When is the last time you saw Connecticut Avenue in Van Ness and Forest Hills look so alive? The commercial corridors of Van Ness and Forest Hills were transformed by Van Ness Main Street’s Art All Night on Friday, September 24th. VNMS estimates that nearly 3,000 people came out to enjoy the festivities, which included […]
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UDC opens its tennis courts to members of its public use pilot program
by Marlene Berlin UDC has closed registration for a pilot program offering the use of its newly renovated tennis courts to the public. Forest Hills Connection reported on the three-month pilot earlier this month. I wanted to get back into playing tennis, so I signed up. Getting no response as to my status after a […]
UDC’s urban farming and gardening resource program hosting a Sept. 16 listening session
UDC’s urban farming programs include a research farm in Beltsville, Maryland, a rooftop farm at its Van Ness campus – and training a small army of “Master Gardeners.” It also puts on workshops and provides resources for DC residents who wish to learn more about growing food in their own gardens, whether it’s a community […]
UDC is opening its new tennis courts to the public with a three-month pilot program
UDC has brand new tennis courts thanks to a months-long, $2.3 million renovation. Members of the UDC women’s and men’s tennis teams have spent the past three weeks breaking them in, following an August 21st ribbon-cutting ceremony (see the photos below). And now the university is opening the courts to players in the community, through […]
MOM’s Organic Market to lease UDC’s 4250 Connecticut Ave., plans 2022 opening
MOM’s Organic Market is coming to Van Ness at 4250 Connecticut Avenue, the former Fannie Mae building now owned by UDC. UDC’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved the lease at their June 29th meeting, said Frenika Rivers, the executive secretary of the board. The contract’s details are still being finalized. MOM’s told Forest Hills Connection […]
Murch and Eaton kids went to college for a couple of years. Now, their swing space at UDC is being dismantled.
For four of the past five years, UDC has shared one corner of its campus with a bunch of grade school kids. The university is getting that space back now. Workers are removing the trailers that served as swing space during the Murch Elementary and Eaton Elementary modernization projects. The trailers were installed on the […]
ANC 3F draft resolution supports UDC’s campus plan, with conditions
When ANC 3F meets on June 15th, commissioners will be considering three draft resolutions presented at the May meeting. Two of them focus on Mayor Bowser’s FY 2022 budget. The draft resolution on schools funding includes a request that DC maintain or increase funding levels so schools can maintain their current staffing, and increasing funding […]
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Where to walk to get a walk-up, no appointment Covid-19 vaccination
UPDATE #1: We’ve added the location of the UDC vaccination site – 4225 Connecticut Avenue. UPDATE #2: DC Health is opening the walk-up vaccination sites to those who received their first doses out of state. The UDC site has Moderna vaccines. UPDATE #2: Pill Plus Pharmacy will now take walk-up vaccine seekers Mondays, Wednesdays and […]
Opinion: UDC will need help from community partners to meet its ambitious goals for its next decade
by Marlene Berlin ANC 3F has an opportunity in the coming weeks to craft a more robust partnership with the University of the District of Columbia, one that will benefit both the university and the surrounding community in the decade to come – and beyond. Every ten years, universities in the District must submit a […]
Neighborhood in the News: “Father of Black basketball” honored at UDC. And goodbye (maybe) to a “legendary” Burger King
“The father of Black basketball”: UDC is renaming its sports complex after Edwin B. Henderson, a 1904 graduate of Miner Teachers College, a predecessor of the university. “Henderson introduced the game of basketball on a large scale to African Americans in the District, earning him his nickname,” WUSA9 reports. He was also active in the […]