Forest Hills-based photographers have shows opening this month. Today through February, selected photos by Scott Lassman, a “lens-based artist,” are on display at the IA&A at Hillyer Gallery in Dupont Circle. Hillyer is also hosting a conversation with Lassman on January 10th at 1 p.m. One year ago this month, neighbor and wildlife photographer David […]
December in the Neighborhood: Van Ness holiday market; 1906 ‘Christmas Boycott’ book talk; Katrina documentary screening; Holidays at Hillwood
Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina: UDC digital media program is hosting a special screening of National Geographic’s “Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time,” a documentary series that recently won a Critics Choice Award for Best Historical Documentary. The screening of the third episode will take place Tuesday, December 2nd at 10 a.m. at the UDC Theater […]
The “Shop-Local Workout,” Holiday 2025 edition
Tomorrow: Enjoy the Thanksgiving spread. Black Friday and Small Business Saturday: Walk it all off. It’s time for Forest Hills Connection’s very own Thanksgiving tradition: the Shop-Local Workout. We’ve been updating and resharing this 2012 article by Editor-in-Chief Marlene Berlin every year since then. It’s a shopping-and-walking tour hitting routes and businesses in Van Ness, […]
Do something good for Rock Creek Park (and for yourself) at upcoming invasive plant removal events
by Kathy Sykes Fall is a great time to enjoy Rock Creek Park – and to save it. The park recently celebrated its 150th birthday, and its birthday wish was for volunteers to come join in the fun of removing harmful invasive plants and vines. These plants can take down trees and crowd out native […]
November in the Neighborhood: Fight hunger with NW Community Food; Hillwood is free for federal workers
Volunteer or give to fight hunger. Judith Ingram of NW Community Food writes: “Every weekend, our neighborhood pantry… serves up to 380 families from our quarters at the back of 4340 Connecticut Avenue (UDC’s David A. Clarke Law School building), and we expect that number to swell.” The pantry is open 10 a.m. to 3 […]
Updated! Events and vendors lineup for Saturday’s ‘Celebrate Van Ness Main Street’
This Saturday, everyone’s invited to “Celebrate Van Ness Main Street.” From noon to 8 p.m. on Saturday, October 11th, VNMS and its partners and sponsors are organizing activities and entertainment up and down the Main Street’s Connecticut Avenue corridor (with pedicabs so attendees can easily reach points north and south). And there will be food, […]
The government shutdown and the national park next door
In case you did not know, many Rock Creek Park facilities are closed, and services such as trash pickup are suspended for the shutdown’s duration. That means the Rock Creek Nature Center and Peirce Mill are not welcoming visitors, and Friends of Peirce Mill does not yet know whether its Mid-Atlantic Grain Fair will be […]
October in the Neighborhood: Spooky Movie Nights, ‘Celebrate VNMS,’ pollinator plantings, Halloween events
Friday nights are a little spooky this month. Van Ness Main Street and several local sponsors are hosting three Spooky Movie Nights at the UDC amphitheater (next to the Theater of the Arts and the UDC tennis courts). Tickets are free (and linked below) and carryout picnics are encouraged. October 3: Beetlejuice October 10: E.T. […]
Late September in the Neighborhood: Rock in Rock Creek Park, sing ‘Wicked’ at Levine, and more
A mini update to our monthly events roundup because there’s a lot of cool stuff happening this week. Carnegie Earth and Planets Lab’s Neighborhood Lecture Series We have neighbors who like to invite people over for lemonade, cookies, and conversation about the cosmos. The Carnegie Earth and Planets Laboratory (5241 Broad Branch Road NW) is […]
Main Street updates: Big day out on Sept. 13, and a sneak peak at October events
Do you have weekend plans? Saturday, September 13th has a neighborhood and neighborhood-adjacent lineup of Main Street-sponsored activities that will keep you moving and hobnobbing with friends and neighbors from morning ’til night. 9:30 to 11 a.m. The day begins with coffee and a cleanup at Forest Hills Park. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The […]