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# Forest Hills Connection | News and Life in Our DC Neighborhood

Covering Forest Hills, Van Ness, North Cleveland Park and Wakefield

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- [School Updates: UDC picks next president; Murch gets more teachers to ease 1st and 2nd grade crowding](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/school-updates-udc-picks-next-president-murch-gets-more-teachers-to-ease-1st-and-2nd-grade-crowding/)
- [Opinion: UDC Building 41 plan gets a failing grade in campus-community engagement.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/opinion-udc-building-41-plan-gets-a-failing-grade-in-campus-community-engagement/)
- [Yes, MOM's Organic Market is still opening a Van Ness store](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/yes-moms-organic-market-is-still-coming-to-van-ness/)
- [Backyard Nature: Ponds are a popular waterfront hangout, if you're a green tree frog](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-ponds-are-a-popular-waterfront-hangout-if-youre-a-green-tree-frog/)
- [Short-term repairs to Broad Branch Road as long-term rehab planning continues](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/short-term-repairs-to-broad-branch-road-as-long-term-rehab-planning-continues/)
- [Pedestrian signal at Connecticut and Ellicott almost ready](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/pedestrian-signal-at-connecticut-and-ellicott-almost-ready-chesapeake-getting-one-too/)
- [Kids cover the news: Murch Goes to College](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/murch-kids-cover-the-news-murch-goes-to-college/)
- [June in the Neighborhood: West African dance workshop, Create by the Creek, outdoor movie nights](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/june-in-the-neighborhood-west-african-dance-workshop-create-by-the-creek-outdoor-movie-nights/)
- [Soapstone sewer update: Preps for next relining phase; noisy stream restoration work on the move; new end date](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/soapstone-sewer-update-preps-for-next-relining-phase-noisy-stream-restoration-work-on-the-move-new-end-date/)
- [DC Water's Soapstone sewer relining work well under way; 2nd stage to begin in May](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/dc-waters-soapstone-sewer-relining-work-well-under-way-2nd-stage-to-begin-in-may/)
- [The story of a speed table: Navigating DDOT's new traffic-calming request system](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-story-of-a-speed-table-navigating-ddots-new-traffic-calming-request-system/)
- [Forest Hills Park has a 90-year history of parent advocacy, DIYs, and many do-overs](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/a-brief-history-of-forest-hills-park/)
- [Dispatches from Jackson-Reed High School reporters: Too-long school year, music these days, being the new kid](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/dispatches-from-jackson-reed-high-school-reporters-too-long-school-year-music-these-days-being-the-new-kid/)
- [Neighborhood in the News: Black basketball's founding father; bowling and polar bears in Van Ness; waterpark what-if](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/neighborhood-in-the-news-black-basketballs-founding-father-bowling-and-polar-bears-in-van-ness-waterpark-what-if/)
- [Did you know? Our monthly newsletter can help you get caught up on neighborhood news](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/did-you-know-our-monthly-newsletter-can-help-you-get-caught-up-on-neighborhood-news/)
- [ANC 3F June 20 agenda: New website, Soapstone sewer progress report, DDOT Stormwater Retrofit Project](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3f-june-20-agenda-new-website-soapstone-sewer-progress-report-ddot-stormwater-retrofit-project/)
- [Business in Brief: Dog Haus and The Whale Tea in Van Ness; UDC Chick-fil-A targets fall opening; Sriracha shortage hits home](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/business-in-brief-dog-haus-and-the-whale-tea-in-van-ness-udc-chick-fil-a-targets-fall-opening-sriracha-shortage-hits-home/)
- [From zero to 7,000+: One DC agency charts voucher renters in its programs since 2016](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/from-0-to-7000-one-dc-agency-charts-voucher-renters-in-its-programs-since-2016/)
- [The Wilson Pool has reopened, but don't count on day-to-day availability](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-wilson-pool-has-reopened-but-dont-count-on-day-to-day-availability/)
- [WMATA is accepting comments on its "Better Bus" route proposals through June 18](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3f-may-16-agenda-better-bus-proposals-ddot-street-lighting-project/)
- [ANCs are on the Nov. 3 ballot, too. What these elected volunteers do, and how to run](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/ancs-are-on-the-nov-3-ballot-too-what-these-elected-volunteers-do-and-how-to-run/)
- [ANC elections are coming up, and Ingleside at Rock Creek is on ANC 3F's July 14 agenda](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-elections-are-coming-up-and-ingleside-at-rock-creek-is-on-anc-3fs-july-14-agenda/)
- [Backyard Nature: How water striders defy the creek currents](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-how-water-striders-defy-the-creek-currents/)
- [Business in Brief: Apartment building sold, Shemalis rebrands, a new weekend breakfast spot](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/business-in-brief-apartment-building-sold-shemalis-rebrand-a-new-weekend-breakfast-spot/)
- [Sometimes, the farmers at the Van Ness farmers market are UDC researchers](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/sometimes-the-farmers-at-the-van-ness-farmers-market-are-udc-researchers/)
- [Neighborhood in the News: Remembering Alice Rivlin and The Northwest Current; A river runs through Metro?](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/neighborhood-in-the-news-remembering-alice-rivlin-and-the-northwest-current/)
- [Eaton Elementary kids will spend two years at UDC](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/eaton-elementary-kids-will-spend-two-years-at-udc/)
- [June in the Neighborhood: A toy swap, children's concert, yoga in the park, Create by the Creek, and more](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/june-in-the-neighborhood-a-toy-swap-childrens-concert-yoga-in-the-park-create-by-the-creek-and-more/) - Artists have been drawn to Rock Creek and Peirce Mill for decades. (1924 photo of an artist and friend in Rock Creek Park from the Library of Congress) Spend a fun day at Forest Hills Park. Thanks to Van Ness Main Street's Good Clean Fun initiative, June 6 is a day of service, community and music, with an
- [July in the Neighborhood: Fringe theater festival, Christmas in July market, movie at the park](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/july-in-the-neighborhood-fringe-theater-festival-christmas-in-july-market-movie-at-the-park/)
- [Parks and people in Berlin and Copenhagen, and my renewed appreciation for what we have in DC](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/parks-and-people-in-berlin-and-copenhagen-and-my-renewed-appreciation-for-what-we-have-in-dc/)
- [ANC 3F's June 30 agenda: DC Archives at UDC, power lines project on Nebraska Ave., Murch leader's retirement](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3fs-june-30-agenda-dc-archives-at-udc-power-lines-project-on-nebraska-ave-murch-leaders-retirement/)
- [A local dad and kids' business can do something about the bag of batteries in your junk drawer (Sponsored)](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/a-local-dad-and-kids-business-can-do-something-about-the-bag-of-batteries-in-your-junk-drawer-sponsored/)
- [Photos: A rainy respite from the drought drying up our streams](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/photos-a-rainy-respite-from-the-drought-drying-up-our-streams/)
- [A new addition to Linnean Park is an Eagle Scout service project and an ideal 'shinrin-yoku' spot](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/a-new-addition-to-linnean-park-is-an-eagle-scout-service-project-and-an-ideal-shinrin-yoku-spot/)
- [Resources for the 2026 primary: Ward 3 voter information aggregator and tenant leaders' questions for the mayoral candidates](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/ward-3-primary-voter-guide/)
- [More things to do in June: Violins and pickleball in our parks](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/more-things-to-do-in-june-violins-and-pickleball-in-our-parks/)
- [Forest Hills Playground nonprofit plans to call it quits](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/forest-hills-playground-nonprofit-plans-to-call-it-quits-but-theres-a-way-to-keep-it-going/)
- [The Brandywine Apartments, like Sedgwick Gardens, is seeing an influx of voucher holders](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-brandywine-apartments-like-sedgwick-gardens-is-seeing-an-influx-of-voucher-holders/)
- [The perfect tomato at New Morning Farm market](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-perfect-tomato-at-new-morning-farm-market/)
- [May in the Neighborhood: Embassy tours, pop-up artisans market, historic trades festival, Hillwood movies](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/may-in-the-neighborhood-embassy-tours-pop-up-artisans-market-historic-trades-festival-hillwood-movies/) - Van Ness Main Street celebrates 10 years. The organization's May 2 anniversary party is “A Taste of Van Ness Main Street.” Sample some local restaurant specialties while enjoying music performed by Tracey Cutler and the UDC JAZZAlive Trio. The event also honors neighborhood business leaders and volunteers. Inside the Chinese embassy (3505 International Place) Local embassies are opening
- [You're invited: A party Saturday celebrates the end of the Soapstone sewer project](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/youre-invited-a-party-saturday-celebrates-the-end-of-the-soapstone-sewer-project/)
- [The 2026 District Fringe festival at Van Ness-UDC includes programs for up-and-coming playwrights and young audiences](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-2026-district-fringe-festival-at-van-ness-udc-includes-programs-for-up-and-coming-playwrights-and-young-audiences/)
- [Neighborhood in the News: UDC's graduation, home seller profits, and a statue's mistaken identity](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/neighborhood-in-the-news-udcs-graduation-home-seller-profits-and-a-statues-mistaken-identity/)
- [ANC 3F's May 12 agenda: Bus stop moves, 'Safe Routes to School' plan for Murch](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3fs-may-12-agenda-bus-stop-moves-safe-routes-to-school-plan-for-murch/)
- [The spring bird migration brings out the birdwatchers in Rock Creek Park](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-spring-bird-migration-brings-out-the-bird-watchers-in-rock-creek-park/)
- [A Forest Hills intersection's new design is part of a larger stormwater control project](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/a-forest-hills-intersections-new-design-is-part-of-a-larger-stormwater-control-project/)
- [Families get to enjoy a tidier Forest Hills Park, thanks to volunteers](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/families-get-to-enjoy-a-tidier-forest-hills-park-thanks-to-volunteers/)
- ['The Spy Behind Home Plate' - the latest from documentary filmmaker Aviva Kempner - makes its debut](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-spy-behind-home-plate-the-latest-from-documentary-filmmaker-aviva-kempner-makes-its-debut/)
- [Current Newspapers folds after 52 years](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/after-52-years-current-newspapers-is-folding/)
- [Chickens, ponies and minnows in Soapstone Creek: Recollections of a Forest Hills childhood more than a century ago](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/meet-fred-rhodes-and-read-his-recollections-of-life-in-forest-hills-dc-a-century-ago/)
- [April in the Neighborhood: Primary election candidate forums; 'Yoga on Connecticut'; 3 flavors of jazz](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/april-in-the-neighborhood-primary-election-candidate-forums-yoga-on-connecticut-3-flavors-of-jazz/) - Watch a DC politics miniseries. Over three nights in April, candidates for DC mayor, DC delegate and at-large Council member will appear on stage at St. Johns College High School's Frana Auditorium (2607 Military Road NW). The candidate forums will also be streamed on Zoom (links below). Each forum will start at 7 p.m.: April
- [On the Soapstone trail, solving two problems with one stone](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/on-the-soapstone-trail-solving-two-problems-with-one-stone/)
- [Volunteer in the neighborhood: Park cleanups, Van Ness Main Street events, NW Community Food, Peirce Mill](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/volunteer-in-the-neighborhood-park-cleanups-van-ness-main-street-events-nw-community-food/)
- [Connecticut Ave. and Murch School traffic safety plans, and more from ANC 3F's April 21 agenda](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/connecticut-ave-and-murch-school-traffic-safety-plans-and-more-from-anc-3fs-april-21-agenda/)
- [Backyard Nature: Fleeting ephemerals and amorous amphibians](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-fleeting-ephemerals-and-a-quiet-start-to-the-toad-mating-season/)
- [Beech leaf disease is the latest threat to our urban forest (Sponsored)](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/beech-leaf-disease-is-the-latest-threat-to-our-urban-forest-sponsored/)
- ['It's important to get the mill running again': Group works to restart Peirce Mill's milling operations after an August breakdown](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/its-important-to-get-the-mill-running-again-group-works-to-restart-peirce-mills-milling-operations-after-an-august-breakdown/)
- [Backyard Nature: Steer clear - but don't fear - the black rat snake](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-steer-clear-but-dont-fear-the-black-rat-snake/)
- [Main Street updates: Retail studies, 'Taste of Van Ness Main Street,' playground cleanups, spring pop-up market](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/main-street-updates-retail-studies-taste-of-van-ness-main-street-playground-cleanups-spring-pop-up-market/)
- [Business in Brief: New Van Ness businesses; Intelsat auction canceled; Whale Tea rebrands; I'm Eddie Cano bankruptcy update](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/business-in-brief-new-van-ness-businesses-intelsat-auction-canceled-whale-tea-rebrands-im-eddie-cano-bankruptcy-update/)
- [Higher ed news briefs: Mayor Bowser backs UDC's 4250 Connecticut purchase; Howard Law celebrates 150 years](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/higher-ed-news-briefs-mayor-bowser-backs-udcs-4250-connecticut-purchase-howard-law-celebrates-150-years/)
- [Broad Branch daylighting tour guided us through a buried stream's recovery (the toad serenade was a nice touch, too)](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/broad-branch-daylighting-tour-guided-us-through-a-buried-streams-recovery-and-the-toad-serenade-was-a-nice-touch-too/)
- [Opinion: We risk losing the forest in Forest Hills](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/opinion-we-risk-losing-the-forest-in-forest-hills/)
- [March in the Neighborhood: Timepieces and the science of time; Welcoming spring with cleanups and dance](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/march-in-the-neighborhood-timepieces-and-the-science-of-time-welcoming-spring-with-cleanups-and-dance/) - Time, as we experience it, is a forward-moving phenomenon. For most of the past century, physicists have also understood time in that way, positing that "the first arrow of time" only increases disorder, or entropy, and there is no backtracking. That, however, does not explain how the complex systems of the universe are able to
- [A missing mail collection box and the Van Ness UPS Store move make for a fruitless mail trek](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/a-missing-mail-collection-box-and-the-van-ness-ups-store-move-make-for-a-fruitless-mail-trek/)
- [Apartment updates: Police calls rise, case managers remain absent, and tenant leaders continue to press for change](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/apartment-updates-police-calls-rise-case-managers-remain-absent-and-tenant-leaders-continue-to-press-for-change/)
- [Nov. 6 DC Council roundtable examines housing vouchers for homeless people in need of behavioral health services](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/nov-6-dc-council-roundtable-examines-housing-vouchers-for-homeless-people-in-need-of-behavioral-health-services/)
- [Pedestrian safety updates: New walk signal at Conn. and Chesapeake, Reno Road issues, Soapstone-Rock Creek trails gap](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/pedestrian-safety-updates-new-walk-signal-at-conn-and-chesapeake-reno-road-issues-soapstone-rock-creek-trails-gap/)
- [In memory and appreciation of Margery Elfin, a witty, dog-loving neighbor and friend](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/in-memory-and-appreciation-of-margery-elfin-a-witty-dog-loving-neighbor-and-friend/)
- [Van Ness organizers plan another 'No Kings' mini-rally on March 28](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/van-ness-organizers-plan-another-no-kings-mini-rally-on-march-28/)
- [Where to enjoy cherry blossoms away from the Tidal Basin crowds](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/where-to-enjoy-cherry-blossoms-away-from-the-tidal-basin-crowds/)
- [School updates: A history of protest at Jackson-Reed; UDC's new School of Education; the science of dog walking](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/school-updates-a-history-of-protest-at-jackson-reed-udcs-new-school-of-education-the-science-of-dog-walking/)
- [I'm Eddie Cano's Feb. 15 Carnevale fundraiser is an effort to keep the restaurant's doors open (Sponsored)](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/im-eddie-canos-feb-15-carnevale-fundraiser-is-an-effort-to-keep-the-restaurants-doors-open-sponsored/) - This article is sponsored by I'm Eddie Cano. I'm Eddie Cano, the family-run Italian restaurant at 5014 Connecticut Avenue, will host a Venetian-themed Carnevale cocktail reception and fundraiser on Sunday, February 15th, in an effort to raise $100,000 and keep its doors open. The fundraiser comes as the District faces a record wave of restaurant
- [MPD offers tips on preventing common neighborhood crimes: stolen cars and packages, and thefts from vehicles](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/mpd-offers-tips-on-preventing-common-neighborhood-crimes-stolen-cars-and-packages-and-thefts-from-vehicles/)
- [Two visions for the former Intelsat/Whittle campus: As an education and civic center, or tearing it down and rebuilding with housing](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/two-visions-for-the-former-intelsat-whittle-campus-as-an-education-and-civic-center-or-tearing-it-down-and-rebuilding-with-housing/)
- [ANC 3F March 10 agenda: Reno Road safety resolution](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3f-march-10-agenda/)
- [An "oasis in the city" needs our help](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/an-oasis-in-the-city-needs-our-help/)
- [Schools in Brief: Whittle School at Intelsat runs into construction snag; Renaming Wilson High](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/schools-in-brief-whittle-stop-work-order-nw-schools-working-group-recommends-4-more/)
- [Neighbors and 3113 Albemarle developers reach settlement for two-home development by historic residence](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/neighbors-and-3113-albemarle-developers-reach-settlement-for-two-home-development-by-historic-residence/)
- [Photos: Signs of spring begin to bloom](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/photos-signs-of-spring-begin-to-bloom/)
- [Are your water lines leaded or unleaded? As DC Water works on lead pipe replacement, it's not always easy to find out](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/are-your-water-lines-leaded-or-unleaded-as-dc-water-works-on-lead-pipe-replacement-its-not-always-easy-to-find-out/)
- [Backyard Nature: The beauty of trees in winter](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-the-beauty-of-trees-in-winter-2/)
- [ANC 3F Feb. 24 agenda: More flags for Reno Road crossings, and a Rock Creek trails gap](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3f-feb-24-agenda-more-flags-for-reno-road-crossings-and-a-rock-creek-trails-gap/)
- [Business in Brief: Dog Haus opens Feb. 16; business anniversaries include the car that crashed into Giant's dairy section](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/business-in-brief-dog-haus-opens-feb-16-business-anniversaries-include-the-car-that-crashed-into-giants-dairy-section/)
- [A salute to a snow-clearing hero: "It just felt easier to grab a shovel and do something"](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/a-salute-to-a-snow-clearing-hero-it-just-felt-easier-to-grab-a-shovel-and-do-something/)
- [Business in Brief: Burger King razing and redevelopment; saving I'm Eddie Cano; Banana Leaf redux](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/business-in-brief-burger-king-razing-and-redevelopment-saving-im-eddie-cano-banana-leaf-redux/)
- [Photos: Snowy Soapstone trail](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/photos-snowy-soapstone-trail/)
- [In appreciation: Erica Carlsson, formerly of DPR and DOEE, for her environmental stewardship and community-supporting work](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/in-appreciation-erica-carlsson-formerly-of-dpr-and-doee-for-her-environmental-stewardship-and-community-supporting-work/)
- [February in the Neighborhood: Enter the 'Magical World' of a local artist; Levine Music's 50th and UDC's 175th anniversaries](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/february-in-the-neighborhood-enter-the-magical-world-of-a-local-artist/)
- [January in the Neighborhood: Solo shows for local photographers; Sing to and free the trees; Fort DeRussy hikes](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/january-in-the-neighborhood-solo-shows-for-local-photographers-sing-to-and-free-the-trees-fort-derussy-hikes/) - 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. Of his 2025 "RESIST" series, Scott Lassman tells Forest Hills
- [Opinion: We're "tired of the aggressive and fast drivers" at Albemarle and 30th Streets](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/opinion-were-tired-of-aggressive-and-fast-drivers-at-albemarle-and-30th-streets/)
- [Elvis was here. So was Marilyn Monroe.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/elvis-was-here-so-was-marilyn-monroe/)
- [Proposals to remove or repair century-old Soapstone sewers still under review](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/proposals-to-remove-or-repair-century-old-soapstone-sewers-still-under-review/)
- [Photos: Signs of spring - in February!](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/photos-signs-of-spring-in-february/)
- [The District Fringe indie theater festival is returning to Van Ness this summer (Updated)](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-district-fringe-indie-theater-festival-is-returning-to-van-ness-this-summer/)
- [Candidates for office are gearing up to ask for your vote. But first, they'd really like your signature.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/candidates-for-office-are-gearing-up-to-ask-for-your-vote-but-first-theyd-really-like-your-signature/)
- [Snow day photos: Digging out, playground sledding, and helpful neighbors](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/snow-day-photos-digging-out-playground-sledding-and-helpful-neighbors/)
- [Snowzilla, the Sequel: How to prep sidewalks and pipes for the next monster storm](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/dc-vs-snowzilla-the-sequel-how-to-prep-sidewalks-and-pipes-for-the-next-monster-storm/)
- [Neighborhood in the News: Owl's Nest sale; Burger King redevelopment; Malabar opens](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/neighborhood-in-the-news-owls-nest-sale-burger-king-redevelopment-malabar-opens/)
- [Invasive vines strangle trees. But in Linnean Park, someone has cut native vines that do no harm.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/invasive-vines-strangle-trees-but-in-linnean-park-someone-has-cut-native-vines-that-do-no-harm/)
- [Van Ness centenarian taking part in local January 20th protest marking anniversary of the Trump inauguration](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/van-ness-centenarian-taking-part-in-local-january-20th-protest-marking-anniversary-of-the-trump-inauguration/)
- [The story of the orange pedestrian flags at Reno Road and Warren Street](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-story-of-the-orange-pedestrian-flags-at-reno-road-and-warren-street/)
- [ANC 3F Jan. 13 hybrid meeting agenda: Water main work, Whale Tea cocktails, Forest Hills Park funding](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3f-jan-13-hybrid-meeting-agenda-water-main-work-whale-tea-cocktails-forest-hills-park-funding/)
- [Creator of 'Housing First' model for homeless says DC's version misses the mark](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/creator-of-housing-first-model-for-homeless-says-dcs-version-misses-the-mark/)
- [Reminder: It's illegal (and bad for plants and animals) to dump pumpkins and Christmas trees in parks and forests](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/reminder-its-illegal-and-bad-for-plants-and-animals-to-dump-pumpkins-and-christmas-trees-in-parks-and-forests/)
- [The “Shop-Local Workout,” Holiday 2025 edition](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/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,
- [Getting Around: Albemarle Street repaving dates; Weigh in on DDOT's Strategic Bikeways Plan on Dec. 10 or online](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/getting-around-albemarle-street-repaving-dates-weigh-in-on-ddots-strategic-bikeways-plan-on-dec-10-or-online/) - It won't be long before the fences come down, and Albemarle Street reopens. DC Water's Soapstone sewer rehabilitation project is almost done. Since the project started in March 2022, the century-old system of sewer lines running through the valley have been sealed and strengthened with new linings. Soapstone Creek has been reconstructed to protect the
- [In the 1950s, Connecticut and Albemarle was a shopping destination](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/in-the-1950s-connecticut-and-albemarle-was-a-shopping-destination/)
- [Northwest Neighbors Village celebrates a decade of helping seniors age in place](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/northwest-neighbors-village-celebrates-a-decade-of-helping-seniors-age-in-place/)
- [It hasn't snowed. So why are some streets and sidewalks so icy? The answer: Natural springs.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-snows-mostly-gone-so-why-are-some-streets-and-sidewalks-still-so-icy-natural-springs/)
- [December in the Neighborhood: Van Ness holiday market; 1906 'Christmas Boycott' book talk; Katrina documentary screening; Holidays at Hillwood](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/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
- [Business in Brief: New restaurants in January; Holiday lights recycling at MOM's; 10 years of Van Ness Main Street](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/business-in-brief-new-restaurants-in-january-holiday-lights-recycling-at-moms-10-years-of-van-ness-main-street/)
- [These plants are climbing and destroying our trees. Winter is a good time to stop them.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/these-plants-are-climbing-and-destroying-our-trees-but-they-can-be-stopped/)
- [The Ghosts of Van Ness's Past: Semi-hidden relics of our neighborhood's history](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-ghosts-of-van-nesss-past-semi-hidden-relics-of-our-neighborhoods-history/)
- [Forest Hills Park has a 90-year history of parent advocacy, DIY, and many do-overs](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/forest-hills-park-has-a-90-year-history-of-parent-advocacy-diys-and-many-do-overs/)
- [Fort Kearny, Battery Terrill, and other Civil War defenses in our backyard](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/fort-kearny-battery-terrill-and-other-civil-war-defenses-in-our-backyard/)
- [Albemarle Street reopening is the latest Soapstone sewer project milestone](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/albemarle-street-reopening-is-the-latest-soapstone-sewer-project-milestone/)
- [A great Hanukkah present: A traffic light at Connecticut and Chesapeake](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/a-great-hanukkah-present-a-traffic-light-at-connecticut-and-chesapeake/)
- [UDC took people on a campus tour to highlight needs for tree-care money and expertise](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/udc-took-people-on-a-campus-tour-to-highlight-needs-for-tree-care-money-and-expertise/)
- [Photos: Rock Creek Park after the season's first snowfall](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/photos-rock-creek-park-after-the-seasons-first-snowfall/)
- [School updates: Sheridan's new addition; UDC's new signs; Latest journalism from Jackson-Reed](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/school-updates-sheridans-new-addition-udcs-new-signs-latest-journalism-from-jackson-reed/)
- [Business in Brief: Bajaj's Rosedale restaurant to close and transform; Rosemary streatery dismantled; Avis Budget returns to Van Ness](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/business-in-brief-bajajs-rosedale-restaurant-to-become-malabar-rosemary-streatery-dismantled-avis-budget-returns-to-van-ness/)
- [November in the Neighborhood: Fight hunger with NW Community Food; Hillwood is free for federal workers](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/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
- ['She said yes': The story of a Bread Furst marriage proposal](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/she-said-yes-the-story-of-a-bread-furst-marriage-proposal/)
- [Backyard Nature: Snug as a bug in an "insect hotel"](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-snug-as-a-bug-in-an-insect-hotel/)
- [Neighborhood history: The day Van Ness got its own Metro station](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/its-been-exactly-37-years-since-van-ness-got-its-own-metro-station/)
- [Connecticut Ave.'s reversible lanes and potential bike lanes to be studied](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/connecticut-avenue-optimization-study/)
- [A roundup of recent and ongoing DC work in the neighborhood](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/a-roundup-of-recent-and-ongoing-dc-work-in-the-neighborhood/)
- [Apartments planned for the former 'Rock 'n Roll' Burger King property in Van Ness](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/apartments-planned-for-the-former-rock-n-roll-burger-king-property-in-van-ness/)
- [Volunteers have started to clean up a weedy corner of Forest Hills Park](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/volunteers-have-started-to-clean-up-a-weedy-corner-of-forest-hills-park/)
- [A new purpose for Days Inn parking structure, the end of a streatery, and more news from ANC 3F's Nov. 18 agenda](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/a-new-purpose-for-days-inn-parking-structure-the-end-of-a-streatery-and-more-news-from-anc-3fs-nov-18-agenda/)
- [Business in Brief: I'm Eddie Cano parent in bankruptcy; trendy hot dogs; learn food photography techniques (corrected)](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/business-in-brief-im-eddie-cano-parent-in-bankruptcy-trendy-hot-dogs-learn-food-photography-techniques/)
- [Forest Hills history: More physicists next door](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/forest-hills-history-more-physicists-next-door/)
- [In memory: Ann Kessler, a longtime chronicler of the people and places of old Forest Hills](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/in-memory-ann-kessler-a-longtime-chronicler-of-the-people-and-places-of-old-forest-hills/)
- [Do something good for Rock Creek Park (and for yourself) at upcoming invasive plant removal events](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/do-something-good-for-rock-creek-park-and-for-yourself-at-upcoming-invasive-plant-removal-events/)
- [Neighbors are organizing an Oct. 18 No Kings II demonstration along Connecticut Avenue](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/neighbors-are-organizing-an-oct-18-no-kings-ii-demonstration-along-connecticut-avenue/)
- [Leaf collection has begun, but you don't have to rake. Put the leaves to work in your yard and garden instead.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/leaf-collection-has-begun-but-you-dont-have-to-rake-put-the-leaves-to-work-in-your-yard-and-garden-instead/)
- [2018 election update: The Post's Ward 3 picks vs. reality, and history in the making](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/nov-6-election-update-the-posts-ward-3-picks-vs-reality-and-history-in-the-making/)
- [Photos: Late-arriving fall foliage makes a dramatic entrance](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/photos-late-arriving-fall-foliage-makes-a-dramatic-entrancee/)
- [I'm Eddie Cano wins raves from neighbors and the Post's Tom Sietsema](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/im-eddie-cano-wins-raves-from-neighbors-and-the-posts-tom-sietsema/)
- [Opinion: The Albemarle Street closure brought neighbors together. Let's recreate the sense of safety and community on more streets.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/opinion-the-albemarle-street-closure-brought-neighbors-together-lets-recreate-the-sense-of-safety-and-community-on-more-streets/)
- [October in the Neighborhood: Spooky Movie Nights, 'Celebrate VNMS,' pollinator plantings, Halloween events](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/october-in-the-neighborhood-spooky-movie-nights-celebrate-vnms-pollinator-plantings-halloween-events/) - The UDC amphitheater is a terrific place to enjoy movies outdoors. Picnics are encouraged. (2021 Van Ness Main Street photo) 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
- [Backyard Nature: A 'toothy' frog](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-a-toothy-frog/)
- [Neighborhood in the News: More charges in child's Connecticut House death; The 'Gray Resistance;' Broad Branch flooding don'ts](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/neighborhood-in-the-news-more-charges-in-childs-connecticut-house-death-the-gray-resistance-broad-branch-flooding-donts/)
- [A call for volunteers to remove invasive plants from Forest Hills Park](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/a-call-for-volunteers-to-remove-invasive-species-from-forest-hills-park/)
- [DC Water's next project in the neighborhood: water main and lead pipe replacement](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/dc-waters-next-project-in-the-neighborhood-water-main-and-lead-pipe-replacement/)
- [Updated! Events and vendors lineup for Saturday's 'Celebrate Van Ness Main Street'](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/events-and-vendors-lineup-for-saturdays-celebrate-van-ness-main-street/)
- [Backyard Nature: A hiker's pain is the squirrels' gain as slippery acorns drop in large numbers](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-a-hikers-pain-is-the-squirrels-gain-as-slippery-acorns-drop-in-large-numbers/)
- [Meet Your Neighbors: 'People-Centered Architecture' and pedestrian-centered railroad infrastructure](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/meet-your-neighbors-people-centered-architecture-and-pedestrian-centered-railroad-infrastructure/)
- [A 'significant milestone' in DC Water's Soapstone sewer project, but completion is still weeks away](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-latest-on-dc-waters-soapstone-valley-sewer-project-and-the-albemarle-street-closure/)
- [Neighborhood in the News: DCist closure questions, the return of UDC's student newspaper, bumpy ride for bike lanes](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/neighborhood-in-the-news-dcist-closure-questions-the-return-of-udcs-student-newspaper-bumpy-ride-for-bike-lanes/)
- [Obamacare, the government shutdown, and a 2017 FHC forum that "solved all the problems"](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/obamacare-the-government-shutdown-and-a-2017-fhc-forum-that-solved-all-the-problems/)
- [ANC 3F Oct. 14 agenda: To hold an in-person public meeting for the first time in years](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3f-oct-14-agenda-to-hold-an-in-person-public-meeting-for-the-first-time-in-years/)
- [ANC 3F September 16 agenda: No Soapstone sewer update (!); Reno Road crossings, DC Home Rule](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3f-september-16-agenda-no-soapstone-sewer-update-reno-road-crossings-dc-home-rule/) - They're back. ANC 3F returns from its August break to its regularly scheduled meetings on the third Tuesday of the month. And the commission's next meeting, on September 16th, is the first one in a long time without DC Water and the Soapstone Valley sewer project on the agenda. Not that the project is complete,
- [This Sunday is Sun Day, a chance to learn about harnessing solar power at home, even if your home is an apartment.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/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
- [The government shutdown and the national park next door](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-government-shutdown-and-the-national-park-next-door/)
- [Backyard Nature: Beech drops drop in](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-in-the-fall-beech-drops-like-to-drop-in/)
- [No townhomes at 3101 Albemarle. Developer proceeding with matter-of-right project](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/no-townhomes-at-3101-albemarle-developer-proceeding-with-matter-of-right-project/)
- [Photos: The spookiest block in Forest Hills DC](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/photos-the-spookiest-block-in-forest-hills-dc/)
- [Tune in for the Oct. 1 hearing on Canna Art's medical marijuana retail license](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/tune-in-for-the-oct-1-hearing-on-canna-arts-medical-marijuana-retail-license/)
- [September in the Neighborhood: A big day out on our Main Street; Levine's Community Sing; Picnic at Peirce Mill](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/september-in-the-neighborhood-a-big-day-out-on-our-main-street-levines-community-sing-picnic-at-peirce-mill/) - Enjoying a picnic and a show at Forest Hills Park. (2016 photo) Community spirit and solidarity: In the District, we have them in spades. And to maintain our energy for good works and good trouble, we need art. We need music. We need opportunities to relax, connect with friends and loved ones, and enjoy ourselves.
- [Late September in the Neighborhood: Rock in Rock Creek Park, sing 'Wicked' at Levine, and more](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/late-september-in-the-neighborhood-rock-in-rock-creek-park-sing-wicked-at-levine-and-more/)
- [Backyard Nature: This pollinator-friendly plant is still blooming](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-this-pollinator-friendly-plant-has-been-blooming-all-summer-long/)
- [Still need your covid and flu shots? CVS is welcoming walk-ins without prescriptions](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/still-need-your-covid-and-flu-shots-cvs-is-accepting-walk-ins-without-prescriptions/)
- [A brief history of sidewalk advocacy in the neighborhood](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/a-brief-history-of-sidewalk-advocacy-in-the-neighborhood/)
- [Community service and cool jazz: A day at Forest Hills Park](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/community-service-and-cool-jazz-a-day-at-forest-hills-park/)
- [What's happening at the historic Peirce Mill: Children's Day, restoration and repairs](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/learn-to-square-dance-at-peirce-mill-on-aug-23-and-other-updates/)
- [Main Street updates: Big day out on Sept. 13, and a sneak peak at October events](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/main-street-updates-big-day-out-on-sept-13-and-a-sneak-peak-at-october-events/)
- [Opinion: Angry and discouraged about... everything? A walk might help.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/opinion-angry-and-discouraged-about-everything-try-taking-a-walk/)
- [Backyard Nature: Slime mold brings people together](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-slime-mold-brings-people-together/)
- [Soapstone sewer project latest: Hard work in hard rock, and an "illegal" sewer pipe](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/soapstone-sewer-project-latest-hard-work-in-hard-rock-and-an-illegal-sewer-pipe/)
- [Opinion: 8th grader calls on District to address speeding on Upton Street](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/opinion-8th-grader-calls-on-district-to-address-speeding-on-upton-street/)
- [Study a bikeway and ditch the reversible lane on Connecticut Avenue, residents say](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/study-a-bikeway-and-ditch-the-reversible-lane-on-connecticut-avenue-residents-say/)
- [When a tree falls on a Rock Creek Park trail, here's who responds](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/when-a-tree-falls-on-a-rock-creek-park-trail-heres-who-responds/)
- [August in the Neighborhood: Go deeper than beach reads, try Hillwood's trivia night, learn how to square dance](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/august-in-the-neighborhood-go-deeper-than-beach-reads-try-hillwoods-trivia-night-learn-how-to-square-dance/)
- [Closing the gaps: New sidewalks for Davenport and nearby streets](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/closing-the-gaps-new-sidewalks-for-davenport-and-nearby-streets/)
- [Business in Brief: Small businesses need us right now; Calvert Woodley block party Aug. 24; P&P's 'Opus'](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/business-in-brief-small-businesses-need-us-right-now-calvert-woodley-block-party-aug-24-pps-opus/)
- [Goodbye Van Ness Kiss and Ride, and a few other WMATA Better Bus updates](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/goodbye-van-ness-kiss-and-ride-and-other-wmata-better-bus-updates/)
- [Backyard Nature: A hotspot for the amphibian set is missing some voices](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-a-hot-nightspot-for-the-amphibian-set-is-missing-some-voices/)
- [Farmers market finds: A toddler-friendly tomato](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/farmers-market-finds-a-toddler-friendly-tomato/)
- [You're Invited: Pokey's 30th birthday party](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/youre-invited-pokeys-30th-birthday-party/)
- [Local park updates: The fix-it edition](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/local-park-updates-the-fix-it-edition/)
- [You're invited: Aug. 5 street sign unveiling for 'Girl Scouts' Way'](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/youre-invited-aug-5-street-sign-unveiling-for-girl-scouts-way/)
- [Van Ness DC's 'rock 'n roll' Burger King is to close](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/van-ness-dcs-rock-n-roll-burger-king-is-to-close/)
- [Backyard Nature: A dragonfly invasion](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-a-dragonfly-invasion/)
- [Modernized Murch School put to work after weekend celebration and ribbon-cutting](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/modernized-murch-school-put-to-work-after-weekend-celebration-and-ribbon-cutting/)
- [Photos and videos: Close calls as tree falls across Connecticut Avenue](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/photos-and-videos-close-calls-as-tree-falls-across-connecticut-avenue/)
- [July in the Neighborhood: Indie theater festival, Japanese star festival, and "Water Power Day"](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/july-in-the-neighborhood-indie-theater-festival-japanese-star-festival-and/)
- [Backyard Nature: At least the fungi are having fun](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-at-least-the-fungi-are-having-fun/)
- [Backyard Nature: A new and unwelcome bug](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-a-new-and-unwelcome-bug/)
- [A local block popular with cut-through drivers gets its first sidewalk](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/a-local-block-popular-with-cut-through-drivers-gets-its-first-sidewalk/)
- [DC's only public university has pre-Civil War roots](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/dcs-only-public-university-has-pre-civil-war-roots/)
- [District Fringe benefits: Live, independent (and sometimes free) theater at UDC through July 27](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/district-fringe-benefits-live-independent-and-sometimes-free-theater-at-udc-through-july-27/)
- [ANC 3F July 15 agenda: Flagship Carwash traffic, CM Frumin on the DC budget](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3f-july-15-agenda-flagship-carwash-traffic-cm-frumin-on-the-dc-budget/)
- [Join your neighbors for coffee and a cleanup at Forest Hills Park this Saturday, July 12](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/join-your-neighbors-for-coffee-and-a-cleanup-at-forest-hills-park-this-saturday-july-12/)
- [Business in Brief: Dog Haus progress; UPS Store moving; More about MOM's](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/business-in-brief-dog-haus-progress-ups-store-moving-more-about-moms/)
- [June in the Neighborhood: Explore the stars and other planets, Create by the Creek, and tame your camera roll](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/june-in-the-neighborhood-explore-the-stars-and-other-planets-create-by-the-creek-and-tame-your-camera-roll/)
- [Watch: Broad Branch Road becomes Broad Branch River](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/watch-broad-branch-road-becomes-broad-branch-river/)
- [Van Ness streetscape improvement proposals get $1.5 million for design phase](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/van-ness-streetscape-improvement-proposals-get-1-5-million-for-design-phase/)
- [DC Public Library's core DC history collection moving to Van Ness](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/dc-public-librarys-core-dc-history-collection-moving-to-van-ness/)
- [It was an ordinary hike in the woods. Then, I heard violins.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/it-was-an-ordinary-hike-in-the-woods-then-i-heard-violins/)
- [In 1930, a Hot Shoppe arrived in the neighborhood and drew the young and rowdy. Its neighbors weren’t pleased.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/in-1930-a-hot-shoppe-arrived-in-the-neighborhood-and-drew-the-young-and-rowdy-its-neighbors-werent-pleased/)
- [Opinion: DC's environmental agency faces "destructive" budget cuts](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/opinion-dcs-environmental-agency-faces-destructive-budget-cuts/)
- [Photos: Some of the neighborhood damage from the June 19 storm](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/photos-some-of-the-neighborhood-damage-from-the-june-19-storm/)
- [DC Water is getting ready to make some noise at the Albemarle Street sewer project site](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/dc-water-is-getting-ready-to-make-some-noise-at-the-albemarle-street-sewer-project-site/)
- [The Forest Hills Playground group wants to talk about the sandbox](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-forest-hills-playground-group-wants-to-talk-about-the-sandbox/)
- [ANC 3F June 17 agenda: DDOT's Connecticut Avenue safety project; Canna Art's medical cannabis license application; the Bowser budget](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3f-june-17-agenda-connecticut-avenue-safety-project-canna-arts-medical-cannabis-license-application-the-bowser-budget/)
- [Stream and stormwater updates: Broad Branch's bad report card, Linnean trail work, and the late arrival of some of our favorite seasonal neighbors](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/stream-and-stormwater-updates-broad-branchs-bad-report-card-linnean-trail-work-and-the-late-arrival-of-some-of-our-favorite-seasonal-neighbors/)
- [Backyard Nature: 🎶Doe, a Deer, a Female Deer🎶](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-doe-a-deer-a-female-deer/)
- [A Van Ness "No Kings" June 14 rally, and the "Rush-Hour Resistance"](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/a-local-no-kings-june-14-rally-and-the-rush-hour-resistance/)
- [Canna Art medical cannabis dispensary license faces ANC opposition](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/canna-art-medical-cannabis-dispensary-license-faces-anc-opposition/)
- [How Forest Hills and Van Ness showed up for the April 5 Hands Off! rally](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/how-forest-hills-and-van-ness-showed-up-for-the-april-5-hands-off-rally/)
- [Avalon the Albemarle residents choose a buyer](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/avalon-the-albemarle-residents-choose-a-buyer/)
- [Neighborhood in the News: Mayor's new DC Archives plan; New management at the Rock Creek Horse Center](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/neighborhood-in-the-news-mayors-new-dc-archives-plan-new-management-at-the-rock-creek-horse-center/)
- [Ward 3 getting more public pre-K3 spots, and they'll be at UDC](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/ward-3-getting-more-public-pre-k3-spots-and-theyll-be-at-udc/)
- [Woman rescued from flash flood on Albemarle Street](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/woman-rescued-from-flash-flood-on-albemarle-street/)
- [New crosswalk activated at Connecticut Ave. and Windom Place](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/new-crosswalk-activated-at-connecticut-and-windom/)
- [Meet Your Neighbors update: Finding art in the anesthesia experience](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/meet-your-neighbors-update-finding-art-in-the-anesthesia-experience/)
- [May in the Neighborhood: Celebrating Small Business Month, embassy tours, movies in pajamas, and more](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/may-in-the-neighborhood-small-business-month-ideas-embassy-tours-movies-in-pajamas-and-more/)
- [The latest timeline for completing the Soapstone sewer project and reopening Albemarle Street](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-latest-timeline-for-completing-the-soapstone-sewer-project-and-reopening-albemarle-street/)
- [Photos: Cleveland Park Target](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/photos-cleveland-park-target/)
- [Two companies are now competing to purchase the Avalon apartments](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/two-companies-are-now-competing-to-purchase-the-avalon-apartments/)
- [At a Council hearing Wednesday, be heard or brush up on apartment safety issues](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/at-a-council-hearing-wednesday-be-heard-or-brush-up-on-apartment-safety-issues/)
- [Opinion: RFK Jr.'s Rock Creek tributary swim calls attention to the parks' pollution - and public communication problems](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/opinion-rfk-jr-s-rock-creek-tributary-swim-calls-attention-to-the-parks-pollution-and-public-communication-problems/)
- [Backyard Nature: A cottonwood storm and other joys, courtesy of Mother Nature](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-a-cottonwood-storm-and-other-joys-courtesy-of-mother-nature/)
- [ANC 3F May 20 agenda: Canna Art dispensary license and a one-way Alton Place request](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3f-may-20-agenda-canna-art-dispensary-license-and-a-one-way-alton-place-request/)
- [Residents and landlords speak at an apartment-focused Council hearing on crime](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/residents-and-landlords-speak-at-an-apartment-focused-council-hearing-on-crime/)
- [How much are clean DC streams worth? UDC researchers need our help to figure out the answers.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/how-much-are-clean-dc-streams-worth-udc-researchers-need-our-help-to-figure-out-the-answers/)
- [Main Street updates: Playground dance party, pop-up market, pollinator garden walks and annual meeting](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/main-street-updates-playground-dance-party-pop-up-market-pollinator-garden-walks-and-annual-meeting/)
- [The "closed" Soapstone Trail segment is actually closed now as sewer work resumes](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-closed-soapstone-trail-segment-is-actually-closed-now-as-sewer-work-resumes/)
- [Neighborhood in the News: At Forest Hills Playground, anxiety - and solidarity](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/neighborhood-in-the-news-at-forest-hills-park-anxiety-and-community/)
- [NW Community Food, a food pantry for neighbors in need, is moving to a new UDC-donated space](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/nw-community-food-is-moving-to-a-new-udc-donated-space/)
- [Forest Hills Park updates: A dance party, a May 10 cleanup, and getting into the weeds](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/forest-hills-park-updates-a-dance-party-a-may-10-cleanup-and-getting-into-the-weeds/)
- [April in the neighborhood: Join a bee hunt; the most "Extreme" park cleanups; and a ribbon-cutting for a certain grocery store](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/april-in-the-neighborhood-join-a-bee-hunt-the-most-extreme-park-cleanups-and-a-ribbon-cutting-for-a-certain-grocery-store/)
- [Murch School renovation is "ahead of schedule"](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/murch-school-renovation-is-ahead-of-schedule/)
- [Bubble baths are for rubber duckies, not the mallards in Soapstone Creek](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/bubble-baths-are-for-rubber-duckies-not-the-mallards-in-soapstone-creek/)
- [What happens when a neighbor's tree crashes into your yard, or it's your tree causing the damage](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/what-happens-when-a-neighbors-tree-crashes-into-your-yard-or-its-your-tree-causing-the-damage/)
- [Umbrellas on the Avenue: A brief guide to outdoor dining in the neighborhood](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/umbrellas-on-the-avenue-a-brief-guide-to-outdoor-dining-in-the-neighborhood/)
- [Backyard Nature: When pollen attacks](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-when-pollen-attacks/)
- [Backyard Nature: What's making us sneeze today? It might be beech pollen.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-whats-making-us-sneeze-today-it-might-be-beech-pollen/)
- [Backyard Nature: With the flip of a switch, we can help migrating birds find their way](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-with-the-flip-of-a-switch-we-can-help-migrating-birds-find-their-way/)
- [UDC Van Ness farmers market opens April 19 with a new urban farmer in the vendor lineup](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/udc-van-ness-farmers-market-opens-april-19-with-a-new-urban-farmer-in-the-vendor-lineup/)
- [ANC 3F April 22 agenda: Van Ness food pantry, Murch "Safe Routes," another medical cannabis license request](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3f-april-22-agenda-van-ness-food-pantry-murch-safe-routes-another-medical-cannabis-license-request/)
- [Much-needed Grant Road/Rock Creek Park bridge repairs are under way](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/much-needed-broad-branch-bridge-repairs-are-under-way/)
- [Business in Brief: The openings edition (MOM's, The Whale Tea, Bold Alley)](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/business-in-brief-the-openings-edition-moms-the-whale-tea-bold-alley/)
- [April evenings are the perfect time to enjoy the romantic songs... of frogs](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/april-evenings-are-the-perfect-time-to-enjoy-the-romantic-songs-of-frogs/)
- [Backyard Nature: The frog serenade](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-the-frog-serenade/)
- [March in the Neighborhood: Spring dance, spring song, spring wildflower hikes, and spring cleaning](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/march-in-the-neighborhood-spring-dance-spring-song-spring-wildflower-hikes-and-spring-cleaning/)
- [Hearst Park renovation to begin this summer; Hearst outdoor pool construction set for 2019](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/hearst-park-renovation-to-begin-this-summer-hearst-outdoor-pool-construction-set-for-2019/)
- [Backyard Nature: These spring wildflowers are fleeting beauties](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/animal-life/wildlife/backyard-nature-these-spring-wildflowers-are-fleeting-beauties/)
- [Backyard Nature: There's something fishy about this](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-theres-something-fishy-about-this/)
- ["Activism is my answer to despair": How some Van Ness elders plan to support the April 5 "Hands Off!" rallygoers](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/activism-is-my-answer-to-despair-how-some-van-ness-elders-plan-to-support-the-april-5-hands-off-rallygoers/)
- [Why a construction crew is back in the Soapstone Valley](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/why-a-construction-crew-is-back-in-the-soapstone-valley/)
- [Soapstone Trail segment closed temporarily for work on new erosion project](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/soapstone-trail-segment-closed-this-week-for-work-on-new-erosion-project/)
- [Business in Brief: Burger King teardown, MOM's opening date confirmed, and an offer for fired fed and NGO workers](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/business-in-brief-burger-king-teardown-moms-opening-date-confirmed-and-an-offer-for-fired-fed-and-ngo-workers/)
- [NW Community Food pantry is in search of a new home](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3f-march-18-agenda-aid-for-nw-community-food-pantry/)
- [An affordable housing nonprofit wants to buy the Avalon apartments](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/an-affordable-housing-nonprofit-wants-to-buy-the-avalon-apartments/)
- [Main Street updates: Small business grants, playground cleanups, Connecticut Avenue plantings and pop-up market preps](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/main-street-updates-small-business-grants-playground-cleanups-connecticut-avenue-plantings-and-pop-up-market-preps/)
- [Photos: What's blooming in the neighborhood](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/photos-whats-blooming-in-the-neighborhood/)
- [Calvert Woodley passes torch to new owners; MOM's Van Ness grand opening in April](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/calvert-woodley-passes-torch-to-new-owners-moms-van-ness-grand-opening-in-april/)
- [Photos: The neighborhood shows up to #MarchForOurLives](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/photos-forest-hills-dc-at-marchforourlives/)
- [Study: More restaurants and retail can succeed at Van Ness DC](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/study-more-restaurants-and-retail-can-succeed-at-van-ness-dc/)
- [Backyard Nature: Spring's opening act](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-springs-opening-act/)
- [February in the Neighborhood: The Nature Center is closed for HVAC repairs, but the ranger programs continue](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/february-in-the-neighborhood-the-nature-center-is-closed-for-hvac-repairs-but-the-ranger-programs-continue/)
- [Another Forest Hills Park maintenance issue: a wooded area full of invasive vegetation](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/another-forest-hills-park-maintenance-issue-a-wooded-area-full-of-invasive-vegetation/)
- [One DC housing voucher provider is about to get its annual performance review. The public can comment, too.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/one-dc-housing-voucher-provider-is-about-to-get-its-annual-performance-review-the-public-can-comment-too/)
- [Opinion: The arts are key to unlocking Van Ness vibrancy](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/opinion-the-arts-are-key-to-unlocking-van-ness-vibrancy/)
- [Land use and development experts to study and present recommendations on evolving  Van Ness](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/land-use-and-development-experts-to-study-and-present-recommendations-on-evolving-van-ness/)
- [ANC 3F Feb. 18 agenda: Council member Frumin and community food pantry updates](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3f-feb-18-agenda-council-member-frumin-and-community-food-pantry-updates/)
- [Neighborhood in the News: Rock Creek Horse Center, Comet shooter, Carter remembered](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/neighborhood-in-the-news-rock-creek-horse-center-comet-shooter-carter-remembered/)
- [Forest Hills Park advocates raise upkeep issues with the District](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/forest-hills-park-advocates-raise-upkeep-issues-with-the-district/)
- [UDC retail update: MOM's, Dog Haus, The Whale Tea and a smoothie place](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/udc-retail-update-moms-dog-haus-the-whale-tea-and-a-smoothie-place/)
- [ANC 3F News: New officers, recruiting school crossing guards, and Community Grants 101](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3f-news-new-officers-recruiting-school-crossing-guards-and-community-grants-101/)
- [Business in Brief: First Van Ness restaurant opening of 2025; More on the Exxon burgers](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/business-in-brief-first-van-ness-restaurant-opening-of-2025-more-on-the-exxon-burgers/)
- [Why some trees are still 'hoarding' their leaves](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/why-are-some-trees-are-still-hoarding-their-leaves/)
- [New age for the 'Space Age crystal palace' at Van Ness: A school is moving in.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/new-age-for-the-space-age-crystal-palace-at-van-ness-a-school-is-moving-in/)
- [Photos: Art in the ice](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/photos-art-in-the-ice/)
- [Mark your calendar: Community meetings Feb 5 and 6 with DDOT and UDC](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/mark-your-calendar-community-meetings-feb-5-and-6-with-ddot-and-udc/)
- [January in the Neighborhood: Free the trees, and sing to them too](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/january-in-the-neighborhood-free-the-trees-and-sing-to-them-too/)
- [School updates: Construction and deconstruction at three campuses; UDC prof up for a Grammy; The Fonz at Murch](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/school-updates-construction-and-deconstruction-at-three-campuses-udc-prof-up-for-a-grammy-the-fonz-at-murch/)
- [July end dates for two Soapstone Valley projects (including the one closing part of Albemarle Street)](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/july-end-dates-for-two-soapstone-valley-projects-including-the-one-closing-part-of-albemarle-street/)
- [DDOT scraps proposed one-way Davenport Street by Rock Creek Park (Updated)](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/ddot-scraps-proposed-one-way-davenport-street-by-rock-creek-park/)
- [How (not) to deal with a gas leak](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/how-not-to-deal-with-a-gas-leak/)
- [Photos: A snowy and sunny walk in the woods](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/photos-a-snowy-and-sunny-walk-in-the-woods/)
- [ANC 3F meets tonight. On the agenda: Davenport one-way, Albemarle closure, and more](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3f-meets-tonight-on-the-agenda-davenport-one-way-albemarle-closure-and-more/)
- [DC Water is replacing 31 dead Soapstone Trail trees](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/dc-water-is-replacing-31-dead-soapstone-trail-trees/)
- [Photos: Two days of playing in the snow (and a guide to some of the best local places to go)](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/photos-two-days-of-playing-in-the-snow-and-a-guide-to-some-of-the-best-local-places-to-go/)
- [Neighborhood in the News: The return of the Pat Collins Snow Stick; The Owl's Nest on the market](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/neighborhood-in-the-news-the-return-of-the-pat-collins-snow-stick-the-owls-nest-on-the-market/)
- [Meet the ANC 3F commissioners starting a new two-year term in office](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/meet-the-anc-3f-commissioners-starting-a-new-two-year-term-in-office/)
- [Hold the salt, save trees and streams. What to do instead when winter puts your sidewalks on ice](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/hold-the-salt-save-trees-and-streams-what-to-do-instead-when-winter-puts-your-sidewalks-on-ice/)
- [More neighborhood high-rises are welcoming dogs. That means more poop.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/more-neighborhood-high-rises-are-welcoming-dogs-that-means-more-poop/)
- [No apartments, no UDC dorm at 4250 Connecticut. It'll remain office and retail space.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/no-apartments-no-udc-dorm-at-4250-connecticut-itll-remain-office-and-retail-space/)
- [December in the Neighborhood: Shop holiday markets, enjoy holiday music, and learn about Earth-like planets](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/december-in-the-neighborhood-shop-holiday-markets-listen-to-holiday-music-and-learn-about-earth-like-planets/)
- [Neighborhood in the News: Idris Elba was here (really!); a Whittle School landlord suit dismissed](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/neighborhood-in-the-news-idris-elba-was-here-really-a-whittle-school-landlord-suit-dismissed/)
- [UDC's Master Naturalist training begins in a few weeks. Will you be applying?](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/udcs-master-naturalist-training-begins-in-a-few-weeks-will-you-be-applying/)
- [DDOT proposes a one-way Davenport Street in response to traffic safety complaints](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/ddot-proposes-a-one-way-davenport-street-in-response-to-traffic-safety-complaints/)
- [Food waste collection is now a year-round fixture on Saturdays in Van Ness](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/food-waste-collection-is-now-a-year-round-fixture-on-saturdays-in-van-ness/)
- [Business in Brief: Burgers at Exxon, hot carryout at Shemali's, and 9 years of Van Ness Main Street](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/business-in-brief-burgers-at-exxon-hot-carryout-at-shemalis-and-9-years-of-van-ness-main-street/)
- [Business in Brief: Vacancies update; More about Rosedale; Open on Thanksgiving](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/business-in-brief-vacancies-update-more-about-rosedale-open-on-thanksgiving/)
- [To these neighbors, the Albemarle Street closure is a "total delight"](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/to-these-neighbors-the-albemarle-street-closure-is-a-total-delight/)
- [Can you guess where and what this is?](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/can-you-guess-where-and-what-this-is/)
- [Your donations to Forest Hills Connection will support a young journalist and continued neighborhood-focused news](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/your-donations-to-forest-hills-connection-will-support-a-young-journalist-and-continued-neighborhood-focused-news/)
- [December in the Neighborhood: Holiday pop-up shopping and concerts, and a journey to the center of the Earth](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/december-in-the-neighborhood-holiday-pop-up-shopping-and-concerts-play-with-light-and-shadow-and-journey-to-the-center-of-the-earth/)
- [September in the Neighborhood: Community-powered celebrating, feasting, and weed wrangling](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/september-in-the-neighborhood-community-powered-celebrating-feasting-and-weed-wrangling/)
- [Van Ness has changed. Have our needs changed too?](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/van-ness-has-changed-have-our-needs-changed-too/)
- [We reminisce about businesses past, and welcome the new ones](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/we-reminisce-about-businesses-past-and-welcome-the-new-ones/)
- [The first lady of Forest Hills: When Lady Bird Johnson was a Murch mom](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-first-lady-of-forest-hills-when-lady-bird-johnson-was-a-murch-mom/)
- [The "Shop-Local Workout," Holiday 2024 edition](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-shop-local-workout-holiday-2024-edition/)
- [Sign up to testify at a Dec. 10 Council hearing on an apartment building security bill](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/sign-up-to-testify-at-a-dec-10-council-hearing-on-an-apartment-building-security-bill/)
- [Meet Your Neighbors: A yoga teacher who helps grownups and kids find their bliss](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/meet-your-neighbors-a-yoga-teacher-who-helps-grownups-and-kids-find-their-bliss/)
- [Business in Brief: Rosedale, a farm-to-table restaurant, opens in Van Ness; New restaurant "Hall of Fame" inductees](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/business-in-brief-rosedale-farm-to-table-restaurant-opens-in-van-ness-new-restaurant-hall-of-fame-inductees/)
- [The new plan for DC Water's Albemarle Street manhole project, and the reason for the delay](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-new-plan-for-dc-waters-albemarle-street-manhole-project-and-the-reason-for-the-delay/)
- [The invisible work of ANC commissioners: Navigating retail cannabis regs, requesting money for more teachers, and mending a fence](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-invisible-work-of-anc-commissioners-navigating-retail-cannabis-regs-requesting-money-for-more-teachers-and-mending-a-fence/)
- [Be informed! Upcoming meetings on Ward 3 public safety, neighborhood issues, a stormwater control project, and more](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/be-informed-upcoming-meetings-on-community-issues-public-safety-a-stormwater-control-project-and-more/)
- [Opinion: Election got you down? Focus on what you can do close to home](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/opinion-election-got-you-down-focus-on-the-local/)
- [Photos: A colorful walk in the woods](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/photos-a-colorful-walk-in-the-woods/)
- [Meet the Candidates: Mitchell Baer, ANC 3F03](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/meet-the-candidates-mitchell-baer-anc-3f03/)
- [Meet the Candidates: Claudette David, ANC 3F04](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/meet-the-candidates-claudette-david-3f04/)
- [Meet the Candidates: Adrian Jesus Iglesias, ANC 3F05](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/meet-the-candidates-adrian-jesus-iglesias-3f05/)
- [Meet the Candidates: Courtney Carlson, ANC 3F06](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/meet-the-candidates-courtney-carlson-anc-3f06/)
- [After child deaths, ANCs press DC Council for apartment safety hearing](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/after-child-deaths-ancs-press-dc-council-for-apartment-safety-hearing/)
- [See a "Defining Father" through a UDC-based institute's lens](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/see-a-defining-father-through-a-udc-based-institutes-lens/)
- [November in the Neighborhood: "Mambo Italiano" at JRHS, early and local holiday shopping, and more](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/november-in-the-neighborhood-mambo-italiano-at-jrhs-early-and-local-holiday-shopping-and-more/)
- [The Shop-Local Workout, Holiday 2017 edition](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-shop-local-workout-holiday-2017-edition/)
- [Addressing stormwater issues on Ellicott, and other neighborhood construction projects](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/addressing-stormwater-issues-on-ellicott-and-other-neighborhood-construction-projects/)
- [Politics and Prose expansion now includes its flagship Connecticut Ave. store](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/politics-and-prose-expansion-now-includes-connecticut-ave-store/)
- [Exploration: The essence of Edmund Burke School (Sponsored)](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/exploration-the-essence-of-edmund-burke-school-sponsored/)
- [October in the Neighborhood: Pull weeds for free national park passes; Zombie flicks and ping pong lessons; Celebrate Halloween... and Howl-o-ween](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/october-in-the-neighborhood-pull-weeds-for-free-national-park-passes-zombie-flicks-and-ping-ping-lessons-celebrate-halloween-and-howl-o-ween/)
- [Neighborhood in the News: A real estate story that's also a 'how we met' story, and DC's creepy cryptid tale](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/neighborhood-in-the-news-a-real-estate-story-thats-also-a-how-we-met-story-and-dcs-creepy-cryptid-tale/)
- [A new Forest Hills Park advocacy group forms](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/a-new-forest-hills-park-advocacy-group-forms/)
- [ANC 3F is hosting an Oct. 28 special meeting on recent child deaths and apartments safety](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3f-hosting-oct-28-special-meeting-on-recent-child-deaths-and-apartments-safety/)
- [Photos: Volunteers improving the Soapstone Valley Trail](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/photos-volunteers-improving-the-soapstone-valley-trail/)
- [Election 2024: Meet the people running to represent residents, businesses and institutions in ANC 3F](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/get-ready-to-meet-the-candidates-our-series-on-the-people-running-for-anc-3f-2/)
- [Meet the Candidates: Sue Guzman, ANC 3F02](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/meet-the-candidates-sue-guzman-anc-3f02/)
- [Meet the Candidates: Sammy David Thumba, ANC 3F01](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/meet-the-candidates-sammy-thumba-anc-3f01/)
- [Another case of stolen wheels. Not the car. The wheels.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/another-case-of-stolen-wheels-not-the-car-the-wheels/)
- [You never know who you are going to meet on the trail](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/you-never-know-who-you-are-going-to-meet-on-the-trail/)
- [UDC biomedical engineering researchers are studying dog-walking injuries](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/udcs-biomedical-engineering-researchers-are-studying-dog-walking-injuries/)
- [Eagle Scout service projects are to thank for some recent Broad Branch park improvements](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/eagle-scout-service-projects-are-to-thank-for-some-recent-broad-branch-park-improvements/)
- [After two child deaths in a week, DC agencies with apartment safety oversight will appear at ANC 3F's Oct. 15 meeting](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/after-two-child-deaths-in-a-week-dc-agencies-with-apartment-safety-oversight-will-appear-at-anc-3fs-oct-15-meeting/)
- [A surprise water outage, and what it revealed](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/a-surprise-water-outage-and-what-it-revealed/)
- [The newly reopened Soapstone trail needs - and will be getting - some work done.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-newly-reopened-soapstone-trail-needs-and-will-be-getting-some-work-done/)
- [Meet the Candidates: Amy Rofman, ANC 3F01](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/meet-the-candidates-amy-rofman-anc-3f01/)
- [Meet Your Neighbors: A "lens-based artist" with photos on display at The Den](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/meet-your-neighbors-a-lens-based-artist-with-photos-on-display-at-the-den/)
- [Grant Road: The historic country lane in DC's modern street grid](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/grant-road-the-historic-country-lane-in-dcs-modern-street-grid/)
- [Meet Your Neighbors: EMILY's List founder Ellen Malcolm](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/meet-your-neighbors-emilys-list-founder-ellen-malcolm/)
- [Backyard Nature: How our wild neighbors are preparing for winter](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-how-our-wild-neighbors-are-preparing-for-winter/)
- [The DC Council takes up the OAG's apartments safety bill](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-dc-council-takes-up-the-oags-apartments-safety-bill-this-week/)
- [The Van Ness Days Inn intends to sell its adjacent parking structure for redevelopment](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-van-ness-days-inn-intends-to-sell-its-adjacent-parking-structure-for-redevelopment/)
- [On Sept. 14, "Celebrate Van Ness Main Street" with an artisans market, Taylor Swift and Latin dance parties, and so much more](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/on-sept-14-celebrate-van-ness-main-street-with-an-artisans-market-taylor-swift-and-latin-dance-parties-and-so-much-more/)
- [Business in Brief: Il Supremo opens, Giant's revised backpacks ban, MOM's edges toward opening](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/business-in-brief-il-supremo-opens-giants-revised-backpacks-ban-moms-edges-toward-opening/)
- [ANC 3F Sept. 17 agenda: MOM's alcohol license, Albemarle Street closure](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3f-sept-17-agenda-moms-alcohol-license-albemarle-street-closure/)
- [Business in Brief: A Van Ness celebration "treasure" map, a restaurant homecoming, and who's the Chevy Chase cheeseburger champ?](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/business-in-brief-a-van-ness-celebration-treasure-map-a-restaurant-homecoming-and-whos-the-chevy-chase-cheeseburger-champ/)
- [Albemarle east of Connecticut Ave. is closed for the next 2-3 months](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/albemarle-east-of-connecticut-ave-is-closed-for-the-next-2-3-months/)
- [Business in Brief: Glimpses of normal; "We are still here"](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/business-in-brief-we-are-still-here/)
- [In the garden: Researching mulch "volcanoes"](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/in-the-garden-researching-mulch-volcanoes/)
- [Preparing your garden for spring, the pollinator-friendly way](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/preparing-your-garden-for-spring-the-pollinator-friendly-way/)
- [Too many people, too many bunnies, and one simple solution](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/too-many-people-too-many-bunnies-and-one-simple-solution/)
- [Meet Your Neighbors: The creator of a kids' game about ethics, courtesy and common sense](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/meet-your-neighbors-the-creator-of-a-kids-game-about-ethics-courtesy-and-common-sense/)
- [Peirce Mill's apple and pear trees are living heirlooms of our tipsy past](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/peirce-mills-apple-and-pear-trees-are-living-heirlooms-of-our-tipsy-past/)
- [August in the Neighborhood: Staycation edition](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/august-in-the-neighborhood-staycation-edition/)
- [Backyard Nature: Weed or wildflower? Birds, bees and butterflies know the answer](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-weed-or-wildflower-birds-bees-and-butterflies-know-the-answer/)
- [Albemarle at 32nd St. to close Sept. 9 for final Soapstone Valley sewer work](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/albemarle-at-32nd-st-to-close-sept-9-for-final-soapstone-valley-sewer-work/)
- [School updates: A new school year begins, a new UDC library opens, and we remember a longtime public schools advocate](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/school-updates-a-new-school-year-begins-a-new-udc-library-opens-and-we-remember-a-longtime-public-schools-advocate/)
- [New digital signs warn of upcoming Albemarle Street closure for final Soapstone sewer work](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/new-digital-signs-warn-of-upcoming-albemarle-street-closure-for-final-soapstone-sewer-work/)
- [Household pests I have known: A personal history](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/household-pests-i-have-known-a-personal-history/)
- [Most of Soapstone Trail reopens after 2.5 years of sewer and stream rehabilitation work](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/most-of-soapstone-trail-reopens-after-2-5-years-of-sewer-and-stream-rehabilitation-work/)
- [July 4th flashback: When the Embassy of the Netherlands celebrated U.S. independence](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/july-4th-flashback-when-the-embassy-of-the-netherlands-celebrated-u-s-independence/)
- [Tropical Storm Debby brought some drought relief, and delighted Rock Creek kayakers](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/tropical-storm-debby-brought-some-drought-relief-and-delighted-rock-creek-kayakers/)
- [Business in Brief: Mr. Green, UDC retail (including MOM's), Restaurant Week, and Baguette 101](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/business-in-brief-mr-green-udc-retail-including-moms-restaurant-week-and-baguette-101/)
- [Neighborhood in the News: Guilty plea in attempted Chinese Embassy bombing, the launch of a new local news org, and the Van Ness Burger King's tabloid treatment](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/neighborhood-in-the-news-guilty-plea-in-attempted-chinese-embassy-bombing-the-launch-of-a-new-local-news-org-and-the-van-ness-burger-kings-tabloid-treatment/)
- [What's new with UDC retail (including MOM's Van Ness)? The university will have updates at an Aug. 8 public meeting](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/whats-new-with-udc-retail-including-moms-van-ness-the-university-will-have-updates-at-an-aug-8-public-meeting/)
- [Restaurants in Van Ness/Forest Hills](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/restaurants-in-van-nessforest-hills/)
- [This dirty job results in cleaner streams](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/this-dirty-job-results-in-cleaner-streams/)
- [What its tiniest residents tell us about Broad Branch Stream's health](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/what-its-tiniest-residents-tell-us-about-broad-branch-streams-health/)
- [Backyard Nature: The sex life of slugs](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-the-romantic-life-of-slugs/)
- [You can park your wine collection at a former Van Ness Rolls Royce dealership](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/you-can-park-your-wine-collection-at-a-former-van-ness-rolls-royce-dealership/)
- [July in the Neighborhood: See Peirce Mill in action, and watch a movie and modern dance outdoors](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/july-in-the-neighborhood-see-peirce-mill-in-action-and-watch-a-movie-and-modern-dance-outdoors/)
- [Water is gushing down the street. Here's who you call.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/water-is-gushing-down-the-street-heres-who-you-call/)
- [Meet 'Mr. Green' - again - at ANC 3F's Aug. 5 meeting on its medical cannabis dispensary application](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3f-holding-aug-5-special-meeting-on-mr-green-medical-cannabis-dispensary-application/)
- [After community raises safety concerns at Forest Hills Park, MPD prioritizes leash law enforcement; ANC 3F urges agencies to clarify and enforce park regulations](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/after-community-raises-safety-concerns-at-forest-hills-park-mpd-prioritizes-leash-law-enforcement-anc-3f-urges-agencies-to-clarify-and-enforce-park-regulations/)
- [It was hot. It was dry. And all I wanted was a rain bath.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/it-was-hot-it-was-dry-and-all-i-wanted-was-a-rain-bath/)
- [An ANC 3F election update: Who's in, who's not, and the deadline to join the race](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/an-anc-3f-election-update-whos-in-whos-not-and-the-deadline-to-join-the-race/)
- [The most recent Linnean Park trail work was also a teaching moment](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-most-recent-linnean-park-trail-work-was-also-a-teaching-moment/)
- [You're Invited: David Cohen's wildlife photos on exhibit](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/youre-invited-david-cohens-wildlife-photos-on-exhibit/)
- [ANC 3F July 16 agenda: Medical cannabis dispensary license; trash, vandalism and locked-up amenities at Forest Hills Park](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3f-july-16-agenda-medical-cannabis-dispensary-license-and-trash-vandalism-and-locked-up-amenities-at-forest-hills-park/)
- [Some of the new routes and realignments under Metro's proposed Better Bus 2025 Network](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/some-of-the-new-routes-and-realignments-under-metros-proposed-better-bus-2025-network/)
- [The former Van Ness Burger King property is for sale](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-former-van-ness-burger-king-property-is-for-sale/)
- [Urban Turf profile on Van Ness: Redevelopment with a community-oriented focus](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/urban-turf-profile-on-van-ness-redevelopment-with-a-community-oriented-focus/)
- [A new Connecticut Ave. pedestrian crossing is going in at Windom Place](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/a-new-connecticut-ave-pedestrian-crossing-is-going-in-at-windom-place/)
- [Backyard Nature: Fireflies put on a show](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-fireflies-put-on-a-show/)
- [Our Ward 3 2024 primary voter guide - and a historical reason for exercising your voting rights](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/our-ward-3-2024-primary-voter-guide/)
- [June in the Neighborhood: Create by the Creek, celebrate 40 years of Politics and Prose, take a rosé tour, and watch movies under the stars](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/june-in-the-neighborhood-create-by-the-creek-celebrate-40-years-of-politics-and-prose-take-a-rose-tour-and-watch-movies-under-the-stars/)
- [One way to serve your community is to run for ANC. Here's what you need to know about the office and how to get on the ballot.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/one-way-to-serve-your-community-is-to-run-for-anc-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-office-and-how-to-get-on-the-ballot/)
- [One block, nine decades: From Piggly Wiggly to Bread Furst, and the "auto laundry" that has stood through it all](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/one-block-nine-decades-from-piggly-wiggly-to-bread-furst-and-the-auto-laundry-that-stood-during-it-all/)
- [The neighborhood history in a piece of wrought iron railing](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/neighborhood-history-in-a-piece-of-wrought-iron-railing/)
- [You might get a "charge" out of this Van Ness history lesson from a Washingtoniana librarian](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/you-might-get-a-charge-out-of-this-van-ness-history-lesson-from-a-washingtoniana-librarian/)
- [Business in Brief: Burger King back pay settlement, Comet patio, VNMS call for vendors](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/business-in-brief-burger-king-back-pay-settlement-comet-patio-vnms-call-for-vendors/)
- [At tonight's ANC 3F meeting, a resolution on Soapstone Park trail repairs and vegetation replanting](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/at-tonights-anc-3f-meeting-a-resolution-on-soapstone-park-trail-repairs-and-vegetation-replanting/)
- [Opinion: DC Water must address hazardous conditions at the Soapstone Valley Albemarle trailhead](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/opinion-dc-water-must-address-hazardous-conditions-at-the-soapstone-valley-albemarle-trailhead/)
- [ANC 3F June 18 agenda: CM Matt Frumin; Connecticut Avenue project; New ANC 3F commissioner](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3f-june-18-agenda-cm-matt-frumin-connecticut-avenue-project-new-anc-3f-commissioner/)
- [Soapstone sewer-related manhole work will close part of Albemarle Street for two months](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/soapstone-sewer-related-manhole-work-will-close-part-of-albemarle-street-for-two-months/)
- [What I Do: Bring Rowing to DC's "Other" River](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/style/what-i-do-bring-rowing-to-dcs-other-river/)
- [June 3 and 4 community meetings: DDOT's new Connecticut Ave. plan, DC Water's Soapstone project street closures](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/june-3-and-4-community-meetings-ddots-new-connecticut-ave-plan-dc-waters-temporary-albemarle-street-closures/)
- [Photos: Lovely water lilies in Broad Branch Stream](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/photos-lovely-water-lilies-in-broad-branch-stream/)
- [The Cold War courage behind 3101 Albemarle's historic landmark](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-cold-war-courage-behind-3101-albemarles-historic-landmark/)
- [Van Ness dodged the kind of traffic chaos a Chick-fil-A drive-thru has caused on Capitol Hill](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/van-ness-dodged-the-kind-of-traffic-chaos-a-chick-fil-a-drive-thru-has-caused-on-capitol-hill/)
- [May in the Neighborhood: Globetrotting on foot, pop-up shopping, stargazing, and more](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/may-in-the-neighborhood-globetrotting-on-foot-pop-up-shopping-stargazing-and-more/)
- [New at the Van Ness Giant and other area stores: No backpacks allowed.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/new-at-the-van-ness-giant-and-other-area-stores-no-big-backpacks-allowed/)
- [Meet the new ANC 3F05 commissioner, Adrian Iglesias](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/meet-the-new-anc-3f05-commissioner-adrian-iglesias/)
- [Meet the artist: Arletha Greer and the intersection of folk and fine art](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/meet-the-artist-arletha-greer-and-the-intersection-of-folk-and-fine-art/)
- [DDOT has closed the slip lane at 36th Street and Reno Road](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3f-april-23-agenda-36th-and-reno-slip-lane-closure-dc-archives-soapstone-sewer/)
- [ANC 3F May 21st agenda: Mayor's budget Q&A and more](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3f-may-21st-agenda-mayors-budget-qa-and-more/)
- [Progress at MOM's Organic Market; Work at Rosedale; Dog Haus targets late 2024 opening](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/progress-at-moms-organic-market-work-at-rosedale-dog-haus-targets-late-2024-opening/)
- [Notes from the Van Ness Main Street annual meeting: Celebrating partners, accomplishments and the latest Spirit of VNMS awardee](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/notes-from-the-van-ness-main-street-annual-meeting-celebrating-partners-accomplishments-and-the-latest-spirit-of-vnms-awardee/)
- [A Rock Creek trails expert answers our questions about the Soapstone project](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/a-rock-creek-trails-expert-answers-our-questions-about-the-soapstone-project/)
- [Three dozen manholes lead to the Soapstone sewers. Meet the crew tasked with refitting them.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/three-dozen-manholes-lead-to-the-soapstone-sewers-meet-the-crew-tasked-with-refitting-them/)
- [Avalon Theatre's May 5 gala celebrates history of film scores, and supports film education for DC schools](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/avalon-theatres-may-5-gala-celebrates-history-of-film-scores-and-supports-film-education-for-dc-schools/)
- [Flavor Garden has closed for good due to "family obligations"](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/flavor-garden-has-closed-for-good-due-to-family-obligations/)
- [Main Street updates: Van Ness's busy calendar, Cleveland Park's night market, Chevy Chase's First Fridays, Tenleytown's music festival](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/main-street-updates-van-nesss-busy-calendar-cleveland-parks-night-market-chevy-chases-first-fridays-tenleytowns-music-festival/)
- [Plant this, not that: A guide to plants that attract and sustain wildlife as well as beautify your garden](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/plant-this-not-that-a-guide-to-plants-that-attract-and-sustain-wildlife-as-well-as-beautify-your-garden/)
- [Backyard Nature: Lucky ducks](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-lucky-ducks/)
- [A dog's life: Sometimes nature's spring song needs a mute button](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/sometimes-natures-spring-song-needs-a-mute-button/)
- [Opinion: DC's disenfranchisement is a racist legacy](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/opinion-dcs-disenfranchisement-is-a-racist-legacy/)
- [Forest Hills in the Civil War](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/forest-hills-in-the-civil-war/)
- [April in the Neighborhood: A huge spring cleanup, a pop-up market, a Peirce Mill project, and a Big Band jazz fest](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/april-in-the-neighborhood-a-huge-spring-cleanup-a-pop-up-market-the-udc-farmers-market-big-band-jazz/)
- [Business in Brief: Bread Furst and Politics and Prose anniversaries, and a neighborhood border incursion](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/business-in-brief-10-years-of-bread-furst-40-years-of-politics-and-prose/)
- [It's time to start giving your young trees some extra TLC](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/its-time-to-start-giving-your-young-trees-some-extra-tlc/)
- [In memory and appreciation: Ed Sands, a Calvert Woodley co-founder and a great neighbor](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/in-memory-and-appreciation-ed-sands-a-calvert-woodley-co-founder-and-a-great-neighbor/)
- [ANC 3F05 special election process begins anew](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3f05-special-election-process-begins-anew/)
- [Backyard Nature: The love song of the American toad](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-the-love-song-of-the-american-toad/)
- [Soapstone sewer project updates: UV curing approved; Questions about wood chips; The area's other reconstruction project](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/soapstone-sewer-project-updates-uv-curing-approved-questions-about-wood-chips-the-areas-other-reconstruction-project/)
- [Neighborhood in the News: Protected Connecticut Ave. bike lanes are out, the embassy protesters are always in, and DCist 2.0](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/neighborhood-in-the-news-protected-connecticut-ave-bike-lanes-are-out-the-embassy-protesters-are-always-in-and-dcist-2-0/)
- [Backyard Nature: The native wildflowers of early spring](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-the-native-wildflowers-of-early-spring/)
- [Ready, set, run: ANC 3F05 special election process begins March 18; ANC 3F meets March 19](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/ready-set-run-anc-3f05-special-election-process-begins-march-18-anc-3f-meets-march-19/)
- ["Undesign the Redline" exhibit views and teaches the history of Ward 3 neighborhoods (including ours) through a different lens](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/undesign-the-redline-exhibit-views-the-history-of-ward-3-neighborhoods-including-ours-through-a-different-lens/)
- [Meet the crew that quickly clears fallen trees from Rock Creek Park roads and trails](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/meet-the-crew-that-quickly-clears-fallen-trees-from-rock-creek-park-roads-and-trails/)
- [March in the Neighborhood: Welcome spring with dance, song, shopping, and planting](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/march-in-the-neighborhood-welcome-spring-with-dance-song-shopping-and-planting/)
- [Backyard Nature: The reasons woodpeckers peck at trees - and your home](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-the-reasons-woodpeckers-peck-at-trees-and-your-home/)
- [Van Ness then and now: We've come a long way](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/van-ness-then-and-now-weve-come-a-long-way/)
- [Two legs, strange plumage: The birders have descended on Rock Creek](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/two-legs-strange-plumage-the-birders-have-descended-on-rock-creek/)
- [Business in Brief: A decade ago, Van Ness wanted a Trader Joe's. One is landing nearby.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/business-in-brief-a-decade-ago-van-ness-wanted-a-trader-joes-one-is-landing-nearby/)
- [About cannabis "gifting" shops, their arrival in the neighborhood, and efforts to regulate them](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/about-cannabis-gifting-shops-their-arrival-in-the-neighborhood-and-efforts-to-regulate-them/)
- [A Biblical history, and a Purim story for our time](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/a-biblical-history-and-a-purim-story-for-our-time/)
- [Neighbors Recommend: "Feast Your Ears," the WHFS documentary](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/neighbors-recommend-feast-your-ears-the-whfs-documentary/)
- [Opinion: The new DC Archives, to be a repository of the District's past, is ill-designed for our climate future](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/opinion-the-new-dc-archives-to-be-a-repository-of-the-districts-past-is-ill-designed-for-our-climate-future/)
- [Immigrant Stories: At his mother's insistence, his family fled Nazi Germany](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/immigrant-stories-at-his-mothers-insistence-his-family-fled-nazi-germany/)
- [Meet Your Neighbors: David Luria](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/style/meet-your-neighbors-david-luria/)
- [Opinion: DDOT can make its safety projects more impactful by keeping ANCs' "great weight" in mind](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/opinion-ddot-can-make-its-safety-projects-more-impactful-by-keeping-ancs-great-weight-in-mind/)
- [Neighborhood in the News: Israel Embassy protests; WAMU/DCist cuts; Astronomers at work](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/neighborhood-in-the-news-israel-embassy-protests-wamu-dcist-cuts-astronomers-at-work/)
- [To DCist: An appreciation and a sad farewell (Updated)](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/to-dcist-an-appreciation-and-a-farewell/)
- [Community input made a difference in the Soapstone sewer project](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/community-input-made-a-difference-in-the-soapstone-sewer-project/)
- [A housing survey asks: What do Forest Hills, Van Ness, Cleveland Park and Woodley Park residents think of "Gentle Density"?](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/a-housing-survey-asks-what-do-forest-hills-van-ness-cleveland-park-and-woodley-park-residents-think-of-gentle-density/)
- [UDC Student Center awarded LEED Platinum status](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/udc-student-center-awarded-leed-platinum-status/)
- [ANC meetings? Now that's entertainment!](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-meetings-now-thats-entertainment/)
- [He envisioned Albemarle Street as an 'attractive' thoroughfare from AU to Mount Pleasant. It was not to be.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/history-why-albemarle-st-is-not-an-attractive-thoroughfare-from-au-to-mount-pleasant/)
- [Soapstone sewer updates: UV curing for final pipe segments; Stream restoration plantings begin](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/soapstone-sewer-updates-uv-curing-for-final-pipe-segments-stream-restoration-plantings-begin/)
- [UDC sets April 27 opening date for its Van Ness farmers market](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/udc-sets-april-27-opening-date-for-its-van-ness-farmers-market/)
- [Local Business Spotlight: On these safaris, you shoot local landmarks (with your cell phone or SLR camera, of course)](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/local-business-spotlight-washington-photo-safari-marks-25-years/)
- [Artists update: Polan's abstract geometry; LaCroix's power of the feminine; Rose's hot wax; Danziger's birds of glass; and Cohen's birds of a feather](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/artists-update-polans-abstract-geometry-lacroixs-power-of-the-feminine-roses-hot-wax-danzigers-birds-of-glass-and-cohens-birds-of-a-feather/)
- [DC agencies are undergoing their annual performance reviews. You can add your feedback, too.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/dc-agencies-are-undergoing-their-annual-performance-reviews-you-can-provide-your-input-too/)
- [Photos: The shape of water](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/photos-the-shape-of-water/)
- [ANC 3F February 20 agenda: UDC president, Soapstone sewer work, upcoming special election](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3f-february-20-agenda-udc-president-soapstone-sewer-work-upcoming-special-election/)
- [Main Street updates: Monthly shop-local pop-ups, Connecticut Ave. plantings, Windom Place cleanup, small business support](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/main-street-updates-monthly-shop-local-pop-ups-connecticut-ave-plantings-windom-place-cleanup-small-business-support/)
- [Backyard Nature: Where do the frogs go when it's cold? (Correction)](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-where-do-the-frogs-go-when-its-cold/)
- [UDC is preparing to train the next class of Master Gardeners. Will you be in it?](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/udc-is-preparing-to-train-the-next-class-of-master-gardeners-will-you-be-in-it/)
- [School updates: Report cards for DC schools; What's in the news at JRHS; Save the date for grade school auctions](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/school-updates-report-cards-for-dc-schools-whats-in-the-news-at-jrhs-save-the-date-for-grade-school-auctions/)
- [A team effort stops a "babbling brook" and icing hazard at Forest Hills Park](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/a-team-effort-stops-a-babbling-brook-and-icing-hazard-at-forest-hills-park/)
- [Business in Brief: A death in the Calvert Woodley family; Flavor Garden reopens; Valentine's dinner with your love(s)](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/business-in-brief-a-death-in-the-calvert-woodley-family-flavor-garden-reopens-valentines-dinner-with-your-loves/)
- [Soapstone sewer rehab update: May 31 end date and some of the remaining challenges](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/soapstone-sewer-rehab-update-feb-2024/)
- [February in the Neighborhood: Take out the big trash, and clean up the forest](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/february-in-the-neighborhood-take-out-the-big-trash-and-clean-up-the-forest/)
- [What should the Rock Creek Nature Center and Horse Center become?](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/what-should-the-rock-creek-nature-center-and-horse-center-become/)
- [Meet your neighbors: The black and white world of photographer Joe Cameron](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/style/meet-the-neighbors-the-black-and-white-world-of-photographer-joe-cameron/)
- [Mayor's representative, DDOT tour neighborhood traffic trouble spots](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/mayors-representative-ddot-tour-neighborhood-traffic-trouble-spots/)
- [January in the Neighborhood: Save local forests and sing to the trees](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/january-in-the-neighborhood-save-local-forests-and-sing-to-the-trees/)
- [Neighborhood in the News: HUD investigates rents DC landlords charge voucher holders; More water outage impacts; 'Driving Dangerously'](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/neighborhood-in-the-news-hud-investigates-rents-dc-landlords-charge-voucher-holders-more-water-outage-impacts-driving-dangerously/)
- [Photos: Rock Creek after the rain, and a driver's close call with a falling tree](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/photos-rock-creek-after-the-rain-and-a-drivers-close-call-with-a-falling-tree/)
- [Save the trees! At three local parks, volunteers are doing that and more - by attacking invasive weeds.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/save-the-trees-at-three-local-parks-volunteers-are-doing-that-and-more-by-attacking-invasive-weeds/)
- [DC Water finds cause of Friday's Wards 3/4 outage: It "should not have had a detrimental impact"](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/dc-water-updates-the-cause-of-fridays-outage/)
- [DC Water doesn't know why Wards 3 & 4 lost water service last Friday. That's unusual.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/dc-water-doesnt-know-why-wards-3-4-lost-water-service-last-friday-thats-unusual/)
- [Photos: A long-awaited snowy day](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/photos-a-long-awaited-snowy-day/)
- [Business in Brief: Restaurant Week; Bread Furst, the book; Uptown Theater latest](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/business-in-brief-restaurant-week-bread-furst-the-book-uptown-theater-latest/)
- [ANC 3F Jan. 16 agenda: CM Robert White; Soapstone sewer update](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3f-jan-16-agenda-cm-robert-white-soapstone-sewer-update/)
- [Local Business Spotlight: The dentist who can help you sleep](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/local-business-spotlight-the-dentist-who-can-help-you-sleep/)
- [Someone IS coming for those leaves piled by the curb. Here's how to learn when the crews will be on your street.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/someone-is-coming-for-those-leaves-piled-by-the-curb-heres-how-to-learn-when-the-crews-will-be-on-your-street/)
- [Eroding Albemarle St. sidewalk shored up and repaired after 4-year effort](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/eroding-albemarle-st-sidewalk-shored-up-and-repaired-after-4-year-effort/)
- [Two former ANCers on the good, bad and frustrations of grass roots DC politics](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/two-former-ancers-on-the-good-bad-and-frustrations-of-grass-roots-dc-politics/)
- [Backyard nature: It's time for romance - if you're a fox, squirrel or eagle](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/animal-life/wildlife/backyard-nature-its-time-for-romance-if-youre-a-fox-squirrel-or-eagle/)
- [The tale of Murch Elementary and the two bears](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-tale-of-murch-elementary-and-the-two-bears/)
- [Lost Forest Hills: The Rose Hill quarry](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/lost-forest-hills-the-rose-hill-quarry-2/)
- [Photos: The holiday light show (and bonus Santa flamingos)](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/photos-the-holiday-light-show-and-bonus-santa-flamingos/)
- [Backyard Nature: A turkey making house calls](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/animal-life/wildlife/backyard-nature-a-turkey-making-house-calls/)
- [Business in Brief: Flavor Garden renovation, Comet IPA, and Comet's predecessor](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/business-in-brief-flavor-garden-renovation-comet-ipa-and-comets-predecessor/)
- [Read: CM Frumin's letter to the mayor about Connecticut Ave. (Updated)](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/read-cm-frumins-letter-to-the-mayor-about-connecticut-ave/)
- [A local church's part-time jazz club helped performers through covid](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/a-local-churchs-part-time-jazz-club-helped-performers-through-covid-a-dec-16-concert-will-give-it-a-boost/)
- [Goodbye reversible lanes, hello bike lanes on Connecticut Avenue](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/goodbye-reversible-lanes-hello-bike-lanes-on-connecticut-avenue/)
- [A moment of peace and joy at the playground, and a neatnik crow](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/a-moment-of-peace-and-joy-at-the-playground-and-a-tidy-crow/)
- [Neighborhood in the News: Stolen cruiser, free social work degrees, and a spectacular sunset](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/neighborhood-in-the-news-stolen-cruiser-free-social-work-degrees-and-a-spectacular-sunset/)
- [Is it Housing First? Or Housing Choice? We explain two of DC's housing vouchers programs](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/panel-at-ward-3-democrats-dec-6th-meeting-will-discuss-housing-vouchers-and-impact-on-rent-stabilized-apartments/)
- [Meet Your Neighbors: A centuries-old religious text remains a powerful symbol](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/meet-your-neighbors-a-centuries-old-religious-text-remains-a-powerful-symbol/)
- [Where the Soapstone Valley sewer rehabilitation project stands](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/where-the-soapstone-valley-sewer-rehabilitation-project-stands/)
- [UDC Updates: DC Archives plan gets zoning green light; Library renovation under way](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/udc-updates-dc-archives-plan-gets-zoning-green-light-campus-and-community-meeting-oct-16/)
- [Holiday "shop-local" made easy: The 2023 Van Ness Main Street Holiday Pop-Up vendors](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/whos-who-at-the-2023-van-ness-main-street-holiday-pop-up/)
- [Fannie Mae building atop Van Ness Metro station sold for $24.8 million](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/fannie-mae-building-atop-van-ness-metro-station-sold-for-24-8-million/)
- [Messages of support for the businesses on the 5000 block of Connecticut Ave.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/messages-of-support-for-the-businesses-on-the-5000-block-of-connecticut-ave/)
- [When Forest Hills was a country home for poor and invalid children](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/style/when-forest-hills-was-a-country-home-for-poor-and-invalid-children/)
- [Backyard Nature: A showstopping autumn](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-a-showstopping-autumn/)
- [Main Street updates: Holiday light competitions, winter markets, and a Santa-themed bar crawl and fundraiser](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/main-street-updates-holiday-light-competitions-winter-markets-and-a-santa-themed-bar-crawl-and-fundraiser/)
- [November in the Neighborhood: Learn something new, plant fall blooms, weed Rock Creek Park, and shop small and local](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/november-in-the-neighborhood-learn-something-new-plant-fall-blooms-weed-rock-creek-park-and-shop-small-and-local/)
- [The "Shop-Local Workout," Holiday 2023 edition](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-shop-local-workout-holiday-2023-edition/)
- [ANC 3F Nov. 28 agenda: DDOT updates, OAG landlords lawsuit](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3f-nov-28-agenda-ddot-updates-oag-landlords-lawsuit-moms-organic-market/)
- [Van Ness business updates: MOM's progress and target opening date; Concept for incoming Park Van Ness restaurant revealed](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/van-ness-business-updates-moms-progress-and-target-opening-date-concept-for-incoming-park-van-ness-restaurant-revealed/)
- [Backyard Nature: Autumn is in bloom. Is that strange?](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-autumn-is-in-bloom-is-that-strange/)
- [Peirce Mill updates: Exploring Peirce family ties to the enslaved in the "William Beckett Project"; the first Grain Fair; December activities](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/peirce-mill-updates-exploring-peirce-family-ties-to-the-enslaved-in-the-william-beckett-project-the-first-grain-fair-december-activities/)
- [Business in Brief: MOM's "not a dead project;" Hurdles to Compass at BK; local Thanksgiving offers](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/business-in-brief-moms-not-a-dead-project-compass-at-bk-not-a-sure-thing-local-thanksgiving-offers/)
- [Opinion: The problem with leaf blowers](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/opinion-the-problem-with-leaf-blowers/)
- [Opinion: The problem with leaf blowers](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/opinion-the-problem-with-leaf-blowers/)
- [Got young trees? They need to be watered even when temperatures are cooling](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/got-young-trees-they-need-to-be-watered-even-when-temperatures-are-cooling/)
- [More Neighborhood in the News: Landlords accused of conspiring; Mystery cars behind the former Burger King](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/more-neighborhood-in-the-news-landlords-accused-of-conspiring-mystery-cars-behind-the-former-burger-king/)
- [Upper Connecticut Avenue has three new speed cameras. Fines for speeders will soon follow.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/connecticut-avenue-has-three-new-speed-cameras-fines-for-speeders-will-soon-follow/)
- [When street trees fall, DDOT's foresters move fast](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/when-street-trees-fall-ddots-foresters-move-fast/)
- [DC Council members join eat-in at Comet Ping Pong](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/dc-council-members-join-eat-in-at-comet-ping-pong/)
- [A gap in the Yuma Street sidewalk network is filled](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/a-gap-in-the-yuma-street-sidewalk-network-is-filled/)
- [Neighborhood in the News: Bowser admin responds to MacArthur HS-in-Van Ness proposal](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/neighborhood-in-the-news-bowser-admin-responds-to-macarthur-high-in-van-ness-proposal/)
- [October in the Neighborhood: Listen and learn with UDC Music; Grain Fair, Halloween celebrations](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/october-in-the-neighborhood-listen-and-learn-with-udc-music-grain-fair-halloween-celebrations/)
- [Rock Creek Conservancy: Protecting a DC oasis - and the "lungs" of the city](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/rock-creek-conservancy-preserving-the-hearts-and-lungs-of-the-city/)
- [Backyard Nature: What causes trees to change their colors and shed their leaves in the fall](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-what-causes-trees-to-change-their-colors-and-shed-their-leaves-in-the-fall/)
- [Opinion: The Connecticut Ave. safety project should not be weakened - it holds the promise of Vision Zero.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/opinion-the-connecticut-ave-safety-project-should-not-be-weakened-it-holds-the-promise-of-vision-zero/)
- [Backyard Nature: How our wild neighbors are preparing for winter](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-how-our-wild-neighbors-are-preparing-for-winter-2/)
- [Retraction and Correction: DC Archives at UDC and the Zoning Commission](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/dc-archives-at-udc-gets-zoning-commission-approval/)
- [Opinion: The case for better Connecticut Avenue bus service, and how advocacy could make it happen](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/opinion-the-case-for-better-connecticut-avenue-bus-service-and-how-advocacy-could-make-it-happen/)
- [New Ashok Bajaj restaurant coming to former Uptown Market space](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/new-ashok-bajaj-restaurant-coming-to-former-uptown-market-space/)
- [Main Street updates: Another plug for Art All Night; Appraise "treasures" in Chevy Chase, Spooktacular save-the-date](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/main-street-updates-another-plug-for-art-all-night-appraise-treasures-in-chevy-chase-spooktacular-save-the-date/)
- [ANC 3F Sept. 19 agenda: Sheridan School addition, DC Archives, meet the 3F01 candidates](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3f-sept-19-agenda-sheridan-school-addition-dc-archives-meet-the-3f01-candidates/)
- [ANC 3F news: 3F01 election on Oct. 14, meeting on Oct. 17](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3f-news-3f01-election-on-oct-14-meeting-on-oct-17/)
- [Read: The Ward 3 Council member's new Intelsat HQ proposal](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/read-the-ward-3-council-members-new-intelsat-hq-proposal/)
- [Meet Your Neighbors update: A new book that's "Part cold-case thriller and part social history"](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/meet-your-neighbors-update-a-new-book-thats-part-cold-case-thriller-and-part-social-history/)
- [Make the Rock Creek Nature Center planetarium part of your Oct. 14 eclipse-viewing plans](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/make-the-rock-creek-nature-center-planetarium-part-of-your-oct-14-eclipse-viewing-plans/)
- [Business in Brief: Franklin Montessori building for sale; Chick-fil-A opens at UDC, Washington Photo Safari celebrates 25 years](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/business-in-brief-franklin-montessori-building-for-sale-chick-fil-a-opens-at-udc-washington-photo-safari-celebrates-25-years/)
- [September in the Neighborhood: Ramble, wrangle, sing and play](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/september-in-the-neighborhood-ramble-wrangle-sing-and-play/)
- [Four things to know about Art All Night 2023](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/four-things-to-know-about-art-all-night-2023/)
- [Thai Pad's sidewalk cafe is open for business](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/featured/thai-pads-sidewalk-cafe-is-open-for-business/)
- [These preschool artists channel Kahlo, Mattisse, Carr and Basquiat](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/kids/these-preschool-artists-channel-kahlo-mattisse-carr-and-basquiat/)
- [Van Ness DC walking tour highlights area's new strengths, continued weaknesses](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/van-ness-dc-walking-tour-highlights-areas-new-strengths-continued-weaknesses/)
- [We can assist migrating birds with the flick of a switch](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/we-can-assist-migrating-birds-with-the-flick-of-a-switch/)
- [An Art All Night 2023 sneak peek: Song! Dance! Kojo!](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/an-art-all-night-2023-sneak-peek-song-dance-kojo/)
- [DDOT installs a raised crosswalk at 32nd and Albemarle Streets](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/ddot-installs-a-raised-crosswalk-at-32nd-and-albemarle-streets/)
- [Meet the ANC 3F01 candidates: Leroy Fykes and Marilyn Slatnick](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/meet-the-anc-3f01-candidates-leroy-fykes-and-marilyn-slatnick/)
- [This fall, leave the leaves on the lawn and flower beds. It’s better for wildlife - and our wallets.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/this-fall-leave-the-leaves-on-the-lawn-and-flower-beds-its-better-for-wildlife-and-our-wallets/)
- [Hearst Pool will remain open for the season through Sept. 21](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/hearst-pool-will-remain-open-for-the-season-through-sept-21/)
- [Neighborhood in the News: Another ambassador moving in; Rent on the rise; The real birthplace of the U.S. atomic age](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/neighborhood-in-the-news-another-ambassador-moving-in-rent-on-the-rise-the-real-birthplace-of-the-u-s-atomic-age/)
- [Backyard Nature: What a difference some rain makes!](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-what-a-difference-some-rain-makes/)
- [Opinion: What our schools need? More data and an independent body empowered to collect it.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/opinion-what-our-schools-need-more-data-and-an-independent-body-empowered-to-collect-it/)
- [Why build the DC Archives instead of student housing at UDC's Building 41? A Sept. 6 meeting sought to provide answers](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/why-build-a-dc-archives-instead-of-student-housing-at-udcs-building-41-a-sept-6-meeting-sought-to-provide-answers/)
- [Special ANC 3F meeting Sept. 6 on DC Archives project at UDC](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/special-anc-3f-meeting-sept-6-on-dc-archives-project-at-udc/)
- [The invasion of the 'tree snatchers'](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/the-invasion-of-the-tree-snatchers/)
- [Meet Your Neighbors: Thanks to this Weed Warrior, invasive plants don't stand a chance](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/meet-your-neighbors-thanks-to-this-weed-warrior-invasive-plants-dont-stand-a-chance/)
- [When your apartment is rent controlled but the rent increases seem out of control](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/when-your-apartment-is-rent-controlled-but-the-rent-increases-seem-out-of-control/)
- [Van Ness was home to DC's first indoor mall](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/style/van-ness-was-home-to-dcs-first-indoor-mall/)
- [Forest Hills history: The TV tower that wasn't](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/forest-hills-history-the-tv-tower-that-wasnt/)
- [August in the Neighborhood: Play tourist, learn to do-si-do, and watch someone else do the dancing](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/august-in-the-neighborhood-play-tourist-learn-to-do-si-do-and-watch-someone-else-do-the-dancing/)
- [Business in Brief: Laliguras closes; More progress in filling vacant Connecticut Ave. retail; Sprucing up the place](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/business-in-brief-laliguras-closes-more-progress-in-filling-vacant-connecticut-ave-retail-sprucing-up-the-place/)
- [Soapstone sewer update: August 21 now tentative date for next relining phase; August 17 virtual meeting](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/soapstone-sewer-update-august-21-now-tentative-date-for-next-relining-phase/)
- [Backyard Nature: In August, the birds mute their songs, and new sounds fill the air](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-as-summer-progresses-the-birds-mute-their-songs-and-new-sounds-fill-the-air/)
- [ANC 3F has a vacancy. Will you be the one to fill it?](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3f-has-a-vacancy-will-you-be-the-one-to-fill-it-2/)
- [Watch: A presentation with new renderings and details of a DC Archives at UDC](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/watch-a-presentation-with-new-renderings-and-details-of-a-dc-archives-at-udc/)
- [Murch Kids Report: When the teachers were kids](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/murch-kids-report-when-the-teachers-were-kids/)
- [Rise in Van Ness food trucks causes anxiety for restaurants](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/rise-in-van-ness-food-trucks-causes-anxiety-for-restaurants/)
- [Workers rush to complete Murch school's swing space](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/workers-rush-to-complete-murch-schools-swing-space/)
- [Sfoglina restaurant will bring Sunday brunch to Van Ness](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/sfoglina-restaurant-will-bring-sunday-brunch-to-van-ness/)
- [It takes a village to refill a playground sandbox](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/it-takes-a-village-to-refill-a-playground-sandbox/)
- [July in the Neighborhood: Stars and Stripes and stargazing; Japanese star festival](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/july-in-the-neighborhood/)
- [Murch Kids Report: The line between bad behavior and bullying](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/murch-kids-report-the-line-between-bad-behavior-and-bullying/)
- [Murch Kids Report: Book banning boom - but not in DC](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/kids-report-the-news-book-banning-boom-but-not-in-dc/)
- [Murch Kids Report: First book for kids co-written by computer](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/murch-kids-report-first-book-for-kids-co-written-by-computer/)
- [Grant Road: A historic country lane in Northwest DC's modern street grid](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/grant-road-a-historic-country-lane-in-northwest-dcs-modern-street-grid/)
- [Murch Elementary's "Blue and Gold" marks a decade in the school newspaper biz](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/murch-elementarys-blue-and-gold-marks-a-decade-in-the-school-newspaper-biz/)
- [Birth Of A Student Newspaper](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/birth-of-a-student-newspaper/)
- [Peirce Barn heading for first renovation in 50 years; Rock Creek Conservancy gets an unusual donation](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/peirce-barn-heading-for-first-renovation-in-50-years-rock-creek-conservancy-gets-an-unusual-donation/)
- [National Capital Planning Commission throws its support behind a new home for the DC Archives at UDC](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/a-new-dc-archives-home-at-udc-learn-more-at-meetings-tonight-and-on-july-18/)
- [Neighborhood in the News: New neighborhood leaders take on effort to rename the park now called Reservation 630](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/neighborhood-in-the-news-new-neighborhood-leaders-take-on-effort-to-rename-the-park-now-called-reservation-630/)
- [Backyard Nature: Fascinating Fungi](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-fascinating-fungi-2/)
- [Business in Brief: "Black excellence" in Van Ness; Best bookstore in the "Best bookstore city"; Summer reading and summer offers](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/business-in-brief-black-excellence-in-van-ness-best-bookstore-in-the-best-bookstore-city-summer-reading-and-summer-offers/)
- [Broad Branch Stream has new signs to help visitors find their way, and learn about native plants](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/broad-branch-park-signs/)
- [Only one sign remains of the Civil War defenses in Forest Hills. And it's a literal sign.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/only-one-sign-remains-of-the-civil-war-defenses-in-forest-hills-and-its-a-literal-sign/)
- [Some of our new neighbors could really go for a drink of water right now](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/some-of-our-new-neighbors-could-really-go-for-a-drink-of-water-right-now/)
- [Volunteer in the neighborhood: NW Community Food Pantry and Northwest Neighbors Village](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/volunteer-in-the-neighborhood-nw-community-food-pantry-and-northwest-neighbors-village/)
- [Trailers arrive at Murch School's temporary home at UDC](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/trailers-arrive-at-murch-schools-temporary-home-at-udc/)
- [Forest Hills history: The Goetzes of Gates Road](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/style/forest-hills-history-the-goetzes-of-gates-road/)
- [How Cleveland Dennard built a school - and changed Van Ness](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/style/forest-hills-history/how-cleveland-dennard-built-a-school-and-changed-van-ness/)
- [Backyard Nature: The scoop on coyote and fox poop](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/coyotes-and-foxes/)
- [Ward 3 Council member Frumin launches "Workday in the Ward" May 31 in Van Ness](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/ward-3-council-member-frumin-launches-workday-in-the-ward-may-31-in-van-ness/)
- [An unleashed dog attacked a beaver in Rock Creek Park. The beaver had to be put down.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/an-unleashed-dog-attacked-a-beaver-in-rock-creek-park-the-beaver-had-to-be-put-down/)
- [In appreciation of the neighbors who keep their hedges trimmed and sidewalks clear](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/in-appreciation-for-the-neighbors-who-keep-their-hedges-trimmed-and-sidewalks-clear/)
- [Soapstone sewer update: July start projected for next relining phase; manholes are holding things up](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/soapstone-sewer-update-july-start-projected-for-next-relining-phase-manholes-are-holding-things-up/)
- [Backyard Nature: Cottontails and cottonwood; dry spring means fewer tadpoles](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-cottontails-and-cottonwood-dry-spring-means-fewer-tadpoles/)
- [May in the Neighborhood: Take embassy tours, restore a natural "oasis," plant and enjoy the May flowers](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/may-in-the-neighborhood-take-embassy-tours-restore-a-natural-oasis-plant-and-enjoy-the-may-flowers/)
- [May in the Neighborhood: Take embassy tours, restore a natural "oasis," plant and enjoy the May flowers](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/may-in-the-neighborhood-take-embassy-tours-restore-a-natural-oasis-plant-and-enjoy-the-may-flowers/)
- [The other Soapstone Valley sewer project is a complex operation](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-other-soapstone-valley-sewer-project-is-a-complex-operation/)
- [June at Peirce Mill: West African dance, artist-led "Create by the Creek" workshops](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/coming-up-at-peirce-mill-west-african-dance-artist-led-workshops-and-opportunities-to-pitch-in/)
- [Main Street updates: Van Ness community celebration and movie nights, Chevy Chase First Fridays, and the Cleveland Park Uptown Shuffle](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/main-street-updates-van-ness-community-celebration-and-movie-nights-first-fridays-and-the-uptown-shuffle/)
- [Business in Brief: A check on incoming (and possibly incoming) Van Ness businesses; AllCare opens; Gopuff Van Ness holds art contest](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/business-in-brief-a-check-on-incoming-van-ness-businesses-allcare-opens-gopuff-van-ness-holds-art-contest/)
- [Chick-fil-A is coming to Van Ness, 7 years after DC nixed its first attempt](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/chick-fil-a-is-coming-to-van-ness-7-years-after-dc-nixed-its-first-attempt/)
- [No geysers? No problem. Geothermal energy is heating and cooling homes in Forest Hills](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/geothermal-energy-is-heating-and-cooling-homes-in-forest-hills/)
- [No geysers? No problem. Geothermal energy is heating and cooling homes in Forest Hills](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/geothermal-energy-is-heating-and-cooling-homes-in-forest-hills/)
- [No geysers? No problem. Geothermal energy is heating and cooling homes in Forest Hills](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/geothermal-energy-is-heating-and-cooling-homes-in-forest-hills/)
- [Neighborhood in the News: Van Ness sniper anniversary; Conn. Ave. project's hairpin turns; Rivlin home remade](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/neighborhood-in-the-news-van-ness-sniper-anniversary-conn-ave-projects-hairpin-turns-rivlin-home-remade/)
- [Rock Creek Park after the rain: Trees down, water levels up, nature carries on](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/rock-creek-park-after-the-rain-trees-down-water-levels-up-nature-carries-on/)
- [Murch and Deal schools taking DDOT on a traffic safety walkthrough today](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/murch-and-deal-schools-taking-ddot-on-a-traffic-safety-walkthrough-today/)
- [Murch and Deal schools taking DDOT on a traffic safety walkthrough today](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/murch-and-deal-schools-taking-ddot-on-a-traffic-safety-walkthrough-today/)
- [Chevy Chase's American City Diner: A brief history, what's next, and one family's fond memories](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/chevy-chases-american-city-diner-a-brief-history-whats-next-and-one-familys-fond-memories/)
- [Your kids can help GWU researchers understand the developing brain (Sponsored)](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/your-kids-can-help-gwu-researchers-understand-the-developing-brain-sponsored/)
- [Backyard Nature: Blooms, Butterflies, Bees Make Merry In May](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-blooms-butterflies-bees-make-merry-in-may/)
- [High-Rise Life: #1 Renter Complaint](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/high-rise-life-1-renter-complaint/)
- [Crosswalk 101 For Drivers And Walkers](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/crosswalk-101-for-drivers-and-walkers/)
- [Bambi's in your backyard, and Mom is gone. That's perfectly normal.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/animal-life/wildlife/bambi-in-the-backyard/)
- [Memory Lane Routed Through Connecticut And Nebraska](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/memory-lane-routed-through-connecticut-and-nebraska/)
- [The Streetcars Of Forest Hills](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/style/the-streetcars-of-forest-hills/)
- [How Sheridan School got its tree sculpture](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/style/the-story-of-sheridan-schools-totem-pole/)
- [BreadLine Founder's Next Venture - Van Ness](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/breadline-founders-next-venture-van-ness/)
- [Backyard Nature: A Flying Nighttime Visitor](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/animal-life/wildlife/backyard-nature-a-flying-nighttime-visitor/)
- [Perspective: Give Us More Transportation Options](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/perspective-give-us-more-transportation-options/)
- [The Fox That Wasn't](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-fox-that-wasnt/)
- [Meet Your Neighbors: Artist Setsuko Ono](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/style/meet-your-neighbors-artist-setsuko-ono/)
- [WAMU Move: News Dept. Moves In Monday](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/wamu-move-news-dept-moves-in-monday/)
- [Forest Hills’ First School](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/style/forest-hills-first-school/)
- [The Wedding Singer, Part Shhhhh](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-wedding-singer-part-shhhhh/)
- [A 'Little Red Fox' Moves In](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/a-little-red-fox-moves-in/)
- [Tall, Healthy Street Trees Need Leg Room](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/tall-healthy-street-trees-need-leg-room/)
- [Thinking Of Solar Energy? Help Is Here](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/thinking-of-solar-energy-help-is-here/)
- [Backyard Nature: Winter Is Coming](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/animal-life/wildlife/backyard-nature-winter-is-coming/)
- [Perspective: We Are Transit Rich - And Transit Poor](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/perspective-we-are-transit-rich-and-transit-poor/)
- [The Push For DC Voting Rights](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-push-for-dc-voting-rights/)
- ['The Kind Of Shop That Ought To Be In Every Neighborhood'](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/food/the-kind-of-shop-that-ought-to-be-in-every-neighborhood/)
- [Teaching Moments: UDC's Pre-Civil War Roots](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/teaching-moments-udcs-pre-civil-war-roots/)
- [The Best Sledding Hills in Forest Hills](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/forest-hills-best-sledding-hills/)
- [Cut 'n Edge Barbershop: Where Everybody Knows Your Name](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/style/leos-where-everybody-knows-your-name/)
- [One Man's Cold War Plan](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/style/one-mans-cold-war-plan/)
- [BP Amoco To The Rescue](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/style/bp-amoco-to-the-rescue/)
- [Looking Out For Our Homeless Neighbors](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/style/watching-out-for-our-homeless-neighbors/)
- [Activity At Former And Future Broad Branch Stream Site](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/activity-at-former-and-future-broad-branch-stream-site/)
- [Meet Your Neighbors: Artist Rose Mosner](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/meet-your-neighbors-artist-rose-mosner/)
- [Broad Branch Road Rehab: A Proposed Alternative 5](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/broad-branch-road-rehab-alternative-5/)
- [Inside The Fence: Park Van Ness Project](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/inside-the-fence-park-van-ness-project/)
- [Workshop Envisions New Van Ness Hub](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/workshop-envisions-new-van-ness-hub/)
- [Art On The Fence At UDC](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/art-on-the-fence-at-udc/)
- [Meet Your Neighbors: Annette Polan, Artist & Activist](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/meet-your-neighbors-annette-polan-artist-activist/)
- [Backyard Nature: Raccoon Mom And Baby](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/animal-life/wildlife/backyard-nature-raccoon-mom-and-baby/)
- [Intelsat Headquarters: A 'Space Age Crystal Palace'](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/intelsat-headquarters-a-space-age-crystal-palace/)
- [What is Wakefield?](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/what-is-wakefield/)
- [The Woman Who Built Murch, Deal and Wilson](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-woman-who-built-murch-deal-and-wilson/)
- [Let DC's Native Plants Have Home Rule](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/let-dcs-native-plants-have-home-rule/)
- [In 1990, We Rebuilt Forest Hills Playground Ourselves](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/kids/in-1990-we-rebuilt-forest-hills-playground-ourselves/)
- [Basking in the sun and a smaller power bill](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/basking-in-the-sun-and-a-smaller-power-bill/)
- [A Rock Creek that really makes songbirds sing](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/a-rock-creek-that-really-makes-songbirds-sing/)
- [UDC Student Center taking shape](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/udc-student-center-taking-shape/)
- [History: The schools for boys at Connecticut and Upton, part 1](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/history-the-schools-for-boys-at-connecticut-and-upton-part-1/)
- [Solving the mystery of the chalk and powder markings around the neighborhood](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/mystery-of-the-chalk-markings-on-30th-street/)
- [The physicists next door: Men on the  moon](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/style/the-physicists-next-door-men-on-the-moon/)
- [An overgrown sidewalk and a bureaucratic jungle](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/an-overgrown-sidewalk-and-a-bureaucratic-jungle/)
- [Marjorie Rachlin's Backyard Nature: Garden colors don't entirely fade in September](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/garden-colors-dont-entirely-fade-in-september/)
- [Fun with maps](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/fun-with-maps/)
- [Where (and how) the stormwater flows into Soapstone](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/where-and-how-the-stormwater-flows-into-soapstone/)
- [Photos: Broad Branch and Linnean streams grand opening](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/photos-broad-branch-and-linnean-streams-grand-opening/)
- [Van Ness makes a pitch to Wegmans](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/van-ness-makes-a-pitch-to-wegmans/)
- [Changes on the Avenue: Clock tower and Quiznos](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/changes-on-the-avenue-clock-tower-and-quiznos/)
- [New designs imagine a 'magical wonderland' at Van Ness](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/new-designs-imagine-a-magical-wonderland-at-van-ness/)
- [The Obamas shop (again) at Politics and Prose](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-obamas-shop-again-at-politics-and-prose/)
- [How Politics and Prose and Busboys and Poets will work for each other](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/how-politics-and-prose-and-busboys-and-poets-will-work-for-each-other/)
- [Catch the vibe at UDC Music](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/catch-the-vibe-at-udc-music/)
- [What DC does with all the fall leaves and discarded Christmas trees](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/what-dc-does-with-all-the-fall-leaves-and-discarded-christmas-trees/)
- [Mayor Bowser gets advice on making UDC blossom](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/mayor-bowser-gets-advice-on-making-udc-blossom/)
- [How UDC architecture students would enliven Van Ness](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/how-udc-architecture-students-would-enliven-van-ness/)
- [The school where worms are welcomed - and put to work](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-school-where-worms-are-welcomed-and-put-to-work/)
- [Photos: More work on Linnean and Broad Branch streams project](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/photos-more-work-on-linnean-and-broad-branch-streams-project/)
- [The crash that temporarily closed the Van Ness Giant](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-crash-that-closed-the-van-ness-giant-friday/)
- [The research farm high above Van Ness Street](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-research-farm-high-above-van-ness-street/)
- [How DC Water repaired a 1908 sewer pipe in Soapstone Valley](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/how-dc-water-repaired-a-1908-sewer-pipe-in-soapstone-valley/)
- [Neighborhood schools start new 'Common Core' tests](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/neighborhood-schools-start-new-common-core-tests-this-week/)
- [Meet your neighbors: Robin Rose, artist and 'frustrated curator'](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/style/meet-your-neighbors-robin-rose-artist-and-frustrated-curator/)
- [More than cherry blossoms: A guide to the other blooming trees](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/more-than-cherry-blossoms-a-guide-to-the-other-blooming-trees/)
- [Get ready for traffic backups along Rock Creek... for the fish](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/animal-life/wildlife/get-ready-for-traffic-backups-along-rock-creek-for-the-fish/)
- [The Scientists and the Spy: A Forest Hills Mystery - Chapter 1](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/style/the-scientists-and-the-spy-a-forest-hills-mystery-chapter-1/)
- [Planners mull upgrades for Van Ness commercial strip](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/planners-mull-upgrades-for-van-ness-commercial-strip/)
- [UDC gets a new president - and its $3.5 million budget hole gets filled](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/udc-gets-a-new-president-and-its-3-5-million-budget-hole-gets-filled/)
- [It's time to help care for DDOT's newest additions to our urban forest](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/its-time-to-help-care-for-ddots-newest-additions-to-our-urban-forest/)
- [New life at our new Broad Branch stream](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/new-life-at-our-new-broad-branch-stream/)
- [School renovation news: View the Murch designs; Hearst addition nears completion](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/school-renovation-news-murch-meeting-tonight-hearst-addition-nears-completion/)
- [What to do when Bambi's making himself at home in your yard (Hint: nothing)](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/what-to-do-when-bambis-making-himself-at-home-in-your-yard-hint-nothing/)
- [What this old house has taught a Forest Hills homeowner](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/what-this-old-house-has-taught-a-forest-hills-homeowner/)
- [High E. coli levels in Soapstone Creek prompt DC Water warning](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/high-e-coli-levels-in-soapstone-creek-prompt-dc-water-warning/)
- [The Davenport sidewalk is now complete - with 'compromises'](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-davenport-sidewalk-is-now-complete-with-compromises/)
- [High-Rise Life: When renters must relocate](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/high-rise-life-when-renters-must-relocate-2/)
- [The first school in Forest Hills, DC opened 150 years ago](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-first-school-in-forest-hills-dc-opened-almost-150-years-ago/)
- [Even the brave few who cross Connecticut at Chesapeake think it's too dangerous](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/even-the-brave-few-who-cross-connecticut-at-chesapeake-think-its-too-dangerous/)
- [Harvest time at the Sedgwick Street community gardens](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/harvest-time-at-the-sedgwick-street-community-gardens/)
- [Meet your neighbors: Beverly Rezneck, photographer of flowers and the famous](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/meet-your-neighbors-beverly-rezneck-photographer-of-flowers-and-the-famous/)
- [Van Ness DC Potbelly, Wells Fargo building sold to developer](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/van-ness-dc-potbelly-wells-fargo-building-sold-to-developer/)
- [Native plants sweeten the deal for pollinators on UDC's rooftop garden](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/native-plants-sweeten-the-deal-for-pollinators-on-udcs-rooftop-garden/)
- [DDOT urged to fill in more sidewalk gaps](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3f-resolution-calls-on-ddot-to-fill-more-sidewalk-gaps/)
- [In and out in Van Ness: Chick-fil-A and Burger King](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/in-and-out-in-van-ness-chick-fil-a-and-burger-king/)
- [History: A 1943 class on WWII rationing at Murch Elementary](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/throwback-thursday-1943-class-on-rationing-at-murch-elementary/)
- [Backyard Nature: The fruits (and nuts) of foraging](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-the-fruits-and-nuts-of-foraging/)
- [Want a sidewalk on your block? Petitions are no longer required, but still a useful tool](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/want-a-sidewalk-on-your-block-petitions-no-longer-required-but-still-a-useful-tool/)
- [New neighbors in Van Ness DC: Sfoglina pasta restaurant and Soapstone Market](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/new-neighbors-in-van-ness-dc-sfoglina-pasta-restaurant-and-soapstone-market/)
- [DDOT studying whether Chick-fil-A means "chicken chaos" at Van Ness](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/ddot-studying-whether-chick-fil-a-means-chicken-chaos-at-van-ness/)
- [North Cleveland Park in the Post's "Where We Live"](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/north-cleveland-park-in-the-posts-where-we-live/)
- [Another school once stood at the site of Murch Elementary](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/another-school-once-stood-at-the-site-of-murch-elementary/)
- [Peirce Mill preservationists are active during the "quiet" season](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/peirce-mill-preservationists-have-been-active-during-the-quiet-season/)
- [Chick-fil-A details new Van Ness drive-thru plans](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/chick-fil-a-details-new-van-ness-drive-thru-plans/)
- [There's a lot to love about UDC's new student center](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/theres-a-lot-to-love-about-udcs-new-student-center/)
- [Murch Elementary kids going to UDC for two years](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/murch-elementary-kids-going-to-udc-for-two-years/)
- [Beyond cherry blossoms: A guide to the other trees in bloom](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/beyond-cherry-blossoms-a-guide-to-the-other-trees-in-bloom/)
- [Is that a condo, co-op or apartment? It's all on this neighborhood map](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/is-that-a-condo-co-op-or-apartment-its-all-on-this-neighborhood-map/)
- [Van Ness Main Street celebrates launch](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/van-ness-main-street-celebrates-launch-with-ribbon-cutting/)
- [A UDC professor is training the next generation of biomedical engineers](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/a-udc-professor-is-training-the-next-generation-of-biomedical-engineers/)
- [Forest Hills history: The 'last farmer in Chevy Chase'](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/forest-hills-history-the-last-farmer-in-chevy-chase/)
- [Chick-fil-A's Van Ness drive-thru permit denied](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/ddot-denies-chick-fil-as-van-ness-drive-thru-permit/)
- [Before Forest Hills, There Was Azadia](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/style/before-forest-hills-there-was-azadia/)
- [First Lady's Visit "Just Another Day" at P&P](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/first-ladys-visit-just-another-day-at-pp/)
- ['Linnean Playground' Stream To Be Restored](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/linnean-playground-stream-to-be-restored/)
- [Growing Community, And Veggies](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/growing-community-and-veggies/)
- [School Updates: Murch parents push for 2024 budget boost after school's mid-year enrollment jump](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/school-updates-murch-parents-push-for-2024-budget-boost-after-schools-mid-year-enrollment-jump/)
- [Business in Brief: Bread Furst II; American City Diner's next act; "Save the Walking Lane"](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/business-in-brief-bread-furst-ii-american-city-diners-next-act-save-the-walking-lane/)
- [Business in Brief: Little Red Fox cookbook; Hillwood perfume; Uptown Theater revival effort](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/business-in-brief-little-red-fox-cookbook-hillwood-perfume-uptown-theater-revival-effort/)
- [Apartments in Brief: Rent-stabilized and "cannibalized"; Apartment managers on the "front line"](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/apartments-in-brief-rent-stabilized-and-cannibalized-apartment-managers-on-the-front-line/)
- [Here are the opening dates for the UDC, Sheridan and other local farmers markets](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/here-are-the-opening-dates-for-the-van-ness-sheridan-and-other-local-farmers-markets/)
- [ANC 3F April 18 agenda: Council member McDuffie; Deputy Mayor Appiah; Coffee competition in Van Ness?](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3f-april-18-agenda-council-member-mcduffie-deputy-mayor-appiah-coffee-competition-in-van-ness/)
- [Neighborhood in the News: Preserving UDC's radio history. Girl Scout cookies by the truckload. Monorail!](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/neighborhood-in-the-news-preserving-udcs-radio-history-girl-scout-cookies-by-the-truckload-monorail/)
- [Opinion: The Connecticut Avenue project has a new timeline. And it needs a new name.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/opinion-the-connecticut-avenue-project-has-a-new-timeline-and-it-needs-a-new-name/)
- [Neighborhood in the News: What's next for a satellite firm HQ-turned-school? And, Connecticut Ave. safety project timeline gets extended](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/neighborhood-in-the-news-whats-next-for-a-satellite-firm-hq-turned-school-and-connecticut-ave-safety-project-timeline-gets-extended/)
- [Backyard Nature: An amphibian chorus is warming up for its yearly performance](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-an-amphibian-chorus-is-warming-up-for-its-yearly-performance/)
- [April in the Neighborhood: Forest bathing, stargazing, and a community celebration](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/april-in-the-neighborhood-forest-bathing-stargazing-and-a-community-celebration/)
- [Backyard Nature: Enjoy the early spring wildflowers before they disappear](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-enjoy-the-early-spring-wildflowers-before-they-disappear-2/)
- [March in the Neighborhood: Soapstone sewer project meeting; Make Connecticut Ave. bloom; Welcome spring with dance](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/march-in-the-neighborhood-soapstone-sewer-project-meeting-make-connecticut-ave-bloom-welcome-spring-with-dance/)
- [Unaware of E. coli pollution, schools bring kids to Rock Creek; ANC 3F urges NPS to post warnings](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/schools-bring-kids-to-rock-creek-unaware-of-e-coli-pollution-anc-3f-urges-nps-to-post-warnings/)
- [You're Invited: Turn out the lights on March 25 during "Lights-Out Hour DC"](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/youre-invited-turn-out-the-lights-on-march-25-during-lights-out-hour-dc/)
- [The bus infrastructure changes being considered in Connecticut Ave. redesign](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/bus-infrastructure-changes-considered-in-connecticut-ave-redesign-riders-want-reliability/)
- [You're invited: Celebrate local businesses and community with Van Ness Main Street on April 29](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/youre-invited-celebrate-local-businesses-and-community-with-van-ness-main-street-on-april-29/)
- [How the "uninformed" purchase of a harpsichord launched a successful concert series](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/an-uninformed-purchase-of-a-musical-instrument-led-to-a-unique-and-successful-nw-dc-concert-series/)
- [A perk for DC public high school students: Free college classes](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/a-perk-for-dc-public-high-school-students-free-college-classes/)
- [ANC 3F March 21 agenda: Soapstone work, stream safety warnings, sidewalk cafes](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3f-march-21-agenda-soapstone-work-stream-safety-warnings-sidewalk-cafes/)
- [DC Water sets March 13 for Soapstone sewer relining work](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/dc-water-has-set-march-13-for-first-soapstone-sewer-relining-work/)
- [Restaurants of Van Ness/Forest Hills: A list](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/restaurants-of-van-ness-forest-hills-a-list/)
- [ANC 3F's Housing Committee is meeting with apartment and condo property managers on March 14](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/anc-3fs-housing-committee-is-meeting-with-apartment-and-condo-property-managers-on-march-14/)
- [Feb. 10th Set For Broad Branch Stream Daylighting](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/feb-10th-set-for-broad-branch-stream-daylighting/)
- [Artist updates: Annette Polan's "Covid Mandala;" New Aviva Kempner documentaries focus on Native mascots and her own family](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/artist-updates-annette-polans-covid-mandala-new-aviva-kempner-documentaries-focus-on-native-mascots-and-her-own-family/)
- [Backyard Nature: January provided a warm welcome to the area's early bloomers](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-january-provided-a-warm-welcome-to-the-areas-early-bloomers/)
- [Backyard Nature: January provided a warm welcome to the area's early bloomers](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-january-provided-a-warm-welcome-to-the-areas-early-bloomers/)
- [February in the neighborhood: Celebrate Black History Month with jazz and author talks; Levine takes us on a musical journey through time](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/february-in-the-neighborhood-celebrate-black-history-month-with-jazz-and-author-talks-levine-takes-us-on-a-musical-journey-through-time/)
- [In memory: Bill Sittig, a community streets, parks and streams activist](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/in-memory-bill-sittig-a-community-streets-parks-and-streams-activist/)
- [Linnean Park now has signs, because a park volunteer and advocate "thought it was time"](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/linnean-park-now-has-signs-because-a-park-volunteer-and-advocate-thought-it-was-time/)
- [Apartment updates: The Post confirms DC overpays many landlords getting rent subsidies; Rent-stabilized buildings could see large rent hikes this year](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/apartment-updates-the-post-confirms-dc-overpays-many-landlords-getting-rent-subsidies-rent-stabilized-buildings-could-see-large-rent-hikes-this-year/)
- [Main Street updates: Spring plantings and summer movies in Van Ness; new leadership in Tenleytown; puppets professional leads Chevy Chase org](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/main-street-updates-spring-plantings-and-summer-movies-in-van-ness-new-leadership-in-tenleytown-puppets-professional-leads-chevy-chase-org/)
- [DC Water to begin Soapstone sewer relining by the end of January](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/dc-water-to-begin-soapstone-sewer-relining-by-the-end-of-january/)
- [ANC 3F Feb. 21 agenda: Updates on the Soapstone sewer project and a new DC Archives at UDC](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3f-feb-21-agenda-updates-on-the-soapstone-sewer-project-and-a-new-dc-archives-at-udc/)
- [If these walls could talk: Peirce Mill launches 'Mill Stories' blog, and seeks volunteers to assist visitors](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/if-these-walls-could-talk-peirce-mill-launches-mill-stories-blog-and-seeks-volunteers-to-assist-visitors/)
- [October in the neighborhood: Heritage Day at Peirce Mill, Chevy Chase art walk, Carnegie Neighborhood Lecture](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/october-in-the-neighborhood-this-month-heritage-day-at-peirce-mill-chevy-chase-art-walk-carnegie-neighborhood-lecture/)
- [Opinion: Rock Creek E. coli levels are dangerously high. Where are the public health warnings?](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/opinion-rock-creek-e-coli-levels-are-dangerously-high-where-are-the-public-health-warnings/)
- [The DC Council's annual oversight hearings on DC agencies are under way. You, too, can weigh in.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-dc-council-is-currently-performing-some-of-its-agency-oversight-duties-you-can-help/)
- [Business in Brief: Call Your Mother opens in Forest Hills, Days Inn is renovating, 100 years of the Avalon](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/business-in-brief-call-your-mother-opens-in-forest-hills-days-inn-is-renovating-100-years-of-the-avalon/)
- [DDOT considers narrower bike lanes, more parking and dropoff spaces for next Connecticut Ave. safety study concept](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/ddot-considers-narrower-bike-lanes-more-parking-and-dropoff-spaces-for-next-connecticut-ave-safety-study-concept/)
- [How DC's oldest Boy Scout troop built a new bridge in Linnean Park](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/how-dcs-oldest-boy-scout-troop-built-a-new-bridge-in-linnean-park/)
- [Meet Your Neighbors: The "Flower Lady" of Connecticut Avenue](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/meet-your-neighbors-the-flower-lady-of-connecticut-avenue/)
- [Business in Brief: Laid-off Burger King workers got no warning; Bagels galore; MOM's Van Ness "Coming 2023"](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/business-in-brief-laid-off-burger-king-workers-got-no-warning-bagels-galore-moms-van-ness-coming-2023/)
- [The Forest Hills Connection comments policy](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/comments-policy/)
- [Farmers market updates: New Morning Farm at Sheridan returns; More vendors at UDC Van Ness market](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/farmers-market-updates-new-morning-farm-at-sheridan-returns-more-vendors-at-udc-van-ness-market/)
- [Connecticut Avenue updates: DDOT walkthroughs; few details on future public engagement; how bikes and walkers might interact](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/connecticut-avenue-updates-ddot-walkthroughs-few-details-on-future-public-engagement-how-bikes-and-walkers-might-interact/)
- [When does leaf pickup start? Soon. When does leaf peeping start? Now!](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/when-does-leaf-pickup-start-soon-when-does-leaf-peeping-start-now/)
- [Opinion: Nine ways to make the Connecticut Ave. redesign better for the people who live, shop and work here](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/opinion-nine-ways-to-make-the-connecticut-ave-redesign-better-for-the-people-who-live-shop-and-work-here/)
- [ANC 3F Jan. 17 agenda: New term, new team](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3f-jan-17-agenda-new-term-new-team/)
- [Your green thumb can also be a gift to your community, with training from UDC's Master Gardener program](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/your-green-thumb-can-also-be-a-gift-to-your-community-with-training-from-udcs-master-gardener-program/)
- [Why a 15-year-old Deal alum is advocating for Connecticut Avenue bike lanes](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/why-a-15-year-old-deal-alum-is-advocating-for-connecticut-avenue-bike-lanes/)
- [Local MLK weekend service events include Rock Creek Park cleanups](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/local-mlk-weekend-service-events-include-rock-creek-park-cleanups/)
- [The Van Ness Burger King is really and truly gone. And at Call Your Mother's new Forest Hills location, there's one question customers shouldn't ask.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-van-ness-burger-king-is-really-and-truly-gone-call-your-mother-bagels-is-opening-forest-hills-location/)
- [Photos: Nature's icy holiday ornaments](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/photos-natures-icy-holiday-ornaments/)
- [Photos: Nature's icy holiday ornaments](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/photos-natures-icy-holiday-ornaments/)
- [Young volunteers are replacing a rotting bridge on the Linnean Park trail](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/new-bridge-in-linnean-park/)
- [The Rock Creek Nature Center's planetarium is reopening after a years-long closure](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-rock-creek-nature-centers-planetarium-is-reopening-after-a-years-long-closure/)
- [It looks like the rock 'n roll Burger King at Van Ness has closed for good](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/it-looks-like-the-rock-n-roll-burger-king-at-van-ness-has-closed-for-good/)
- [ANC 3F: Jair Lynch contract on Days Inn expired](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3f-dec-13-agenda-support-for-redevelopment-of-van-ness-days-inn-and-lighting-up-the-udc-tennis-courts/)
- [The Forest Hills freeway and other never-built development plans](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-forest-hills-freeway-and-other-never-built-development-plans-2/)
- [Little Red Fox and Sugar Fox have closed. 'This is not a business decision'](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/little-red-fox-and-sugar-fox-are-closing-on-dec-23/)
- [Neighborhood in the News: Van Ness sniper victim thanks hospital staff; Support for a free UDC social work degree; Historic farmhouse for sale](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/neighborhood-in-the-news-van-ness-sniper-victim-thanks-hospital-staff-support-for-a-free-udc-social-work-degree-historic-farmhouse-for-sale/)
- [A quarter-century ago, a letter to the Post launched efforts to restore the 200-year-old Peirce Mill](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/a-quarter-century-ago-a-letter-to-the-post-launched-efforts-to-restore-the-200-year-old-peirce-mill/)
- [December in the neighborhood: Holiday markets, holiday concerts, and opportunities to give back](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/december-in-the-neighborhood-holiday-markets-holiday-concerts-and-opportunities-to-give-back/)
- [Creativity isn’t just for artists: A local artist on understanding the creative process](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/creativity-isnt-just-for-artists-a-local-artist-on-understanding-the-creative-process/)
- [Bus stops and protected bike lanes: How they interact in DC and other cities](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/bus-stops-and-protected-bike-lanes-how-they-interact-in-dc-and-other-cities/)
- [What you will find at Van Ness Main Street's 7th annual holiday pop-up market on Dec. 10](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/what-you-will-find-at-van-ness-main-streets-7th-annual-holiday-pop-up-market-on-dec-10/)
- [Opinion: Chick-fil-A's continued pedestrian problem](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/opinion-chick-fil-as-continued-pedestrian-problem/)
- [Connecticut House, a "nuisance" property, will be managed by the same company that oversees the Brandywine Apartments](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/connecticut-house-a-nuisance-property-will-be-managed-by-the-same-company-that-oversees-the-brandywine-apartments/)
- [Rock Creek Park deer hunt under way for tenth season](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/rock-creek-park-deer-hunt-under-way-for-tenth-season/)
- [Rock Creek NPS U-turn on Beach Drive use means northern segments will remain closed to cars](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/rock-creek-nps-u-turn-on-beach-drive-use-means-northern-segments-will-remain-closed-to-cars/)
- [Courtney Carlson's upcycled and leafy ANC campaign](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/courtney-carlsons-upcycled-and-leafy-anc-campaign/)
- [The next ANC 3F commissioners are...](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-next-anc-3f-commissioners-are/)
- [The "Shop-Local Workout," Holiday 2022 edition](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-shop-local-workout-holiday-2022-edition/)
- [From Piggly Wiggly to the Van Ness Safeway to Wegmans: Holiday food shopping past and present](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/from-piggly-wiggly-to-the-van-ness-safeway-to-wegmans-holiday-food-shopping-past-and-present/)
- [Business in Brief: City Paper's "Best of D.C. 2022;" Main Street activities](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/business-in-brief-city-papers-best-of-d-c-2022-main-street-activities/)
- [Backyard Nature: The day the ginkgo trees drop their leaves](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-the-day-the-ginkgo-trees-drop-their-leaves/)
- [November in the neighborhood: Czech Christmas market, Peirce Mill anniversary party, a jazzy Thanksgiving](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/november-in-the-neighborhood-czech-christmas-market-peirce-mill-anniversary-party-a-jazzy-thanksgiving/)
- [Opinion: Covid-19 and new development are changing commutes. Connecticut Avenue planning needs to reflect that.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/opinion-covid-19-and-new-development-are-changing-commutes-connecticut-avenue-planning-needs-to-reflect-that/)
- [The defector, the no-good teenagers, the goose attacker and more people of the neighborhood's past](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-defector-the-no-good-teenagers-the-goose-attacker-and-more-people-of-the-neighborhoods-past/)
- [DC Water omits details of Soapstone sewer bypass pipe installation in public communications](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/dc-water-omits-details-of-soapstone-sewer-bypass-pipe-installation-in-public-communications/)
- [They paid $19,000 for their 4-bedroom Forest Hills home. The year? 1942. The buyers? LBJ and his future First Lady.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/they-paid-19000-for-their-4-bedroom-forest-hills-home-the-year-1942-the-buyers-lbj-and-his-future-first-lady/)
- [ANC 3F Nov. 15 agenda: OAG on housing discrimination settlement, and resolutions on redevelopment projects and a Hearst Pool investigation](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3f-nov-15-agenda-oag-on-housing-discrimination-settlement-and-resolutions-on-redevelopment-projects-and-a-hearst-pool-investigation/)
- [The case of the mysterious Connecticut Avenue motorcade](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-case-of-the-mysterious-connecticut-avenue-motorcade/)
- [Apartments in Brief: HUD blasts DC Housing Authority on rent overpayment, DC AG settlement bans landlord from managing its own apartments](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/apartments-in-brief-hud-blasts-dc-housing-authority-on-rent-overpayment-dc-ag-settlement-bans-landlord-from-managing-its-own-apartments/)
- [Business in Brief: Child's Play has a new owner; Remembering Politics and Prose's chief book buyer; the I'm Eddie Cano group eyes another expansion](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/business-in-brief-childs-play-has-a-new-owner-remembering-politics-and-proses-chief-book-buyer-the-im-eddie-cano-group-eyes-another-expansion/)
- [Backyard Nature: The seeds of fall](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/animal-life/backyard-nature-the-seeds-of-fall/)
- [History: The schools for boys at Connecticut and Upton, part 2](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/history-the-schools-for-boys-at-connecticut-and-upton-part-2/)
- [Backyard Nature: Barred owl on Ellicott](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-barred-owl-on-ellicott/)
- [Opinion: Why I put up a yard sign opposing Connecticut Avenue bike lanes](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/opinion-why-i-put-up-a-yard-sign-opposing-connecticut-avenue-bike-lanes/)
- [School updates: Amazon will pay employees' UDC tuition; Jackson-Reed HS is crowded](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/school-updates-amazon-will-pay-employees-udc-tuition-jackson-reed-hs-is-crowded/)
- [Neighborhood in the News: 25 mph on Connecticut Ave.; Whittle School ordered to pay $35 million](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/neighborhood-in-the-news-25-mph-on-connecticut-ave-whittle-school-ordered-to-pay-35-million/)
- [ANC 3F Oct. 18 agenda: Days Inn buyer, Connecticut Avenue study, housing services](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3f-oct-18-agenda-days-inn-buyer-connecticut-avenue-study-housing-services/)
- [Our 2022 Ward 3 voter guide: From the at-large Council seats to ANC 3F](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/our-2022-ward-3-voter-guide-from-the-at-large-council-seats-to-anc-3f/)
- [Forest Hills Playground's Halloween "Spooktacular" returns with a free party on Oct. 30](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/forest-hills-playgrounds-halloween-spooktacular-returns-with-a-free-party-on-oct-30/)
- [Get ready to "Meet the Candidates," our series on the people running for ANC 3F](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/get-ready-to-meet-the-candidates-our-series-on-the-people-running-for-anc-3f/)
- [Business in Brief: A Politics and Prose employee writes a novel... about running a bookstore](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/business-in-brief-a-politics-and-prose-employee-writes-a-novel-about-running-a-bookstore/)
- [Meet the Candidates: Ryan Cudemus-Brunoli for 3F01](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/meet-the-candidates-ryan-cudemus-brunoli-for-3f01/)
- [Why a star of the DC music scene makes an upper Connecticut Avenue church a part-time jazz venue](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/why-a-star-of-the-dc-music-scene-makes-a-connecticut-avenue-church-a-part-time-jazz-venue/)
- [Meet the Candidates: Claudette David for 3F04](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/meet-the-candidates-claudette-david-for-3f04/)
- [Meet the Candidates: Teri Huet for 3F02](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/meet-the-candidates-teri-huet-for-3f02/)
- [Photos: Art All Night 2022 draws a crowd](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/photos-art-all-night-2022-draws-a-crowd/)
- [DDOT holding Connecticut Ave. walkthroughs to discuss parking and loading needs](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/ddot-holding-connecticut-ave-walkthroughs-to-discuss-parking-and-loading-needs/)
- [Meet the Candidates: Courtney Carlson for 3F06](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/meet-the-candidates-courtney-carlson-for-3f06/)
- [Real estate updates from ANC 3F's Sept. meeting: UDC retail "starting to fill in," and developer Jair Lynch has Days Inn property under contract](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/real-estate-updates-from-anc-3fs-sept-meeting-udc-retail-starting-to-fill-in-and-developer-jair-lynch-has-days-inn-property-under-contract/)
- [Whether we whack 'em, or wrangle 'em, we can do something about invasive, overgrown weeds](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/whack-em-wrangle-em-weeds/)
- [Meet the Candidates: Mitchell Baer for 3F03](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/meet-the-candidates-mitchell-baer-for-3f03/)
- [A peek at what's planned for Art All Night 2022 in Van Ness, Forest Hills and Tenleytown](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/a-peek-at-whats-planned-for-art-all-night-2022-in-van-ness-forest-hills-and-tenleytown/)
- [Uptown Market to close permanently on Oct. 2, three years after opening](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/uptown-market-to-close-permanently-on-oct-2-three-years-after-opening/)
- [Meet the Candidates: Bridget Schwartz for ANC 3F06](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/meet-the-candidates-bridget-schwartz-for-anc-3f06/)
- [Meet the Candidates: Rona Walters for ANC 3F06](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/meet-the-candidates-rona-walters-for-anc-3f06/)
- [Meet the Candidates: Andrew Koval for 3F05](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/meet-the-candidates-andrew-koval-for-3f05/)
- [Meet the Candidates: James Tandaric for 3F05](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/meet-the-candidates-james-tandaric-for-3f05/)
- [Backyard Nature: An ecosystem in the trees](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-an-ecosystem-in-the-trees/)
- [The story of 3007 Albemarle, and the two-year quest for permission to make it a two-home property](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-story-of-3007-albemarle-and-the-two-year-quest-for-permission-to-make-it-a-two-home-property/)
- [Soapstone sewer updates: Public outreach, air quality permit hearing and other dates to remember](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/soapstone-sewer-updates-public-outreach-air-quality-permit-hearing-and-other-dates-to-remember/)
- [Soapstone sewer updates: A neighborhood working group is tackling issues including air pollution and noise](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/soapstone-sewer-updates-a-neighborhood-working-group-is-tackling-issues-including-air-pollution-and-noise/)
- [ANC 3F Sept. 20 agenda: UDC's president and a major DC developer](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3f-sept-20-agenda-udcs-president-and-a-major-dc-developer/)
- [DC Water says Soapstone sewer project noise is within allowed limits. That's no comfort to its neighbors.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/dc-water-says-soapstone-sewer-project-noise-is-within-allowed-limits-thats-no-comfort-to-its-neighbors/)
- [The queen, the heiress, and the lost treasure](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-queen-the-heiress-and-the-lost-treasure/)
- [Elvis was here. So was Marilyn Monroe.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/elvis-was-here-so-was-marilyn-monroe-2/)
- [Deputy mayor promises communication portal as a short-term fix for apartment buildings with "impactfully disruptive residents"](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/turnage-anc/)
- [Forest Hills of DC is reviving its volunteer program after a long Covid-related suspension](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/forest-hills-of-dc-is-reviving-its-volunteer-program-after-a-long-covid-related-suspension/)
- [DC's next medical cannabis dispensary could be in Ward 3, and Van Ness is one of the proposed locations](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/dcs-next-medical-cannabis-dispensary-could-be-in-ward-3-and-van-ness-is-one-of-the-proposed-locations/)
- [Volunteer-led Van Ness food pantry gets two-month extension on donated space](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/volunteer-led-van-ness-food-pantry-gets-two-month-extension-on-donated-space/)
- [Backyard Nature: Water striders chat, caterpillars attack, and bullfrogs duel](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-water-striders-chat-caterpillars-attack-and-bullfrogs-duel/)
- ["Spheres" sculptures at 4250 Connecticut need a new home](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/4250-spheres-need-new-home/)
- [How Cleveland Dennard built a school – and changed Van Ness](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/how-cleveland-dennard-built-a-school-and-changed-van-ness-2/)
- [Neighborhood in the News: Whittle School's DC campus is shutting down; Van Ness food pantry needs new home](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/neighborhood-in-the-news-whittle-schools-dc-campus-is-shutting-down-van-ness-food-pantry-needs-new-home/)
- [Neighborhood in the News: One more year for UDC's longtime president; Whittle teachers await final paychecks](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/neighborhood-in-the-news-one-more-year-for-udcs-longtime-president-whittle-teachers-await-final-paychecks/)
- [ANC 3F is telling ABRA it's opposed to a medical marijuana dispensary at 4215 Connecticut Avenue because there's already someone there](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3f-telling-abra-its-opposed-to-a-medical-marijuana-dispensary-at-4215-connecticut-avenue-because-theres-already-someone-there/)
- [The medical marijuana dispensary planned for 4215 Connecticut surprised the store's current occupant](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-medical-marijuana-dispensary-planned-for-4215-connecticut-surprised-the-stores-current-occupant/)
- [More candidates, more clipboards: We're now in DC election season, part 2](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/more-candidates-more-clipboards-were-now-in-dc-election-season-part-2/)
- [A Ward 3 guide to back-to-school immunizations](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/a-ward-3-guide-to-back-to-school-immunizations/)
- [Backyard Nature: Dragonflies put on an action-packed airshow](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-dragonflies-put-on-an-action-packed-airshow/)
- [Opinion: It's the mayor, not UDC, who bears responsibility as a volunteer-led Ward 3 food pantry searches for a new home (Corrected)](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/opinion-its-the-mayor-not-udc-that-bears-responsibility-as-a-volunteer-led-ward-3-food-pantry-searches-for-a-new-home/)
- [National Park Service proposes car-free summers on upper Beach Drive](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/national-park-service-proposes-car-free-summers-on-upper-beach-drive/)
- [See DDOT's block-by-block concepts for upper Connecticut Avenue safety improvements and bike lanes](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/ddot-collecting-publics-comments-on-upper-connecticut-avenue-safety-concepts-through-july-31/)
- [Neighborhood August to-do list: Learn about trees, frogs and the moon, and picnic like a Hillwood heiress](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/neighborhood-august-to-do-list-learn-about-trees-frogs-and-the-moon-and-picnic-like-a-hillwood-heiress/)
- [Forest Hills of DC earns national quality award for improving care (Sponsored)](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/forest-hills-of-dc-earns-national-quality-award-for-improving-care-sponsored/)
- [Soapstone sewer project update: Stream restoration under way; noise complaints, and no sewer pipe work for at least 60 days](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/soapstone-sewer-project-update-stream-restoration-under-way-noise-complaints-and-no-sewer-pipe-work-for-at-least-60-days/)
- [MPD has a new officer managing the Second District public service area that includes Van Ness](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/mpd-has-a-new-officer-managing-the-second-district-public-service-area-that-includes-van-ness/)
- [Rock Creek Conservancy branches out this month with a full moon talk and spoken word performances](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/rock-creek-conservancy-branches-out-this-month-with-a-full-moon-talk-and-spoken-word-performances/)
- [Run for ANC - and be where "the rubber meets the road on local politics"](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/run-for-anc-and-be-where-the-rubber-meets-the-road-on-local-politics/)
- [In appreciation of the mayor's office liaisons who are "here to get stuff done"](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/in-appreciation-of-the-mayors-office-liaisons-who-are-here-to-get-stuff-done/)
- [Business in Brief: Wegman's opening; MOM's Van Ness still happening; 40 years of Calvert Woodley](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/business-in-brief-wegmans-opening-moms-van-ness-still-happening-40-years-of-calvert-woodley/)
- [ANC 3F July 19 agenda: A deputy mayor and a Soapstone update](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3f-july-19-agenda-a-deputy-mayor-and-a-soapstone-update/)
- [Make a difference. Run for ANC.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/make-a-difference-run-for-anc/)
- [Acacia Food & Wine closing; Flavor Garden now open](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/acacia-food-flavor-garden-now-open/)
- [Photos: Rock Creek after a heavy rain](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/photos-rock-creek-after-the-weekends-heavy-rain/)
- [Plan your Saturday: Forage at the reopened UDC farmers market; Remove an invasive plant (and maybe eat it too)](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/plan-your-saturday-forage-at-the-reopened-udc-farmers-market-remove-an-invasive-plant-and-maybe-eat-it-too/)
- [Backyard Nature: A slithery surprise at the Tregaron bullfrog pond, and the not-entirely-green green tree frogs at Linnean Stream](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-a-slithery-surprise-at-the-tregaron-bullfrog-pond-and-the-not-entirely-green-green-tree-frogs-at-linnean-stream/)
- [Hey, kids and teens: Sundays this summer, you can help Connecticut Avenue's pollinator gardens grow](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/hey-kids-and-teens-sundays-this-summer-you-can-help-connecticut-avenues-pollinator-gardens-grow/)
- [One more Ward 3 Council candidates survey: On rental housing issues](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/one-more-ward-3-council-candidates-survey-on-rental-housing-issues/)
- [Meet the makers who will be at the first Van Ness Main Street summer pop-up market on June 25](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/meet-the-makers-who-will-be-at-the-first-van-ness-main-street-summer-pop-up-market-on-june-25/)
- [Backyard Nature: Make birds feel at home in your backyard or on your balcony](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/backyard-nature-make-birds-feel-at-home-in-your-backyard-or-on-your-balcony-2/)
- [Business in Brief: Italian Bar opens; Details about Flavor Garden; Rosemary Bistro gets Washington Post raves](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/business-in-brief-italian-bar-opens-tomorrow-rosemary-bistro-gets-washington-post-raves/)
- [DDOT to present Connecticut Ave. bike lane concepts at June 28 and 29 public meetings](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/ddot-to-present-some-connecticut-ave-bike-lane-concepts-at-june-28-and-29-public-meetings/)
- [School updates: Signs of change at Jackson-Reed High include changing the signs](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/jackson-reed-beacon-news/)
- [Peirce Mill's longtime miller, Jeanne Minor, retires](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/peirce-mill-miller-retires/)
- [Murch "Blue and Gold" EXCLUSIVE: Teachers share their embarrassing grade school moments](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/murch-blue-and-gold-exclusive-teachers-share-their-embarrassing-grade-school-moments/)
- [Reserve your spot at the June "Movie Nights in the Park"; Van Ness Main Street pop-up makers market on June 25](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/reserve-your-spot-at-the-june-15th-movie-night-in-the-park-udc-van-ness-main-street-pop-up-makers-market-on-june-25/)
- [Plan your Saturday: Create by the Creek; Shop at a pop-up used bookstore; Clean up a mini-oasis](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/plan-your-saturday-create-by-the-creek-shop-at-a-pop-up-used-bookstore-clean-up-a-mini-oasis/)
- [In memory: Reggie Felton, a "passionate" leader and man of service](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/in-memory-reggie-felton-a-passionate-leader-and-man-of-service/)
- [Backyard Nature: Seeing ghosts in Rock Creek Park](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-seeing-ghosts-in-rock-creek-park/)
- [Apartments in Brief: Mayor Bowser meets with Connecticut Ave. tenant leaders; Rent control database "stuck in purgatory"](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/apartments-in-brief-mayor-bowser-meets-with-connecticut-ave-tenant-leaders-rent-control-database-stuck-in-purgatory/)
- [ANC 3F June 22 agenda: Public safety updates; Control over new streetlights; Connecticut Ave. bike lanes](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3f-june-22-agenda-public-safety-updates-control-over-new-streetlights-connecticut-ave-bike-lanes/)
- [How and where to vote in the DC primary](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/early-voting-in-the-neighborhood/)
- [3003 Van Ness landlord Equity Residential ordered to pay $2 million for "rent hike scam"](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/3003-van-ness-landlord-equity-residential-ordered-to-pay-2-million-for-rent-hike-scam/)
- [Opinion: New DC streetlight tech can let neighborhoods dim the lights - for the health and safety of all](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/opinion-new-dc-streetlight-tech-can-let-neighborhoods-dim-the-lights-for-the-health-and-safety-of-all/)
- [Neighborhood in the News: Van Ness sniper's motives still unknown; 'Barely solvent' Whittle School; 'Melvin Hazen No More'](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/neighborhood-in-the-news-van-ness-snipers-motives-still-unknown-barely-solvent-whittle-school-melvin-hazen-no-more/)
- [Local air quality expert and ANC 3F alarmed that Soapstone sewer project oversight won't include an air quality permit](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/local-air-quality-expert-and-anc-3f-alarmed-that-soapstone-sewer-project-oversight-wont-include-an-air-quality-permit/)
- [Good deeds make a neighborhood great](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/good-deeds-make-a-neighborhood-great/)
- [Backyard Nature: Hello, hummingbirds](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-hello-hummingbirds/)
- [Backyard Nature: The Hummingbirds Return](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/animal-life/wildlife/backyard-nature-the-hummingbirds-return/)
- [This Saturday, help start a new pollinator garden and visit local EU-member embassies](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/this-saturday-help-start-a-new-pollinator-garden-shop-small-and-local-and-visit-local-eu-member-embassies/)
- [The only school offering free pre-K3 in Ward 3 is expanding (Sponsored)](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-only-school-offering-free-pre-k3-in-ward-3-is-expanding-sponsored/)
- [Updated: On May 6 and 7, celebrate Van Ness Main Street's accomplishments, and go on world tour](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/on-may-6-and-7-celebrate-van-ness-main-streets-accomplishments-shop-small-and-local-and-go-on-world-tour/)
- [After a long pandemic-related closure, the Rock Creek Nature Center is now open again](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/after-a-long-pandemic-related-closure-the-rock-creek-nature-center-reopens-this-week/)
- [Opinion: The DC housing vouchers system is broken. It's on the mayor to fix it.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/opinion-the-dc-housing-vouchers-system-is-broken-its-on-the-mayor-to-fix-it/)
- [Hearst Pool, DPR's first outdoor swimming pool in Ward 3, is open](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/hearst-pool-dprs-first-outdoor-swimming-pool-in-ward-3-is-open/)
- [Meet Your Neighbors: The "old lady" and the Jeep](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-old-lady-and-the-jeep/)
- [DDOT and NPS are planning a Military Road bike and pedestrian trail, and Tenleytown transportation improvements](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/tonight-virtual-meetings-on-military-road-bike-and-pedestrian-trail-study-and-proposed-transportation-improvements-in-tenleytown/)
- [Meet Your Neighbors updates: The artists of Forest Hills and Van Ness](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/meet-your-neighbors-updates-the-artists-of-forest-hills-and-van-ness/)
- [A fundraising record, a playground partnership, more movie nights, and other news from Van Ness Main Street's 2022 annual meeting](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/a-fundraising-record-a-playground-partnership-more-movie-nights-and-other-news-from-van-ness-main-streets-2022-annual-meeting/)
- [CANCELLED: Meet the makers who will be at Van Ness Main Street's May 14th spring pop-up market](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/meet-the-makers-at-van-ness-main-streets-may-7th-spring-pop-up-market/)
- [Van Ness Main Street's message to real estate developers: Let's talk](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/van-ness-main-streets-message-to-real-estate-developers-lets-talk/)
- [Soapstone Valley's new temporary roads are already working hard](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/soapstone-valleys-new-temporary-roads-are-already-working-hard/)
- [Apartment updates: New "nuisance" building at Van Ness; Tenant leaders request meeting with mayor](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/apartment-updates-new-nuisance-building-at-van-ness-tenant-leaders-request-meeting-with-mayor/)
- [The UDC Van Ness farmers market is back. Here's who will be there every Saturday through November.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/early-bloomer-the-udc-van-ness-farmers-market-returns-this-saturday/)
- [If you have leafy new neighbors, it's time to offer them something to drink](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/if-you-have-leafy-new-neighbors-its-time-to-offer-them-something-to-drink/)
- [Backyard Nature: An owl stands its ground in Rock Creek Park, and an uncommon backyard sighting](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-an-owl-stands-its-ground-in-rock-creek-park-and-an-uncommon-backyard-sighting/)
- [In the Soapstone Valley, DC Water is building bridges](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/in-the-soapstone-valley-dc-water-is-building-bridges/)
- [Current rental housing vouchers process "ain't working," says DC deputy mayor](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/current-rental-housing-vouchers-process-aint-working-says-dc-deputy-mayor/)
- [Backyard Nature: The Broad Branch frogs are putting on a show](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-the-broad-branch-frogs-are-ready-for-their-april-23rd-show/)
- [Comment by May 13th on land use along the Chevy Chase commercial strip](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/weigh-in-this-saturday-on-ddots-van-ness-streetscape-planning-and-comment-by-may-13th-on-land-use-along-the-chevy-chase-commercial-strip/)
- [What we know so far about the Van Ness DC shootings](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/what-we-know-so-far-about-the-van-ness-dc-shootings/)
- [Forest Hills Connection is 10 years old this month. We hope you'll celebrate with us on April 23!](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/forest-hills-connection-is-10-years-old-this-month-we-hope-youll-celebrate-with-us-on-april-23/)
- [Backyard Nature: Turkeys on the trail](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-turkeys-on-the-trail/)
- [Linnean Park has officially been adopted by some neighbors](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/linnean-park-has-officially-been-adopted-by-some-neighbors/)
- [At Summer at Burke, kids and teens can jump start the next school year, and have fun doing it. (Sponsored)](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/at-summer-at-burke-kids-and-teens-can-jump-start-the-next-school-year-and-have-fun-doing-it-sponsored/)
- [Letters to the Editor: Fix DC housing policies to repair past harms; Landlords have a public safety responsibility, too](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/letters-to-the-editor-fix-dc-housing-policies-to-repair-past-harms-landlords-have-a-public-safety-responsibility-too/)
- [UDC is opening its tennis courts to registered members of the public](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/udc-is-opening-its-tennis-courts-to-registered-members-of-the-public/)
- [Photos: (Temporary) roadwork in the Soapstone Valley](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/photos-temporary-roadwork-in-the-soapstone-valley/)
- [A neighborhood Master Gardener turns teacher in Politics and Prose classes on creating pollinator-friendly gardens](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/a-neighborhood-master-gardener-turns-teacher-in-politics-and-prose-classes-on-creating-pollinator-friendly-gardens/)
- [Spotted in Rock Creek Park: Bald eagles](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/spotted-in-rock-creek-park-bald-eagles/)
- [ANC 3F April 19 agenda: Soapstone sewer update; New Connecticut Ave. eateries](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3f-april-19-agenda-soapstone-sewer-update-new-connecticut-ave-eateries/)
- [Plan your Saturday: Morris dancers greet spring at Peirce Mill; Join the Rock Creek "Extreme Cleanup," Shop the "Books and Blossoms" pop-up](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/plan-your-saturday-morris-dancers-greet-spring-at-peirce-mill-join-the-rock-creek-extreme-cleanup-shop-the-books-and-blossoms-pop-up/)
- [Welcome to the Forest Hills Connection](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/welcome-to-the-forest-hills-connection/)
- [Why the election for DC attorney general matters: Our Q&A with a former OAG attorney](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/why-the-election-for-dc-attorney-general-matters-our-qa-with-a-former-oag-attorney/)
- [The Ward 3 redistricting map includes a smaller ANC 3F and shuffling of single member districts](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-ward-3-redistricting-map-includes-a-smaller-anc-3f-and-shuffling-of-single-member-districts/)
- [Business in Brief: The I'm Eddie Cano people plan a pizzeria, and for indie movie theaters, it's "No Time to Die"](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/business-in-brief-im-eddie-cano-people-plan-pizzeria-main-streets-in-brief/)
- [Business in Brief: The I'm Eddie Cano people plan a pizzeria, and for indie movie theaters, it's "No Time to Die"](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/business-in-brief-im-eddie-cano-people-plan-pizzeria-main-streets-in-brief/)
- [GWU graduate students are studying the costs and benefits of the Broad Branch daylighting](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/gwu-graduate-students-are-studying-the-costs-and-benefits-of-the-broad-branch-daylighting/)
- [More on DC Water's plans to cut, plant and protect Soapstone trees during and after the sewer and stream rehabilitation](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/more-on-dc-waters-plans-to-cut-plant-and-protect-soapstone-trees-during-and-after-the-sewer-and-stream-rehabilitation/)
- [Ward 3 Council candidates are asking for your vote. But first, they'd really like your signature.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/ward-3-council-candidates-are-asking-for-your-vote-but-first-theyd-really-like-your-signature/)
- [Do you live in a DC apartment building? Take our survey and tell us about your "high-rise life"](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/do-you-live-in-a-dc-apartment-building-take-our-survey-and-tell-us-about-your-high-rise-life/)
- [The other Soapstone Valley project involves stormwater control and stream restoration](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-other-soapstone-valley-project-involves-stormwater-control-and-stream-restoration/)
- [Hamantaschen: A delicious treat for… St. Patrick’s Day?](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/hamantaschen-a-delicious-treat-for-st-patricks-day/)
- [Who to call when you see someone in crisis](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/who-to-call-when-you-see-someone-in-crisis/)
- [Photos: Soapstone sewer project work so far](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/photos-soapstone-sewer-project-work-so-far/)
- [Get to know the Ward 3 Council candidates at upcoming events](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/get-to-know-the-ward-3-council-candidates-at-upcoming-events/)
- [These Rock Creek Park cleanups are focused on invasive plants](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/this-saturdays-rock-creek-park-cleanups-are-focused-on-invasive-plants/)
- [Connecticut House residents form a tenants association](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/connecticut-house-residents-form-a-tenants-association/)
- [Restoring Linnean Avenue's tree-lined splendor took door-to-door fundraising and a lot of digging](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/restoring-linnean-avenues-tree-lined-splendor-took-door-to-door-fundraising-and-a-lot-of-digging/)
- [ANC 3F March 15 agenda: Days Inn update; New DDOT dashboard for tracking traffic safety reports](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3f-march-15-agenda-days-inn-update-new-ddot-dashboard-for-tracking-traffic-safety-reports/)
- [Soapstone Park now closed for 1.5-year sewer rehabilitation project](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/soapstone-park-closes-today-for-1-5-year-sewer-rehabilitation-project/)
- [Watch: Our conversation with an expert on cured-in-place pipe; "If you captured the waste, you would remove the public health issue"](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/watch-our-conversation-with-a-expert-on-cured-in-place-pipe-if-you-captured-the-waste-you-would-remove-the-public-health-issue/)
- [On Feb. 14, we're chatting live about CIPP in Soapstone with the Purdue prof who's been researching the pipe rehab method for almost a decade](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/on-feb-14-were-chatting-live-about-cipp-in-soapstone-with-the-purdue-prof-whos-been-researching-the-pipe-rehab-method-for-almost-a-decade/)
- [Where's Van Ness Main Street? Just follow the new banners.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/wheres-van-ness-main-street-just-follow-the-new-banners/)
- [DC Water's Soapstone sewer rehab contractor has started tagging trees and conducting other on-site, pre-construction work](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/dc-waters-soapstone-sewer-rehab-contractor-has-started-tagging-trees-and-conducting-other-on-site-pre-construction-work/)
- [Mary Cheh drops DC Council re-election bid, launches "free-for-all" for the Ward 3 seat](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/mary-cheh-drops-dc-council-re-election-bid-launches-free-for-all-for-the-ward-3-seat/)
- [Soapstone sewer updates: DC Water promises air quality monitoring and VOC-free liners; ANC asks Council for stop work order](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/soapstone-sewer-updates-dc-water-promises-air-quality-monitoring-and-voc-free-liners-anc-asks-council-for-stop-work-order/)
- [It's the end of the trail for "Melvin Hazen" trail](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/its-the-end-of-the-trail-for-melvin-hazen-trail/)
- [Neighborhood in the News: Arrest in Days Inn shooting; "Grandfather of Black basketball" honored; Whittle School buildings set for foreclosure auction](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/neighborhood-in-the-news-arrest-in-days-inn-shooting-grandfather-of-black-basketball-honored-whittle-school-buildings-set-for-foreclosure-auction/)
- [This spring, plant pollinator-friendly blooms, shop pop-up markets, and tour the world without leaving the neighborhood](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/this-spring-plant-pollinator-friendly-blooms-shop-pop-up-markets-and-tour-the-world-without-leaving-the-neighborhood/)
- [Backyard Nature: Our early bloomers have ancient and foreign roots](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyard-nature-our-early-bloomers-have-ancient-and-foreign-roots-2/)
- [ANC 3F Feb. 15 meeting agenda: Days Inn shootings; Traffic safety resolutions](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3f-feb-15-meeting-agenda-days-inn-shootings-traffic-safety-resolutions/)
- [DC's tree canopy loss equal to the size of the National Mall: Casey Trees analysis](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/dcs-tree-canopy-loss-equal-to-the-size-of-the-national-mall-casey-trees/)
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- [ANC 3F asks Mayor Bowser, NPS to pause permits for Soapstone sewer work](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/anc-3f-asks-mayor-bowser-nps-to-pause-permits-for-soapstone-sewer-work/)
- [Schools update: DCPS budgets and proposed fixes; A Covid testing success, and where it still needs work](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/schools-update-dcps-budgets-and-proposed-fixes-where-covid-testing-has-succeeded-and-where-it-has-not/)
- [Boundary changes coming to Ward 3 ANCs and their single member districts](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/boundary-changes-coming-to-ward-3-ancs-and-their-single-member-districts/)
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- [At Feb. 1 virtual meeting, MPD 2D commander and DC behavioral health agency officials to speak on "uptick of complaints" in apartment buildings](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/at-feb-1-virtual-meeting-mpd-2d-commander-and-dc-behavioral-health-agency-officials-to-speak-on-uptick-of-complaints-in-apartment-buildings/)
- [DC Water plans summer start for Soapstone sewer work as the community voices concerns](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/after-the-community-raised-air-pollution-concerns-dc-water-is-delaying-soapstone-sewer-work/)
- [The Council's budget season has begun. It's an opportunity to help shape DC's spending and policy priorities.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-councils-budget-season-has-begun-its-an-opportunity-to-help-shape-dcs-spending-and-policy-priorities/)
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- [Soapstone neighbors question DC Water on methods and communication for upcoming sewer rehab project](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/soapstone-neighbors-question-dc-water-on-methods-and-communication-for-upcoming-sewer-rehab-project/)
- [Questions about squirrels and parking on leaves: Some of the web search terms that brought readers to us in 2021](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/some-of-the-web-search-terms-that-brought-readers-to-us-in-2021/)
- [School updates: New 'test to return' requirement; Essential student journalism; UDC's record gift](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/school-updates-new-test-to-return-requirement-essential-student-journalism-udcs-record-gift/)
- [Resident unity and landlord accountability: How Brandywine Apartments changed things for the better](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/resident-unity-and-landlord-accountability-how-brandywine-apartments-changed-things-for-the-better/)
- [Update: The Van Ness Main Street pop-up holiday market is now this Sunday. Here are the local makers you'll find there.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/here-are-the-local-makers-selling-unique-gifts-at-saturdays-van-ness-main-street-holiday-pop-up-market/)
- [Join a Van Ness/Forest Hills public safety meeting on Dec. 16th](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/join-a-van-ness-forest-hills-public-safety-meeting-on-dec-16th/)
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- [Opinion: Upcoming Soapstone sewer work will use a method that’s toxic to humans and the environment. There is another way.](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/opinion-upcoming-soapstone-sewer-work-will-use-a-method-thats-toxic-to-humans-and-the-environment-there-is-another-way/)
- [The "Shop-Local Workout," Holiday 2021 edition](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-shop-local-workout-holiday-2021-edition/)
- [Is DC Water on track to start the Soapstone Valley sewer rehab in December? Get the latest at a Dec. 7 community meeting](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/special-anc-3f-meeting-on-the-soapstone-valley-sewer-rehab-on-dec-6/)
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- [On the Van Ness Metro station's 40th anniversary, what could have been: "This is a Red Line train to Glenmont. The next stop is... Soapstone."](https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/on-the-van-ness-metro-stations-40th-anniversary-what-could-have-been-this-is-a-red-line-train-to-glenmont-the-next-stop-is-soapstone/)

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