by Barbara Green Every spring since 1970, on the day of the spring equinox, people around the world have been observing Earth Day, a celebration and acknowledgement of what a privilege it is to live on this planet. This Sunday, just ahead of the autumnal equinox, we will mark Sun Day. We know that because […]
You’re invited: Aug. 5 street sign unveiling for ‘Girl Scouts’ Way’
Girl Scouts Nation’s Capital is throwing a block party on Tuesday, August 5th to celebrate a new street sign honoring the organization. Earlier this year, DC Council members Matthew Frumin and Brianne Nadeau introduced the legislation that symbolically designates the 3000 block of Veazey Terrace as Girl Scouts’ Way. Nadeau is a Gold Star Girl […]
A Van Ness “No Kings” June 14 rally, and the “Rush-Hour Resistance”
The Van Ness North co-op neighbors who organized an ultra-local version of the national April “Hands Off!” rallies are still at it, this time gathering people for an ultra-local “No Kings” rally on Saturday, June 14th. Barbara Green, Susan Gillespie, and Ann Matheson write: Many of us are experiencing fear, anger, trepidation, exhaustion, and even […]
NW Community Food, a food pantry for neighbors in need, is moving to a new UDC-donated space
The NW Community Food will be staying in Van Ness. Every Sunday for the past four years, the volunteer-run pantry has distributed free food and cleaning supplies from the former Walgreens (4225 Connecticut Avenue) in partnership with UDC, which holds the master lease on the property. At the March ANC 3F meeting, NW Community Food’s […]
How Forest Hills and Van Ness showed up for the April 5 Hands Off! rally
by Marlene Berlin The Hands Off! DC rally on April 5th was an all-ages affair. As I made my way to the National Mall from the Farragut North Metro station, I noticed several families with children. And as I headed back home, I ran into one of my neighbors. Stephanie had been at the rally […]
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 […]
Business in Brief: The openings edition (MOM’s, The Whale Tea, Bold Alley)
by Marlene Berlin and Forest Hills Connection Van Ness now has a second full-service grocery store. MOM’s Organic Market opened its Van Ness location on Friday, April 6th with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and grand opening specials that lasted through the weekend. Like the Giant Food across the street, the store is easily accessible via Metro […]
“Activism is my answer to despair”: How some Van Ness elders plan to support the April 5 “Hands Off!” rallygoers
We are likely to see many sign-carrying demonstrators on Saturday, April 5th, taking part in the national “Hands Off!” day of action, a nonviolent protest of President Trump and Elon Musk’s efforts to dismantle the U.S. government. Most, though not all, will be heading to the National Mall for what promises to be a large […]
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 […]
Main Street updates: Small business grants, playground cleanups, Connecticut Avenue plantings and pop-up market preps
Thai Pad and Rosemary Bistro Cafe recently installed new flooring. Muchas Gracias got a new door. And they had help paying for these improvements. In February, Van Ness Main Street gave $20,000 in grants to these and five other businesses. This was in addition to other supports that the organization provides year-round to businesses within […]