Over the past couple of weeks, we at Forest Hills Connection have been preoccupied with water – what happens when it’s missing, what happens when we suddenly have a lot, […]
A moment of peace and joy at the playground, and a neatnik crow
by Marlene Berlin It was a bright and sunny Saturday morning. I was walking by Forest Hills Playground on Chesapeake. And I heard the mingling of many joyful voices. Kids […]
October in the Neighborhood: Listen and learn with UDC Music; Grain Fair, Halloween celebrations
Some of the neighborhood events on our October calendar: Listen and learn with UDC’s music programs. UDC hosts periodic lunchtime lectures and performances in the Recital Hall (Building 46-Performing Arts). […]
Business in Brief: “Black excellence” in Van Ness; Best bookstore in the “Best bookstore city”; Summer reading and summer offers
Get to know Flavor Garden and its founder: Her restaurant specializes in “fun food” such as funnel cakes. She created many of her seasoning blends to coax her mother to […]
Volunteers needed for rain garden maintenance at Forest Hills Park on Nov. 21
Did you know? Forest Hills Park (at 3200 Chesapeake Street) has two rain gardens. One is tucked alongside the basketball and tennis courts on Brandywine Street. The other is next […]
Volunteer in our parks: December 7 and 21 cleanups
The next few weeks bring opportunities to beautify and protect local parks and streams. One gives you an opportunity to add “warrior” to your title! And they all present a […]
October at Forest Hills Park: Flower planting, coffee & mini cleanup, Spooktacular planning
Every year, for decades, there’s been a Halloween bash at Forest Hills Playground. Thanks to some fresh new faces on the Friends of Forest Hills Playground board, there’s going to […]
Forest Hills Park September events: Concert, board meeting and rain garden cleanup
Adding new rain garden cleanup and board meeting dates and details below. And the concert was fantastic. Has Forest Hills Park (at 3200 Chesapeake Street NW) ever had this much […]
Fall concert at Forest Hills Park on Sept. 7 featuring Christylez Bacon
The concerts at Forest Hills Park went on hiatus this summer. But a new group of volunteers is preparing for an early September concert at the park. And it might […]
Forest Hills Playground nonprofit plans to call it quits – but there’s a way to keep it going
The nonprofit that has been organizing cleanups, concerts and other events at Forest Hills Park is preparing to dissolve unless more people join its board. Friends of Forest Hills Playground […]