Woodridge Neighborhood Library Preschool Story Time Wednesday, April 17, 2019, 10:15 am Share the fun of reading with your children, ages 3-5 years. Children and their grownups will explore stories and activities to encourage children to develop a lifelong love of reading and learning. These 30-to-40-minute programs are designed to promote language and listening skills, […]
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What\’s one word we seldom think of, often take for granted, and servicemen and women must protect at all cost to be offered to every citizen of this great nation America? Freedom, is the word. According to Webster\’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Freedom means the quality or state of being free as action, or a political
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Nothing depicts the changing landscape of Ward 5\’s Florida Avenue Market area than the juxtaposition of PNC Bank to the growing highrises with the Washington Capitol off to the left. This PNC Bank was built in 1957. Scroll through the Florida Avenues Market Study below for a pictorial walk through history. [gview file=\”https://thedcvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/FLaveMarketStudy.pdf\”]
One of the topics that received a fleeting mention at the March 12th ANC 5d meeting was the congested area known as Dave Thomas Circle, the intersection of New York and Florida Avenues and First Street in Northeast D.C. It is easily one of the most congested intersections in the city. Southbound traffic on Eckington
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March 20, 2019 Ward 5C residents turned out in numbers to push back against Catholic Charities\’ proposal to build a solar panel farm in single-member district 5C01. Chairperson Manning acknowledged the standing room only crowd that showed up to voice their concerns. Catholic Charities responded in kind with several key presenters to attempt to address
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ANC 5E meeting had been called to order and the very lengthy 5-part agenda was underway. Kelly Cislo, The Office of Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie, presented the Ward 5 FY20 budget with input from residents. Discussions ranged from funding for STEM schools such as McKinley Tech, affordable housing, and funding to ensure each and every DCPS
Once upon a time when a person wanted some privacy, they could simply close their blinds, or close their bedroom door so their juicy conversation didn\’t carry over into the kitchen. Today, people have less control over who has access to their private information beyond the blinds and closing the bedroom door for some privacy.
The 5A Advisory Neighborhood Commission held their monthly meeting on Wednesday at Bernie Backus, UDC. Not sure if it\’s the topic on the agenda or more of an interest in community drawing the numbers, but it was well attended. This as many developments are underway in Ward 5 such as Providence Hospital going through a
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Maryland Public Television has been re-airing a very informative and important accounting of blacks and their military contributions. The DC Voice is running this series in honor of African American History month. These are but excerpts from that series. Don\’t be cheated of the glory of our black patriots and look for the entire series
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Who knows how to manage their money? My ability to manage money comes from the fact that I’m extremely frugal. My credit card debt is minimal, and my main bills are only my mortgage, car note, and student loans. While I maintain these with ease, I don’t have a savings account. I also have a
