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 […]
Business in Brief: Gold’s Gym building for sale; Women’s boutique pops up in Van Ness
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 […]
Business in Brief: Tex-Mex and ice cream in Forest Hills; Wawa in Tenleytown
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 […]
Business in Brief: Passports to Van Ness; Apartments at Dancing Crab site; Avalon benefit lauds “Casablanca”
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 […]
Business in Brief: Little Red Fox ice cream; More Cleveland Park closures/openings; New Chevy Chase eateries
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 […]
Business in Brief: Forest Hills/Van Ness, Cleveland Park and Tenleytown
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 […]
See the proposed Cleveland Park streetscape and stormwater drainage improvements
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 […]
Nearby news: Target to move into Cleveland Park Petco location
The Washington Business Journal says Target is going to open a small-format store at the Petco location at Sam’s Park & Shop in Cleveland Park. Since space is limited, small format Targets aim to tailor their selection to the neighborhood’s needs. That can mean kid and baby items in areas with a number of families, […]
Survey: How could the Chevy Chase Community Center serve us better?
For some time, our neighbors in Chevy Chase DC have been calling for a renovation of the community center at 5601 Connecticut Avenue. They’d like to hear from us now. “I know many residents of Forest Hills/Van Ness are users of the Chevy Chase Community Center,” 3/4G Commissioner Jerry Malitz tells us. “So as plans […]