Spring has been welcoming us with the first tree blossoms emerging, and daffodils and other perennials bursting from the warming earth. Isn’t it time we welcomed it back? On March 16th from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m., the Rock Creek Morris Women will be doing just that. These dancers will be at Peirce Mill – with […]
Main Street updates: Monthly shop-local pop-ups, Connecticut Ave. plantings, Windom Place cleanup, small business support
Van Ness Main Street’s annual holiday pop-up market is expanding into a monthly, all-seasons event. From March to November, on the second Saturdays of each month, eight Made-in-DC (or nearby) vendors will set up shop inside the Van Ness Main Street office at 4340 Connecticut Avenue. And outside, Carpe Librum will sell used books and […]
Holiday “shop-local” made easy: The 2023 Van Ness Main Street Holiday Pop-Up vendors
Supporting local businesses and makers doesn’t get much easier than this. Van Ness Main Street is bringing made-in-DC creators to 4340 Connecticut Avenue for its 8th annual Holiday Pop-Up on Saturday, December 2nd. (The rain date is Sunday, December 3rd. RSVP here to receive event updates and alerts.) From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., visitors […]
October in the Neighborhood: Listen and learn with UDC Music; Grain Fair, Halloween celebrations
Some of the neighborhood events on our October calendar: Listen and learn with UDC’s music programs. UDC hosts periodic lunchtime lectures and performances in the Recital Hall (Building 46-Performing Arts). This month’s topics and guests are the piano music of Black composers (Tuesday, October 3rd), the founder/executive director of the Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation (Tuesday, […]
Main Street updates: Another plug for Art All Night; Appraise “treasures” in Chevy Chase, Spooktacular save-the-date
The Main Street organizations of Van Ness, Cleveland Park and Tenleytown are gearing up for what promises to be a great Art All Night on September 29th and 30th. We’ve written here about what to expect at the Van Ness Art All Night event on Saturday, September 29th, including appearances by WAMU’s Kojo Nnamdi and […]
An Art All Night 2023 sneak peek: Song! Dance! Kojo!
Well, it’s not the sneakiest of peeks. Van Ness Main Street has kept a running list of its September 29th Art All Night events and participants, all publicly available, for over a month. And last month, we wrote the “Four things to know about Art All Night 2023” in Van Ness, Tenleytown and Cleveland Park. […]
September in the Neighborhood: Ramble, wrangle, sing and play
September, for many of us, means a return to routine after summer adventures. But we don’t have to return to old ruts. Neighborhood groups and institutions have filled our calendar with many opportunities to try something new, make new friends, and in one case: Rejoin an activity beloved by many. We’re talking about the return […]
Four things to know about Art All Night 2023
Van Ness – a neighborhood not known for its night life – comes alive one night each year. And last year, Art All Night venues along Connecticut Avenue between Veazey Street and Nebraska Avenue attracted 4,600 visitors. If you’re planning to join the Art All Night festivities this year, here are a few things it’s […]
Business in Brief: “Black excellence” in Van Ness; Best bookstore in the “Best bookstore city”; Summer reading and summer offers
Get to know Flavor Garden and its founder: Her restaurant specializes in “fun food” such as funnel cakes. She created many of her seasoning blends to coax her mother to eat during chemotherapy. And Flavor Garden (at 4400 Connecticut Avenue) is Deirdre Holliday-White’s first full-service restaurant. Read more about Holliday-White’s background, her business and its […]
Business in Brief: Dog Haus and The Whale Tea in Van Ness; UDC Chick-fil-A targets fall opening; Sriracha shortage hits home
Two small but growing chains have found homes on Connecticut Avenue in Van Ness. Dog Haus, a hot dog and burger restaurant and bar, is leasing the space at 4340 Connecticut Avenue that was previously occupied by Acacia Food & Wine. And boba tea proprietor The Whale Tea will open a shop a few doors […]