by Marlene Berlin My favorite thing about being editor-in-chief of Forest Hills Connection is sniffing out and telling the stories that you care about. One of my least favorite tasks is asking you for financial support. However, it’s a necessary one in order to keep the Forest Hills Connection going and setting it on a […]
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Poll: Is it time to change our name?
by Marlene Berlin When we started Forest Hills Connection four years ago, we wrote: What is Forest Hills? In the past, even longtime residents have struggled to answer the question and to form a neighborhood identity. So in 2012, a group of residents decided we needed an online gathering place, one that would tell our […]
Great weather forecast for Sunday’s Forest Hills Art Walk
Remember this thing? Not to jinx ourselves, but weather forecasts are calling for a mostly sunny day, ALL DAY, this Sunday, May 15th. The weather will be perfect for a stroll around the neighborhood – just in time for the Forest Hills Art Walk. Eleven local artists are giving their time and many are opening […]
The Forest Hills Art Walk is Sunday – do you have your tickets?
What inspires so many of our Forest Hills neighbors to create beautiful, challenging, incredible art? You can ask them yourself this Sunday. Meet eleven local artists at the May 15th Forest Hills Art Walk. Many are opening their home studios to the public, so you can see where they create, as well as how. Who’s […]
The Forest Hills Art Walk is May 15. Get your tickets now!
Forest Hills Connection Art Walk tickets are now for sale! The Forest Hills Connection Art Walk and fundraiser is Sunday, May 15th. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to experience art up close – with and by your closest neighbors. You may buy and download tickets online at EventBrite, or buy tickets the day of the event […]
May 15th Forest Hills Art Walk: A call for YOUNG artists; Featured culinary artists
On Sunday, May 15th, young Forest Hills artists will have the opportunity to showcase their own work in the Forest Hills Art Walk from 10 a.m to 1 p.m. or 2 to 5 p.m. Some of the neighborhood artists opening their studios to the public will provide this most special opportunity to five to 10 neighborhood children and […]
Save the Date: The Forest Hills Connection Art Walk, May 15
The Forest Hills Connection Art Walk is back by popular demand! And tickets are now on sale. The last artists’ open house and Forest Hills Connection fundraiser was held in May 2014. Many of you, the “Art Walkers” and artists, told us you had fun, and you want to do it again! So we are, […]
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Where would you get your neighborhood news without Forest Hills Connection?
by Marlene Berlin Where would you get your neighborhood news without Forest Hills Connection? We were the only news outlet to report Metro had to change its plans to close the west entrance to the Van Ness Metro station for the entire three-year escalator replacement project. We were the first to let you know Chick-fil-A […]
Get ready for snow with a free Classified ad for shovelers and those in need of one
There’s no snow in the forecast – yet. But we want to help you be prepared when the day comes. Clearing our sidewalks of snow is a civic duty. It makes it safer for pedestrians and drivers to get where they need to go. We’re also legally obligated to do so. If you don’t shovel […]
The first Forest Hills Community Yard Sale was a success. Let’s do it again next year!
by Lee Armfield Cannon If you noticed the hubbub in the neighborhood one recent Saturday and spotted an unusual number of people strolling the streets carrying bags and boxes, no, it was not a mass move-in day in Forest Hills, it was the First Annual Community Yard Sale! Organized by the Forest Hills Connection’s own […]