Charles Louise Brown, better known as Chuck Brown was from Gaston, North Carolina. He is considered the Godfather of Go-Go Music which is a Washington DC ORIGINAL. Singer and guitarist Chuck Brown performed in front of millions of people over his career. His most popular songs are \”It Don\’t Mean A Thing\” \”Run Joe\” \”I …
Samuel E. Wheatley is no doubt one of the cornerstone elementary schools in the Trinidad community. Residing on Neal St. in between Montello and Trinidad Avenue, Wheatley is the neighboring school for the southern residents of Trinidad. Extending from Oates St. to West Virginia Ave. to Florida Ave. to Bladensburg Rd, the kids in that …
Peering through the gate and watching the workers in hard hats as they work to construct one of the newest Condo ventures in the Ward 5 area. The Fort Totten neighborhood is undergoing two major building projects simultaneously. This venture is located at the entrance of Fort Totten Metro Station directly across for Backus, University …
Tony\’s Boxing gym is new to the Ward 5 area. It\’s located at 1216 Mt. Olivet Rd NE, in the Trinidad neighborhood directly across the street from the beginning of Montello Ave. They offer boxing, personal training, weight lifting, circuit training, weight-loss and cardiovascular fitness. Monthly, tri-monthly, half year and yearly memberships are available at …
Gallaudet University is a small private University located in the heart of Ward 5 that caters to the deaf and hard of hearing. It serves its students from elementary school all the way through graduate school. The campus is absolutely gorgeous and has its own police department. Founded in 1864, Gallaudet alumnus totals are more …
Trinidad boasts a new and improved outside recreation area for the kids of the community. It has a separate playground for little kids with slides and swings. It has two story slide and board, a mechanical zip-line, and full basketball court for older kids. The recreation center also has a weight room and full basketball …
Washington DC is known for the Washington Monument, The White House, The Capitol and the Monument. But aside from the Monumental buildings, DC is also known to have historical eateries. One of those happens to be Ben\’s Chili Bowl. Ben\’s Chili Bowl is definitely a must visit landmark. Fortunately for us in Ward 5, we\’ve …
Pope Francis is very important to people that are Catholics, Christians, Baptist and many others. He is a man that God knows and a man that has respect and love. Schools were closed due to lots of traffic. Written by: NB 13 yrs old
I currently attend Kingsman Public Charter School, formerly known as Options Public Charter. I am an eleventh grader. Every morning, before entering the building, our bags are checked, we are wand and we have to take our shoes off. I feel like I\’m going in to a jail and I personally think that\’s outrageous and …
Previously known as Lefty\’s in the 80\’s and 90\’s, and more recently know as Optimism Bar and Grill, the updated Franchise has evolved into Serendipity Coffee House. They offer multiple flavors of coffee, breakfast/lunch menus and select brands for Happy Hour specials. Last but not least, they have live Jazz 3-5 days of the week to …
