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Covering Forest Hills, Van Ness, North Cleveland Park and Wakefield
by Katherine Saltzman Local artists and businesses are getting ready to shine during the District’s Art All Night festivities this Saturday, September 29th. Tenleytown Main Street is one of eight DC Main Street organizations participating in the free event. Tenleytown hosted its first Art All Night three years ago, when its Main Street program was […]
by Katherine Saltzman Food lovers and local business supporters have a lot to be excited for as local restaurateurs open new locations across Northwest DC. Van Ness/Forest Hills Can’t say “pleased to meet you” yet to I’m Eddie Cano We reported last week that I’m Eddie Cano’s proprietors plan a September 27th opening. Then, they […]
by Katherine Saltzman Van Ness/Forest Hills Kickstarting a new restaurant The owners of a new Italian restaurant moving into the Banana Leaf space at 5014 Connecticut are introducing themselves – and the eatery – via Kickstarter campaign. “I’m Eddie Cano” is a play on the Italian pronunciation of Americano, and the brainchild of Massimo and […]
by Katherine Saltzman Forest Hills Another taste of Italy: A family-run Italian restaurant called Da Noi will open in the storefront most recently occupied by Banana Leaf (5014 Connecticut Avenue). Like Banana Leaf, Da Noi Hospitality has New York roots, with three locations in New York and one in New Jersey. It did not respond […]
Update: On July 13th, Ibhana’s owner announced plans to stay in Van Ness. The days and hours are yet to be determined, but for now the pop-up will continue operating Fridays and Saturdays at 4340 Connecticut from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Van Ness The Gold’s Gym building is for sale. 4310 is the only […]
by Katherine Saltzman Forest Hills La Tacita Jake’s American Grille (5018 Connecticut) celebrated the opening of its new Tex-Mex concept, La Tacita (The Little Cup), in the lower level of its restaurant on May 5th. In addition to dinner, La Tacita is serving up Wednesday trivia nights, Friday paint nights and Saturday game nights. “If […]
by Katherine Saltzman and Forest Hills Connection Van Ness/Forest Hills Van Ness Main Street The UDC and Van Ness farmers market returns to its spot in front of the UDC law school (4340 Connecticut) on Saturday, May 5th with an opening day celebration. “We’ll have lots of local fruits & veggies, kids activities, live music […]
by Katherine Saltzman Forest Hills/Van Ness Little Red Fox We’ll say yes to ice cream any day of the week, so Little Red Fox’s March 13th newsletter held tantalizing news indeed. Its sister store in Brookland, Fox Loves Taco, is now serving ice cream from from Trickling Springs Creamery. And that’s not all. LRF will […]
by Katherine Saltzman Van Ness Acacia Bistro Acacia Bistro has hired a new chef who plans to update the menu and create Mediterranean-inspired fusion dishes. Bouchaib Naji, originally from Morocco, explained the new menu would incorporate “global” Mediterranean flavors from the Middle East to Northern Italy. He envisions a menu with appetizers or tapas of […]
The downpour that turned the east Cleveland Park Metro entrance into a waterfall in summer 2016 focused a lot of attention on the area’s longstanding stormwater runoff problem. One result is a new DDOT plan that proposes to improve drainage and the streetscape at the same time. The plan, DDOT says, aims to “elevate” the […]
