Forest Hills Connection https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Why Forest Hills Connection is getting a makeover soon Backyard Nature: Mushrooms galore, and two unusual finds Main Street updates: Art All Night on Sept. 12, party with the Brontë sisters, and a playground cleanup this Saturday Backyard Nature: A brazen peach bandit UDC updates: Howard U. enrollment fallout; President marks 3 years; Join the Community-Campus Task Force ANC 3F02’s Guzman resigns, triggering a special Aug. 4 meeting but no special election Photos: On the trail after Tuesday’s big storm Meet a DC police officer who makes Forest Hills Park one of his daily stops The long-running Soapstone sewer project is really, truly, actually complete Backyard Nature: Groundhog days Farmers market finds: Palestinian family and culinary culture at New Morning Farm market What you’ll find at District Fringe, the indie theater festival now underway at UDC Demolition of UDC’s tallest building for DC Archives project to begin in September Backyard Nature: How water striders defy the creek currents ANCs are on the Nov. 3 ballot, too. What these elected volunteers do, and how to run July in the Neighborhood: Fringe theater festival, Christmas in July market, movie at the park ANC elections are coming up, and Ingleside at Rock Creek is on ANC 3F’s July 14 agenda 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 A local dad and kids’ business can do something about the bag of batteries in your junk drawer (Sponsored) A new addition to Linnean Park is an Eagle Scout service project and an ideal ‘shinrin-yoku’ spot Photos: A rainy respite from the drought drying up our streams You’re invited: A party Saturday celebrates the end of the Soapstone sewer project More things to do in June: Violins and pickleball in our parks Resources for the 2026 primary: Ward 3 voter information aggregator and tenant leaders’ questions for the mayoral candidates August in the Neighborhood: Enjoy Hillwood ‘After Hours,’ Summer Restaurant Week, free square dance at Peirce Mill ANC 3F’s May 12 agenda: Bus stop moves, ‘Safe Routes to School’ plan for Murch June in the Neighborhood: A toy swap, children’s concert, yoga in the park, Create by the Creek, and more The 2026 District Fringe festival at Van Ness-UDC includes programs for up-and-coming playwrights and young audiences The spring bird migration brings out the birdwatchers in Rock Creek Park A Forest Hills intersection’s new design is part of a larger stormwater control project Families get to enjoy a tidier Forest Hills Park, thanks to volunteers Business in Brief: Apartment building sold, Shemalis rebrands, a new weekend breakfast spot Volunteer in the neighborhood: Park cleanups, Van Ness Main Street events, NW Community Food, Peirce Mill On the Soapstone trail, solving two problems with one stone Main Street updates: Retail studies, ‘Taste of Van Ness Main Street,’ playground cleanups, spring pop-up market Connecticut Ave. and Murch School traffic safety plans, and more from ANC 3F’s April 21 agenda Backyard Nature: Steer clear – but don’t fear – the black rat snake Backyard Nature: Fleeting ephemerals and amorous amphibians May in the Neighborhood: Embassy tours, pop-up artisans market, historic trades festival, Hillwood movies A missing mail collection box and the Van Ness UPS Store move make for a fruitless mail trek In memory and appreciation of Margery Elfin, a witty, dog-loving neighbor and friend Where to enjoy cherry blossoms away from the Tidal Basin crowds Van Ness organizers plan another ‘No Kings’ mini-rally on March 28 MPD offers tips on preventing common neighborhood crimes: stolen cars and packages, and thefts from vehicles April in the Neighborhood: Primary election candidate forums; ‘Yoga on Connecticut’; 3 flavors of jazz Pedestrian safety updates: New walk signal at Conn. and Chesapeake, Reno Road issues, Soapstone-Rock Creek trails gap Beech leaf disease is the latest threat to our urban forest (Sponsored) Two visions for the former Intelsat/Whittle campus: As an education and civic center, or tearing it down and rebuilding with housing Home