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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 […]
by Ann Kessler On the Flagship Car Wash at 4432 Connecticut Avenue there’s a sign that says “Since 1941.” It’s off by a decade. The car wash was built in 1931. What else was on this block south of Albemarle Street in the 1930s? 4434 Connecticut The current home of Bread Furst, a one-story brick […]
The Van Ness homeless encampment at 4250 Connecticut Avenue will be removed by the city on Wednesday, May 27th. Encampment removals are a cross-agency effort that spring into action once the deputy mayor for Health and Human Services receives a report from the Department of Human Services and Department of Behavioral Health. These agencies send […]
April saw the return of Little Red Fox and Laliguras. The month of May begins with Acacia Food and Wine’s reopening. Acacia is accepting takeout and delivery orders from 3 to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday from a special menu featuring gourmet burgers, sandwiches and entrees including salmon and fajita bowl salad. There’s a $20 […]
As we and NBC4 reported this week, the Days Inn at 4400 Connecticut Avenue is one of five hotels operating as Covid-19 quarantine sites in the District. At the ANC 3F virtual meeting on Tuesday, April 21st, a representative of the hotel’s management company said it has been a quarantine site since April 10th. Also […]
Before adding new comments to this article, please read our update on the Days Inn quarantine site. A couple of readers kept spotting ambulances outside the entrance to the Days Inn at 4400 Connecticut Avenue. They emailed us to ask what was going on. One of the places we checked was with the Days Inn’s […]
by Mary Beth Ray Mayor Muriel Bowser and a group of about 100 neighbors and civil servants spent Wednesday afternoon walking the Van Ness Connecticut Avenue corridor. She met citizens and merchants, and listened to a broad range of both complaints and creative ideas. Pedestrian and traffic safety, retail vibrancy, affordable housing, beautification, stormwater management […]
