The Main Street organizations of Van Ness, Cleveland Park and Tenleytown are gearing up for what promises to be a great Art All Night on September 29th and 30th. We’ve written here about what to expect at the Van Ness Art All Night event on Saturday, September 29th, including appearances by WAMU’s Kojo Nnamdi and […]
ANC 3F Sept. 19 agenda: Sheridan School addition, DC Archives, meet the 3F01 candidates
Sheridan School (4400 36th Street NW) is planning to build a two-story addition. It is seeking zoning exemptions in three areas: the expansion of the private school, the requirement for walls surrounding rooftop mechanical equipment, and minimum parking requirement. Sheridan wants to build the addition on the parking area in front of the school, and […]
Grant Road: A historic country lane in Northwest DC’s modern street grid
by Ann Kessler Throughout DC are several streets that run only a few blocks at a time. They don’t fit in the grid of numbered and alphabetical street names, and they’re not the avenues named for the states. These are remnants of roads that were here before the city grew into the District of Columbia […]
ANC 3F has a vacancy. Will you be the one to fill it?
ANC 3F Commissioner Ryan Cudemus-Brunelli has resigned, opening his seat up for a special election if more than one candidate files the paperwork. Cudemus-Brunelli announced at the July 18th ANC 3F meeting he is moving out of the single-member district that he has represented since January 1st: 3F01. “It’s been a pleasure to serve everyone […]
In appreciation of the neighbors who keep their hedges trimmed and sidewalks clear
During a recent walk of the neighborhood, we spent a lot of time ducking low-hanging branches and dodging shrubbery that nearly swallowed the adjoining sidewalk. It was a frustrating experience. Then… this balm appeared. The landscapers at 4600 Connecticut Avenue had precisely trimmed these bushes so they were aligned with the sidewalk’s edge. The crew […]
Business in Brief: Italian Bar opens; Details about Flavor Garden; Rosemary Bistro gets Washington Post raves
Italian Bar’s opening day is at hand: Friday the 13th might forever be Italian Bar’s lucky day. Its owners announced on Friday, May 13th that its sign had arrived, and was gracing the storefront at 5007 Connecticut Avenue. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Italian Bar DC (@italianbardc) But more importantly, so […]
Van Ness Main Street is gearing up for a banner year – starting with new banners
Van Ness Main Street intends to start the new year “with a flourish.” In her year-end letter to the community, Barbara Lardy, the president of Van Ness Main Street, revealed new street light banners that will be installed along Connecticut Avenue in January. “[T]hese beautiful banners will be our brand statement markers as people walk […]
Update: The Van Ness Main Street pop-up holiday market is now this Sunday. Here are the local makers you’ll find there.
Updating to change the date: Van Ness Main Street is moving its pop-up holiday market from Saturday to Sunday, December 12th because high winds and thunderstorms are now part of Saturday’s weather forecast. The time is not changing. The vendors will be at both locations Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Politics and […]
Here’s why many of us woke up on February 26th to little or no water
by Marlene Berlin On Friday, February 26th, many of us woke up to discover we had no water, muddy-looking water or low water pressure. Turning on the taps produced a trickle, or nothing at all. Thanks to Emanuel Briggs of DC Water, we now know why. The story begins on Tuesday, February 23rd on Linnean […]
Another school once stood at the site of Murch Elementary
by Ann Kessler One of the first schools to be built in our area of Washington County1 in the 1860s was the old Grant Road School. It has an interesting history as it was first a school for white children, then an African-American school. Then it was abandoned, razed and subsequently replaced by Ben W. […]