Well I hiked my butt up to Scott Montgomery Elementary last saturday for DCPS beautification day. It was nice n sunny and a pleasure to see a few neighbors helping out, principal Melissa Martin (who also hates the prison grates) & quite a few of the 500 volunteers that McLean Bible Church sent to the schools. Yes thats right, McLean Bible Church supplied 25% of the volunteers that day for the entire city (some were DC residents). MVSNA prez & Ward 2 Council candidate Cary Silverman was there shoveling leaves & picking up trash and blogged it here. His opponent in the Sept. 9th Ward 2 City Council primary, Jack Evans did stop by for 30 min or so but I did not see him actually cleaning. He did send a bunch of campaign workers who were very nice & a big help. All in all it was a good day for some school sprucing. Scott Montgomery has gotten a very nice blue! indoor facelift so we were outside the whole time in the nice weather. I picked up 11 crack baggies, 1 condom & 1 hypodermic needle (with the needle thoughtfully bent over) ...not too bad, always amusing to count. Neighbor J did find a shell casing tho. thats just f-ed up, in a schoolyard! here are some pics:
Mass Baptism
DCist just put up some awesome photos. Thanks UHOP for picking up the trash & leaving the block nice n' clean!
Please join Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church for the "Ribbon-Cutting" ceremony for their new Training/Community Center on Morgan Street NW.
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Music Festival 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Music provided by area churches and featuring Mt. Lebanon's own Brother Benjamin Sands, II & Company $5.00 donation
Worship Service and Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
Sunday, September 21, 2008 11:00 am
Invited guests include Mayor Adrian Fenty, US Congressional Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton, Chairman-At-Large Vincent Gray, Member-At-Large Kwame Brown, and Councilmember Ward 6 Tommy Wells
For more information, contact the Church at 202-347-5562
Its the closest business to Safeway on 5th and one up from 5th St. Hardware.
Students will return to school next week. To offer some support to local students and parents, neighborhood organizations are sponsoring a school supply drive which will benefit Seaton Elementary and Scott Montgomery students.
Needed supplies include backpacks, notebooks, looseleaf paper, folders, binders, pens, pencils, audio books, laptops and in good condition, and monetary donations* for supplies or students needing uniforms. For more information contact: Info ]at[ ShawMainStreets.com or (202) 422-1161. If your prefer to make a financial donation, please make checks payable to “Shaw Main Streets,” note “Back to School Drive” in the note field on your check, and drop off or send to: 1426 9th Street, NW Washington, DC 20001-3330. All financial donations are 100% tax deductible and will go to help deserving local students.
- Azi’s Cafe, 1336 9th Street NW
- Chatman’s D’Vine Bakery & Café, 1239 9th Street, NW
- Good Libations, 1201 5th St NW
- 5th Street Hardware, 1055 5th Street NW
- Bread for the City, 1525 7th Street NW
- ONEDC, 614 S St NW
- Bloomingdale Farmer’s Market, 1st & R St NW
Our NEW 5th St Hardware, 1055 Fifth St NW, carries school supplies and a drop box for those who want to do one-stop shopping & giving!
School Beautification Day, 8am-1pm. Check with local schools for more information.
The Annual Blagden/Alley Naylor Court Picnic, 6-9pm, at the 900 Block of O Street in Historical Naylor Court
It seems like Mayor Fenty and others have a million dollar private running track on Wednesday mornings at Dunbar High School
This recently renovated facility (which is supposed to be open to public use - but is typically locked up), is unlocked every Wednesday morning around 7:00 am for the Mayor's use .... and then promptly locked back up when he's done.
I had heard through various sources that he used the track for running on Wednesdays but never thought anything about it until this morning when I saw that he and his running mates had left the area and the gates were locked again.
Public facility - paid for by public funds - but available only for private use?
Anyone want to get in on his private running team? Or the Dunbar Basketball coach's private football games on Saturday or Sunday mornings? He likes to unlock the field for his friends to have a game in the mornings and chase others out of the area.
Please come and meet your neighbors and MPD officers, bring your issues and concerns and bring a friend!
