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Business in Brief: A check on incoming (and possibly incoming) Van Ness businesses; AllCare opens; Gopuff Van Ness holds art contest

May 15, 2023 by FHC 4 Comments

Progress report on UDC’s incoming retail tenants: While checking out the May 6th “Around the World” embassy events at the UDC Student Center, we checked on the buildout of the […]

Filed Under: Business, Business in Brief, Featured, Main Street, News, Shop & Eat Local, UDC, Van Ness

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Here are the opening dates for the UDC, Sheridan and other local farmers markets

April 17, 2023 by FHC 2 Comments

It’s the other most wonderful time of the year: When the local farmers markets return for a new season, and share their bounties of fresh produce, prepared foods, and so […]

Filed Under: Chevy Chase, Cleveland Park, Featured, Food, Market Finds, News, UDC, Van Ness

A perk for DC public high school students: Free college classes

March 20, 2023 by FHC 1 Comment

Forty-six of the students taking spring semester classes at the University of the District of Columbia’s Van Ness campus are not college students; they’re enrolled in DC public high schools […]

Filed Under: Featured, News, Schools, UDC

February in the neighborhood: Celebrate Black History Month with jazz and author talks; Levine takes us on a musical journey through time

February 8, 2023 by FHC Leave a Comment

Around here, every month is Black History Month. Neighborhood institutions including UDC and Politics and Prose give us opportunities to learn about and celebrate Black history and culture year-round. UDC’s […]

Filed Under: Chevy Chase, Forest Hills, Hillwood Museum, News, Things To Do, UDC, Van Ness

Your green thumb can also be a gift to your community, with training from UDC’s Master Gardener program

January 13, 2023 by FHC Leave a Comment

What is a Master Gardener? For years in DC, that’s been the title bestowed on anyone who has been trained in sustainable urban gardening practices at UDC, and goes on […]

Filed Under: Featured, In the Garden, News, Services, UDC

Neighborhood in the News: Van Ness sniper victim thanks hospital staff; Support for a free UDC social work degree; Historic farmhouse for sale

December 19, 2022 by FHC Leave a Comment

He may have saved children’s lives. GW Hospital saved his. Antonio Harris, the Burke School security officer who was shot by the Van Ness sniper on April 22nd while directing […]

Filed Under: Featured, Neighborhood in the News, News, North Cleveland Park, UDC, Van Ness

Chick-fil-A is coming to Van Ness, 7 years after DC nixed its first attempt

December 12, 2022 by FHC 8 Comments

In 2016, concerns about car traffic scuttled Chick-fil-A’s plans for a drive-thru location at 4422 Connecticut Avenue. The chain’s second bid to open a Van Ness restaurant is less likely […]

Filed Under: Business, Featured, News, UDC, Van Ness

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School updates: Amazon will pay employees’ UDC tuition; Jackson-Reed HS is crowded

October 24, 2022 by FHC Leave a Comment

When its employees enroll at the University of the District of Columbia, Amazon will foot the bill. UDC has been added to Amazon’s Career Choice program, which as of this […]

Filed Under: Featured, News, Schools, UDC

Neighborhood in the News: 25 mph on Connecticut Ave.; Whittle School ordered to pay $35 million

October 17, 2022 by FHC 1 Comment

DDOT announced on September 16th that the speed limit on Connecticut Avenue and other major thoroughfares had been lowered to 25 miles per hour. Several outlets covered the change, including […]

Filed Under: Featured, Getting Around, Neighborhood in the News, News, Schools, UDC

Volunteer-led Van Ness food pantry gets two-month extension on donated space

August 29, 2022 by FHC Leave a Comment

Feed the Family Pantry, the all-volunteer food and cleaning supplies pantry operating out of the former Walgreens at 4225 Connecticut Avenue, will be there for another two months. “Terrific news!” […]

Filed Under: Featured, News, Services, UDC, Van Ness

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