Outside experts gave the business corridors in Van Ness and the 5000 block of Connecticut Avenue a closer look last year. Van Ness Main Street released the results of the two studies early this year. As we’ve reported previously, both studies had a lot to say about the former Intelsat campus and its impact on […]
Business in Brief: New Van Ness businesses; Intelsat auction canceled; Whale Tea rebrands; I’m Eddie Cano bankruptcy update
Some Forest Hills Connection reporting involves poking our heads through open doors. Doing so recently yielded the news that the last remaining vacant retail space at Park Van Ness (4455 Connecticut Avenue) has been leased to an IV hydration spa. A contractor getting the space ready told us Hydralive Therapy is moving in. Similarly, we […]
Business in Brief: Dog Haus opens Feb. 16; business anniversaries include the car that crashed into Giant’s dairy section
More neighborhood business news has landed on our plate since our February 9th update, so we’re offering you another serving. The Dog Haus Biergarten announces its Van Ness opening date: Presidents Day, and the February 18th grand opening celebration at 4340 Connecticut Avenue will be an all-day affair, with specials starting with its 8 a.m. […]
Business in Brief: Burger King razing and redevelopment; saving I’m Eddie Cano; Banana Leaf redux
by Marlene Berlin and Forest Hills Connection No coming back from this: When the Van Ness Burger King (4422 Connecticut) closed suddenly at the end of 2022, we had trouble believing it. But it was indeed the end, and now the building is nearly gone, too. The Burger King was remembered more fondly for its […]
I’m Eddie Cano’s Feb. 15 Carnevale fundraiser is an effort to keep the restaurant’s doors open (Sponsored)
This article is sponsored by I’m Eddie Cano. I’m Eddie Cano, the family-run Italian restaurant at 5014 Connecticut Avenue, will host a Venetian-themed Carnevale cocktail reception and fundraiser on Sunday, February 15th, in an effort to raise $100,000 and keep its doors open. The fundraiser comes as the District faces a record wave of restaurant […]
Business in Brief: New restaurants in January; Holiday lights recycling at MOM’s; 10 years of Van Ness Main Street
Mid-January openings eyed for Malabar and Dog Haus: Rosedale (4465 Connecticut Avenue) served its last meals to customers on December 13th, and is now undergoing what owner Ashok Bajaj expects will be a month-long menu and interior transformation. The new restaurant is named Malabar, after India’s southwestern coast, and seafood will be a prominent feature […]
Business in Brief: Bajaj’s Rosedale restaurant to close and transform; Rosemary streatery dismantled; Avis Budget returns to Van Ness
Rosedale becoming Malabar: Rosedale, Ashok Bajaj’s farm-to-table restaurant in Van Ness, will be closing around the middle of this month, and a modern Indian concept based on food from the Malabar Coast will take Rosedale’s place in mid-January. Rosedale has become a popular neighborhood spot since it opened at 4464 Connecticut Avenue in October 2024, […]
‘She said yes’: The story of a Bread Furst marriage proposal
While browsing Instagram one day last month, we saw a surprising and thrilling post from Bread Furst: a photo of a man on bended knee, proposing to his soon-to-be fiancée. There was no doubt as to her answer. The caption: “she said yes.” The November 9th proposal was also “a complete surprise” for the bride-to-be, […]
December in the Neighborhood: Van Ness holiday market; 1906 ‘Christmas Boycott’ book talk; Katrina documentary screening; Holidays at Hillwood
Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina: UDC digital media program is hosting a special screening of National Geographic’s “Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time,” a documentary series that recently won a Critics Choice Award for Best Historical Documentary. The screening of the third episode will take place Tuesday, December 2nd at 10 a.m. at the UDC Theater […]
The “Shop-Local Workout,” Holiday 2025 edition
Tomorrow: Enjoy the Thanksgiving spread. Black Friday and Small Business Saturday: Walk it all off. It’s time for Forest Hills Connection’s very own Thanksgiving tradition: the Shop-Local Workout. We’ve been updating and resharing this 2012 article by Editor-in-Chief Marlene Berlin every year since then. It’s a shopping-and-walking tour hitting routes and businesses in Van Ness, […]