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Van Ness Main Street is joining “IllumiNATIONDC” tonight, and you can too

January 20, 2021 by FHC Leave a Comment

We can’t be there to mark the occasion in person, but tonight at 5:30 p.m., DC residents and businesses are being invited to place luminarias or lights in their windows in celebration of the president inauguration. The event is called IllumiNATIONDC, and Van Ness Main Street is among those participating. Its contribution is the “Stronger […]

Filed Under: News, Van Ness

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Want to find holiday lights? Head to your nearest “Main Street”

December 1, 2020 by FHC Leave a Comment

Commercial corridors in this area and throughout the District are decked out in holiday lights and festive displays this month, some in connection with local Main Streets. The lights serve as a beacon to attract customers to small and local businesses, and as a beacon of hope for better times to come. And of course, […]

Filed Under: Cleveland Park, Forest Hills, Main Street, Nearby News, News, Shop & Eat Local, Tenleytown, Things To Do, Van Ness

The 2020 “Shop-Local Workout:” Covid-19 edition

November 23, 2020 by FHC Leave a Comment

You could call it a Forest Hills Connection holiday tradition. In December 2012, Marlene Berlin combined her love of walking and her enthusiasm for supporting small businesses into our original walking and shopping guide to Van Ness, Forest Hills, Chevy Chase, Tenleytown and Cleveland Park. That morphed into the “Shop-Local Workout,” our annual Thanksgiving week […]

Filed Under: Chevy Chase, Cleveland Park, Forest Hills, Nearby News, News, Shop & Eat Local, Tenleytown, Things To Do, Van Ness

Comp Plan revisions make further proposed changes to future land uses on Howard Law campus

November 16, 2020 by FHC Leave a Comment

by Barbara Kraft Representatives of Howard University met this month with two representatives of a group of Upton Street and Tilden Street neighbors over Howard’s plans for its 22-acre West Campus, which includes its law school, and changes to the future land use designation the Office of Planning (OP) has proposed as part of revisions […]

Filed Under: Around the Neighborhood, News, Real Estate, Van Ness, Zoning

UDC community-campus meeting on Nov. 5 will discuss campus plan, Van Ness retail and enrollment

October 28, 2020 by FHC Leave a Comment

UDC is hosting a virtual meeting of the Community-Campus Task Force on Thursday, November 5th at 7:30 p.m. On the agenda: Enrollment update UDC COVID-19 response Van Ness Campus Master Plan Retail space update (read about the August 5th update) Spring 2020 semester Log into the meeting here or join by phone: 415-655-0003, access code: […]

Filed Under: News, UDC, Van Ness

Van Ness streetscape improvement project moves closer to design phase

October 1, 2020 by FHC Leave a Comment

by Marlene Berlin In July 2018, and after considerable effort by Van Ness Main Street, the DC Council allocated $1.5 million dollars in the FY 2019 budget for the design and public engagement phase of a Van Ness streetscape improvement project. It was a long time in coming. The DC Office of Planning and DDOT […]

Filed Under: Featured, Main Street, News, Sustainability, Van Ness

You might get a “charge” out of this Van Ness history lesson from a Washingtoniana librarian

July 31, 2020 by FHC 1 Comment

The DC Public Library’s Washingtoniana collection needed a temporary home during the renovation of Martin Luther King Library. And for a little more than a year, Van Ness provided one. Washingtoniana moved out of its UDC Law School digs at 4340 Connecticut Avenue when DCPL’s lease expired early this year. And in a recent newsletter, […]

Filed Under: History, News, Van Ness

Photos: Requiem for a warrior tree

July 17, 2020 by FHC 1 Comment

People loved this tree. Our article Tuesday about the ailing “warrior tree” at Connecticut Avenue and Windom Place – and its impending removal – prompted an outpouring. Our posts Wednesday about its removal produced more mourning. So sad I didnt get a chance to say goodbye, I watched the seasons chamge through that beautiful warrior […]

Filed Under: Around the Neighborhood, Featured, News, Van Ness

A window on the work being done for the homeless couple at Van Ness

July 13, 2020 by FHC 3 Comments

by David Cristeal ANC 3F01 commissioner Two elderly homeless people, who by many standards should be enjoying their golden years, have long occupied an encampment on a small portion of Connecticut Avenue and Van Ness/UDC. Some put have the man’s Van Ness residency at almost 20 years. Up until recently, the encampment was located in […]

Filed Under: ANC 3F, Featured, News, Van Ness

Updating: Where to dine-in – outside – as restaurant patios reopen in and near Van Ness

May 28, 2020 by FHC 1 Comment

By order of the mayor: Physically distanced outdoor dining resumes this Friday. Stay tuned for safety procedures and protocols. #DCHope https://t.co/HnYKBHask9 — Van Ness Main Street (@VanNessMainSt) May 27, 2020 The restaurant with the largest patio area in Van Ness and Forest Hills is reopening at 50 percent of its usual capacity. You must call […]

Filed Under: Chevy Chase, Cleveland Park, Food, Nearby News, News, Out to eat, Tenleytown, Van Ness

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