by Marlene Berlin A gift shop owner who lives in Van Ness thinks the area would make a good home for her small business as well. Paola Bernacchi’s shop, Palo […]
The Siren Call Of Trader Joe’s
by Marlene Berlin and Sharon Bauer Trader Joe’s would rake it in at a Van Ness location. How do we know this? The response to our October/November retail survey, in […]
‘Great Streets’ Grants Available To Van Ness Businesses
by William Sitig ANC 3F Van Ness Vision Committee “Great Streets” is the mayor’s multi-year, multi-agency commercial revitalization initiative to transform emerging corridors across the District into thriving and inviting […]
2013 Flashback: Vision For The Future
What will Forest Hills be like in one, five, 15 years… and beyond? In 2013, we learned about some of some concrete plans for the future of the neighborhood: Van […]
Santiago-style Fruit Carts In Forest Hills?
by Marlene Berlin We had been walking and exploring Santiago for hours, my friend Cheryl and I. Cheryl moved to Santiago, Chile a few months ago, and I was there […]
Vision For Tenleytown
by Adam Tope, ANC 3F chairman, and Mary Beth Ray, 3F03 commissioner As many FHC readers are aware, ANC 3F has been proactively working with the DC government and other […]
‘Daffodils For Dad’ A Great Community Day
by Mary Beth Ray ANC 3F03 Commissioner Early rain, overcast skies and chilly temperatures couldn’t subdue an enthusiastic group of over 50 volunteers who planted 3,000 daffodil bulbs at Van […]
Plant Daffodil Bulbs on Connecticut Avenue
The whole neighborhood is being invited to help plant thousands of daffodil bulbs on Saturday, November 16th. Will you help? Sandy Farber Bandier, the Master Gardener Coordinator at UDC, has […]
An Imagining Of Van Ness
by Mary Beth Ray ANC 3F03 Commissioner, chair ANC 3F Vision Committee Imagine a more beautiful and more vibrant Van Ness. That’s what these renderings do, and that’s what your […]
Survey: Van Ness Retail Wants And Needs
by Marlene Berlin Both BF Saul and the University of the District of Columbia are looking for retail tenants: BF Saul for the ground floor level of the Park Van […]