All Blog Entries by Marjorie Dick Stuart

  By Shawn McFarland - February 27, 2018

 

Things were not looking good for the Wilson boys basketball team at halftime of its District of Columbia State Athletic Association championship game with St. John’s. The Tigers were down by seven points, had shot 1-for-9 from three-point land, and could not seem to get any momentum flowing in their direction. But then, after consecutive and-one plays, and a hard foul by Willem Bouma on St. John’s Casey Morsell that resulted in double-technicals being handed out and the Wilson crowd being driven into a frenzy, the Tigers found their mojo. 

The sequence seemed to spark Wilson, as it stormed back from a seven-point deficit late in the third to force overtime on an Ayinde Hikim layup with

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  By Zoe Morgan - March 7, 2018 Students Against Gun Violence held a demonstration on March 3 on the western lawn of the Capitol building. The student-led group protested gun violence within the country. (photo courtesy Serena Baldick)  

Students across the District are organizing protests and walkouts to advocate stricter gun regulations in the wake of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.

Women’s March organizers are coordinating a nationwide school walkout on March 14, which marks one month since the Parkland shooting. Students throughout D.C. are planning to participate, including at Wilson High School, Emerson Preparatory School and Sidwell Friends School. Students are also participating

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By Susan Bodiker -March 7, 2018    

The Forest Hills neighborhood is unique, even by Washington standards.

Bordered on one side by the wild beauty of Rock Creek Park and on the other by Connecticut Avenue’s more civilized pleasures, it is also home to a stunning array of mostly contemporary homes, many of which are tucked within forested steep-angled cliffs.

Among them is the property at 2801 Davenport St. NW, a concrete and glass mid-century modern sitting high in the hills and overlooking the park. Designed by architect Charles Egbert and built in 1970, it offers 3,750 square feet of living space on three levels and includes four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, one wood-burning fireplace, walls of oversized and

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Read the February edition of Inside America's Coolest Neighborhood HERE

What a February it's been! Read all about it in the latest edition of our popular DC Area newsletter. Get the latest highlights on Rhett (and Emory baseball, of course) and Marjorie's presentation on "cleaning house." Read about our client who needed help selling a DC home in time for a cross-country move, and learn about Marjorie's "under the radar" strategy for finding homes when the pickings seem slim.

On page 3, Marjorie goes in depth about what how housing market here in DC is likely to play out in 2018. As always, you'll find the most up-to-date DC real estate sales info on page 4. 

We hope you enjoy February's newsletter as much as we've enjoyed creating it for

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By Shawn McFarland - February 27, 2018 SEMIFINALS, March 1

GIRLS BASKETBALL

No. 1 St. John’s def. No. 4 Anacostia, 83-66
– will play No. 2 Georgetown Visitation

No. 2 Georgetown Visitation def. No. 3 Sidwell Friends, 45-29
– Will play No. 1 St. John’s

* Championship game at 3:30 p.m. on March 3 at George Washington University

BOYS BASKETBALL

No. 4 Wilson def. No. 1 Gonzaga, 66-63
– will play No. 3 St. John’s

No. 3 St. John’s def. No. 7 Maret, 63-48
– will play No. 4 Wilson

* Championship game at 5:30 p.m. on March 3 at George Washington University

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QUARTERFINALS, Feb. 28

GIRLS BASKETBALL

No. 1 St. John’s def. No. 8 Washington Latin, 66-28
– will play No. 4 Anacostia

No. 4 Anacostia def. No. 12 Archbishop Carroll, 63-27
– will play…

By Susan Bodiker - February 27, 2018 The Georgian mansion at 3101 Chain Bridge Road NW has 14,000 feet of living space and two two-car garages. It is on the market for $8.15 million. (photos courtesy of HomeVisit)  

If the Earl of Grantham and his extended family (upstairs and down) were ever to decamp from Downton Abbey to D.C., the grand manor home at 3101 Chain Bridge Road NW would do very nicely for their new life in our nation’s capital.

Like Highclere Castle, the Crawleys’ ancestral digs, this Georgian mansion in Kent is designed for living and entertaining on a majestic scale – from the rooftop deck and third-story ballroom down to the high-ceilinged, generously proportioned living and dining rooms on the main floor. Just

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3506 Springland Lane

Not quite ready for "showtime" call Marjorie for a sneak peek! 240-731-8079

Grand scale 5 bedroom, 4 1/2 bath home sits high among the trees. Large living room with moldings & recessed lighting, formal dining room, open kitchen with walk-in pantry, butlers pantry & large table space, family room with fireplace and library with built-ins. Great for entertaining. Lower level with additional family room plus bedroom and full bath. Low maintenance yard, back & side patios, two car garage plus two more spaces & heated driveway. Phenomenal location convenient to restaurants, shops & between two Metro stations.

By Zoe Morgan - February 27, 2018 The Whole Foods Market in Glover Park closed in March 2017. (Brian Kapur/The Current/March 2017)

 

As the closure of the Glover Park Whole Foods reaches almost a year, litigation continues to drag on and a citizen petition is circulating aiming to get the store reopened.

A January decision from a judge allowed much of Whole Foods’ lawsuit against its landlord to continue, and Whole Foods has moved forward with the suit. However, recent court documents show the parties have also taken part in settlement negotiations.

The 2323 Wisconsin Ave. NW store closed in March of last year after a rodent problem resulted in the city issuing two ordinance violations. Whole Foods chose to remain closed to

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Temple Micah Hosts Marjorie’s “Decluttering” Talk

Marjorie was invited to share her strategies to simplify decluttering. Over 20 guests enthusiastically participated in the session on February 11.

This is Marjorie’s second “decluttering” workshop for neighbors who may not be quite ready to sell their home, but are overwhelmed just thinking about moving someday.

Last year, the Cleveland & Woodley Park and Chevy Chase Villages invited their members to discover a simple step-by-step process that has worked for others and how to get the help to make it easier. Over 60 members gathered to listen & learn, ask questions & take notes, and most importantly breathe a little easier.

Marjorie explained the enthusiastic response, “Whether you need more

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By Kirk Kramer - February 21, 2018   Parents of children at the St. Paul’s Nursery School in North Cleveland Park say they are receiving parking tickets while dropping their children off at school. (photo courtesy of Tim1965)  

For Christine Bonanno and other parents of children at St. Paul’s Nursery School in North Cleveland Park, getting their youngsters safely to school has gotten a lot more complicated – and expensive – in recent months.

One morning last week Bonanno parked in front of the school, located on Ellicott Street NW between Reno Road and 36th Street. She took her two- and four-year-olds inside and came out to find a $25 parking ticket on her windshield.

“I’m paying a tax for dropping off my child at school,”

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