NEW: The Forest Hills Park dance party will be held on its rain date: Sunday, April 27th. Babies, let’s boogie. If a toddler dance-off sounds like the best thing ever, head over to Forest Hill Park this Saturday, April 26th between 4 and 6 p.m. Van Ness Main Street is hosting a family dance party. […]
UDC Van Ness farmers market opens April 19 with a new urban farmer in the vendor lineup
This Saturday, the UDC Van Ness farmers market returns for an extended season with many familiar vendors and some new faces. The newcomers include Quinta Jackson Burns, a 2012 UDC law school grad who began her urban farming journey during the pandemic. UDC says Burns is the first participant of UDC’s Beginning Farmer Program to […]
Business in Brief: The openings edition (MOM’s, The Whale Tea, Bold Alley)
by Marlene Berlin and Forest Hills Connection Van Ness now has a second full-service grocery store. MOM’s Organic Market opened its Van Ness location on Friday, April 6th with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and grand opening specials that lasted through the weekend. Like the Giant Food across the street, the store is easily accessible via Metro […]
Business in Brief: Burger King teardown, MOM’s opening date confirmed, and an offer for fired fed and NGO workers
As we first reported in our newsletter, the former Van Ness Burger King is heading for demolition. The raze application filed with the District does not appear to be tied to an imminent sale of the property, which has been on the market for several months. MOM’s Van Ness opening now even more official: A […]
Calvert Woodley passes torch to new owners; MOM’s Van Ness grand opening in April
A new era at Calvert Woodley: For the first time in nearly 60 years, Calvert Woodley Wines & Spirits is not owned and operated by a member of the Sands family. Michael Sands, who took the reins from his late father Ed, is “passing the torch” to Jay and Tanvi Patel, Chevy Chase residents who […]
UDC retail update: MOM’s, Dog Haus, The Whale Tea and a smoothie place
Work on the MOM’s Organic Market at Van Ness continues inside. But a key step prior to the store’s opening happens outside: the installation of the signs. At the February 6th meeting of the UDC Community-Campus Task Force, MOM’s landlord UDC said the signs (which even had the federal government weighing in via the Commission […]
Business in Brief: First Van Ness restaurant opening of 2025; More on the Exxon burgers
A new Indian restaurant has moved into the former Laliguras at 4221B Connecticut Avenue. It’s called Tikka. It serves North Indian and Nepali food. And it opened for business on February 3rd. Tikka’s opening day arrived quickly, too. The work likely began months before the alcohol license placards appeared on the windows in January (when […]
Business in Brief: Burgers at Exxon, hot carryout at Shemali’s, and 9 years of Van Ness Main Street
The neighborhood has two new places to grab hot food to go. And they’re both located in businesses that have been here a while. Like the Exxon, above. A new eatery called Nash & Smash is serving Nashville-style chicken sandwiches and smash burgers, and you can also order for delivery. The other new takeout spot […]
The “Shop-Local Workout,” Holiday 2024 edition
Put your best walking shoes and a large backpack by the door. It’s time for our annual holiday tradition: the “Shop-Local Workout.” In 2012, our editor-in-chief told us about some of her favorite walks and some of her favorite stops. And every year since, we have published a new version of the multi-neighborhood shopping-and-walking tour, […]
Business in Brief: Vacancies update; More about Rosedale; Open on Thanksgiving
Van Ness landlords are chipping away at retail vacancies. Rosedale recently opened at 4465 Connecticut Avenue, leaving Saul Centers with one final ground floor space to fill at Park Van Ness. UDC said at the Nov. 7th Community-Campus Task Force Meeting that a third business is in talks to join Chick-fil-A and Fuddruckers in the […]