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!” pantry volunteer Elisa Braver wrote Friday, August 26th on the Cleveland Park listserv. “UDC (University of the District of Columbia) has extended the time that […]
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How Cleveland Dennard built a school – and changed Van Ness
The 2022-2023 school year began this week at the University of the District of Columbia, so we thought this was a good time to rerun this 2016 article on the origins of this historically Black university, which is also DC’s sole public university, and the only urban land-grant university in the United States. The comments […]
“Spheres” sculptures at 4250 Connecticut need a new home
Up for grabs: some rather large spheres. The word on the Main Street is that preparations at 4250 Connecticut Avenue for the arrival of MOM’s Organic Market in early 2023 include moving the main entrance for the building’s offices to the center courtyard. And that will require moving a sculpture grouping that now occupies the […]
Neighborhood in the News: One more year for UDC’s longtime president; Whittle teachers await final paychecks
One more year for UDC’s longtime leader: Ronald Mason Jr., the University of the District of Columbia’s ninth and longest-serving president, will be stepping down when his contract with the university ends in next June. “It was not a decision I made lightly,” Mason told students, faculty and staff on July 21st. The 2022-2023 school […]
Opinion: It’s the mayor, not UDC, who bears responsibility as a volunteer-led Ward 3 food pantry searches for a new home (Corrected)
Ed. note: The piece has been edited to remove unsupported statements about the recipients of the pantry’s services. by Marlene Berlin For more than a year now, mutual aid volunteers have stepped up to fill a very real need in Ward 3 for a food pantry. However, the Feed the Family Pantry is about to […]
Acacia Food & Wine closing; Flavor Garden now open
Acacia Food & Wine is closing at the end of June after 13 years in Van Ness. And directly across Yuma Street, Flavor Garden Restaurant & Bar has just opened for business. Acacia Acacia Food & Wine was Acacia Bistro when Uzay Turker opened the restaurant at 4340 Connecticut Avenue in 2009. On Thursday, June […]
In memory: Reggie Felton, a “passionate” leader and man of service
Reginald “Reggie” Felton, the vice president of Van Ness Main Street’s board, and former vice chair of the UDC Board of Trustees, died on Saturday, June 11th. He was 75 years old. “My dad consistently and intentionally exhibited laughter, love and service in his life, and didn’t waste one minute. What an example of how […]
Reserve your spot at the June “Movie Nights in the Park”; Van Ness Main Street pop-up makers market on June 25
Van Ness Main Street and UDC’s “Movie Night in the Park” is back for a second season. The first of the free outdoor movie nights at the UDC amphitheater is Ghostbusters on Wednesday, June 15th, Showtime is at 8:30 p.m. Register here for your free tickets, and to learn more about the location and what […]
The UDC Van Ness farmers market is back. Here’s who will be there every Saturday through November.
Updated 4/28/2022 with the list of confirmed vendors, and new hours of operation. It’s fate. It has to be. Last weekend we pulled the last of our tamales stash from the freezer. And not just any tamales. These were Doña Rosa tamales, from the 2021 UDC Van Ness farmers market. We were glad because we […]
What we know so far about the Van Ness DC shootings
It happened quickly – dozens of shots fired in rapid succession shortly before 4 p.m. on Friday, April 22nd. Reports came in of two, three, then four people wounded in and around Edmund Burke School, including a 12-year-old child. Hours passed with area residents, students, and Van Ness workers told to shelter in place until […]