by Marlene Berlin DC Water is replacing thousands of feet of cast iron water mains in Forest Hills over the next several months. The project requires digging up streets east […]
Want to find holiday lights? Head to your nearest “Main Street”
Commercial corridors in this area and throughout the District are decked out in holiday lights and festive displays this month, some in connection with local Main Streets. The lights serve […]
The 2020 “Shop-Local Workout:” Covid-19 edition
You could call it a Forest Hills Connection holiday tradition. In December 2012, Marlene Berlin combined her love of walking and her enthusiasm for supporting small businesses into our original […]
What it’s like at the reopened Politics and Prose
by Marlene Berlin Politics and Prose is welcoming customers inside again. And to me, it feels like I have my oasis back. We were never short of great reading material. […]
Photos: Patching up the Forest Hills CVS after vandalism; conscientiousness-raising posters
Vandals targeted the CVS Pharmacy at 5013 Connecticut Avenue Sunday night. On Monday afternoon, the store was closed and workers were boarding up the store. Politics and Prose next door […]
Signs of the times: Open for business in Van Ness and Forest Hills
April saw the return of Little Red Fox and Laliguras. The month of May begins with Acacia Food and Wine’s reopening. Acacia is accepting takeout and delivery orders from 3 […]
Meet Your Neighbors: The physical therapist who works on the mind-body connection
One of the newest additions to our ever-evolving Van Ness and Forest Hills Covid-19 business directory is physical therapist Gabrielle Czaja, whose office is in The Saratoga at Connecticut Avenue […]
Here’s what DC’s Covid-19 point man told CM Cheh and ANC 3F about the Days Inn Covid-19 quarantine site
As we and NBC4 reported this week, the Days Inn at 4400 Connecticut Avenue is one of five hotels operating as Covid-19 quarantine sites in the District. At the ANC […]
How neighbors are helping neighbors in the Brandywine Apartments
by Marlene Berlin David Luria, the president of the Brandywine Tenants Association, told Forest Hills Connection about a newly organized network of residents who are volunteering to help neighbors with […]
Forest Hills history: The ‘last farmer in Chevy Chase’
by Ann Kessler Conrad F. Springer claimed to be the “last farmer in Chevy Chase” when interviewed for a Washington Post article in November 1937. Mr. Springer’s farm actually wasn’t […]