FHC #99 - Phase One in Forest Hills; 'Racism is a pandemic'; VNMS silent auction under way

Issue #99
of Forest Hills Connection's monthly newsletter.

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How big is Van Ness Main Street's first virtual silent auction?

It's so big, with so many donated items from local merchants and service providers, that Van Ness Main Street had to split the bidding between TWO auction pages. Here are details on the two easy ways to join the bidding. The auction is live through noon on Thursday, June 25.

Van Ness Main Street needs to raise $5,300 toward its $12,000 goal by June 30.... All for the cause of supporting local businesses through Covid-19 and other challenges.

Phase One in Forest Hills

With the aid of Van Ness Main Street, we are tracking changes in Van Ness and Forest Hills business operations, including the reopening of Cut 'n Edge for haircuts (by appointment). Also:

Restaurants are now seating patrons outdoors.
Politics and Prose resumed pickup orders.
The farmers markets at Sheridan School and UDC are up and running, with some changes.
And Hillwood's gardens are welcoming members and frontline workers.

Black Lives Matter & Covid-19 updates

"Racism is a pandemic," wrote one Chevy Chase resident sharing plans for nightly candlelight vigils. UDC Law students organized a June 6th march.

After that weekend, Mayor Bowser urged everyone who protested to get tested for Covid-19, and introduced free walk-up testing at DC firehouses. Engine Company 31 at 4930 Connecticut is providing tests from 4 to 8 p.m. Mondays through Wednesdays.

Tenant associations and advocates say some Upper Connecticut apartment buildings were slow to mandate masks and put up signs about the requirements.

And tonight, ANC 3F has invited the head of the District's Covid-19 response to provide an update on the Days Inn quarantine site.

More news below. But first, a word from our sponsors...

The Classifieds

Neighbors helping neighbors (NEW!): Volunteering your services to a neighbor in need? Or are you in search of neighborly assistance yourself? Place an ad for free. Simply write us at info@foresthillsconnection.com with your offers and requests.

CityDance Online Summer Dance Camps offer learning and fun through culture and creativity. Dancers take daily classes in ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop and tap!

June 25-August 21, 2020
Ages 3-16

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Ward 3 Mutual Aid is providing free groceries and hygiene products to residents in need. Please call us at 202-556-1315. In order to sustain this solidarity effort, we need volunteer grocery runners, hotline operators, and help with fundraising. Our volunteer intake form can be found at bit.ly/DCward3MutualAid and our fundraiser can be accessed at bit.ly/FundWard3MutualAid. We are part of the citywide DC Mutual Aid Network — learn more about our political movement here: thepeoplesdemandsdc.com.

If you are 60+, live in Forest Hills and need assistance with picking up food, medicine or other essentials during this time of social distancing, call or text Dipa at 202-744-3885. Happy to drive and pick up things for you as a free service.

Volunteer available to help with grocery and errand runs, for Forest Hills residents that need to use precautions during this public health emergency. Please feel free to call Michael at 202-417-1979 and he’ll do his best to help!

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More news

The city removed the homeless encampment in the alcoves at 4250 Connecticut. The residents stayed.
Neighborhood in the News: One Covid-19 case at the Van Ness Giant (we think). Sidwell Friends gets PPP pushback. And when people get knead-y, they go to Bread Furst.
The Flagship car wash has been a constant presence in 90 years of change in the 4400 block of Connecticut Avenue.
With National Park Service approval now in hand, DC Water could begin the massive Soapstone sewer rehab next year.
Essay: Growth in the time of coronavirus.
From through June 21, you're invited to create art in - and inspired by - Rock Creek Park.
Follow an owlet on its journey of discovery. Or, back up a tree it had tumbled from.
We've had a nice break from mosquitoes. But they're still coming for us.

Escapes

Whether it's by our design or purely wild beauty, nature brightens our days.

This little guy and two siblings needed a hand. A DC Council member pitched in.

From the archives: What we were talking about in June 2013

Neighbors were reminiscing about the old businesses on the 5000 block of Connecticut Avenue. Crosswalk 101 was in session. And we were letting you know that Bambi's mom knows what she's doing when she leaves her fawn in your backyard.

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