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by Marlene Berlin A few blocks to the west of the popular – and often crowded -Smithsonian museums, there’s a little-known gem of an art museum at Constitution Avenue and 18th Street. It is across the street from the headquarters of the Organization of American States. And it is an extension of the OAS’s work […]
Who was Fred Rhodes? A federal worker whose long and varied resumé included the Manhattan Project and the Nixon administration, and later in life, a Baptist minister. But a century ago, he was just a kid in Forest Hills, and the Soapstone Valley was his playground. Thanks to the Historical Society of Washington and Ann Kessler, […]
by Marlene Berlin Compari and Kumato tomatoes get me through the winter. At least, they try. But there is nothing like biting into that first big, bright red perfect tomato from the farmers market…. one that not so long ago was straight off the vine. It looks like all those beautiful but tasteless ones you […]
Don’t be surprised if a new newspaper shows up on your front doorstep, front yard or building lobby today. It’s called The Northwest Courier. It quietly launched online at NWC.news in late April, And its first print edition is being delivered to households in Northwest DC today. The Courier covers a lot of the same […]
Karin Lithell’s introduction to the neighborhood five years ago is quite a tale, involving a wide-open front door, Secret Service agents, and neighbors keeping an eye out for masked invaders (raccoons, not robbers). Now the Swedish artist who has made her home in Forest Hills these last few years is returning to Sweden with her […]
by Marlene Berlin One reason Politics and Prose is a neighborhood treasure is because of its classes… and the people you meet there. This spring I enrolled in a class on Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America. There I met a neighbor who is concerned about the future of democracy in the U.S., in his […]
by Gail Sansbury Some Forest Hills neighbors may have attended the 2017 lighting of the National Cathedral, so you’ll remember what an amazing and meaningful experience it was. My husband and I had never been to the Cathedral and we were not sure what to expect, but as the sun went down, the Cathedral slowly […]
The last time documentary filmmaker Aviva Kempner turned her cameras on the life of a Major League Baseball player, his exploits on the field were among his most noteworthy achievements. Now, 19 years after “The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg,” the Forest Hills resident is releasing “The Spy Behind Home Plate.” It tells the […]
by Jamie Butler Friendship Place is the premier housing service provider for people experiencing homelessness in our region, including Forest Hills. Using innovative, customized, and person-focused programs, Friendship Place, located in Tenleytown, empowers participants to rebuild their lives, find homes, get jobs and reconnect with friends, family and the community. Its mission is to empower […]
These days, the carriage house at Peirce Mill is home to the mill’s visitors center. But Washingtonians of the 1970s, 80s and 90s knew it as the Art Barn. Artists taught classes and showed their work here. And the tradition of painting Peirce Mill goes back further than that. In 1903, The Washington Times wrote: […]
