St. George's Episcopal Church "Free To Be Me" summer camp update

From: Rev Kent Marcoux
Date: August 28, 2018 at 7:49:50 PM EDT
Subject: St George's Update - Aug 28, 2018

Copyright © 2018 St George's Episcopal Church, All rights reserved.
             
Our mailing address is:
St George's Episcopal Church
160 U St NW
Washington, DC 20001

Tom Noll, local children's book author & landscape architect wishes everyone a safe and happy Labor Day Weekend from Bloomies Bicycle Park

From: JAUC TPPP 

Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2018 8:19 PM
Subject: Tom Noll * local children’s book writer, landscape artist Wishes Everyone a Safe & Happy Labor Day Weekend from Bloomies Bicycle Park

Tom Noll, Our local children’s book writer, landscape artist & sculptor in the happening Bloomingdale neighborhood wishes you all a happy & safe end of summer & Great Labor Day weekend from his White Bicycle Fence Art Installation! Decorated with fun Ladybugs 🐞 for ur enjoyment & pics at the pocket park at Heart of Our Bloomies Neighborhood~ Rhode Island Ave & 1st Street NW.

       
Check out and order his recycling & going green books for children on Amazon.com

 - “Trash to Treasure” Series - Recycling Creatively with L.T.: The Bicycle Fence and Selling Eggs.

Tom’s next book “The Flowerbed” will be coming out next year in the Spring before Mother’s Day!!!!!
May the cool fall season bring good surprises & blessings.                                     

https://www.amazon.com/Bicycle-Fence-Recycling-Creatively-Treasure/dp/1939377501/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1535501331&sr=8-1&keywords=Tom+Noll

Big Bear Fish Fry -- Sunday, 09-02-2018

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Trivia Tuesday at Boundary Stone

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It’s #TriviaTuesday! Join us tonight, Smarty Pants! pic.twitter.com/iEXHt25bYp

— Boundary Stone (@BoundaryStoneDC) August 28, 2018

this week's Market CSA pickup at Common Good City Farm

If you were signed up for the CSA at Common Good City Farm, here is what this week's CSA would offer you:

From: Common Good City Farm On Behalf Of Common Good City Farm
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2018 1:55 PM
Subject: August 29 Market CSA Pick-up 

Wed, August 29 Market CSA Pick-up Figs Asian Pears Apples Butternut Squash (maybe) Sweet Potato Greens Heirloom Tomatoes Yellow Squash Zucchini Kale Cucumbers Collards Carrots Chard Okra Yellow Peppers Cherry Tomatoes Hot Peppers: Red Ember and Jalapenos Basil Pickled Radish Pickled Summer Squash Pickled Cucumbers Hot Pepper Jelly Sweet Chili Sauce Okra Succotash Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 red onion, sliced 2 cups cherry tomatoes, sliced 2 cups canned corn, rinsed and drained 3 cups okra, chopped salt and pepper to taste DIRECTIONS In large saute pan, heat olive oil over medium heat and cook onion until translucent, about 4-6 minutes Add onion, tomatoes, corn and okra and cook covered until tomatoes blister, about 12 minutes. Stirring occasionally. Add salt and pepper to taste and herbs like rosemary or oregano, if desired. Recipe from  Love and Zest   RSVP for September Work Day Save the Date for A Night on the Farm Thursday, October 4  6:30 - 8:30 pm  Buy Tickets Did you know? You can make a monthly recurring donation to Common Good City Farm through Network for Good.  Monthly donations help us sustain and grow our educational programs, and provide a steady source of income for the farm.  Help us celebrate 10 years with a $10/month donation! Copyright © *2018* *Common Good City Farm*, All rights reserved. Our address is: *PO Box 26030 Washington DC 20001* *Farm: V St NW between 2nd and 4th St*

Ricotta Cavatelli at Red Hen

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You’re gonna want a lotta Ricotta Cavatelli! 📷 @jessy_eats on Instagram pic.twitter.com/xGzrYy6M7Z

— The Red Hen (@RedHenDC) August 27, 2018

"Back to School Bash" at the Park at LeDroit -- Saturday, 09-15-2018

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Big Bear BBQ tonight

See this NextDoor post from Big Bear Cafe:

three weeks from today: one-day fiction writing workshop with Alicia Olutski at The Unified Scene Theater

Take A One-Day Fiction Writing Workshop at The Unified Scene Theater

Bloomingdale’s own The Unified Scene Theater (80 T Street NW) is currently registering for our latest round of Sept-Oct classes, one of which includes a one-day fiction-writing workshop on Sunday, September 16th!

In our one-day Jump Start Your Short-Story/Novel class, you'll learn to get unstuck in that fiction piece you've been working on. Come dust it off, reenergize it and learn new writing and motivational strategies from local DC writing guru Alicia Otulski.

More info here: Jump-Start Your Short-Story/Novel — A One-Day Writing Workshop: September 16th (1 p.m. to 6 p.m.)

Ready to register? Cool! Go here: Our Jump-Start Your Short-Story/Novel Workshop

See you on The ’Scene! 

Shawn and Kathy

The Unified Scene Theater

80 T Street NW
                

four weeks from today: history walking tour around McMillan Park with Paul Cerruti

See this event announcement from the Ward 5 list:

Join us for a history walking tour around McMillan Park on Sunday, September 23rd at 9:30am (rain date: Sun. Sept. 30th)!

Dear Friend of McMillan Park,
          About a month from now on Sunday, September 23rd, we are planning another history walking tour through Bloomingdale and around the perimeter of McMillan Park. Once again, we are fortunate to have our neighbor and friend Paul Cerruti leading the tour.  Paul has compiled a tremendous amount of detail about the park and its role in our neighborhood through the years since it was first opened to the public. This will cover a lot of the information presented in history walks we did in 2017, and in our March and May 2018 tours, that were very well attended and enjoyed! The weather likely will be ideal for such a walking tour. 
 
          The tour will showcase McMillan Park, its vistas, unique history, and connection to historic landmarks in the Bloomingdale neighborhood.  The first part of the walk will include information and bonus highlights about the history and development of Bloomingdale, much of it in anticipation of the opening of McMillan Park.
 
          The tour will last about two hours and will start at the triangular park opposite the Big Bear Café (located at the corner of 1^st St. and R St. NW) on Sunday, September 23rd at 9:30am (rain date Sun., Sept. 30th at 9:30am). Light refreshments will be served and a selection of some of our favorite mounted art photos of McMillan Park offered for sale at the end of the tour, as well as some lovely greeting cards of those same photos!
 
          Please register by sending an email to restoremcmillan@gmail.com or calling Kirby at 202 213-2690.  We are limiting the tour to 30 people to ensure all who join it can hear easily and participate fully. So please register early to guarantee that you'll be able to be part of this special day.  

          Kindly note, a suggested donation of $20 in advance, $25 on the day of the event to benefit the Friends of McMillan Park's efforts to save this registered national historic landmark is greatly appreciated.  Even if you are unable to join our tour, please consider a donation to help support these efforts.  You can donate via PayPal or Crowdrise links on the web page, www.friendsofmcmillan.org/merchandise, or in person with cash or credit card with FOMP's Square account on the day of the event. 

          *****News*****

            

-  The D.C. Court of Appeals overruled the District's plan to
   demolish most of the McMillan  site and put up a huge
   development in a decision dated December 8, 2016 (one
   day after the Mayor's official groundbreaking event for the
   project). The court also remanded a series of questions
   for the Zoning Commission and the Mayor's Agent for 
   Historic Preservation to consider, and hearings were
   held on those questions late last year. Earlier this year
   those two offices issued their final decisions on the
   remand -- siding with the city once again and affirming
   the development project.  So Friends of McMillan Park is
   working right now to bring these decisions -- that we
   obviously disagree with -- back to the D.C. Court of
   Appeals for reconsideration.  No dates for oral arguments
   have been set, and the matter will be presented in two
   parts this time: one court case for the preservation
   aspect, one for the zoning aspect. 
 

- DMPED/DGS/Gilbane Construction Company has
   commenced historic preservation and rehabilitation/
   stabilization work on the regulator houses and the
   sand silos in the north and south service courts. We
   are supportive of this work because it's long overdue
   (the site has been a D.C. Historic District since
   1991) and the District is arguably guilty of demolition
   by neglect if it does NOT do this work. No other parts
   of the site are affected by this work. If you see building
   activity on McMillan, that's what it is, and that's
   ALL that it is -- no demolition or construction going on.

- Effective September 9, 2018, Bloomingdale
   is a new historic district, adjacent to but separate from
   McMillan Park Reservoir Historic District,
   see more on that here.  

Thank you for your continued interest and support, 

John Salatti, Kirby Vining, and Hugh Youngblood
Board of Directors, Friends of McMillan Park, Inc. 

If you have any questions, please contact restoremcmillan@gmail.com or call 202 then 213.2690.

Common Good City Farm: "Join us for a magical farmhouse evening"

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Do you like what we do? Did you know you can support our work while sipping on a handcrafted local cocktail and munching on farm-fresh bites prepared by local chefs? Sound awesome? Join us! Early bird ticket sales end Sept. 5, or when tickets run out. https://t.co/tR0qLjN4DB

— CommonGoodCityFarm (@CmmnGoodCtyFarm) August 25, 2018

FY19 round of Great Streets retail business grants includes "North Capitol Street NW/NE"

DMPED has issued its Notice of Funding Availability for the FY19 Great Streets Retail Small Business Grant program.

One of the DC Great Streets corridors listed is "North Capitol Street NW/NE."

It would be great to see some North Capitol corridor retail businesses apply and receive DMPED grants.

Here is the DMPED notice:

DMPED Notice of Funding Availability FY19 Great Streets by Scott Roberts on Scribd

LeDroit Park Civic Association announces its inaugural House and Garden Tour -- Sunday, 10-28-2018

See this 08-25-2018 announcement from our neighbors next door:

The LeDroit Park Civic Association is pleased to announce the inaugural House and Garden Tour - Sunday, October 28, 2018 from 1 pm to 5 pm.

The LeDroit Park House and Garden Tour will showcase the neighborhood’s unique architecture, history, and diversity, from its time as an exclusive enclave, through its heyday as a center of African American intelligentsia, to the present day. For residents of LeDroit Park, this is a great opportunity to meet your neighbors and see eight houses from a different perspective on a self-guided tour. 

The Tour is a fundraiser for the Civic Association, which itself dates back to the 19th Century. The proceeds will benefit neighborhood activities that are sponsored by the Civic Association including beautification projects, landscaping of the arch, seasonal clean-ups, and other community needs.

Visit ledroitparkhousetour.org for tickets and more information. There is a promotional code for a $10 discount available to current members of the Civic Association - email ldpcamember@ledroitparkhousetour.org and we'll send it to you.

Open Houses in and around Bloomingdale scheduled for Saturday 8/25 & Sunday 8/26/2018

137 Thomas St NW is priced at $1,100,000.

The featured listing is a Victorian house in Bloomingdale. The agent representing the seller is KellyAnn Gray, with Compass. See the links below for more details and open house times.

SATURDAY 8/25/2018 Open House list
Map of Saturday Open Houses

SUNDAY 8/26/18 Open House list
Map of Sunday Open Houses

*Agents, to have your open houses included in this weekly post, please have them tagged in MRIS by 10am on Friday. If you don't see your open house in the links, feel free to add in the comments. Also, if you would like your open to be featured with a picture for this post, please e-mail suzanne at compass dot com by 10am on Friday before the open.

wallet contents found on the 100 block of S Street NW

See this 08-25-2018 morning message:

We found the contents of the wallett of a Mr. Carozza this morning on the 100 block of S ST NW. If the owner wants to claim them back, he should send an email to gunhildberg [at] gmail.com with full name, DOB, address on drivers license, types of credit cards etc.