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Business in Brief: Sugar Fox hosting a pop-up; Greenhouses popping up outside Rosemary Bistro; Tino’s pop-up sells out fast

December 17, 2020 by FHC 9 Comments

We’re not going downtown to work, or shop, or dine like we did prior to the pandemic. So one downtown restaurant is coming to us. In January, Little Sesame is opening a rotisserie chicken pop-up at Sugar Fox (5027 Connecticut Avenue). The pop-up already has a takeout and delivery menu, which includes a whole or […]

Filed Under: Business, Business in Brief, Cleveland Park, Forest Hills, News, Tenleytown

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This local small business has been a holiday shopping mainstay for decades. Here’s how it’s faring. (Corrected)

December 7, 2020 by FHC 1 Comment

by Will Fowler Suprabha Beckjord has been operating her Cleveland Park gift and card shop Transcendence-Perfection-Bliss of the Beyond for nearly 40 years. Her shop has grown into one of the most popular stops for gifts on the Connecticut Avenue corridor. Now it’s one of the many small businesses getting slammed by the pandemic. At […]

Filed Under: Business, Cleveland Park, Featured, Nearby News, News, Shop & Eat Local, Tenleytown

Want to find holiday lights? Head to your nearest “Main Street”

December 1, 2020 by FHC Leave a Comment

Commercial corridors in this area and throughout the District are decked out in holiday lights and festive displays this month, some in connection with local Main Streets. The lights serve as a beacon to attract customers to small and local businesses, and as a beacon of hope for better times to come. And of course, […]

Filed Under: Cleveland Park, Forest Hills, Main Street, Nearby News, News, Shop & Eat Local, Tenleytown, Things To Do, Van Ness

The 2020 “Shop-Local Workout:” Covid-19 edition

November 23, 2020 by FHC Leave a Comment

You could call it a Forest Hills Connection holiday tradition. In December 2012, Marlene Berlin combined her love of walking and her enthusiasm for supporting small businesses into our original walking and shopping guide to Van Ness, Forest Hills, Chevy Chase, Tenleytown and Cleveland Park. That morphed into the “Shop-Local Workout,” our annual Thanksgiving week […]

Filed Under: Chevy Chase, Cleveland Park, Forest Hills, Nearby News, News, Shop & Eat Local, Tenleytown, Things To Do, Van Ness

Updating: Where to dine-in – outside – as restaurant patios reopen in and near Van Ness

May 28, 2020 by FHC 1 Comment

By order of the mayor: Physically distanced outdoor dining resumes this Friday. Stay tuned for safety procedures and protocols. #DCHope https://t.co/HnYKBHask9 — Van Ness Main Street (@VanNessMainSt) May 27, 2020 The restaurant with the largest patio area in Van Ness and Forest Hills is reopening at 50 percent of its usual capacity. You must call […]

Filed Under: Chevy Chase, Cleveland Park, Food, Nearby News, News, Out to eat, Tenleytown, Van Ness

At Friendship Place, homeless outreach adapts and expands in Covid-19 era

May 6, 2020 by FHC 4 Comments

by Livia Bardin How do you stay at home when you have no home? How do you self-quarantine when you don’t have a room, a bathroom, a door to close? How do you wash your hands when you lack running water? How do you apply online for a job or benefits when libraries and other […]

Filed Under: Featured, Nearby News, News, Services, Tenleytown

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