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by Marlene Berlin Talk about delayed gratification. About two dozen volunteers came out Sunday, November 10th to plant daffodils and other spring bulbs along the west side of Connecticut Avenue in Van Ness. And they won’t see the fruits – or flowers – of their labors until spring. Kathy Sykes is a friend of Van […]
Our first thought upon emerging from the Van Ness Metro station on Saturday afternoon was that there had been a brief but intense downpour. But we quickly realized only Connecticut Avenue was flooded. And we found the source on the next block. A 12-inch water main had ruptured outside the UDC Student Center, scattering dirt […]
Have you noticed? In the past couple of weeks, more tree boxes along Connecticut Avenue in Van Ness have been filled with flowers. We have a master gardener to thank for that. As Van Ness Main Street said on Facebook, Kathy Sykes has led the effort to add more plantings to the Avenue. Last May, […]
by Marlene Berlin If you’ve lived around here a while, you might remember the upholstery shop at 4340 Connecticut Avenue. Mill End Shops had a rather traditional bent. The upholsterer who is opening a pop-up shop at 4340 Connecticut for the next month has a more modern aesthetic. Nicole Crowder of Nicole Crowder Upholstery likes […]
It started with a broken toe. Well, there’s a bit more to it than that. But a broken pinky toe forced Van Ness/Forest Hills resident Evelyn Fox to take two months’ leave from her nursing job, which led to Fox starting her home baking business, Sweet Evelyn. “[The broken toe] was a real disaster for […]
Do you know your advisory neighborhood commissioner? ANCs, if you’re not familiar, are a bit like neighborhood-level city councils, and their districts cover a few blocks. ANC 3F has seven single member districts covering (roughly) the northern half of the 20008 Zip code. And they all work together to bring local issues to the city’s […]
Van Ness Main Street and local businesses are throwing another party for pups and the people who love them. Details here from interim executive director Cherie Lester: Attention lovers of dogs, beer and fun: The 3rd Annual Barks and Brews Festival is less than one month away! This year’s fest will be held on Sunday […]
by Katherine Saltzman and Forest Hills Connection Closed – but not forever Within days of the fire that gutted St. Arnold’s and The Abbey (3433 Connecticut Avenue) in late June, its owners said they had already started the process of rebuilding. And they are approaching the ordeal with grace and humor. (“The kitchen is ‘toast,’” […]
From 7 to 10 p.m. on June 22nd, celebrate Van Ness Main Street and raise money for its mission: support local businesses, attract new ones, and make Van Ness a more beautiful, sustainable and vibrant economic and cultural hub. “A Speakeasy Soirée” is the Main Street’s third annual fundraising event. UDC is hosting the party […]
by Marlene Berlin Theresa Cameron is leaving Van Ness Main Street at the end of May to join the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at Strathmore as vice president. She will be greatly missed. Cameron was hired as Van Ness Main Street’s first executive in January 2016, two months after the organization won the District’s “Main Street” […]
