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In five months’ time, a new Chevy Chase Main Street has been funded, then defunded, then saved

December 10, 2020 by FHC Leave a Comment

by Jerry Malitz Every story needs heroes. And every piece of legislation needs advocates willing to not just fight for its passage, but to make sure it gets funded and ultimately enacted. The story of Chevy Chase Main Street is no exception. The saga begins with Ward 3 Council member Mary Cheh, who in June […]

Filed Under: Chevy Chase, Main Street, News

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Want to find holiday lights? Head to your nearest “Main Street”

December 1, 2020 by FHC Leave a Comment

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 as a beacon to attract customers to small and local businesses, and as a beacon of hope for better times to come. And of course, […]

Filed Under: Cleveland Park, Forest Hills, Main Street, Nearby News, News, Shop & Eat Local, Tenleytown, Things To Do, Van Ness

DC’s “Winter Ready” grant buys neighborhood restaurants more time for outdoor dining

November 5, 2020 by FHC Leave a Comment

by Will Fowler In late September, Mayor Bowser announced a $4.1 million grant program for DC restaurants winterizing outdoor dining spaces. The Streatery Winter Ready Grant provides $6,000 for equipment including space heaters, seating and awnings. “We’re nowhere near Phase Three reopening,” said Gloria Garcia, executive director at Van Ness Main Street. “This grant was […]

Filed Under: Featured, Main Street, News, Out to eat, Shop & Eat Local

Dig (or donate) now for daffodils later: Help Van Ness Main Street plant spring bulbs through Nov. 8

October 15, 2020 by FHC 1 Comment

On a couple of weekends last fall, Van Ness Main Street and neighbors came out for a Connecticut Avenue beautification project. And then we waited. One month, two months, four. At last, the fruits – or flowers – of their labors emerged in the spring. Now, Van Ness Main Street and Master Gardener Kathy Sykes […]

Filed Under: Main Street, News, Things To Do

Van Ness streetscape improvement project moves closer to design phase

October 1, 2020 by FHC Leave a Comment

by Marlene Berlin In July 2018, and after considerable effort by Van Ness Main Street, the DC Council allocated $1.5 million dollars in the FY 2019 budget for the design and public engagement phase of a Van Ness streetscape improvement project. It was a long time in coming. The DC Office of Planning and DDOT […]

Filed Under: Featured, Main Street, News, Sustainability, Van Ness

Business in Brief: Local Main Streets grow, evolve and adapt

September 7, 2020 by FHC 1 Comment

Van Ness Main Street is now the main street program of Forest Hills, too. “Our vibrancy and community just doubled!” VNMS Executive Director Gloria Garcia announced in a recent newsletter. “Our formal request to expand our main street’s border to Nebraska Ave has been approved by DC’s Department of Small and Local Business Development.” Van […]

Filed Under: Business in Brief, Featured, Main Street, News

Not a restaurant reopening, but a new opening: Viet Chopsticks now welcoming customers in Van Ness

June 25, 2020 by FHC Leave a Comment

“Hope you will have a good story of us recovering one day soon,” the owner of Viet Chopsticks told The Washington Post in late March. The recovery story is still being written, but the Vietnamese restaurant has taken an important first step: Viet Chopsticks opened at 4304 Connecticut Avenue yesterday. Van Ness Main Street announced […]

Filed Under: Business, Featured, Main Street, News, Out to eat

Testimony at DC Main Streets budget hearing highlights Van Ness Main Street’s swift emergency aid to local businesses

June 24, 2020 by FHC Leave a Comment

Van Ness Main Street has long had its work cut out for it. Charged with putting the Van Ness commercial corridor on the map, the 4.5-year-old organization’s mission has expanded northward to include the Connecticut Avenue shopping district between Fessenden Street and Nebraska Avenue. It serves 39 small and local businesses, including 22 minority-owned, 14 […]

Filed Under: Featured, Main Street, News

Support Van Ness Main Street’s efforts to support small businesses during its June 15-25 silent auction

June 12, 2020 by FHC Leave a Comment

We can’t gather for a gala or swing into a soiree for Van Ness Main Street. But we can spend the next two weeks supporting the main street’s mission by taking part in its online silent auction. The auction goes live at noon on Monday, June 15th and closes at noon on Thursday, June 25th. […]

Filed Under: Main Street, News

When a simple ‘thank you’ isn’t enough

May 15, 2020 by FHC Leave a Comment

Have you seen it? Shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday, this appeared on the south-facing wall of the Hastings Condominiums at 4444 Connecticut Avenue. Who is behind this “thank you” to essential workers? Last month, FHC editor Marlene Berlin called Van Ness Main Street Executive Director Gloria Garcia with an idea: a light projection that expresses […]

Filed Under: Around the Neighborhood, Coronavirus, Main Street, News

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