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North Michigan Park Community is Ready for the Pax Liquor Store Protest Hearing

Ahead of the City\’s Comprehensive Plan announcement, the North Michigan Park Community along with the Advisory Neighborhood Commission 5A are opposing the need for Pax Liquor Store in their community.  The liquor store protest hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, January 16, 2019 and will be held at 2000 14th Street, NW at 4:30 pm.

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AG Racine Sues Facebook for Failing to Protect Millions of Users\’ Data

December 19, 2018 Lax Oversight and Misleading Privacy Policies Enabled Cambridge Analytica to Acquire 340,000+ District Consumers’ Data for Political Purposes WASHINGTON, D. C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today sued Facebook, Inc. for failing to protect its users’ data, enabling abuses like one that exposed nearly half of all District residents’ data to […]

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North Michigan Park Community and Advisory Neighborhood Commission Continue Protest Opposing Pax Liquor

North Michigan Park residents are furious and plan to protest about the influx of applications from non-DC residents seeking to open and operate liquor establishments in their community.  This is the second alcohol license that the community has had to fight in the last six (6) months.  ANC 5A successfully opposed the 4 Seasons Convenience

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The Signs Have Been Selected for Saturday\’s Scheduled Protest

Advisory Neighborhood Commission 5A held a Special Meeting on Thursday, December 20th at UDC Backus to continue planning and organizing the community\’s opposition to the proposed Pax Liquor at 4944 South Dakota Ave in North Michigan Park. The Special Meeting was well attended.  Chairman Edwards emphasized that \”we want to make sure we make it

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Urban Movie Channel Premier Subscription Streaming Services Presents Jacqueline and Jilly

On Monday night, it was time to roll out the red carpet, and head to the Lincoln Theater in Washington, DC for a star-studded premier of Jacqueline and Jilly, an original series presented by premium subscription streaming service UMC (Urban Movie Channel), Days Ferry Productions.  Jacqueline and Jilly is a portrait of three generations, two

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Google CEO Doesn\’t Know How His Company Operates – Needs Government Guidance

It was a grandiose occasion at the Rayburn Building to welcome the biggest data collectors in America\’s history to share some insightful information on consumer data use.  Not sure if Sundar Pichai, Google\’s CEO arrived by autonomous driving vehicle or plane, but the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee was ready to hear what Google has

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Community Sends Very Profound Message to Ward 5 ANC Commissioner\’s Ahead of Scheduled Liquor Store Protest

It was certainly cold enough for Coors Lite, Budweiser, or Heineken to all chill outside while you cook dinner before a community meeting if that were your choice.  Especially, considering the fact that liquor store application was back on the Ward 5 ANC Monthly Meeting Agenda. Most residents disapproved of the liquor store in their

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