September brings out our local artists! David Cohen, Deborah LaCroix and Annette Polan are featured in local shows and talks in the coming days and weeks. David Cohen David Cohen, […]
Meet Your Neighbors update: Help ancient tarot cards get a modern – and local – update!
When we last heard from Forest Hills-based writer Anthony Dobranski, he had published his debut novel, The Demon in Business Class, and he gave us a fascinating look at all […]
Meet Your Neighbors update – from Riyadh: “Life Here Comes With a Warning”
On July 16th, the high in DC reached 98 degrees and what may have been the hottest temperature we’ll see all summer. In Saudi Arabia, that would have been seen […]
Meet Your Neighbors: Another documentary from acclaimed director Aviva Kempner
Critics lauded her 2015 documentary, Rosenwald, on the Jewish philanthropist who built thousands of schools for African-American children in the segregated south. Forest Hills-based filmmaker Aviva Kempner is currently working […]
Meet Your Neighbors: A new book on a century-old DC triple murder and landmark legal case
“You have the right to remain silent.” A fixture of “Law and Order” and other cop shows on TV, the Miranda Rights did not exist a century ago when three […]
In memory and appreciation: Carolyn Jacobson
by Marjorie Rachlin Carolyn Jacobson, who wrote articles for Forest Hills Connection, died March 23 of cancer, at the age of 67. She knew our neighborhood well, since she lived […]
Meet your neighbors update: Kickstarter success for kids’ game on ethics and courtesy
In September 2017, we introduced you to Jackie Dobranski, a neighbor who had developed Brixiples, a board game for 7- to 12-year-olds that’s designed to spark discussion about ethics, safety, […]
Neighborhood in the News: Protest and perseverance; ‘Ticket-targeted’ on Ellicott Street; DC is ‘Bread Town’
Local news outlets don’t just come and go… they mostly go. So we were relieved when the Washington City Paper found a buyer just in time to save its staff […]
Neighborhood in the News, Part 2: She stood up for teens; Honors for P&P owners
(Read Neighborhood in the News, Part 1) You are so accomplished. Our occasional roundup can’t keep up. But darn it, you’re making us proud. Without further ado, here’s Neighborhood in […]
Meet Your Neighbors: EMILY’s List founder Ellen Malcolm
by Marlene Berlin “In ten years, I expect Congress and the states to look very different from today, with women in electoral offices across the country,” she told me over […]