by Marlene Berlin A neighborhood working group has formed to work on issues that have come up as DC Water proceeds with its sewer rehabilitation project in the Soapstone Valley. […]
A peek at what’s planned for Art All Night 2022 in Van Ness, Forest Hills and Tenleytown
DC’s Art All Night is once again a two-night event, with Van Ness Main Street among the organizations lighting up the night on the last Friday of September, and Tenleytown […]
Deputy mayor promises communication portal as a short-term fix for apartment buildings with “impactfully disruptive residents”
The DC deputy mayor charged with overseeing coordination between DC agencies that work on homelessness and behavioral health said in July that the District was creating a communication portal that […]
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 […]
ANC 3F is telling ABRA it’s opposed to a medical marijuana dispensary at 4215 Connecticut Avenue because there’s already someone there
ANC 3F commissioners voted on August 18th to oppose an application to open a medical marijuana dispensary at 4215 Connecticut Avenue, on the grounds that the site is already occupied […]
Business in Brief: A Politics and Prose employee writes a novel… about running a bookstore
They do say to write what you know…: And author Susan Coll knows bookstores. She worked at Politics and Prose (5015 Connecticut) from 2011 to 2016, and rejoined the store […]
The medical marijuana dispensary planned for 4215 Connecticut surprised the store’s current occupant
Plans for a medical cannabis dispensary in Van Ness have been a source of bewilderment for the owner and employees of the proposed location’s current tenant, Pill Plus Pharmacy. According […]
DC’s next medical cannabis dispensary could be in Ward 3, and Van Ness is one of the proposed locations
The Van Ness storefront that is currently home to Pill Plus Pharmacy is one of many potential sites for a new medical marijuana dispensary to be located in either Ward […]