by Paul Harrison A raised crosswalk and curb cuts have been installed at Albemarle and 32nd Streets, a location where many seniors and young families cross to go to school, the Metro, shopping, or Soapstone Park. Raised crosswalks are a combination of a painted crosswalk and a speed hump, and they make it safer to […]
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. […]
ANC 3F has a vacancy. Will you be the one to fill it?
ANC 3F Commissioner Ryan Cudemus-Brunelli has resigned, opening his seat up for a special election if more than one candidate files the paperwork. Cudemus-Brunelli announced at the July 18th ANC 3F meeting he is moving out of the single-member district that he has represented since January 1st: 3F01. “It’s been a pleasure to serve everyone […]
Neighborhood in the News: Van Ness sniper victim thanks hospital staff; Support for a free UDC social work degree; Historic farmhouse for sale
He may have saved children’s lives. GW Hospital saved his. Antonio Harris, the Burke School security officer who was shot by the Van Ness sniper on April 22nd while directing students to go back inside, was hospitalized for three and a half weeks. He returned to George Washington University Hospital six months later to thank […]
Neighborhood in the News: Whittle School’s DC campus is shutting down; Van Ness food pantry needs new home
Whittle School closing in DC: Faculty and families at Whittle School and Studios were notified on Friday, July 8th that the just-ended school year was its last. The Washington Post and Washington Business Journal saw the email ed-tech entrepreneur and school founder Chris Whittle sent to the families and staff. “We concluded [Thursday] night that […]
Resident unity and landlord accountability: How Brandywine Apartments changed things for the better
In 2017, the District increased the value of rental subsidies, which made apartment buildings on Connecticut Avenue and other relatively expensive parts of the District more affordable to voucher holders. The resulting increase in these tenants coincided with reports of thefts, vandalism and some violent incidents at buildings including Sedgwick Gardens (3726 Connecticut Avenue). [We […]
Photos: Keeping our eyes on the skies
As you may already know, we are on Twitter. The @ForestHillsNews Twitter feed is embedded in the ForestHillsConnection.com sidebar (and on mobile, near the bottom of each page. Sorry to make you do all that scrolling.). And we hope it’s helpful in putting out information that is useful and interesting, and in a more timely […]
A little act of kindness on 36th Street NW
We’ve been meaning to write about this little display of kindness outside the International Chancery Center pocket park at 36th and Yuma. We got scooped by our Council member. Kindness spotted in #Ward3. Stay strong.Stay confident.Make the most of today. pic.twitter.com/njbKNfM8rN — Mary M. Cheh (@marycheh) March 25, 2021 Thanks, Mary Cheh, for the push […]
North Cleveland Park in the Post’s “Where We Live”
Fessenden House and North Cleveland Park have little in common besides proximity, but news reports of the $18 million mansion’s sale nevertheless jogged our memory (because they’re both real estate related? Our mind works in mysterious ways at times). The Washington Post featured North Cleveland Park back in October, and the advantages it found then […]