Forest Hills Connection || News and Life in Our DC Neighborhood
Covering Forest Hills, Van Ness, North Cleveland Park and Wakefield
If you’ve been reading Forest Hills Connection for a while, you will not be surprised that we are excited about the return of the UDC Master Naturalist program. As Marlene Berlin wrote ahead of UDC’s first Master Naturalist training in 2018, “One of the great joys in five years of publishing Forest Hills Connection has […]
by Karen Foreit The next time you visit the Saturday UDC Van Ness farmers market, take a peek through the glass doors to UDC Law. This treasure in the heart of Forest Hills does more than prepare its students (who provide more than 100,000 hours of hands-on legal services every year to under-served DC residents) […]
The UDC Student Center transforms into a movie house this week for the third annual UDC Firebird Film Festival. The central theme is wealth – wealth of community, of education, of a culture and wealth inequality. The screenings of three documentaries and a biopic at the UDC Student Center (4200 Connecticut Avenue) are free and […]
Perkins Food Management Services, the food service provider at UDC, is moving into the former Epicurian & Co. space at 4250 Connecticut Avenue. In its current location in UDC’s Building 38, Perkins sells breakfast, lunch and snack foods. Its menu includes a breakfast hot bar and hot and cold sandwiches. The food service is open […]
by Mamatha Hanumappa If you are a regular visitor to the Van Ness farmers market, it is very likely that you do not need an introduction to the University of the District of Columbia. But did you know that UDC is a land-grant university in the heart of DC? Yes, UDC is the only urban […]
by Marlene Berlin and Forest Hills Connection Mayor’s budget would make 4250’s renter 4250’s owner: UDC is now leasing 4250 Connecticut Avenue. It would like to buy the building. If Mayor Bowser gets her way, DC will find the money to do that. During her March 18th “State of the District” address at the UDC […]
by Marlene Berlin Politics and Prose knew it would need a large venue for a popular speaker. And some Calvert Woodley beer and wine tastings needed more breathing room. Where did they turn? Event spaces just a walk away at UDC’s Van Ness campus. Politics and Prose is hosting its sold-out April 9th Stacy Abrams […]
by Andrea Gudeon The intersection of policy and politics has a new home at the University of the District of Columbia – and you don’t need to wait long to visit our new neighbor. The Institute of Politics, Policy and History (IPPH), a new nonpartisan institute launched earlier this year at UDC, will present “Historical […]
by Marlene Berlin A UDC professor training the next generation of biomedical engineers is seeking volunteers for a study of improving the balance of stroke survivors. Dr. Lara Thompson is the director of UDC’s biomedical engineering (BME) program and the Center for Biomechanical & Rehabilitation Engineering (CBRE) lab. She received a $300,000 research initiation […]
UDC is getting the keys to 4250 Connecticut Avenue. After negotiations with the building’s owner, Bernstein Management, the university “executed a long-term lease agreement with a purchase option.” With the Student Center, “[i]t transforms Connecticut Avenue into a new gateway for UDC,” said UDC President Ronald Mason in a December 19th statement. Once UDC’s Board […]
