Greetings all, Councilmember McDuffie cordially invites you to his annual Ward 5 holiday party tonight from 6:30pm-9pm at Gallaudet University’s Sorenson Center located at 800 Florida Ave NE. Come out and enjoy good food and entertainment! In the spirit of giving, we ask that you bring an unwrapped toy for a child between the ages […]
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Posh adjective 1. Sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious: Sumptuously adjective 1. Entailing great expense, as from choice materials, fine work, etc.; costly: Ward 5 residents have been blessed with some major upgrades in its neighborhood that resembles uptown Washington, DC. Rhode Island Row is one of the newest additions to the newly remodeled Rhode Island
The National Arboretum located in Ward 5 is 446 acres of botanical research and gardening. It was established in 1927 by Congress and is administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service. It conducts research on trees, shrubs, turf and floral plants. It has a library with 10,000 volumes and approximately 90 publications
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Langdon Recreation is one of the many recreation centers in Ward 5 that has been revitalized. A dedication to the Late Chuck Brown (The Godfather of Go-Go music) has been created along with a renovated Pavilion. There are horse shoe pits, a multipurpose field, tennis court, basketball court, dog park and a skateboard park located
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Some residents haven\’t had the luxury of visiting the State of Texas to try some of their fine cuisines. Fortunately for Ward 5 residents, we have San Antonio Grill located on 12th St NE along the Catholic University corridor. San Antonio\’s offer a superb menu of Tex-Mex food. From enchiladas and burritos to barbecue ribs
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Hamilton Jr. High School was a neighborhood school for the Ward 5 Trinidad and Ivy City corridors. It served grades 7 through 9, and also housed several other schools within its walls. Bundy and Street Academy were two other program located in Hamilton. Bundy was for kids that needed special education and Street Academy was
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It’s painfully obvious that the crack cocaine error has taken its toll on parents during that time. The most misunderstood fact about the crack error lies within the kids of the parents who were on crack. Mothers and fathers alike had very little guidance and knowhow of how to raise their kids because of the lack
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All 50 States of the United States are represented in Congress and the House of Representatives which in turn grants them voting representation rights. The Capitol of the United States, Washington, DC isn\’t considered a State but a Federal City. Initially, it was never meant to be a State nor a place where people lived
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Mayor Bowser stopped by the Bertie Backus campus of University of the District of Columbia on Monday to celebrate the official opening of a new wing. This ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the expansion that will increase an additional 1,100 students, 13 additional classrooms and labs and it will expand the courses that are offered. UDC has
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Sagging is the hip thing to do amongst the youth today. Hanging their pants below their buttocks and walking with a sway that looks like a baby that has messed in its pamper. Revealing their underwear, and for the most part, not wearing a belt is very unpopular to adults across the country. I personally
