Because September 22nd is Yom Kippur, UDC is rescheduling the meeting. No new date has been set yet. Work on the UDC student center is scheduled for completion in December. Will they make it? Come to a Community-Campus Task Force meeting on Tuesday, September 22nd, at 6:30 p.m for an update on the status of […]
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How DC Water repaired a 1908 sewer pipe in Soapstone Valley
by David Jonas Bardin and Marjorie L. Share Hikers did not notice. Nor did nearby homeowners, and it seemed an accident, almost, that anyone did. The amount of sewage seeping from the ground near Soapstone Creek – beyond where the east end of Audubon Terrace meets the Soapstone Valley Trail – was small and intermittent. […]
Neighborhood in the news: Coffee shop campers; Banana Leaf review
We haven’t done one of these for a while, and the links are piling up. So let’s get this show on the road: When customers overstay their welcome: Bread Furst is in this Washington Post article about the work-from-a-coffee-shop crowd and their impact on small businesses. Banana Leaf a Washingtonian “cheap eats” pick: The writers […]
DC Water presents new Soapstone sewers alternative
by David Jonas Bardin Part of the aging sewer system that carries waste away from area homes and businesses flows through the national park in our backyard – Soapstone Valley. Erosion by storm water, which DC Water separately carries to the park, has exposed sewer pipes and manholes originally buried under stones and soil. DC […]
Soapstone sewer leak repairs expected to start Monday
Next week, DC Water will close the portion of the Soapstone Trail running from Audubon Terrace to Broad Branch Road as work on repairing a leaky sewer pipe gets under way. Parking on Audubon east of 29th Street NW will also be prohibited. DC Water installed an emergency bypass after the leak was discovered earlier […]
People still warned away from Soapstone Creek
Plans for extensive sewer rehab also explained at Tuesday meeting by Marlene Berlin Warning signs have been removed from the Soapstone trailhead on Albemarle and near the site of a sewer leak near the east end of Audubon Terrace. They shouldn’t have been. On Tuesday, July 28th, ANC 3F hosted a special meeting for DC […]
In memoriam: Karen Perry, ANC 3F02 commissioner of 20 years
6/1/2015 update: Forest Hills Connection contributor David Jonas Bardin has uncovered more about Karen Perry’s life and service. See his comments below. Longtime ANC 3F Commissioner Karen Perry passed away Friday after a long illness. Reader MaryAnn Miller alerted us to the news yesterday. Perry was intensely private and told very few people she was […]
Neighbors recommend: View UDC’s 2015 commencement highlights
From Forest Hills Connection contributor David Jonas Bardin: Hundreds of graduates and their families attended UDC’s 2015 Commencement, held at the Washington Convention Center on May 9th. They listened to moving advice from U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Charles Johnson, who had visited with UDC students and specially acknowledged graduates in UDC’s homeland security […]
Metro posts signs but reveals no more info on Van Ness entrance closure
WMATA has posted signs at the Van Ness Metro station alerting riders of its plans to close the west entrance this Monday, May 4th. Nowhere on the signs does it mention that the work is expected to take three years. Since we learned of the work last week, our ANC commissioners and other neighbors have […]
The Post agrees with Bowser’s move to cut UDC funding. Its neighbors think that’s a bad idea.
by Marlene Berlin Wilson High School isn’t the only DC education institution facing a substantial cut in Mayor Bowser’s spending plan. Earlier this month, The Washington Post published an editorial describing the University of the District of Columbia as one of DC’s “inefficient programs,” and applauding Mayor Bowser’s proposal to slash $3.5 million from its […]