by Mary Beth Ray As you walk past 4501 29th Street, the scent of rosemary hints at the Mediterranean. The red and white flag with the small cross reveals its […]
What I Did This Summer: Farmer-To-Farmer Volunteer in Rural Ghana
by Jan Buresh This summer, I traveled to Ghana where the countryside is lush, with few roads, basic housing, and generous people, as a Farmer-To-Farmer volunteer in a USAID program. […]
Meet Your Neighbors: Free-Speech Champion Mary Beth Tinker
by Carolyn Jacobson Those of us who live in Forest Hills can boast that some very important people live here. But how many of us are aware that we have […]
Happy 100s
One Forest Hills neighbor recently marked a century on this earth. Another is closing in on that milestone. Joseph Lyman celebrated his 100th birthday on Sunday, July 15th. Joe was […]
Neighbors In The News
Neighbors and neighborhood institutions are making headlines in larger publications than our humble Connection. Here are a few that have popped up in recent months: Recipes from a revolution: Scott […]
What I Do: Bring Rowing to DC’s “Other” River
by Paul Pearlstein Forest Hills neighbor Paul Pearlstein has been a “river rat” since 1953, when he joined Washington-Lee High School’s rowing team. When he’s not on the river, he’s […]
Meet The Elfins: Forest Hills Then And Now
by Dzenita Mehic Saracevic Margery and Mel Elfin moved into their house on 30th Street in Forest Hills on May 23, 1984. The house was their second residence in DC. […]
Meet Your Neighbors: Aviva Kempner
by Carolyn Jacobson We welcome Aviva Kempner, a longtime DC resident, to Forest Hills. The documentary filmmaker arrived in June of 2011 from the hinterlands of Jenifer Street in Chevy […]
What I Do: Educate Afghan Women
by Susan Crudgington I belong to an organization called The Initiative to Educate Afghan Women, which was started ten years ago by a woman named Paula Nirschel. Paula was horrified […]
Our Bike Commuter On The City Council
by Lindsay Damon Being one of the most visible leaders in DC requires making sure you can see what’s around you, too. Mary Cheh, DC’s Ward 3 Councilmember, likes to […]