Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The DC Board of Elections has begun mailing ballots for the Nov. 3 election (did you get the text message too?). Among those up for election are ANC commissioners. Over the past few days we have featured four of the candidates for ANC 3F. (1/6) 100
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Business in Brief: The failed Burger King site sale’s backstory, a rebranding bonanza and a massive wine-tasting event. buff.ly/WCKKfbR 000
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social · 18/09/2026In Forest Hills Connection's September newsletter: What happened to the Van Ness Burger King apartment plans? A big UDC demolition is delayed. And a call for ANC write-in candidates. buff.ly/igN1Ix9 📸February 2026 photo of the Burger King razing. 000
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Opinion: More DC foresight – and a closer eye on religious calendars – might have prevented Art All Night’s Rosh Hashanah conflict. buff.ly/1xbm1nC 000
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The slow-mo deconstruction of UDC Building 41’s has been pushed to December. The reason lies below ground. buff.ly/XaNWRRA 100
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social · 16/09/2026A neighborhood Art All Night recap, and there's more fun in store this weekend. buff.ly/x7xfNxI 📸@VanNessMainSt 000
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Renting? The Sept. 19 DC Tenant Summit is a chance to learn from experts and neighbors. buff.ly/L6ecDem 000
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social · 11/09/2026ANC 3F’s Sept. 15 agenda: Council member Henderson to speak, and an update on the demolition of UDC's tallest building to make way for the new DC Archives. buff.ly/KUMHLmB 000
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Some November ballots will have no candidates listed for some offices. Perhaps your name should be there. Two of those candidate-less elections are in ANC 3F. Learn more about running as a write-in: buff.ly/upc7ECF 000
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Keeping the new-and-improved Soapstone Creek and trail in good working order requires a lot of tender, loving care. Or perhaps more accurately, a lot of hardcore maintenance. Volunteers and DC agencies have stepped up over the past month. buff.ly/FQ5jOZk 000
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social · 04/09/2026To boldly go... to Broad Branch Road. On Sept. 9, Carnegie Earth and Planets Laboratory researchers will discuss the real-world science of Star Trek. 📸Stop by Peirce Mill on Sept. 12 for some kid-friendly history. For more on these and other September events: buff.ly/15wqa90 010
Reposted by Forest Hills ConnectionTenleytown & Around @tenleytownaround.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Besides the weekend farmers markets, there’s a Tuesday afternoon market every week outside the Sheridan School (36th Street and Alton Place). Enjoy the Tuesday market while you can - that one will end for the season after September. 001
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social · 31/08/2026In the latest Forest Hills Connection newsletter: A flurry of local business rebranding, Art All Night on Sept. 12, and some fancy footwork from a furry thief. buff.ly/zo7Yxu3] 010
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Recent soggy and muggy weather made Rock Creek Park a haven for mushrooms, and for people who might be a little obsessed with the weird and wonderful things. buff.ly/Cc3Cvum 001
Reposted by Forest Hills ConnectionTom Hentoff @tomhentoff.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Yellow patches mushroom, this morning in Linnean Park. 🍄 041
Reposted by Forest Hills ConnectionTom Hentoff @tomhentoff.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Washington DC wildlife: Green frog this morning in Linnean Park. 🐸 0957
Reposted by Forest Hills ConnectionNeil Flanagan 🧱🗃️ @jgbollard.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Had the opportunity to go inside the Fort Reno water tower recently. It is, as it turns out, a regular water tower cosplaying as a 16th century French castle. 1241
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Forest Hills Connection is getting a makeover soon, and it's our second since our little web publication launched in 2012. (The first logo pictured here was the original; the second came along in 2017.) This is why: buff.ly/1NcgrJd 010
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social · 07/08/2026One day, a tree is laden with ripe, juicy peaches. Another day -- they're all gone. A Forest Hills whodunnit: buff.ly/5vM2LTDforesthillsconnection.comBackyard Nature: A brazen peach bandit | Forest Hills Connection | News and Life in Our DC NeighborhoodForest Hills Connection | News and Life in Our DC Neighborhood 282
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social · 06/08/2026UDC's message to students caught up in the Howard U. de-enrollment fallout, the university's president marks 3 years, and we're invited to join the Community-Campus Task Force, or join an Aug. 13 info session to learn about it. buff.ly/CHxYSmTforesthillsconnection.comUDC updates: Howard U. enrollment fallout; President marks 3 years; Join the Community-Campus Task Force | Forest Hills Connection | News and Life in Our DC NeighborhoodForest Hills Connection | News and Life in Our DC Neighborhood 020
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Photos: On the trail after last Tuesday’s big storm.buff.lyPhotos: On the trail after Tuesday’s big storm | Forest Hills Connection | News and Life in Our DC NeighborhoodForest Hills Connection | News and Life in Our DC Neighborhood 000
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social · 03/08/2026ANC 3F02’s Guzman resigns, triggering a special Aug. 4 meeting but no special election buff.ly/NUfMmXTforesthillsconnection.comANC 3F02’s Guzman resigns, triggering a special Aug. 4 meeting but no special election | Forest Hills Connection | News and Life in Our DC NeighborhoodForest Hills Connection | News and Life in Our DC Neighborhood 010
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social · 31/07/2026August in the Neighborhood: Enjoy Hillwood 'After Hours,' Summer Restaurant Week, free square dance at Peirce Mill, and more. buff.ly/BRn5xAf 000
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Meet a DC police officer who makes Forest Hills Park one of his daily stops, and thinks everyone should read "Charlotte's Webb." buff.ly/LFO7MOz 100
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social · 27/07/2026The long-running Soapstone sewer project is really, truly, actually complete. It just needed a couple of finishing touches. buff.ly/1TB3rhs 010
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social · 24/07/2026In Forest Hills Connection's July newsletter: UDC's tallest building is about to come down... slowly. We've added groundhogs to our menagerie of wildlife sightings. And get ready for a new FHC website. buff.ly/y5gLYFO 020
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social · 24/07/2026One of our farmers market finds this season serves Palestinian family and culinary culture every Tuesday and Saturday at New Morning Farm's Sheridan School market. buff.ly/l6frQC5foresthillsconnection.comFarmers market finds: Palestinian family and culinary culture at New Morning Farm market | Forest Hills Connection | News and Life in Our DC NeighborhoodForest Hills Connection | News and Life in Our DC Neighborhood 000
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social · 21/07/2026The demolition of UDC’s tallest building for the DC Archives project is to begin in September. buff.ly/o9aLRy9foresthillsconnection.comDemolition of UDC’s tallest building for DC Archives project to begin in September | Forest Hills Connection | News and Life in Our DC NeighborhoodForest Hills Connection | News and Life in Our DC Neighborhood 010
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social · 17/07/2026In our 14 years of publishing Forest Hills Connection, we've written a great deal about sometimes surprising wildlife encounters in and around our neighborhood. This one is a first for us and for the neighbors who spotted the creatures. buff.ly/kQgPcdcforesthillsconnection.comBackyard Nature: Groundhog days | Forest Hills Connection | News and Life in Our DC NeighborhoodForest Hills Connection | News and Life in Our DC Neighborhood 000
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social · 16/07/2026District Fringe, the indie theater festival that’s now in its second season, has one week of shows under its belt and two more performance-packed weeks to go. Here's what you'll find at its UDC venues: buff.ly/YS2APiMforesthillsconnection.comWhat you’ll find at District Fringe, the indie theater festival now underway at UDC | Forest Hills Connection | News and Life in Our DC NeighborhoodForest Hills Connection | News and Life in Our DC Neighborhood 000
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Nonpartisan and independent candidates for office are now seeking signatures to qualify for the Nov. 3 ballot. They have until Aug. 5 to turn in their ballot petitions. Among them are would-be ANCs, and if you're interested in serving the community, it could be you! Here's how: buff.ly/tG6Gw0Pforesthillsconnection.comANCs are on the Nov. 3 ballot, too. What these elected volunteers do, and how to run | Forest Hills Connection | News and Life in Our DC NeighborhoodForest Hills Connection | News and Life in Our DC Neighborhood 000
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Backyard Nature: How water striders defy the creek currents buff.ly/t2q3VjA 011
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social · 09/07/2026ANC elections are coming up, and Ingleside at Rock Creek is on ANC 3F’s July 14 agenda.buff.lyANC elections are coming up, and Ingleside at Rock Creek is on ANC 3F’s July 14 agenda | 000
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social · 09/07/2026District Fringe, a three-week indie theater festival, kicks off July 10 in Van Ness. WTOP has a preview: buff.ly/DZ1DqvI And it's in our very full community events lineup for July: buff.ly/ppc6hJIbuff.lyThe District Fringe Festival returns with comedy, drama and puppets - WTOP NewsThe District Fringe Festival returns for the second year beginning this weekend. 000
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Business in Brief: Apartment building sold, Shemalis rebrands, a new weekend breakfast spot buff.ly/OEtXxn1foresthillsconnection.comBusiness in Brief: Apartment building sold, Shemalis rebrands, a new weekend breakfast spot | 000
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social · 01/07/2026For your post-July 4th and heat wave planning purposes. Every activity is nearby and happening after the 100 degree days leave us. In the meantime, please be safe! During the rest of this month: Fringe theater festival, Christmas in July market, "Mufasa" at the park and more.buff.lyJuly in the Neighborhood: Fringe theater festival, Christmas in July market, movie at the park | 000
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Parks and people in Berlin and Copenhagen, and my renewed appreciation for what we have in DCbuff.lyParks and people in Berlin and Copenhagen, and my renewed appreciation for what we have in DC | 000
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social · 30/06/2026ANC 3F meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 30 on Zoom. And if you miss it, you might miss out on the first public update on the DC Archives project in over a year.buff.lyANC 3F’s June 30 agenda: DC Archives at UDC, power lines project on Nebraska Ave., Murch leader’s retirement | 000
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social · 29/06/2026In Forest Hills Connection's June newsletter: A parks comparison and appreciation, a possible DC Archives project revival, District Fringe and more. mailchi.mp/cdfe7008c9d1... 000
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social · 29/06/2026A local dad and kids’ business can do something about the bag of batteries in your junk drawer (Sponsored) www.foresthillsconnection.com/news/a-local...foresthillsconnection.comA local dad and kids’ business can do something about the bag of batteries in your junk drawer (Sponsored) | 010
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social · 11/06/2026A new addition to Linnean Park is an Eagle Scout service project and an ideal "shinrin-yoku" spot.buff.lyA new addition to Linnean Park is an Eagle Scout service project and an ideal ‘shinrin-yoku’ spot | 000
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Photos: A rainy respite from the drought drying up our streams. buff.ly/sK5BZinforesthillsconnection.comPhotos: A rainy respite from the drought drying up our streams | 000
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social · 05/06/2026More things to do in June: Violins and pickleball in our parks. buff.ly/lTrD3J8 And don't forget about the June 6 events at Forest Hills Park: a cleanup, a toy swap, and a concert. buff.ly/G6euJCI 000
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social · 03/06/2026June in the Neighborhood: A toy swap, children’s concert, yoga in the park, Create by the Creek, and more buff.ly/UpRjjr0foresthillsconnection.comJune in the Neighborhood: A toy swap, children’s concert, yoga in the park, Create by the Creek, and more | 000
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Neighborhood in the News: UDC’s graduation, home seller profits, and a statue’s mistaken identitybuff.lyNeighborhood in the News: UDC’s graduation, home seller profits, and a statue’s mistaken identity | 020
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Resources for your 2026 primary vote: A Ward 3 voter information aggregator and tenant leaders’ questions for the mayoral candidates. buff.ly/0iYXrWvforesthillsconnection.comResources for the 2026 primary: Ward 3 voter information aggregator and tenant leaders’ questions for the mayoral candidates | 000
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social · 15/05/2026The 2026 District Fringe festival at Van Ness-UDC includes programs for up-and-coming playwrights and young audiences. buff.ly/lvK7Fjrforesthillsconnection.comThe 2026 District Fringe festival at Van Ness-UDC includes programs for up-and-coming playwrights and young audiences | Forest Hills Connection | News and Life in Our DC NeighborhoodForest Hills Connection | News and Life in Our DC Neighborhood 000
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social · 06/05/2026The spring bird migration brings out the birdwatchers in Rock Creek Park. buff.ly/3H7FF13foresthillsconnection.comThe spring bird migration brings out the birdwatchers in Rock Creek Park | Forest Hills Connection | News and Life in Our DC NeighborhoodForest Hills Connection | News and Life in Our DC Neighborhood 001
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social · 04/05/2026A Forest Hills intersection’s new design is part of a larger stormwater control project. buff.ly/n8hpZua 110
Forest Hills Connection @foresthillsconnect.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Families get to enjoy a tidier Forest Hills Park, thanks to volunteersbuff.lyFamilies get to enjoy a tidier Forest Hills Park, thanks to volunteers | Forest Hills Connection | News and Life in Our DC NeighborhoodForest Hills Connection | News and Life in Our DC Neighborhood 000