by Marlene Berlin If you’ve seen leaves carefully raked to the curb, where they sit… and sit… and sit… you might be scratching your head as to the status of […]
January in the Neighborhood: Save local forests and sing to the trees
The world’s problems – political, environmental, and otherwise – can seem overwhelming, and it can feel like there’s little we can do as individuals to effect change. We do have […]
Lost Forest Hills: The Rose Hill quarry
by Ann Kessler The first people who lived here left their mark here. Archaeologists believe that the first inhabitants of the Washington, DC area arrived around 13,000 years ago. According […]
Photos: The holiday light show (and bonus Santa flamingos)
Consider this an appreciation post for all those who have adorn their homes and balconies with holiday lights. The first displays show up right around Thanksgiving (and sometimes before), and […]
Meet Your Neighbors: A centuries-old religious text remains a powerful symbol
by Margery Elfin and Marlene Berlin One of our neighbors has a story to tell about a book she has never read, yet has made a strong impression on her. […]
A local church’s part-time jazz club helped performers through covid
by Beth Beisel Covid-19 hit DC jazz artists hard as venues, restaurants, and bars closed, leaving them without performance spaces and income. “It was such an uncertain time for everyone,” […]
December in the Neighborhood: Holiday pop-up shopping and concerts, and a journey to the center of the Earth
A shopping roundup: Here’s another shop-small-and-local plug for the Van Ness Main Street Holiday Pop-Up on Saturday, December 2nd from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thirty DC-area creatives are stocking […]
Main Street updates: Holiday light competitions, winter markets, and a Santa-themed bar crawl and fundraiser
Small and local businesses have been gearing up for the holidays, and so have our area Main Streets, with events designed to bring people to their commercial corridors for shopping […]
Holiday “shop-local” made easy: The 2023 Van Ness Main Street Holiday Pop-Up vendors
Supporting local businesses and makers doesn’t get much easier than this. Van Ness Main Street is bringing made-in-DC creators to 4340 Connecticut Avenue for its 8th annual Holiday Pop-Up on […]
Peirce Mill updates: Exploring Peirce family ties to the enslaved in the “William Beckett Project”; the first Grain Fair; December activities
When Friends of Peirce Mill launched its “Mill Stories” blog in February 2023, its first story was about the remarkable William Beckett, an enslaved man who managed Joshua Peirce’s commercial […]