On May 6th, Van Ness Main Street hosted its first in-person annual meeting since 2019. Here is some of the news from the meeting: Fundraising and grants: Van Ness Main Street raised a record $76,032 in 2021, and it has already raised $47,000 toward its $76,000 goal this year. The “Giving Tree” painted on the […]
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Business in Brief: Italian Bar opens; Details about Flavor Garden; Rosemary Bistro gets Washington Post raves
Italian Bar’s opening day is at hand: Friday the 13th might forever be Italian Bar’s lucky day. Its owners announced on Friday, May 13th that its sign had arrived, and was gracing the storefront at 5007 Connecticut Avenue. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Italian Bar DC (@italianbardc) But more importantly, so […]
This Saturday, help start a new pollinator garden and visit local EU-member embassies
For the last several weekends, volunteers from the neighborhood have beautified our area by planting native, pollinator-friendly plants and flowers along Connecticut Avenue in front of businesses, offices and the Montessori school between Van Ness Street Street and Nebraska Avenue. The effort will continue for the next two Saturdays, May 14th and 21st, from 1:00 […]
Van Ness Main Street’s message to real estate developers: Let’s talk
by Chuck Schilke Co-chair of the Van Ness Main Street Economic Development Committee For some time, Van Ness Main Street’ community economic development group has wanted to convey to investors, real estate developers, and others that Van Ness invites investment and development that enhances the quality of life in Van Ness, Forest Hills, and Wakefield. […]
CANCELLED: Meet the makers who will be at Van Ness Main Street’s May 14th spring pop-up market
The weather is not cooperating! After the May 7th postponement due to rain, the May 14th market has been cancelled… due to rain. Van Ness Main Street is talking to vendors and trying for a June date, to be announced. An impressive group of area artists, artisans and makers will be popping up at Van […]
A neighborhood Master Gardener turns teacher in Politics and Prose classes on creating pollinator-friendly gardens
by Kathy Sykes If you enjoy wildflowers, bumblebees, butterflies and birds, and want to learn more how you can grow a garden that brings nature to you, then I have something you won’t want to miss. For the past few years, I have been working with Van Ness Main Street, fellow Master Gardeners and neighbors […]
Plan your Saturday: Morris dancers greet spring at Peirce Mill; Join the Rock Creek “Extreme Cleanup,” Shop the “Books and Blossoms” pop-up
4/7/2022 update: Friends of Peirce Mill says the mill will not be running on April 9th after all, due to a “recently identified safety issue.” “The gears will be still, but the Mill will nevertheless be open to the public from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with volunteers and park rangers on hand to provide […]
Business in Brief: The I’m Eddie Cano people plan a pizzeria, and for indie movie theaters, it’s “No Time to Die”
The I’m Eddie Cano family continues to grow, slowly: In January, Massimo and Carolyn Papetti revealed plans for a Roman-style pizzeria in Glover Park. And at this point, it might be a spring opening for that new restaurant, and for Italian Bar. The Papettis’ original opening timeline for the coffee and gelato bar two doors […]
Where’s Van Ness Main Street? Just follow the new banners.
As you stroll or drive down Connecticut Avenue, be sure to look up. The street lights in the commercial areas between Nebraska Avenue and Van Ness Street are now adorned with Van Ness Main Street banners, 28 in all. These banners are “brand statement markers” for the organization and its project area, which expanded to […]
This spring, plant pollinator-friendly blooms, shop pop-up markets, and tour the world without leaving the neighborhood
Spring can get here any day now. And it’s not like we can hurry it along. But we can plan to make spring in Van Ness and Forest Hills more colorful, and more lively, and more fun. Enjoy live jazz: On Thursday, March 17th at 6 p.m., UDC Jazz Studies director Allyn Johnson is hosting […]