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by Mary Beth Ray Mayor Muriel Bowser and a group of about 100 neighbors and civil servants spent Wednesday afternoon walking the Van Ness Connecticut Avenue corridor. She met citizens and merchants, and listened to a broad range of both complaints and creative ideas. Pedestrian and traffic safety, retail vibrancy, affordable housing, beautification, stormwater management […]
Van Ness Main Street did not have to go far to find its next executive director. She has lived in Van Ness for nearly two decades. “We are thrilled that long-time Van Ness resident Gloria Garcia has joined as our second Executive Director,” Sarah Cumbie, the chair of the Van Ness Main Street board, said […]
You’ll know it by the snowflakes in the windows. And the flurry of activity at 4340 Connecticut Avenue. Van Ness Main Street has transformed its storefront for what it says will be a “fabulous holiday shopping experience.” The 4th annual Van Ness Holiday Pop-UP Shop is this weekend, starting with an evening of shopping Friday, […]
The Van Ness Holiday PopUp Shop returns for three days in December. Van Ness Main Street is opening its storefront at 4340 Connecticut Avenue to some 20 local creators. The 2019 holiday pop-up will begin with a “sip and shop” preview party on Friday, December 13th from 5:30 to 8 p.m. The sipping refers to […]
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 the afternoon of Saturday, November 9th 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 […]
Have you popped into the pop-up shop at 4340 Connecticut Avenue yet? The accessories that make Nicole Crowder’s temporary showroom look like a home (an extremely cool and comfy home) include china from Vintage Glam Tea Party. If you have shopped the pop-up, you’ve seen the vintage glam. This Saturday, November 9th, you’ll find the […]
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 […]
