by Marlene Berlin Commuters at the Cleveland Park Metro station weren’t the only ones who encountered flooding during the June 21st storm. Ken Sands was on his bike during the deluge, trying to travel home to Forest Hills. The bike and pedestrian path along Beach Drive, he tells me, was manageable. Then he turned onto […]
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2015 Flashback: Protecting our beautiful parks and streams
How many people outside of the District can boast of having a national park in their backyard? Rock Creek Park and the tributaries that flow through Melvin C. Hazen Park, the Soapstone Valley, Linnean Playground and along Broad Branch Road are neighborhood treasures. They are also fragile – surrounded by polluting vehicles and impermeable pavement. […]
Where would you get your neighborhood news without Forest Hills Connection?
by Marlene Berlin Where would you get your neighborhood news without Forest Hills Connection? We were the only news outlet to report Metro had to change its plans to close the west entrance to the Van Ness Metro station for the entire three-year escalator replacement project. We were the first to let you know Chick-fil-A […]
The research farm high above Van Ness Street
by David Jonas Bardin Seeking information on a green roof construction project at the University of the District of Columbia, I discovered something much more exciting: A nearly complete research station for urban farming. High above Van Ness Street, on the roof and penthouse of the university’s Building 44, UDC is installing a teaching, research […]
A Rock Creek that really makes songbirds sing
by Steve Dryden Though Rock Creek National Park contains large tracts of wooded areas, overall, the tree canopy and layers of understory have been shrinking in recent years. A new initiative, Rock Creek Songbirds, is restoring habitat in the park and adjacent neighborhoods for the wide range of resident and migratory songbirds, including the wood […]
2013 Flashback: Vision For The Future
What will Forest Hills be like in one, five, 15 years… and beyond? In 2013, we learned about some of some concrete plans for the future of the neighborhood: Van Ness Square is coming down, and Park Van Ness will be built in its place. Marvelous Market founder Mark Furstenberg intends to open Bread Furst […]
Upcoming Events: Broad Branch Road Rehab And More
Public meetings, hearings and announcements of interest to ANC 3F and the surrounding neighborhoods in the next few weeks: Today: Pepco undergrounding: Council members McDuffie and Evans are chairing a joint hearing at 11:00 a.m. The council is also taking written statements until November 5th. See details (PDF). Broad Branch Road reconstruction: The environmental assessment […]
Small Updates On Big Projects
Hearst Elementary School modernization Construction and renovation of the main building of Hearst is moving along quickly and on schedule. The community expects to hear new plans about the additions in the next few weeks now that the Council has approved the budgets that included funding for Hearst. – Adam Tope, ANC 3F chairman Broad […]
Pedestrian Update: New Sidewalks, Old Trails, New Tech
by Marlene Berlin Broad Branch Road: DDOT Project Leader Wayne Wilson has reported, “This project is in the NEPA process, and the #1 no-build alternative and the #3 build alternative are still on the table. (Editor: See our article on the Broad Branch rehab options for a description of the four alternatives, which are all […]
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