Manolis Priniotakis ANC 3F05 Commissioner Two unusual things jump out at the southwest corner of the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and Van Ness Street NW: the soon-to-be-former headquarters of Intelsat and the CBRE leasing sign in front of it. The combination of the two offers an opportunity to improve our neighborhood and the reputation and […]
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Van Ness Vision: Trees, Park Access, Embassy Events
by Mary Beth Ray ANC 3F03 Commissioner It’s hard to imagine a more dynamic neighborhood than Van Ness in 2013! UDC is building a new student center, including some retail. Intelsat has been purchased by a New York group which plans a $45 million renovation and a facelift, including landscaping and a water feature to […]
ANC 3F Meeting Tonight: New Agenda
Update on tonight’s ANC 3F meeting from chairman Adam Tope: Revised agenda for the ANC 3F meeting on May 21st is below. The livestream will be at http://new.livestream.com/anc-3f. Note that discussion of a cycle track on Connecticut Avenue and the discussion of Broad Branch Rd. have been removed. Please let us know if you have […]
ANC 3F Meeting: Tree Canopy, Broad Branch Road And Stream
From ANC 3F chairman Adam Tope: The next meeting of ANC 3F will be held on May 21, 2013 at 7:30 PM. Our meetings are held at The Methodist Home, 4901 Connecticut Avenue, NW. Live streaming of our meetings (with new and improved audio) will be available through a link on our web site. The […]
Happy Anniversary To Us!
ForestHillsConnection.com went live on April 16th, 2012, and our first email newsletter went out to our earliest subscribers on April 17th. During that first month we had about 500 visitors. Since then, about 10,000 (and counting) have stopped by, and more than 7,000 of you (and counting!) keep coming back for more. The number of […]
Clean Up Soapstone Valley, Grab A Burrito
From Ken Terzian, more details on the Soapstone Valley portion of the Rock Creek Extreme Cleanup: Subject: Burritos 4 Fun – Soapstone Creek Cleanup on April 6 Curious about what washes down your neighborhood storm drains? Want to help keep Rock Creek and the Potomac watershed healthy and beautiful? Need an excuse to go on […]
ANC 3F Forms Education Committee
by Manolis Priniotakis ANC 3F05 Commissioner Are you concerned about the school boundary issue and how it would impact the boundaries of Murch and Hearst, two public elementary schools within our ANC? Would you like a safe environment for children to walk to school? Would you like to know more about what UDC has to […]
Vision For Van Ness Walk, Oct. 13
By Katie Blizzard Coalition for Smarter Growth Communications Intern The Coalition for Smarter Growth ended its fall 2012 walking tour season on a high note in the Van Ness neighborhood on Saturday, October 13th, when some 65 residents showed up to learn more about the area’s historical development and what design changes are on tap […]
Needed: A Vision For Van Ness
by Marlene Berlin We all gripe about what we don’t like about Van Ness: Not enough good restaurants, a dearth of night life, a lack of retail. On Saturday, October 13th from 10 a.m.-noon, the Forest Hills Connection is hosting a walk of the area around the Van Ness Metro station with the Coalition for […]
Things To Do In Forest Hills (Fall Edition)
Did you enjoy our list of summer neighborhood activities and places of interest? Here is the list again, with updates and additions for fall. 1) The trees will soon show off their fall colors in all their glory. Get close to nature before it beds down for the winter. Hike Soapstone Valley. Or visit the […]