Marathon Rolls Thru Ward 5
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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Exciting Time to Be in ANC 5D!
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 …
Commissioner Calls out WJLA Reporting
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 …
ANC 5A Meeting Covers a Lot of Ground
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, …
Mid-City Financial Reveals New Brookland Manor Plans
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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Mt. Pleasant Baptist Starts a Dialog
January 31, 2015 Despite below freezing temperatures, between 75 and 100 men, young and old, participated this morning in the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Men’s Summit. The summit was called to start a dialog between young men in the District of Columbia and the Metropolitan Police department (MPDC). In the wake of the deaths of …