ANC 3F07 Commissioner Bob Summersgill originally sent this notice to the ANC 3F Yahoo group. The Kuwaiti Embassy is planning on expanding their building to add a chancery on the 2900 block of Tilden Street. That is immediately east of Connecticut Avenue on the grassy field on the south side of the street. (You may […]
Photos: Brandywine Sidewalk
Work has begun on the new sidewalk going in on the north side of Brandywine, between 30th and 32nd Streets. See the photos below: Thick vegetation has been cleared away at 32nd and Brandywine. No parking! This area, between 30st and 31st Streets, is being prepped for the new sidewalks. Soon, pedestrians on this stretch […]
What’s Up Doc? Health Care In The Neighborhood
by Lindsay Damon One of the many benefits of living in a city is having options. We can easily choose where to eat and drink, weekend activities, and ways to get around. One choice that those of us in our Northwest neighborhoods often take for granted is health care. In the event of emergencies or […]
Pedestrian Update: Under-Reported Crashes and New Sidewalks
by Marlene Berlin There was a gruesome pedestrian crash on Connecticut Avenue at Northampton Street on October 21st. Please see my Letter to the Editor in the Current: [box][title]Pedestrian crashes need more attention[/title] Why was I the only one who knew about the gruesome pedestrian crash at Northampton Street and Connecticut Avenue on Oct. 21? […]
Forest Hills’ Secret Connection
by Dorn C. McGrath, Jr. Ward 3 has a secret! Or let’s say it’s just a mostly “undiscovered resource.” It exists today, at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and Veazey Terrace. It is the connection underneath busy Connecticut Avenue, a by-product of the east and west entries to the Van Ness/UDC Metro station. This pedestrian […]
Forest Hills Park Redo: Give DPR Your Feedback
Dec. 18th note: We’ve just learned that DPR has changed its plans for the public meeting tonight, described below as a presentation of three options for the playground renovation. Instead, DPR tells the Friends of Forest Hills Playground that the meeting will instead focus on DC Play’s partnership with TPL.org on the project. Another public […]
How Our Playground Was Born
by Ann Kessler (Part 2 of 2; see the first post, about Mrs. Wright’s efforts to build and improve our neighborhood schools here.) Establishing a playground and providing recreational facilities for the children of Forest Hills was a constant concern of Mrs. Leslie Boudinot Flenner Wright, a neighborhood activist from the 1920s through the 1950s. […]
Politics and Prose’s “Creative Ambience” Nurtures Local Writers
By Susan Krause Bell Between Politics and Prose and its parking lot sits an unassuming space, Modern Times Coffeehouse, where you can get a cup of coffee or a bite of lunch. Most mornings, if you scan the tables by the windows, chances are you will see a man in a scarf and hat working […]
Neighbors In The News: Leafy Retreats And Superhighways
“In Forest Hills, even the name is leafy”: Our neighborhood was featured in the Saturday, November 17th Real Estate section of the Washington Post. The article quotes three of our contributors: David Bardin, Marlene Berlin and Denise Warner. And it makes special mention of the authors of the Forest Hills history, Margery Elfin and Paul […]
The Election’s Over; The Work Begins
by Marlene Berlin We have just been through an election process on the national and local level. Civic engagement is crucial, not only in the national election, but also in our local races and issues. Our democracy demands a lot of us in order for it to work. We forget that democracy can only be […]