Howard University is not the only historically Black university in town. That was the University of the District of Columbia’s message to the more than 500 incoming Howard University students who suddenly found themselves unenrolled last month. UDC was one of several university systems offering to take in those students. It also extended its enrollment […]
Demolition of UDC’s tallest building for DC Archives project to begin in September
As we noted in a June ANC 3F update, work toward the eventual demolition of UDC’s tallest building ground to a halt more than a year ago, around the same time Mayor Muriel Bowser released a fiscal 2026 budget proposal that reversed plans for a new DC Archives building at the site. The DC Council went on to […]
ANC 3F’s June 30 agenda: DC Archives at UDC, power lines project on Nebraska Ave., Murch leader’s retirement
The demolition of UDC’s tallest building ground to a halt more than a year ago, around the same time Mayor Muriel Bowser released a fiscal 2026 budget proposal that reversed plans for a new DC Archives building at the site. The DC Council went on to reverse the reversal, but the project languished, at least […]
The 2026 District Fringe festival at Van Ness-UDC includes programs for up-and-coming playwrights and young audiences
After its successful inaugural festival in July 2025, District Fringe is returning to Van Ness this summer with new plays and initiatives. District Fringe recently announced the festival dates (July 10 through 26, Wednesdays to Sundays) and the performance lineup (see the news release below). The performance schedule and online box office should arrive at […]
School updates: A history of protest at Jackson-Reed; UDC’s new School of Education; the science of dog walking
The Jackson-Reed High School graduation in June will be the school’s 90th commencement. That’s a lot of years, and a lot of history – not all confined to Jackson-Reed classrooms. The March issue of the Jackson-Reed student newspaper, The Beacon, covers the February 27th anti-ICE protest that drew high schoolers from across the region to […]
UDC took people on a campus tour to highlight needs for tree-care money and expertise
by Kathy Sykes The University of the District of Columbia has many trees on its Van Ness campus. They are in need of expert care, and on November 18th, UDC held its first community walk to demonstrate the need and generate support for a commitment to fund the university’s tree care plan and bring in […]
DC’s only public university has pre-Civil War roots
by David Jonas Bardin A major landmark in our neighborhood is the University of the District of Columbia’s main campus. But UDC’s roots were spread throughout the city, and sprouted before the Civil War. In 1975, a brand new DC Council compelled three rival and independent-minded public institutions to join together under one governing UDC […]
UDC Van Ness farmers market opens April 19 with a new urban farmer in the vendor lineup
This Saturday, the UDC Van Ness farmers market returns for an extended season with many familiar vendors and some new faces. The newcomers include Quinta Jackson Burns, a 2012 UDC law school grad who began her urban farming journey during the pandemic. UDC says Burns is the first participant of UDC’s Beginning Farmer Program to […]
How much are clean DC streams worth? UDC researchers need our help to figure out the answers.
We have an opportunity to assist UDC with some research on water quality and recreation in DC’s rivers and streams. Volunteers don’t have to conduct any water testing. And they don’t have to know anything at all about water quality. What the researchers want are our perspectives on the value of these local assets based […]
April in the neighborhood: Join a bee hunt; the most “Extreme” park cleanups; and a ribbon-cutting for a certain grocery store
Plus a couple of bonus end-of-March events that did not make it into our last roundup of local happenings. Tea time at Peirce Mill: In the early 20th century, Peirce Mill was a tea house. On Saturday, March 29th, Friends of Peirce Mill and the National Park Service are reopening the tea house for the […]