Forest Hills Connection || News and Life in Our DC Neighborhood
Covering Forest Hills, Van Ness, North Cleveland Park and Wakefield
by Marlene Berlin Last weekend, our late-arriving fall colors finally popped. (The Washington Post says it was the best in years.) It was a glorious time to be out walking in Rock Creek Park and the neighborhood. With a picture perfect blue sky and brilliant sun, the yellows, oranges and reds danced off the waters […]
Many of our neighbors go all out for Halloween. But few blocks do it up like Chesterfield Place in Forest Hills. The decorations are massive, including inflatables stretching two stories high. A deejay serenades trick-or-treaters with spooky music. One participant projects classic scary movies onto one of the houses. Scariest of all? According to resident […]
by Marlene Berlin I was high above Rock Creek when I heard it roar. So I trotted down to creek level. The sight that greeted me was a captivating display of the power of water. My Sunday morning hike followed the record-breaking July 21st rainstorm. Rapids at times edged up to the trail. As water […]
Happy 4th, everyone! In 1919, the Embassy of the Netherlands entered this float in the National Independence Day Parade. It looks almost real enough to set sail on the Potomac. Alas, these seafarers had just half a ship. The Netherlands is one of the United States’ oldest allies, with ties dating back to the American […]
by Marlene Berlin According to the Capital Weather Gang, more than five inches of rain fell in the District last week. The average rainfall for the entire month of May? 3.99 inches. On six consecutive days, we received at least .4 inches of rain. That lengthy stretch with so much rain is a record. And […]
by Marlene Berlin Last Monday dawned to news of heavy rain and monster commutes. I got an emergency message on my phone warning me of flash floods. My daughter told me that people had to be rescued from their cars on Beach Drive in Montgomery County. So I took a walk on Soapstone Trail and […]
by Marlene Berlin The March 24 “March For Our Lives” drew a huge crowd from all corners of the world, the U.S. – and the District. Our corner of the world and DC appeared well represented. Marching with @DealVikings ! #MarchForOurLives @PalomaBenach pic.twitter.com/XSMmRHdsPO — MLB (@monabenach) March 24, 2018 @DealVikings – marching down 12th pic.twitter.com/xbXYryMrj3 […]
by Marlene Berlin The calendar says it’s mid-February. The weather says it’s spring. And nature is responding by presenting its buds and blooms. Some of these early bloomers are prized because they give gardens a shot as color in February, and in some cases as early as January, as Marjorie Rachlin explained this time last […]
by Marlene Berlin Cold weather has never stopped me from my daily rounds, so on Saturday, your intrepid reporter braved the frigid temperatures to explore the Soapstone Valley and Rock Creek Parks in their frozen finery. Though these photos suggest I was alone in braving the cold, a few hardy souls were out on the […]
Clanging, belching, jack-hammering. During the work week, these sounds greet hikers and cyclists approaching the trails and bike routes at Beach Drive and Broad Branch Road. It’s week 4 of Beach Drive reconstruction Phase 2. Two bridges are getting a makeover. The upper reaches of Beach Drive are as yet untouched. And though Beach Drive […]
