Our neighbors in Bloomingdale, especially around Rhode Island and First St NW were once again battered by flooding and backed sewage systems. Basements were flooded and boat rescues actually took place along the 100 block of Rhode Island NW. The Mayor has designated a Task Force to look at why the sewage drains continue to … More Another Round of Flooding Primarily in Bloomingdale

Neighborhood Watch Webinars   Join us for the following webinars to help grow your watch program.   Oct 18 @ 2pm * NW101 – How to Start a Neighborhood Watch!   http://www.usaonwatch.org/events/event.aspx?F_d=10%2f18%2f2012&&F_m=10&F_y=2012&EventId=169   To Register: http://www.USAonWatch.org – Click on the Training Tab There is no registration fee, and registrations are accepted on a first come, … More Join us for the following webinars to help grow your watch program.

The Metropolitan Police Department’s Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit, along with our community partners are proud to bring you an open house at the GLLU office located in the heart of Dupont Circle! Come and enjoy refreshments and conversation as we work together to build safe and healthy communities throughout the District of Columbia. This … More [MPD-5D] Open House, Sponsored by MPD’s Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit

Contact: Officer Araz Alali (202-727-4383) August 31, 2012 Arrest Made in the Cab Driver Robbery at 4th and Evarts Streets, NE     (Washington, DC)-Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Fifth District have announced that an arrest has been made in the robbery of a cab driver that occurred at 4th and Evarts Streets, NE. … More Arrest Made in the Cab Driver Robbery at 4th and Evarts Streets, NE

Good Morning Friends, Seabury Resources for Aging Ward 5 has partnered with Washington Gas on their fall Weatherization Project for Ward 5 older adult homeowners on Saturday, November 3, 2012. Project Weatherization was developed by Washington Gas in 2006 and has been a very successful project run by their Employee Fall Community Service Team, which … More Seabury Ward 5 & Washington Gas Weatherization Project on Saturday, November 3, 2012

Mayor Gray announced that he was establishing a flood prevention task force that will study the causes of, and short- and medium-term solutions to, frequent street flooding and sewer backups in the Bloomingdale and LeDroit Park neighborhoods. In early July the area was inundated with flood waters three times, resulting in damage to dozens of … More Mayor Gray Establishes Flood Prevention Task Force for Bloomingdale and LeDroit Park

NEWS RELEASE NEWS RELEASE NEWS RELEASE  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Linda Grant Monday, August 27, 2012 202.671.2375  DPW TRASH COLLECTION WORKERS EXPOSED TO TOXIC VAPOR Residents urged to dispose properly of household hazardous waste at monthly drop-off. (Washington, DC) A Department of Public Works trash collection crew was exposed to a toxic vapor today while … More DPW TRASH COLLECTION WORKERS EXPOSED TO TOXIC VAPOR

End of Summer Call to Water Street Trees Adopt Street Trees and Receive Free Watering Rings (Washington, DC) With a long summer of intense heat and below-average precipitation, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is once again asking residents and businesses to help water the District’s young street trees. It takes less than ten minutes … More End of Summer Call to Water Street Trees

Hello, Tim Clark invites you to join Nextdoor and start connecting with your neighbors. Tim and his neighbors are using Nextdoor Eckington, a private social network for the Eckington neighborhood in Washington, DC. Neighbors across the country are using Nextdoor to: Track down a trustworthy babysitter Get the word out about a break-in Organize a … More Join your neighbors on Nextdoor