by Marlene Berlin On Greater Greater Washington, Neil Flanagan does a superb job of describing the battle over 5333 Connecticut Avenue. Much of what he describes seems to be a […]
ANC 3F Backs New Park Van Ness Public Space Plans
by Marlene Berlin At ANC 3F’s September 17th meeting, commissioners voted 5-2 in favor of Commissioner Sally Gresham’s resolution supporting BF Saul moving forward with its plans to develop the […]
Walk Tenleytown With Planning Experts This Saturday
As the Van Ness Vision Committee wrestles with creating a more vibrant commercial hub in Forest Hills, are there lessons to be learned in Tenleytown? The Coalition for Smarter Growth […]
Small Updates On Big Projects
Hearst Elementary School modernization Construction and renovation of the main building of Hearst is moving along quickly and on schedule. The community expects to hear new plans about the additions […]
Intelsat Building: DC’s Future NW Innovation Center?
Manolis Priniotakis ANC 3F05 Commissioner Two unusual things jump out at the southwest corner of the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and Van Ness Street NW: the soon-to-be-former headquarters of Intelsat […]
Workshop Helps Bring Vibrant Van Ness Into Focus
By Mary Beth Ray and Marlene Berlin Welcome to what will be one of DC’s most vibrant retail streets – Connecticut Avenue along the Van Ness corridor. We need to […]
‘Vibrant Street’ Help For Van Ness
Mary Beth Ray, ANC 3F03 commissioner and chair of the ANC’s Van Ness Vision Committee, has some exciting news: I am delighted to announce that our Van Ness team was […]
What If? Busboys And Poets At Van Ness
by Marlene Berlin Did anyone read the piece in the Washington Post’s Metro section about Busboys and Poets? It’s the closest the District comes to European-style avant guard café, blending […]
ANC 3F Creates Van Ness Vision Committee
by Mary Beth Ray ANC 3F03 Commissioner Close your eyes and envision the perfect neighborhood. What comes to mind? Tree-lined streets and colorful flower boxes? Charming sidewalk cafés, an art […]
Missed Potential In Van Ness
What do you call an area that mixes retail, business and residential while remaining friendly to pedestrians? A Walkable Urban Place, or WalkUP. A George Washington University researcher has identified […]