LeDroit Park resident Eric Fidler has posted at his Left For LeDroit blog an entry on two old DC fountains — McMillan and Truxton Cirlce — that are presently housed in the woods at the Fort Washington National Park. September 29, 2011 Historic fountains rot away in a local national park By Eric Fidler http://leftforledroit.com/2011/09/historic-fountains-rot-away-in-a-local-national-park/ … More Truxton Circle fountain tracked down in Maryland

I was fortunate to attend the Soft Opening of Boundary Stone as a member of the North Capitol Main Street Board. Boundary Stone is the newest restaurant in our neighborhood and scheduled to open on Wednesday, September 28th. This great new tavern/pub is on Rhode Island Avenueand First St next to Bloomingdale Spirits.  This great … More Boundary Stone Tavern/Pub is Ready to Serve…

http://citymarketato.blogspot.com/2011/09/hotel-announcement.html Here is an update on the O Street Market hotel thanks to the Shaw Neighborhood Yahoo Group.

Single Member District Meeting Commissioner Bradley Thomas 5C01 Commissioner Sylvia Pinkney 5C02 Thursday, September 29, 2011 Community AcademyPublicCharterSchool 1400 1st Street, NW, Washington, DC20001  7:00 – 9:00pm  Call to order ………………………………………………..  7:00 pm  Welcome ……………………………………………………    7:05 pm  Presentations ………………………………………………….     7:15 pm  John F.CookElementary School Overview of RFI Process and Outcomes                       Arthur Dade Who responded or … More 5C01 and 5C02 SMD Meeting

2011 09 Mt. Sinai HealthFairToday’s event announcement below is from Lori Corley. You are Invited to Moun Sinai Baptist Church Community Health Fair 3rd & Q Street NW, Washington DC 20001  202 – 667 – 1833 10 am – 2 pm Free flu shots and tetanus shots,  door prizes This event is FREE to all … More Mt. Sinai Baptist Church community health fair today

See this email posted at the MPD-5D list: From: “Dorrough, Jonathan (MPD)” To: “mpd-5d@yahoogroups.com” Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2011 11:18 PM Subject: [MPD-5D] PSA 501 Drug Free Zone I just wanted to make the community aware that the Chief of Police declared a Drug Free Zone in the Hanover/Bates/Truxton Circle neighborhood beginning today, September 22nd. … More Drug-free zone declared in Hanover/Bates/Truxton Circle

From: ward5taskforce2011@googlegroups.com [mailto:ward5taskforce2011@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ward 5 Redistricting Task Force Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 1:15 PM To: ward5taskforce2011@googlegroups.com Subject: Meeting V  Good Afternoon Ward Five Redistricting Task Force!   This email is to serve as a reminder of the upcoming meeting Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 6:30pm which will be held at a new … More 5th Meeting of the Ward 5 Redistricting Committee

See this message from ANC 5C03 Commissioner Hugh Youngblood: Hello, We need your help with McMillan. On behalf of the for-profit McMillan development team, the DC Government intends to apply for a Planned Unit Development (PUD) in the coming months.  “A PUD is a planning tool which allows a developer greater flexibility in site planning … More McMillan PUD documents available for public review

The Ward 5 Redistricting Committee Task Force is meeting on Wednesday, September 21stat 6:30pm. The meeting takes place at the Israel Baptist Church at 1251 Saratoga Avenue NE, Washington, DC We are asking our neighbors to come out and observe the discussion of  the current proposal to divide our neighborhood and Single Member District (SMD) 5C01 into … More Current Ward 5 Redistricting Committee Recommends Splitting our Neighborhood