studying whether Chick-fil-A means “chicken chaos” at Van Ness
by Marlene Berlin One measure of Chick-fil-A’s success, at restaurants across the country, is the line at the drive-thru. DDOT’s planners have concerns about that. This company would not be […]
Meet your neighbors: RaReR, an upcycled furniture business
Formerly a lawyer and an architect, they now spend their days repurposing furniture. Frances Wu and Sharon Huang formed RaReR – Repurpose, Recreate, Revive – after meeting as fellow parents […]