We don’t know of any royal visits to this neighborhood, by Queen Elizabeth II or any other monarch (and we hope you will tell us if you do). But Forest Hills did have a wealthy cereal heiress who rubbed shoulders with the royals. In 1953, two years before Marjorie Merriweather Post purchased the Hillwood estate […]
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A peek at what’s planned for Art All Night 2022 in Van Ness, Forest Hills and Tenleytown
DC’s Art All Night is once again a two-night event, with Van Ness Main Street among the organizations lighting up the night on the last Friday of September, and Tenleytown Main Street hosting festivities the following Saturday. The Art All Night Van Ness events, from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday, September 23rd, include: […]
Neighborhood August to-do list: Learn about trees, frogs and the moon, and picnic like a Hillwood heiress
Rock Creek Conservancy’s 2022 summer fellows put their own spin on the organization’s community engagement efforts in July, organizing a spoken word performance and a “full moon gathering.” They’re not done yet. On Thursday, August 11th, when the “Sturgeon Moon” will be making an appearance, the conservancy is hosting another gathering and discussion of the […]
Rock Creek Conservancy branches out this month with a full moon talk and spoken word performances
Rock Creek Conservancy has hosted several free events in Rock Creek Park over the years. But few, if any, were moon themed. On Wednesday, July 13th, the conservancy is hosting “a full moon gathering and discussion” at Rock Creek Park Trail 9, where Beach Drive and Broad Branch Road meet. It’s also the site of […]
Neighborhood in the News: Whittle School’s DC campus is shutting down; Van Ness food pantry needs new home
Whittle School closing in DC: Faculty and families at Whittle School and Studios were notified on Friday, July 8th that the just-ended school year was its last. The Washington Post and Washington Business Journal saw the email ed-tech entrepreneur and school founder Chris Whittle sent to the families and staff. “We concluded [Thursday] night that […]
Hey, kids and teens: Sundays this summer, you can help Connecticut Avenue’s pollinator gardens grow
Van Ness Main Street and ANC 3F have a kid-friendly volunteer opportunity (and a chance for teens to earn community service hours) each Sunday through August. Here’s the notice from Kathy Sykes, the master gardener who has led volunteers in planting the pollinator gardens along Connecticut Avenue, and ANC 3F Commissioner James Tandaric: It’s finally […]
Peirce Mill’s longtime miller, Jeanne Minor, retires
Historic Peirce Mill in Rock Creek Park is notable, in part, for being the only surviving mill along Rock Creek, and until recently, for employing one of the few female millers in the U.S. Jeanne Minor retired at the end of 2021. Minor had been a National Park Service ranger since 2008, and was Peirce […]
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Meet the makers who will be at the first Van Ness Main Street summer pop-up market on June 25
Artists, artisans and makers will be popping up at Van Ness Main Street’s first summer pop-up market on Saturday, June 25th. They’ll be setting up shop outside of 4340 Connecticut Avenue from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. You may recall some of the vendors listed below from the VNMS holiday pop-up market, and the market […]
Plan your Saturday: Create by the Creek; Shop at a pop-up used bookstore; Clean up a mini-oasis
Create by the Creek: For decades – centuries, even – People have been drawn to Peirce Mill to sketch, paint and create. Friends of Peirce Mill and partners including the National Park Service celebrate that tradition this Saturday with “Create by the Creek.” From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., you’re invited to participate in free […]
Reserve your spot at the June “Movie Nights in the Park”; Van Ness Main Street pop-up makers market on June 25
Van Ness Main Street and UDC’s “Movie Night in the Park” is back for a second season. The first of the free outdoor movie nights at the UDC amphitheater is Ghostbusters on Wednesday, June 15th, Showtime is at 8:30 p.m. Register here for your free tickets, and to learn more about the location and what […]