by Marlene Berlin At least one cannabis gifting shop is opening in the neighborhood. Canna Art, which placed its sign above the door at 5008 Connecticut Avenue last November, had […]
A housing survey asks: What do Forest Hills, Van Ness, Cleveland Park and Woodley Park residents think of “Gentle Density”?
Mac Hyde, a Virginia Commonwealth University graduate student and former Cleveland Park resident, asked us to share this survey, created to further his research exploring ways to add more housing […]
Neighborhood in the News: HUD investigates rents DC landlords charge voucher holders; More water outage impacts; ‘Driving Dangerously’
Nearly a year ago, we wrote: As recently as Presidents Day, 4801 Connecticut was advertising its one-bedroom apartments to prospective renters for $1,700 per month. According to a Washington Post […]
Business in Brief: Flavor Garden renovation, Comet IPA, and Comet’s predecessor
Cooking up improvements: Wednesday night is jazz night at Flavor Garden (4400 Connecticut), but last Wednesday there was no activity visible from the restaurant’s windows. As we got closer, we […]
Neighborhood in the News: Stolen cruiser, free social work degrees, and a spectacular sunset
The sunset on Thursday, December 7th, was a stunner. Gorgeous sunset in Washington DC today 🌅 pic.twitter.com/b1Vku19S0t — C on the scene (@Conthescene) December 7, 2023 Spectacular sunset tonight from […]
Main Street updates: Holiday light competitions, winter markets, and a Santa-themed bar crawl and fundraiser
Small and local businesses have been gearing up for the holidays, and so have our area Main Streets, with events designed to bring people to their commercial corridors for shopping […]
Van Ness business updates: MOM’s progress and target opening date; Concept for incoming Park Van Ness restaurant revealed
Updates on two new businesses coming to Van Ness: Our last Business in Brief feature, on November 13th, included assurances that work to open a MOM’s Organic Market location at […]
Holiday “shop-local” made easy: The 2023 Van Ness Main Street Holiday Pop-Up vendors
Supporting local businesses and makers doesn’t get much easier than this. Van Ness Main Street is bringing made-in-DC creators to 4340 Connecticut Avenue for its 8th annual Holiday Pop-Up on […]
Neighborhood in the News: Bowser admin responds to MacArthur HS-in-Van Ness proposal
Since he wrote his pitch for moving the new MacArthur High School to the former Whittle School/Intelsat Campus at 4000 Connecticut Avenue, Ward 3 Council member Matt Frumin has revealed […]
Opinion: The case for better Connecticut Avenue bus service, and how advocacy could make it happen
by Marlene Berlin As WMATA develops its “Better Bus” regionwide plan, a big question for residents along upper Connecticut Avenue is whether bus service really will be better: faster, more […]