The government shutdown and the national park next door www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/the-gov...

Because we need joy. We need community. And most of these events are all-ages and free: Spooky Movie Nights, 'Celebrate VNMS,' pollinator plantings, Halloween events. buff.ly/pCNvMCu

Tune in for the Oct. 1 hearing on Canna Art’s medical marijuana retail license www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/tune-in...

Still need your covid and flu shots? CVS is welcoming walk-ins without prescriptions. buff.ly/96SpQuu 📸Van Ness CVS in 2021

A brief history of sidewalk advocacy in the neighborhood www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/a-brief...

Join me for our next Workday in the Ward on Thu, Sept 25 at Bread Furst (4434 Conn Ave NW). I’ll be there 8–10am for coffee & conversation. Stop by to share your ideas or concerns! ☕ See the full schedule👉 mattfruminward3.com/event/workda...

Some cool late September events in the neighbood: www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/late-se...

Community service and cool jazz: A day at Forest Hills Park buff.ly/IS3dBTf

Finding affordable performance space is a perennial problem for D.C.’s small theater companies. But two advisory neighborhood commissioners are working to change that.

This Sunday is Sun Day, a chance to learn about harnessing solar power at home. Even if your home is an apartment. buff.ly/gmerVIv

Main Street updates: Big day out on Sept. 13, and a sneak peak at October events www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/main-st...

ANC 3F September 16 agenda: No Soapstone sewer update (!); Reno Road crossings, DC Home Rule buff.ly/ZaeEab0

Opinion: Angry and discouraged about... everything? A walk might help. buff.ly/xp4L0JR

Backyard Nature: Slime mold brings people together www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/backyar...

Soapstone sewer project latest: Hard work in hard rock, and an “illegal” sewer pipe www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/soapsto...

September in the Neighborhood: A big day out on our Main Street; Levine's Community Sing; Picnic at Peirce Mill buff.ly/UOtcBSs

There’s this organizing festival at UDC so check that out!

Backyard Nature: This pollinator-friendly plant has been blooming all summer long buff.ly/ecz8B5z

Learn to square dance at Peirce Mill on Aug. 23, and other historic mill updates 📸 Friends of Peirce Mill www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/learn-t...

We owe a great debt to the bloggers who came before us. And more love to the ones still at it!

Closing the gaps: New sidewalks for Davenport and nearby streets buff.ly/IYORQFO

In Forest Hills Connection's August newsletter: Small businesses need us. Kiss and Ride is history. Sidewalk gaps are being filled in. And a semi-famous local turtle leaves his wild and carefree 20s behind (to begin his wild and carefree 30s). mailchi.mp/b80981630c74...

Business in Brief: Small businesses need us right now; Calvert Woodley block party Aug. 24; P&P’s ‘Opus’ www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/busines...

Business in Brief: Small businesses need us right now; Calvert Woodley block party Aug. 24; P&P’s ‘Opus’ www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/busines...

Goodbye Van Ness Kiss and Ride, and a few other WMATA Better Bus updates buff.ly/SKoWIJP

Backyard Nature: A hot nightspot for the amphibian set is missing some voices buff.ly/NTAlXUE

Farmers market finds: A toddler-friendly tomato www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/farmers...

You're Invited: Pokey's 30th birthday party is Saturday, August 9th. Who is Pokey? Come to the Rock Creek Nature Center and find out! buff.ly/mosJNgl

Local park updates: The fix-it edition, including new Forest Hills Park drinking fountains, Soapstone trail work, and a stormwater project flyover (so cool!) buff.ly/fjNyBsY

You're invited: Aug. 5 street sign unveiling for 'Girl Scouts' Way' buff.ly/48u8R9Z

Photos and videos: Close calls as a tree falls across Connecticut Avenue buff.ly/ApccGik

Archives at UDC news:

ANC 3F Commissioner Claudette David:

August in the Neighborhood: Go deeper than beach reads, try Hillwood's trivia night, learn how to square dance buff.ly/YN1JKyN 📷 Friends of Peirce Mill

Backyard Nature: At least the fungi are having fun. buff.ly/s26rvmm

Tuesday afternoons bring the New Morning Farm farmer’s market to the Sheridan School parking lot. They’re there with their fruits and vegetables from 3pm to 7pm in the summer, at Alton Place by 36th Street.

Backyard Nature: A new and unwelcome bug buff.ly/nds8XmJ

A local block popular with cut-through drivers gets its first sidewalk buff.ly/4iNBAs7

District Fringe benefits: Live, independent (and sometimes free) theater at UDC through July 27. buff.ly/L01ZWE9

DC's only public university has pre-Civil War roots.

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 buff.ly/nIioQ4T

In 1930, a Hot Shoppe arrived in the neighborhood and drew the young and rowdy. Its neighbors weren’t pleased. buff.ly/LLsWN0u

Business in Brief: Dog Haus progress; UPS Store moving; More about MOM's buff.ly/uf6nSpI

July in the Neighborhood: Indie theater festival, Japanese star festival, and "Water Power Day" buff.ly/sGMpFUV

July in the Neighborhood: Indie theater festival, Japanese star festival, and "Water Power Day" buff.ly/sGMpFUV

It was an ordinary hike in the woods. Then, I heard violins. buff.ly/JhjXyxk

Opinion: DC’s environmental agency faces “destructive” budget cuts www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/opinion...

It was an ordinary hike in the woods. Then, I heard violins www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/it-was-...

The group taking on Forest Hills Playground activities and maintenance wants to talk about the sandbox. buff.ly/U3b4DFC