Forest Hills Connection || News and Life in Our DC Neighborhood
Covering Forest Hills, Van Ness, North Cleveland Park and Wakefield
Opening The owner of Comet Ping Pong (5037 Connecticut Avenue) and Buck’s Fishing and Camping (5031 Connecticut) is planning to open a family-friendly, fast-casual Southwestern eatery in January at the former Besta Pizza on the same block. At its November meeting, ANC 3F approved a settlement agreement for an ABRA license for this new restaurant, […]
Van Ness/Forest Hills Next week, we’ll be welcoming a new small business to Van Ness. Nicole Crowder Upholstery will set up shop at Van Ness Main Street’s storefront starting next Friday, October 25, and it will be open weekly, Thursday through Saturday, through November 23. VNMS is here to to assist the neighborhood’s existing businesses […]
Van Ness How many of the vendors at the Van Ness farmers market (Saturdays through November at 4340 Connecticut Avenue) can say they’ve been on Good Morning America? At least three. Frères Branchiaux – Brothers Gill in French – is three young brothers in the candle-making business. Collin, Ryan and Austin Gill started their business […]
by Katherine Saltzman and Forest Hills Connection Closed – but not forever Within days of the fire that gutted St. Arnold’s and The Abbey (3433 Connecticut Avenue) in late June, its owners said they had already started the process of rebuilding. And they are approaching the ordeal with grace and humor. (“The kitchen is ‘toast,’” […]
by Katherine Saltzman and Forest Hills Connection The DC budget for the 2020 fiscal year includes funding to expand the Van Ness Main Street coverage area and establish a Main Street in Cleveland Park. Ward 3 Council member Mary Cheh, in her latest constituent newsletter, said she secured the additional funding for these and other […]
by Katherine Saltzman and Forest Hills Connection Van Ness/Forest Hills This Fox has a sweet tooth: Have you visited Little Red Fox’s sweet cousin yet? Sugar Fox (5027 Connecticut Avenue) got a lot of press upon its opening in mid-March. Read more about it in Washingtonian and Eater DC. These are a few of our […]
by Katherine Saltzman Target in Tenleytown Target is opening a Cleveland Park store in April, so this news came as a surprise: Target will also be moving into the former Best Buy location in Tenleytown. The Washington Business Journal was the first to report that Target has signed a 10-year lease with six 5-year extension […]
by Katherine Saltzman Last week, we noted a few Valentine’s specials at Thai Pad, Acacia Bistro, Sfoglina and I’m Eddie Cano. Here are more ways to show your love to your Valentine – and to your favorite local businesses – on this holiday and any day. Calvert Woodley Fine Wines & Spirits Calvert Woodley says […]
by Katherine Saltzman Awards season is in full swing And it’s not just about the Oscars. A Cleveland Park business owner and chef has a chance to win the “Next Sous Vide Tastemaker” competition. Chef K.N. Vinod of Indique is a national finalist for his Kerala Shepherd’s Pie, a lamb dish flavored with coriander, cardamom, […]
by Katherine Saltzman Van Ness/Tenleytown Broadcasters Child Development Center The former Johnson’s Garden Center – once home to green and growing things – will be home to growing… children. Broadcasters’ Child Development Center (BCDC) will move its daycare facility from Van Ness to the Johnson’s location in the 4200 Wisconsin Avenue complex owned by American […]
