The Avalon Theatre’s gala on Sunday, May 5th will celebrate 90 years of Oscar-winning film scores. The next day, the theater will screen a documentary for a special audience that’s […]
Main Street updates: Holiday light competitions, winter markets, and a Santa-themed bar crawl and fundraiser
Small and local businesses have been gearing up for the holidays, and so have our area Main Streets, with events designed to bring people to their commercial corridors for shopping […]
Opinion: The case for better Connecticut Avenue bus service, and how advocacy could make it happen
by Marlene Berlin As WMATA develops its “Better Bus” regionwide plan, a big question for residents along upper Connecticut Avenue is whether bus service really will be better: faster, more […]
Main Street updates: Another plug for Art All Night; Appraise “treasures” in Chevy Chase, Spooktacular save-the-date
The Main Street organizations of Van Ness, Cleveland Park and Tenleytown are gearing up for what promises to be a great Art All Night on September 29th and 30th. We’ve […]
Neighborhood in the News: Another ambassador moving in; Rent on the rise; The real birthplace of the U.S. atomic age
After living in hotels and other temporary homes in Washington for the past two years, Israeli Ambassador Michael Herzog is getting a new and permanent official residence. And it’s in […]
Chevy Chase’s American City Diner: A brief history, what’s next, and one family’s fond memories
by Marlene Berlin In 1988, Jeffrey Gildenhorn opened a 1940s-style diner at Connecticut Avenue and Morrison Street. For 30 years, the retro American City Diner served up regular diner fare: […]
Business in Brief: Bread Furst II; American City Diner’s next act; “Save the Walking Lane”
This is not the briefest of “Business in Brief” updates, but there’s a lot going on! Baguettes times deux: On April 11th, we spotted a Bread Furst tweet with this […]
Here are the opening dates for the UDC, Sheridan and other local farmers markets
It’s the other most wonderful time of the year: When the local farmers markets return for a new season, and share their bounties of fresh produce, prepared foods, and so […]
Business in Brief: Little Red Fox cookbook; Hillwood perfume; Uptown Theater revival effort
Kickstart a comic (cook)book: Mourning the loss of Little Red Fox? Three months after the Forest Hills bakery and cafe closed, LRF founders and comic book enthusiasts Matt and Jena […]
Main Street updates: Spring plantings and summer movies in Van Ness; new leadership in Tenleytown; puppets professional leads Chevy Chase org
Van Ness Main Street is gearing up for another season of spring pollinator plantings along Connecticut Avenue. Starting on Saturday, March 25th, certified Master Gardener Kathy Sykes will once again […]