We’ve noticed a change in around the neighborhood over the past couple of weeks: There’s hardly any traffic. We’ve seen fewer drivers and fewer pedestrians. Even during rush hours, there […]
Neighborhood in the News: New neighborhood leaders take on effort to rename the park now called Reservation 630
For decades, the park south of Tilden Street, bisected by Connecticut Avenue, was Melvin Hazen Park. Then, in 2017, Neil Flanagan wrote for the Washington City Paper about Hazen’s long-ago […]
Backyard Nature: Fascinating Fungi
“This is a good time of the year for mushrooms – and for people who love to look for them.” Marjorie Rachlin, our late neighbor, nature writer and nature lover, […]
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 […]
Broad Branch Stream has new signs to help visitors find their way, and learn about native plants
The neighbor who made Linnean Park’s first-ever interpretive signs has also created one for the nearby Broad Branch tributary of Rock Creek. John Burwell’s latest sign, on Linnean Avenue near […]
Backyard Nature: Ponds are a popular waterfront hangout, if you’re a green tree frog
Two fun facts about green tree frogs: They are not always green. And they are not always in trees. The frogs are now in full chorus at the Linnean stream, […]
Soapstone sewer update: Preps for next relining phase; noisy stream restoration work on the move; new end date
Preparations are under way for relining a lengthy stretch of century-old sewer pipe along the Soapstone Valley floor. DC Water gave a progress report at ANC 3F’s June 20th meeting […]
ANC 3F June 20 agenda: New website, Soapstone sewer progress report, DDOT Stormwater Retrofit Project
ANC 3F’s website at anc3f.com was inaccessible for much of the past month, but they’re working on it. A placeholder page went up recently with information on the commission’s June […]
The Wilson Pool has reopened, but don’t count on day-to-day availability
The Wilson Aquatic Center is welcoming swimmers for the first time since it closed in February. The DC Department of Parks and Recreation announced on June 9th that the June […]
Backyard Nature: The scoop on coyote and fox poop
by Marlene Berlin I learned something new about coyotes and foxes by taking a closer look at their poop. I walk often, and often while I’m walking, I’m studying the […]