Our updates from neighbor and artist Milton Shinberg over the past two Covid years have been about decidedly non-painterly pursuits, such as his virtual lecture on the intersection of architecture and neuroscience, and his recipe for Passover matzah brei. Now, we are once again getting updates from our local artists about upcoming shows. And they […]
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Marjorie Rachlin and the 1970s-80s flight attendants’ fight to be heard
Well-groomed and smiling, the flight attendant of the 1950s and early 1960s played a traditional woman’s role. Hers was one of the glamour careers for women, usually terminated by marriage after two or three years…. Pilots kept a close watch on their “girls” – expecting deference and admiration both on the plane and off…. As […]
Meet Your Neighbors update: “A Second Reckoning” and an ongoing search for justice for all
by Marlene Berlin Since we first met Scott Seligman in 2012, this historian, author and neighbor has written several books about hidden figures of our immigrant history. Seligman tells the stories of the injustices they faced, and at times, their triumphs. He now turns to racial injustice in A Second Reckoning, the story of John […]
Meet Your Neighbors: She turns ephemeral beauties into lasting works of art
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Meet Your Neighbors: Gloria Garcia and “Scooter Pie”
Many of us know Gloria Garcia, the executive director of Van Ness Main Street and a Van Ness neighbor. But have you met Scooter Pie? The two of them are often zipping around the neighborhood together, sometimes with an adorable passenger. Joff Masukawa, a member of the Van Ness Main Street board of directors, got […]
Meet Your Neighbors: She cast her first vote in DC, then knocked on doors in Georgia
Lucía Driessen, a 19-year-old who grew up in Forest Hills, voted for the first time in the 2020 election. And then she traveled to Georgia with her father Karl to canvass for the Democrats running in the Senate runoff. They took two road trips down to Athens, Georgia in December ahead of the January special […]
Girls on the Run has kept girls running for fun and for their health throughout the pandemic
When we met our neighbor Amanda Marr in 2017, she told us about Girls on the Run-Washington DC, a nonprofit and afterschool program for girls in grades 3 through 5. Marr is still a board member and volunteer, and is still promoting girls running for physical and emotional health. She wrote to tell us that […]
How Northwest Neighbors Village adapted to keep helping neighbors through the pandemic
The new year brought new leadership to the board of Northwest Neighbors Village, an organization that helps people stay in their homes, surrounded and aided by friends and neighbors, as they age. The work became all the more important as the pandemic brought new challenges. We asked NNV’s new president to fill us in. by […]