District Government Prepares for Hurricane Sandy  Mayor Vincent C. Gray has declared a state of emergency in the District in anticipation of the effects of Hurricane Sandy and a simultaneous Nor’easter, which are expected to rake the region beginning late this weekend and continuing through the early part of next week. He and other District … More District Government Prepares for Hurricane Sandy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, October 25, 2012 Media Contact: Tisha Gant (MPD) – 202-727-4383, tisha.gant@dc.gov Monica Hernandez – 202-671-2261, monica.hernandez@dc.gov ***TRAFFIC ADVISORY*** Weekend Street Closures for the AIDS Walk and Marine Corps Marathon (Washington, DC) – The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and US Park Police have provided the following information about the road closures that … More Weekend Street Closures for the AIDS Walk and Marine Corps Marathon

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, October 25, 2012 Media Contact: John Lisle, 202.671.2004, john.lisle@dc.gov Pay By Phone Parking Vendor Offers New Option to Offset Transaction Fee Increase Customers Who Sign Up For “Wallet” Will Pay Less Than Current Fee (Washington, DC) Parkmobile, the vendor that provides pay by phone parking service in the District of Columbia, … More Pay By Phone Parking Vendor Offers New Option to Offset Transaction Fee Increase

Council of the District of Columbia Committee on Libraries, Parks, Recreation, and Planning Notice of a Public Oversight Roundtable REVISED COUNCILMEMBER TOMMY WELLS, CHAIRPERSON COMMITTEE ON LIBRARIES, PARKS, RECREATION, AND PLANNING ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC OVERSIGHT ROUNDTABLE ON THE NEW PARK POLICY AND PROGRAMS DIVISION AT THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION & THE NEW PARK … More Committee on Libraries, Parks, Recreation, and Planning Notice of a Public Oversight Roundtable

Energy-Saving Trees Tool As a part of our ongoing commitment to the environment and energy conservation, Pepco is working with the Arbor Day Foundation to educate customers about energy conservation and provide energy saving trees on a limited basis. We currently have 2,300 trees for distribution. Interested customers will receive two free trees by going … More Two Free Trees Available, Per Household, to Residential Customers (Limited Through November 5th)

Councilmember Tommy Wells, Chair of the Committee on Libraries Parks, Recreation, and Planning, has scheduled a public hearing on Bill 19-1016, the “Ward 5 Industrial Land Transformation Task Force Act of 2012”. Bill 19-1016 would establish the Ward 5 Industrial Land Transformation Task Force to develop a strategic plan for the modernization and adaptive reuse … More Notice of Public Hearing for Bill 19-1016, the Ward 5 Industrial Land Transformation Task Force Act of 2012″

Neighbors, please remember to take some basic precautions to avoid being a victim of crimes of opportunity. Don’t leave bags, phones or GPS visible in your locked car. Wipe down the suction cup marks from your windshield. The marks tell thieves that there may be a GPS in the car. Lock your car. At night, … More Thefts From Autos Alert – See Weekend Crime Report PSA 501

Don’t miss the final week of the NoMa Fall Festival & Market on Wednesday, October 24, 3-7 p.m.! Highlights include FREE pumpkin carving, FREE face painting for kids, and FREE info sessions on urban mushroom gardening! Enter our raffle for a FREE Thanksgiving turkey! See below for a schedule of exciting vendors and demonstrations this … More NoMa Fall Festival and Market!

With a small area plan in the budget, redevelopment of the J.F. Cook, Langson and M.M. Washington, development of McMillan and a new Dunbar High Shcool, the next Commissioner that represents our Single Member District. Meet The Candidate  Geovani Bonilla and John & Laura Hagood Cordially Invite You  To A Special Meet and Greet Reception … More Our Next ANC Commissioner Will Play a Huge Role in Our Neighborhood