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Moonstruck and Mama Mia. Black Panther and Hidden Figures. One thing they have in common is that their protagonists persevere. Another: They’re among the picks for Van Ness Main Street and UDC’s upcoming “Movie Night in the Park” series at the UDC amphitheater. There are a lot of details, most of them listed on the […]
UDC’s popular Master Gardener program will be welcoming its next group of trainees on September 1st, and it’s accepting applications from June 14th to July 18th. What is a Master Gardener? Someone who has been trained in sustainable urban gardening practices and goes on to volunteer in their communities on garden-based projects. In this neighborhood, […]
by Marlene Berlin Joan Danziger, one of the artists who live and create in Forest Hills, hasn’t missed a beat during the pandemic. Or, should I say, missed a beetle? Danziger is known for her creature creations – beetles, horses, ravens – constructed from wire and glass. Her studio is teeming with these mythical-looking creatures. […]
A few upcoming events of note by and for Van Ness Main Street: Friday, May 7th from 9 to 10 a.m. Van Ness Main Street is hosting its 2021 annual meeting via Zoom. The agenda includes this year’s Spirit of Van Ness award winner, the unveiling of the VNMS 2020 Annual Report, the recent Spring […]
Connecticut Avenue is more beautiful – and more bee-friendly these days. Van Ness Main Street and volunteers have spent the past six weekends cleaning up trash, sprucing up the I’m Eddie Cano/Rosemary Bistro Cafe streatery, placing plant-filled pots and planting hundreds of flowers in tree boxes. There is one more flower planting event on Saturday, […]
Connecticut Avenue’s “Flower Lady,” Kathy Sykes, is a UDC-trained Master Gardener and a driving force behind Van Main Street’s efforts to beautify the tree boxes between Van Ness Street and Nebraska Avenue. (And it’s not too late to join the pollinator-friendly planting efforts or donate to the cause!) Sykes has a wealth of knowledge about […]
Volunteers were busy in our neighborhood on Saturday. Van Ness Main Street: “Thank you to yesterday’s wonderful volunteers for helping us plant flowering pollinators in front of the small businesses along Connecticut Ave!” You’ll have more opportunities to pitch in over the next few weekends. Pollinator-friendly plantings are happening every Saturday and Sunday afternoon (weather […]
Our local parks and streams have given us places of respite and recreation in a stressful year. This spring we have several opportunities to return the favor. Events below include neighborhood and Rock Creek Park cleanups, wildflower planting, and a census of sorts for frogs. FrogWatch If you are familiar with Forest Hills Connection at […]
For decades as a city surveyor, Melvin C. Hazen had a vision for Tenleytown, which included a park at Fort Reno. Standing in his way – a community of Black people that had settled there after the Civil War. The Reno neighborhood was a nearly forgotten casualty of government and developer efforts to remake this […]
Today brings an opportunity to change up the covid routine. The Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens (4155 Linnean Avenue, between Upton and Tilden Streets) has reopened for members, and on March 2nd, the museum and its grounds will be welcoming the general public as well. In both cases, reservations are required at least a day […]
