by Kathy Sykes When the days are getting shorter and the temperatures are cooling down, it is bulb-planting season! October is the time to plant bulbs that will emerge in the spring to brighten and color our neighborhood with red tulips, yellow daffodils, and purple crocuses and allium. And this month, Van Ness Main Street […]
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Little Red Fox, Calvert Woodley and more are up for City Paper “Best of DC” awards
If it’s true that it’s an honor just to be nominated, then the honors are pouring in for Little Red Fox. Voting is under way for Washington City Paper’s Best of DC 2021 awards, and the bakery and cafe at 5035 Connecticut Avenue is a finalist in four categories. Calvert Woodley and Pho 14 are […]
He envisioned Albemarle Street as an ‘attractive’ thoroughfare from AU to Mount Pleasant. It was not to be.
by Ann Kessler A 1913 real estate map of Washington makes it look easy to drive into Rock Creek Park from Connecticut Avenue. Just turn onto Albemarle Street and continue straight into the park. The publisher of this map obviously took liberties, perhaps taking to heart this description of Albemarle in The Washington Post in […]
A century ago, the neighborhood playground was… the neighborhood
In 2019, we published a series of recollections by Fred Rhodes (1913-2001), a federal worker whose long and varied resumé included the Manhattan Project and the Nixon administration. But a century ago, he was just a kid in Forest Hills, and the Soapstone Valley was his playground. His memoir Four Seasons in the Soapstone Valley, shared […]
Business in Brief: Avalon Theatre reopening; “Puppy Hour” and perseverance
In the May Forest Hills Connection newsletter, our editor-in-chief mentioned dining with her husband at Rosemary Bistro Cafe early that month. “It was the first time we dined out together since the beginning of Covid-19. Lots of tables were filled at Rosemary and I’m Eddie Cano,” Marlene Berlin wrote. “Other than the waiters, passersby and […]
Photos: Big storms leave a mark on our streams
by Marlene Berlin Nature gave us quite a light show Wednesday evening. And an interactive one too. If you weren’t quick enough, you may have had to do some mopping up, as the wind drove the heavy rain sideways through open windows. The Capital Weather Gang collected some amazing photos of the storm rolling over […]
Business in Brief: Sugar Fox returns; Stop here for ‘Bucks;’ A fully booked ‘flight,’ Cookie for Kojo
Warmer weather means ice cream and lobster rolls They’re back. Nantucket Clam Shack, the ghost restaurant introduced last year by I’m Eddie Cano (5014 Connecticut) has returned for the season. And Sugar Fox (5027 Connecticut) is serving ice cream and cupcakes Thursdays through Sundays from 2 to 8 p.m. One customer, group or family is […]
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Here’s why many of us woke up on February 26th to little or no water
by Marlene Berlin On Friday, February 26th, many of us woke up to discover we had no water, muddy-looking water or low water pressure. Turning on the taps produced a trickle, or nothing at all. Thanks to Emanuel Briggs of DC Water, we now know why. The story begins on Tuesday, February 23rd on Linnean […]
What’s been accomplished six weeks into DC Water’s 16-month Forest Hills water main replacement project
by Marlene Berlin On Tuesday, DC Water construction workers were tearing up the intersection of Davenport Street and Linnean Avenue to get at the old cast iron water main. The old pipes are being replaced in an extensive project that began in Forest Hills in the first week of December and will continue through March […]
Business in Brief: Sugar Fox hosting a pop-up; Greenhouses popping up outside Rosemary Bistro; Tino’s pop-up sells out fast
We’re not going downtown to work, or shop, or dine like we did prior to the pandemic. So one downtown restaurant is coming to us. In January, Little Sesame is opening a rotisserie chicken pop-up at Sugar Fox (5027 Connecticut Avenue). The pop-up already has a takeout and delivery menu, which includes a whole or […]