Floral arrangements, as a rule, are fleeting beauties. But not the ones from District Harvests founder Amanda Starr Bean. Her bouquets of fresh flowers and herbs can be dried and brewed into tea. Her dried floral creations, some preserved under glass, are made to last. Bean sells her creations at districtharvests.com. (And you’ll have a […]
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Meet Your Neighbors update: An artist’s anger and “spiritual quest” on exhibit at Strathmore’s gallery
Our neighborhood is home to many artists, and we’ve been curious about what they’ve been up to during the pandemic. So we were delighted to receive an update from Deborah CC Lacroix. We first introduced our readers to the Forest Hills-based painter and sculptor in 2013. Four of LaCroix’s paintings are featured in a new […]
Here are some of the Art All Night activities on tap for Sept. 24-25 in Van Ness and Tenleytown
The Van Ness and Tenleytown Main Streets are gearing up for two nights of Art All Night festivities. Events on Friday, September 24th in Van Ness start as early as 5 p.m., end at 11 p.m., and include: A pop-up art gallery outside the UDC David A. Clark School of Law, with 19 artists and […]
In memory: Marjorie Rachlin, a lover of and force of nature
by Marlene Berlin Marjorie Rachlin died on Sunday, August 22nd. She was 99 years old. Forest Hills Connection readers may know her best from her “Backyard Nature” articles. To her friends and neighbors, she was known throughout the years as a labor educator, community activist, and avid gardener and birder. She was also one of […]
Forest Hills lags DC’s vaccination average; More ways to be tested for Covid-19
by Marlene Berlin How are we doing on the Covid-19 vaccination front? I’ve been diving into the numbers. DC Health, as of August 2nd, estimated that 74.7% of District residents who are eligible for the vaccine (ages 12 and up) were at least partially vaccinated and that 63.8% were fully vaccinated. You can find the […]
At Peirce Mill, the long pandemic shutdown is over
This week, Peirce Mill welcomed its first field trip since 2019. Friends of Peirce Mill and the National Park Service restarted the mill and resumed visiting hours in mid-July, after a 15-month Covid-19 shutdown. The shutdown did not mean downtime. The mill hosted a virtual Heritage Day celebration, as well as virtual programs on cider […]
He envisioned Albemarle Street as an ‘attractive’ thoroughfare from AU to Mount Pleasant. It was not to be.
by Ann Kessler A 1913 real estate map of Washington makes it look easy to drive into Rock Creek Park from Connecticut Avenue. Just turn onto Albemarle Street and continue straight into the park. The publisher of this map obviously took liberties, perhaps taking to heart this description of Albemarle in The Washington Post in […]
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A century ago, the neighborhood playground was… the neighborhood
In 2019, we published a series of recollections by Fred Rhodes (1913-2001), a federal worker whose long and varied resumé included the Manhattan Project and the Nixon administration. But a century ago, he was just a kid in Forest Hills, and the Soapstone Valley was his playground. His memoir Four Seasons in the Soapstone Valley, shared […]
Watch: The woman who broke barriers in Rock Creek Park leadership, and other park history panels
Rock Creek Conservancy has been co-hosting a series of fascinating virtual panels on the history and people of the park. The latest, on July 27th, featured three women who have served as the park’s superintendents over the decades. Says the Conservancy: “Georgia Ellard became the first Black woman to serve in this highest position of […]
In 1967, the Giant Food in Van Ness was chandeliered and swanky, and above it was DC’s first indoor mall
by Ann Kessler I miss the Van Ness Centre Mall. Granted, it only existed for 16 years, but from 1967 on through 1983 it was part of the community and a major convenience for shoppers in the neighborhood. Now, only the original ground floor tenants of the mall remain: Giant Food, CVS (formerly Peoples Drug […]