Kickstart a comic (cook)book: Mourning the loss of Little Red Fox? Three months after the Forest Hills bakery and cafe closed, LRF founders and comic book enthusiasts Matt and Jena Carr have announced they are writing a cookbook featuring favorites from the menu and comic strips about the foodservice life. And let’s just say… their […]
Main Street updates: Spring plantings and summer movies in Van Ness; new leadership in Tenleytown; puppets professional leads Chevy Chase org
Van Ness Main Street is gearing up for another season of spring pollinator plantings along Connecticut Avenue. Starting on Saturday, March 25th, certified Master Gardener Kathy Sykes will once again lead volunteer teams planting bird, bee and butterfly-friendly plants and flowers in the tree boxes lining the street. We’ll tell you more soon about where […]
Business in Brief: Laid-off Burger King workers got no warning; Bagels galore; MOM’s Van Ness “Coming 2023”
Little Red Fox and Burger King are gone. And their departures are a study in contrasts. The owners of Little Red Fox and Sugar Fox announced their intentions several days before the shops closed for good on December 23rd. The Burger King’s closure, over the New Year’s holiday weekend, was abrupt. So much so that initially, […]
The “Shop-Local Workout,” Holiday 2022 edition
2022 is the Forest Hills Connection’s 10th anniversary year, and this is the tenth anniversary of our post-Thanksgiving tradition: Marlene Berlin’s “Shop-Local Workout.” The first time our editor-in-chief invited us on some of her favorite local walking and shopping trips was in 2012. Each year, we publish a new version, with updates as needed. The […]
A peek at what’s planned for Art All Night 2022 in Van Ness, Forest Hills and Tenleytown
DC’s Art All Night is once again a two-night event, with Van Ness Main Street among the organizations lighting up the night on the last Friday of September, and Tenleytown Main Street hosting festivities the following Saturday. The Art All Night Van Ness events, from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday, September 23rd, include: […]
DDOT and NPS are planning a Military Road bike and pedestrian trail, and Tenleytown transportation improvements
The information on the public meetings below is now dated. However, the feedback form on Tenleytown traffic safety improvements remains active through June 10th. Ward 3 Vision live tweeted that meeting: Live tweeting @DDOTDC meeting about area around TT Metro station – still time to join here https://t.co/nFJ44uWqP5 pic.twitter.com/HBgGo45wx2 — Ward3Vision (@Ward3Vision) May 24, 2022 […]
Business in Brief: Italian Bar opens; Details about Flavor Garden; Rosemary Bistro gets Washington Post raves
Italian Bar’s opening day is at hand: Friday the 13th might forever be Italian Bar’s lucky day. Its owners announced on Friday, May 13th that its sign had arrived, and was gracing the storefront at 5007 Connecticut Avenue. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Italian Bar DC (@italianbardc) But more importantly, so […]
Business in Brief: The I’m Eddie Cano people plan a pizzeria, and for indie movie theaters, it’s “No Time to Die”
The I’m Eddie Cano family continues to grow, slowly: In January, Massimo and Carolyn Papetti revealed plans for a Roman-style pizzeria in Glover Park. And at this point, it might be a spring opening for that new restaurant, and for Italian Bar. The Papettis’ original opening timeline for the coffee and gelato bar two doors […]
On the Van Ness Metro station’s 40th anniversary, what could have been: “This is a Red Line train to Glenmont. The next stop is… Soapstone.”
by Ann Kessler Sunday, December 5th is the 40th anniversary of the Van Ness, Cleveland Park and Woodley Park-Zoo Metro stations’ opening ceremonies, and Monday, December 6th will mark 40 years since the stations opened for regular service. The stations’ opening was years in the making. And while the construction of these Red Line Metro […]
Business in Brief: Outdoor venue makes Comet concerts truly all-ages; Local “Best of DC” winners; Main Streets have gift-giving ideas
A pandemic pivot brings a local performance venue a new audience: When Comet Ping Pong transformed its back parking lot into a dining area and concert venue, it brought about a change in who comes to its shows. “We’re an all-ages venue, but at these outdoor shows, we see a much wider range — anywhere […]