by Pilar Holder On August 17, 2017 my siblings and I, as children living on Upton Street, wrote a letter to Council Member Mary Cheh outlining our concerns about traffic […]
Opinion: We the People versus Congress
by David Jonas Bardin We often hear complaints about Congressional meddling in local, District of Columbia issues. But almost nobody knows that our ninth President, William Henry Harrison, deemed such […]
Opinion: DC’s Comprehensive Plan and the future of Van Ness
by Marlene Berlin (Writing as 2018 President of Van Ness Main Street) DC’s Comprehensive Plan, adopted in 2006 and updated in 2011, is going through another round of updates. The […]
Opinion: Optimizing DC’s LED streetlight plans for human and wildlife health and safety
by Julia Kampelman Stevenson The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is in the process of finalizing details of a years’ long effort to modernize more than 75,000 streetlights – a […]
School updates: No end to stunning revelations. Time to reassess?
Ruth Wattenberg represents Ward 3 on the DC State Board of Education. This is adapted from her March 3rd newsletter. Subscribe here. by Ruth Wattenberg DC education news is moving […]
Frank Lloyd Wright and historic preservation in Forest Hills DC
by Marlene Berlin Recently two buildings on Albemarle Street were landmarked as historic: 3020 Albemarle, against the wishes of the owners, and 3101 Albemarle, as requested by the new owner, […]
Opinion: When landmarking private homes – owner’s consent required
by Andrew K. Stevenson and Julia Kampelman Stevenson In her opinion piece “In DC, historic landmarks are a vital preservation tool” (FHC 3/21/17), Jane Solomon, president of the Forest Hills […]
Dispatch from DC Vote: The Congressmen and The Curse (Opinion)
by Ann Hoffman and Daniel Solomon Congressman Trey Gowdy of South Carolina is actively lining up the votes to replace Jason Chaffetz as the chair of the House Oversight and […]
Opinion: DC’s disenfranchisement is a racist legacy
by David Jonas Bardin Outright bigotry and minority voter suppression have undermined efforts to restore precious political rights of Americans in Washington, DC. At a recent symposium hosted by the […]
Opinion: In DC, historic landmarks are a vital preservation tool
by Jane Solomon In an Opinion piece published by the Connection on February 21, Julia and Andrew Stevenson assert that historic preservation (both individual landmarks as well as historic districts) […]