April 18, 2015 There are murals all around the District. They hide in alleys, on roof tops, as retaining walls, and all sorts of places. We drive by then, walk through them, and speed by them to the point where they start to blend in. Take a look up, around, down, and find them. \”The Walls […]
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Now that you\’ve watched the season finale of Empire – which series had the best first season – Scandal or Empire? Both of the beautiful leading women have DC ties – one a DC native the other a GW graduate. Vote as often as you like or nominate a different Series, but most of all…
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March 14, 2015 The Rock & Roll Marathon rolled through Ward 5 despite the rain. See more images at Ward 5 On Display.
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March 10, 2015 That was the sentiment at Tuesday\’s ANC 5D meeting when Andrea Gourdine provided an update on Douglas Development Corporation\’s Hecht Warehouse District. The anticipation from the audience was clearly building as Ms. Gourdine worked her way through the presentation on the Douglas\’ NewCity project. The minute she unfolded the 8 by 11 piece of paper
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Take a minute to vote on the R&B song with the best guitar introduction. I\’ve started the list with three of my favorites. Vote as often as you like! You can even nominate songs and they will be added to the poll. Have fun! [poll id=\”2\”] I want to nominate a song: [Form id=\”14\”]
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February 28, 2015 Mayor Muriel Bowser opened the third of her Budget Engagement Forums at Anacostia High School in Ward 8 with a discussion on balancing the fiscal 2016 budget. She informed the crowd that although the originally reported $240M deficit, is more likely to be between $190 to $195M, there are still a number of
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February 26, 2015 ANC 5E Commissioner Bradley Thomas opened tonight\’s meeting by reading a letter chastising WJLA’s reporting of “Violence, chaos plaguing Dunbar High School in Northwest D.C.”. The report of violence and a “hall melee” at the historic Dunbar High School was aired on WJLA earlier this week. The report was allegedly based on
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February 26, 2015 Last night’s ANC5A meeting covered a number of important topics starting with the Verizon outage last November that impacted over 8000 DC residents (2500 of which reside in district 5A), the District’s new marijuana laws, and recent developments regarding bi-lingual schools in district 5A. Commissioner Washington introduced Mr. Mario Acosta-Velez, Verizon Director,
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THE BLACK FAMILY PLEDGE By Dr. Maya Angelou BECAUSE we have forgotten our ancestors, our children no longer give us honor. BECAUSE we have lost the path our ancestors cleared kneeling in perilous undergrowth, our children cannot find their way. BECAUSE we have banished the God of our ancestors, our children cannot pray. BECAUSE the
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February 18, 2015 Mid- City Financial Corporation revealed the initial layout for the renovation of Brookland Manor as part of the Brentwood Village project, scheduled to begin in 2017, during the February ANC 5C meeting today. Michael Meers, Executive Vice President – Mid-City Financial, led off the discussion by relaying the history of Brookland Manor and
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