v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} Everybody Grows is a nonprofit organization that has collaborated with the D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department to establish community gardens at selected firehouses.  This activity provided the participating companies with a tremendous opportunity to engage the community that proved successful.     The following engine … More Interested In a Community Garden?

DPW Supercan, Trash Can, Recycling Can Removal Blitz Starts Sat., May 10 All old trash and recycling cans left in alleys and on curbs will be removed. Effort will continue through May. The Department of Public Works announced today that it will conduct a citywide blitz to remove all old, unwanted Supercans, 32-gallon trash cans … More DPW Supercan, Trash Can, Recycling Can Removal Blitz Starts Sat., May 10

PLEASE JOIN THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE DOROTHY I HEIGHT COMMUNITY ACADEMY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS (CAPCS) IN CELEBRATING THE 70TH BIRTHDAY OF CAPCS’ FOUNDER, KENT B AMOS ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2014 AT 1:00 PM IN THE ECKSTINE/ELLINGTON THEATER AT THE AMOS 3 CAMPUS AT 1400 FIRST STREET, NW WASHINGTON, DC STUDENT AND FACULTY … More CELEBRATING THE 70TH BIRTHDAY OF CAPCS’ FOUNDER

Contact: Gwendolyn Crump (202) 727-4383 May 8, 2014 35th Annual Washington Area Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Service The public and media are invited to attend The 35th Annual Washington Area Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Service which will take place at 11:00 am at the Washington Area Police Memorial Fountain in front of Police Headquarters, 300 … More 35th Annual Washington Area Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Service

Citizens invited to join for answers to sanitation enforcement, rodent control issues Got Improperly Contained Trash? Got Improperly Contained Dog Poop Bags? Then Chances Are… You’ve Got Rats! Director William O. Howland, Jr. of the DC Department of Public Works (DPW) and Director Joxel Garcia of the DC Department of Health (DOH) invite the public … More DPW, DOH to Hold Joint Web Chat on Rodent Control Fri., May 9, at Noon

Yesterday, a Neighbor for McMillan said after she canvassed her neighborhood to educate fellow residents, “Everyone has busy lives, and many things that they could do instead of coming out to meetings, or volunteering time to help, but if every one of those people just spent a few hours showing their support, this project could … More McMillan Support or Oppose?

Monday, May 5, 2014 Meeting Agenda 7 PM, Mt. Sinai Church, 3rd and Q ST NW  Special Guest Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton               7:00 PM – 7:10 PM Meeting Called to Order                                             Geovani A. Bonilla, President Review of Last Meeting Minutes                                Christa Fields, Secretary Treasurer’s Report                                                      Kyle Thomas 7:10 PM – 8:30 PM             … More Come Meet With Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton

Due to scheduling conflict, Movies at the Park to start Friday, May 23. Join Bates Area Civic Association Bloomingdale Civic Association And 5th District Police Department   Summer Family Movies at The Park   Florida Avenue Park Florida Avenue and First St NW   Friday Movie Nights Show time 7pm Popcorn and Refreshment Served  May … More Movies at the Park – Starting Friday, May 23

Saturday, May 3, 2014 DCOA Health Fair and Luncheon in Collaboration with the Capital City Chapter of the Links, Inc. Good Afternoon All: Please join the District of Columbia Office on Aging in Collaboration with the  Capital City Chapter of the Links, Incorporated on Saturday, May 3, 2014 from 10 am – 3 pm for … More Saturday, May 3, 2014 DCOA Health Fair and Luncheon

Ward 5 Updates John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 506 Washington, DC 20004 (202) 724-8028 The Ward 5 Report Ward 5 Highlights On April 16th, Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie joined his colleagues in recognizing the significance of Emancipation Day.  The DC Compensated Emancipation Act of 1862 ended slavery in Washington, DC, freed 3,100 individuals … More The Ward 5 Report