May 21, 2016

A look at Ron Austin's campaign positions

May 21, 2016/ Drew

Ron Austin is running for the Ward 4 Council seat in the District of Columbia. Ron retired from DC government, where he worked for years in the Parks department, among others. Ron gained experience working as the Director of Constituent Services for Adrian Fenty when Fenty was the Ward 4 Councilmember, and then again when Fenty was Mayor of DC. He's lived in Ward 4 for 59 years and views constituent services and his street-level connection to residents and their needs as his primary assets as Councilmember.

May 20, 2016

A partnership between MPD, OAG and the community “solves” a long-time problem with an eviction

May 20, 2016/ Drew

The house at 236 Gallatin St NW has been called a “problem house” and a “nuisance property” by neighbors and MPD for close to a decade. Over the years there have been at least three warrants served at the property, with arrests made and drugs confiscated. On Thursday morning, May 19th, US Marshals made good on their Writ of Eviction served a few months ago, and put out the squatters and residents who were living at the Gallatin rowhouse.

May 20, 2016

Domku set to close, a victim of the success it helped to create in Petworth

May 20, 2016/ Drew

The success that Kera Carpenter has helped to create in Petworth has now come back to cause the biggest problem of any revitalization. As real estate becomes more valuable along Upshur Street, property owners and landlords see the potential of great profit. This is one of the negative impacts of gentrification on a neighborhood. And it's causing Kera to close Domku at the end of June.

May 17, 2016

Notes from the April meeting of ANC 4D

May 17, 2016/ Drew

(Ed note: Following the axiom that it's better late than never, here are the notes from the April meeting of ANC 4D.)

The Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4D met on April 19th and covered topics such as website issues, Jefferson Street Community meeting, DC SCORES, and DC Water.

May 16, 2016

Draft agenda for ANC 4D's May meeting, Tuesday May 17th

May 16, 2016/ Drew

Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4D's May meeting is on Tuesday, May 17th at 7pm at Truesdell Education Campus, 800 Ingraham St NW.

May 16, 2016

DPW, Bowser, Hebrew Home & more: Notes from ANC 4C's May meeting

May 16, 2016/ Drew

With Christopher Shorter, Director of the Department of Public Works to Mayor Muriel Bowser and a conversation about budget issues and the renovations of the Hebrew Home on Spring Road, it was a long meeting. Notes and photos are provided thanks to Glen Lam.

May 14, 2016

A day in Petworth: photos from the Farmer's Market & Powell Spring Carnival

May 14, 2016/ Drew

Starting with the Powell Spring Carnival and moving to the Petworth Farmers Market, it was a busy day in Petworth, one where the weather seemed to hold out just long enough to enjoy it. Here are photos from both events.

May 14, 2016

619 Jefferson St NW, one of this week's featured properties

May 14, 2016/ Drew

This week's Featured Property is a single-family townhouse at 619 Jefferson St NW that was fully renovated, and frankly, is beautiful. They kept all the original charming features of the more than 100 year old house and updated the rest to make it a modern family home. See a video of the property...

May 13, 2016

Sign up for Fun Run, Fun Dogs & Basketball at the Celebrate Petworth Festival

May 13, 2016/ Drew

The Celebrate Petworth Festival is rapidly approaching on June 4th, and it's looking like it's going to be a really fun day. Beyond the cool vendors, beyond the tasty food and beyond the phenom music performances, you can also enjoy the Cutest Dog contest, a neighborhood Fun Run and a free 3 on 3 basketball game (with scholarships to the winners!).

May 12, 2016

1381 Quincy Street, one of this week's Featured Properties

May 12, 2016/ Drew

Ryan DaSilva offers another Petworth rowhouse to those interested in living in the Best Neighborhood in DC (as voted by readers Curbed DC). 1381 Quincy Street NW is a charming three bedroom, two bath Wardman-style townhouse located in Southwest Petworth. The updated home is complete with original hardwood floors, large updated kitchen with butcher-block counters, central air conditioning and more. Read more about this property...

May 12, 2016

A conversation with David Garber, candidate for At-Large Council

May 12, 2016/ Drew

I met David Garber at DC Reynolds in Park View to talk about his candidacy for the upcoming At-Large Councilmember election. We spent a little over an hour outside under an awning in the middle of an intense thunderstorm talking about his ideas and why he's running for the At-Large seat. Read the interview...

May 12, 2016

A look at David Garber's campaign positions

May 12, 2016/ Drew

David Garber is running for an At-Large Council seat in the District of Columbia. A resident of Shaw, he currently lives on Q Street and has lived in three Wards across the city (1, 6 and 8). David views himself as a the candidate with the most community-level experience and initiative. He wants to bring his grass-roots experience and his passion for supporting residents to the Council. Read about some of his campaign positions.

May 12, 2016

DDOT wants your opinion on Visitor Parking Passes (& meters are getting more expensive)

May 12, 2016/ Drew

DDOT sent out an email today to residents across the city, asking for opinions on the Visitor Parking Pass program. If you want to share your thoughts, now is the time. DDOT also sent out a press release stating that parking meter rates were going up effective June 1st.