by Marlene Berlin DC Water, still wrapping up its long-running Soapstone Valley sewer rehabilitation project, is about to start another project in the neighborhood. Beginning in November, the agency will replace small water mains and lead service lines on Brandywine, Cumberland, Chesapeake and Davenport Streets west of Connecticut Avenue. “We’re replacing and updating the existing […]
Still need your covid and flu shots? CVS is welcoming walk-ins without prescriptions
by Marlene Berlin Before this week, we needed prescriptions to receive covid vaccines at pharmacies in the District (except at CVS MinuteClinics, such as the one in Tenleytown.) But that restriction went out the window on Monday, after Mayor Bowser signed the DC Council’s emergency legislation permitting residents without a prescription to get the vaccine. […]
This Sunday is Sun Day, a chance to learn about harnessing solar power at home, even if your home is an apartment.
by Barbara Green Every spring since 1970, on the day of the spring equinox, people around the world have been observing Earth Day, a celebration and acknowledgement of what a privilege it is to live on this planet. This Sunday, just ahead of the autumnal equinox, we will mark Sun Day. We know that because […]
Farmers market finds: A toddler-friendly tomato
by Marlene Berlin On Tuesdays in the summer, you’ll often find me at New Morning Farm’s market at Sheridan School (36th Street and Alton Place. And one recent Tuesday, I thought I’d pick up something my daughter, son-in-law and almost two-and-a-half-year-old grandson might like. (I’ll also admit that Mom and Dad were afterthoughts.) So I […]
It was an ordinary hike in the woods. Then, I heard violins.
by Marlene Berlin One Saturday morning in early June, I was hiking the Western Ridge Trail in Rock Creek Park, heading north. After I crossed Grant Road, I heard what sounded like a live strings performance. I followed the music up the trail to Picnic Grove 13 near the Rock Creek Nature Center, to find […]
Neighborhood in the News: Mayor’s new DC Archives plan; New management at the Rock Creek Horse Center
Mayor Bowser’s DC Archives and UDC housing pivot: After years of planning, and with millions of dollars already spent on the DC Archives project on the UDC campus, Mayor Muriel Bowser now wants to build student housing at the site instead. Bowser, in her May 27th budget reveal, billed the changes as cost-saving measures. But […]
NW Community Food, a food pantry for neighbors in need, is moving to a new UDC-donated space
The NW Community Food will be staying in Van Ness. Every Sunday for the past four years, the volunteer-run pantry has distributed free food and cleaning supplies from the former Walgreens (4225 Connecticut Avenue) in partnership with UDC, which holds the master lease on the property. At the March ANC 3F meeting, NW Community Food’s […]
Backyard Nature: With the flip of a switch, we can help migrating birds find their way
by Julia K. Stevenson The biannual migration of birds has begun. Washington, DC is on the path of the Atlantic Flyway, a major route for birds traveling north in the spring and south in the fall. The spring migration actually began earlier in April and is expected to last through May. This is an event […]
ANC 3F April 22 agenda: Van Ness food pantry, Murch “Safe Routes,” another medical cannabis license request
In February, the director of the volunteer-run NW Community Food pantry told ANC 3F that it was in search of a new home because its UDC-donated space at 4225 Connecticut Avenue will be put to another use. ANC 3F’s April agenda (below) includes an update during the community forum portion of the meeting. Among the […]
NW Community Food pantry is in search of a new home
Ward 3’s only food pantry is a grassroots effort that sprang up during the pandemic. NW Community Food now serves 300 households every week, and the pantry’s director told ANC 3F’s February meeting that she expected the federal government job cuts would increase the need. NW Community Food is itself in need… of a new […]