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 […]
Your green thumb can also be a gift to your community, with training from UDC’s Master Gardener program
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 […]
Neighborhood in the News: Van Ness sniper victim thanks hospital staff; Support for a free UDC social work degree; Historic farmhouse for sale
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 […]
Chick-fil-A is coming to Van Ness, 7 years after DC nixed its first attempt
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 […]
School updates: Amazon will pay employees’ UDC tuition; Jackson-Reed HS is crowded
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 […]
Neighborhood in the News: 25 mph on Connecticut Ave.; Whittle School ordered to pay $35 million
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 […]
Volunteer-led Van Ness food pantry gets two-month extension on donated space
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!” […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]