Saturday, January 06, 2018

latest round of classes at The Unified Scene Theater next week -- Bloomingdale residents get a discount !

From: Shawn Westfall [mailto:shawn@unifiedscenetheater.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 2, 2018 3:17 PM

The Unified Scene Theater's Latest Round of Classes Start Next Week -- And Bloomingdale Residents Get A Discount! 

The latest round of classes at The Unified Scene Theater is up and available on our website  We're excited for the New Year, and for new opportunities for workshops, classes, and entertainment in the months ahead. And, what's more, we're grateful to be in Bloomingdale, to call it home, and that many of its residents have walked through our doors over the past 2.5 years for entertainment and to learn about improv comedy and the endless ways it can improve our lives. And, to show our gratitude, The Unified Scene Theater is offering Bloomingdale residents a discount on two upcoming classes: Our Introduction To Improv class, which begins next Monday (January 9th) and our Storytelling For Performance class, which begins next Wednesday (January 10th). Here's more info:                                  

  • Introduction to Improvisational Comedy | Level 1 I Mondays, 7-9 p.m., January 8th — February 26th
    • Students will be taught the basics of improv through exercises and games that demonstrate the fundamental principles behind this fun and exciting art form. No experience necessary. Register here! 
  • Storytelling for Performance | Elective I Wednesdays, 7-9 p.m., January 10th — February 7th 
    • Storytelling has been around since the beginning of time as a way for us to relate to each other and give meaning to our experiences. However, in more recent years, oral storytelling has grown as a performance art, allowing us to perfect the art of telling, and shape our stories into compelling narratives that educate, entertain, inspire and often transform perception. If you've ever been compelled by shows like "The Moth" or "This American Life", and always wanted to try something like it, now's your chance. Register here! 
And, right now, if you use the discount code BDALE at checkout, you'll get an additional 20% off the price of either class (a $50 savings for the Intro To Improv class, and a $35 savings for the Storytelling for Performance class). 

Got questions? We're here to answer them (email us at info@unifiedscenetheater.com). And we're also here to make your 2018 more fun, more collaborative, and more awesome! 

Shawn and Kathy
The Unified Scene Theater
80 T Street NW


Shawn Westfall
Artistic Director
The Unified Scene Theater
shawn@unifiedscenetheater.com  
   


Family, Friends and Community Day at All Nations Baptist Church -- Sunday, 01-07-2018

From: Barnes, Dianne (SMD 5E09) [mailto:5E09@anc.dc.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, January 3, 2018 9:47 PM
To: Garnett, Eddie (SMD 5E01) <5e01 anc.dc.gov="">; Williams, Patricia (SMD 5E02) <5e02 anc.dc.gov="">; Thomas, Bradley Ashton (SMD 5E05) <5e05 anc.dc.gov="">; McClelland, Katherine (SMD 5E06) <5e06 anc.dc.gov="">; Holliday, Bertha G. (SMD 5E07) <5e07 anc.dc.gov="">; Barnes, Dianne (SMD 5E09) <5e09 anc.dc.gov="">; Pinkney, Sylvia (SMD 5E04) <5e04 anc.dc.gov="">; Sierra, Horacio (SMD 5E08) <5e08 anc.dc.gov="">; Powell, Hannah (SMD 5E03) <5e03 anc.dc.gov="">; nancy200jones@gmail.com; plwilliams100@yahoo.com; Jones, Nancy Darlene (ANC 5E10) <5e10 .anc="" dc.gov="">
Subject: Fw: Family Friends and Community Day

Community Awareness:  Please review and share the attachment.

 Respectfully Submitted By,
 C. Dianne Barnes, Commissioner
 Cell: 202-409-7155
 Email: 
5E09@anc.dc.gov  

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: DONNA HALL

Date: Tue, Jan 2, 2018 at 9:46 PM
Subject: Family Friends & Community Day
To: Dianne Barnes

Hi Dianne,

Happy New Year!

January 7th, 2018 is our Family Friends & Community Day at All Nations Baptist Church.  Would you kindly post the attached flier to your listserv for all the neighborhood ANCs.

Thank you so much.

Sincerely,
Donna Hall


Open Houses in and around Bloomingdale scheduled for 1/7/2018

131 T St NW is listed for $1,295,000. and will be open 1-4pm on Sunday
The featured listing is an updated Victorian house at 131 T St NW.  It is priced at $1,295,000. and is represented by Thomas Gordon with Compass. You can find more information in the links below.

The list of open houses scheduled for Sunday in and around Bloomingdale can be seen here. The same info can be seen in a map format here. 

*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.

farewell to DC Water's George Hawkins

See this tweet:




Friday, January 05, 2018

tonight at Boundary Stone: live music from Plate Scrapers

See this tweet:




RedFin lists the two Bloomingdale rowhouses owned by DHCD to be auctioned off this month

See this tweet about the two Bloomingdale former Hofgard houses, now owned by DC DHCD, to be auctioned off this month by Alex Cooper Auction.

The two addresses are 36 Channing St NW and 160 Adams St NW.  They are required to be renovated as workforce housing.  



And see this subsequent tweet:


a current Bloomingdale resident and a former Bloomingdale resident team-up for a Humanitini on the DC1968 project

See this tweet from last night:


Thursday, January 04, 2018

Quincy Pl NW neighbor: help clear the walk for your longtime neighbors

See this 01-04-2018 message from a Quincy Place NW:

Here on Quincy Pl. NW, we have some neighbors who've been here for a long, long time. Some of them are less able to get out in cold weather and raise their heart rates sweeping snow, yet all homeowners have an obligation to clear their walks. As long as the kids are home from school, or if you're on a 2-hour delay from work, or just out sweeping your own walk anyway, it would be a kindness to take care of that neighbor so that he or she doesn't have to.

Dorjee Momo returns to Big Bear -- Sunday, 01-14-2018



Sun, Jan 14, 6:00 PM
Big Bear Cafe
Big Bear Cafe, 1st Street Northwest, Washington, DC, United States
DORJEE MOMO RETURNS TO BIG BEAR ON JANUARY 14th!!!
                              
Join Chef Dorjee and the Dorjee Momo team for an intimate evening of vegan Himalayan dishes, with a special welcome cocktail included. Preview the vegan menu for their upcoming brick&mortar location (at Eastern Market), and sample a wide range of savory, spicy, tart, and sweet flavors from Tibet, India, Nepal, and China.
               
We invite you to enjoy both creative and traditional Himalayan foods inspired by Chef Dorjee's journey as a former Buddhist monk and refugee.
            
View photos from our December pop up with Dorjee here: http://www.dorjeemomo.com/events/#pop-up... , & see some of their previous menu items here:http://www.dorjeemomo.com/#menu ,
& watch a short film on Chef Dorjee produced by Smithsonian here: http://www.dorjeemomo.com/#menu
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Ticketed Dinner Seatings through the nights at:

6:00 PM
6:30 PM
8:30 PM
9:00 PM
                                                        
Purchase your tickets here: www.vegandmxbb.eventbrite.com
Please direct any questions to aro@dorjeemomo.com
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“My cuisine comes from what I have seen with my eyes and hands. I try to create tension with flavors, because that’s what life is about — savory and sour, sweet and bitter. I make a lot of the food I ate as a kid, but I’ve seen so many things since then, so my food is always changing. I took a lot of influence from the international cafes in Dharamshala in India, where I worked after leaving Tibet. It pushed me to be more healthy and to make vegetarian and vegan food. My cuisine is about what happens when countries overlap: Tibet and China, India and Nepal. We’re always going back and forth and arguing about borders. A lot of food is in the same... Read more
Posted by Stu Davenport from Bloomingdale
Just now · Viewable on the Events calendar by any Nextdoor member
  

DC DPW leaf season collections update dated 01-03-2018; reminder that Christmas trees are to be put in the alley, where recyclables go

Can you put this into your daily email, particularly the part about Christmas trees?

People continually put them out at the curb, when, according to this, they are to be put where recyclables go, which would be in the alley. Thanks!

*As a reminder, residents should put their Christmas trees and holiday greenery out where their trash and recycling is collected between January 13 and February 2. Holiday trees and greenery will be collected on residents’ regularly scheduled recycling days during this period. Trees should only be placed at the curb if that is where their recyclables are normally collected. This collection service is only available to residents who are serviced by DPW. DPW collects trash and recyclables from single-family homes and apartment/condo buildings with three or fewer living units.




Subject:
Leaf Season Collections Update
Date:
Wed, 03 Jan 2018 17:27:47 -0600
From:
DC Government
Reply-To:


 an updated leaf collection schedule by ward



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Dear Resident,
Please see our weekly updated leaf collection schedule below.  Please be aware, our leaf crews work as part of the District’s Snow Team, and our equipment is also used for both.  As such, whenever we deploy for snow (including pretreating roads), our leaf operations are put on pause. This process includes breaking down our trucks, equipping them for snow operations, and then the same thing in reverse after the snow deployment.
With the forecast calling for at least one inch of snow late tonight, the DC Snow Team will be pretreating all District roads overnight ahead of the morning commute. We expect to return to leaf collection operations once deployment has ended and our personnel and equipment can be safely reassigned.  Please share this information with your friends and neighbors and check snow.dc.gov. for the latest on the winter weather event.
Below you will find the latest update, as of January 3, 2018, to the leaf collection schedule by ward.
Ward 1:  Completed sections A, B & C.  Currently in section D, then we expect to finish the rest of the ward with one additional day.
Ward 2: Completed.
Ward 3: Completed section A.  One crew is finishing section B, then will join others in section C. Projected to finish rest of the ward by the end of next week (depending on winter weather).
Ward 4:  Completed section A. Currently in section B, projected to finish rest of the ward by the end of next week (depending on winter weather).
Ward 5: Completed sections A & B.  Currently in section C, projected to finish rest of the ward by the end of next week (depending on winter weather).
Ward 6: Completed section A.  Currently in section B, projected to finish rest of the ward by the end of next week (depending on winter weather).
Ward 7: Completed sections A, B & C.  Currently finishing section D.
Ward 8: Completed.   
*As a reminder, residents should put their Christmas trees and holiday greenery out where their trash and recycling is collected between January 13 and February 2. Holiday trees and greenery will be collected on residents’ regularly scheduled recycling days during this period. Trees should only be placed at the curb if that is where their recyclables are normally collected. This collection service is only available to residents who are serviced by DPW. DPW collects trash and recyclables from single-family homes and apartment/condo buildings with three or fewer living units.
- DC Department of Public Works




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All Nations Baptist Church Family, Friends, and Community Day -- Sunday, 01-07-2018

From: Barnes, Dianne (SMD 5E09) [mailto:5E09@anc.dc.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, January 3, 2018 9:47 PM
To: Garnett, Eddie (SMD 5E01) <5e01 anc.dc.gov="">; Williams, Patricia (SMD 5E02) <5e02 anc.dc.gov="">; Thomas, Bradley Ashton (SMD 5E05) <5e05 anc.dc.gov="">; McClelland, Katherine (SMD 5E06) <5e06 anc.dc.gov="">; Holliday, Bertha G. (SMD 5E07) <5e07 anc.dc.gov="">; Barnes, Dianne (SMD 5E09) <5e09 anc.dc.gov="">; Pinkney, Sylvia (SMD 5E04) <5e04 anc.dc.gov="">; Sierra, Horacio (SMD 5E08) <5e08 anc.dc.gov="">; Powell, Hannah (SMD 5E03) <5e03 anc.dc.gov="">; nancy200jones@gmail.com; plwilliams100@yahoo.com; Jones, Nancy Darlene (ANC 5E10) <5e10 .anc="" dc.gov="">
Subject: Fw: Family Friends & Community Day

Community Awareness:  Please review and share the attachment.

 Respectfully Submitted By,
 C. Dianne Barnes, Commissioner
 Cell: 202-409-7155
 Email: 
5E09@anc.dc.gov  

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: DONNA HALL

Date: Tue, Jan 2, 2018 at 9:46 PM
Subject: Family Friends & Community Day
To: Dianne Barnes

Hi Dianne,

Happy New Year!

January 7th, 2018 is our Family Friends & Community Day at All Nations Baptist Church.  Would you kindly post the attached flier to your listserv for all the neighborhood ANCs.

Thank you so much.

Sincerely,
Donna Hall


Wednesday, January 03, 2018

helpful info about protecting your pipes in the cold weather from DC Water

See this tweet:



MPD: handgun recovery on the 2100 block of North Capitol Street NW -- Friday, 12-29-2017


From: MPD-5D@yahoogroups.com [mailto:MPD-5D@yahoogroups.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 3, 2018 11:11 AM
To: MPD-1D (mpd-1d@yahoogroups.com) ; MPD-2D (mpd-2d@yahoogroups.com) ; MPD-3D (mpd-3d@yahoogroups.com) ; MPD-4D (mpd-4d@yahoogroups.com) ; MPD-5D (mpd-5d@yahoogroups.com) ; MPD-6D (mpd-6d@yahoogroups.com) ; MPD-7D (mpd-7d@yahoogroups.com) ; MPD-SLU (mpd-SLU@yahoogroups.com)
Subject: [MPD-5D] MPD’s Weekly Firearm Recoveries: December 25-January 1
 

MPD’s Weekly Firearm Recoveries:

December 25, 2017 to January 1, 2018


(Washington, DC)  – Every day, the Metropolitan Police Department works to recover and investigate illegal firearms in Washington D.C.  In addition to our patrol officers, the Department has specialized units—such as the Gun Recovery Unit (GRU), Criminal Interdiction Unit (CIU), and Crime Suppression Teams (CSTs)—who work tirelessly to safely and respectfully secure illegal firearms and get them off of our streets.  From Monday, December 25, 2017, through Monday, January 1, 2018, MPD detectives and officers recovered 36 firearms in the District of Columbia.  Note: This is not a comprehensive list of all guns recovered in the District of Columbia.

Among the firearms recovered were:

Friday, December 29, 2017
·         A Taurus Model PT840, .40 caliber handgun was recovered from the 2100 block of North Capitol Street, Northwest.  CCN: 17-223-430



It is one of MPD’s main goals to safely remove illegal firearms from DC streets to reduce crime and the fear of crime in the community.  The responsibility to recover firearms falls on the shoulders of all MPD officers.  We also thank members of the community for their help in creating safe neighborhoods.

The Metropolitan Police Department also recovers firearms with the assistance of anonymous tips made through MPD’s anonymous tip line.  Anyone who has information regarding gun recoveries should call police at 202-727-9099.  Additionally, information may be submitted to the TEXT TIP LINE by text messaging 50411.  The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $2,500 to anyone who provides information that leads to the recovery of an illegal firearm hidden in the District of Columbia.

###




Tuesday, January 02, 2018

on this DC Water map, I see sewer backups on the 100 block of T & RI Ave NW

See this tweet:




neighbor advises about a rash of car break-ins in the alley between T and Seaton Pl NW

See this 01-02-2017 message from a Bloomingdale household:

Just wanted you to post that a rash of car break-ins in the alley between T St and Seaton Place NW have taken place. My car has been hit twice, in as many weeks. I filed a police report so it’ll show up in their notice.


The Unified Scene Theater's latest round of classes start next week -- and Bloomingdale residents get a discount!

From: Shawn Westfall [mailto:shawn@unifiedscenetheater.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 2, 2018 3:17 PM

The Unified Scene Theater's Latest Round of Classes Start Next Week -- And Bloomingdale Residents Get A Discount! 

The latest round of classes at The Unified Scene Theater is up and available on our website  We're excited for the New Year, and for new opportunities for workshops, classes, and entertainment in the months ahead. And, what's more, we're grateful to be in Bloomingdale, to call it home, and that many of its residents have walked through our doors over the past 2.5 years for entertainment and to learn about improv comedy and the endless ways it can improve our lives. And, to show our gratitude, The Unified Scene Theater is offering Bloomingdale residents a discount on two upcoming classes: Our Introduction To Improv class, which begins next Monday (January 9th) and our Storytelling For Performance class, which begins next Wednesday (January 10th). Here's more info:                                  

  • Introduction to Improvisational Comedy | Level 1 I Mondays, 7-9 p.m., January 8th — February 26th
    • Students will be taught the basics of improv through exercises and games that demonstrate the fundamental principles behind this fun and exciting art form. No experience necessary. Register here! 
  • Storytelling for Performance | Elective I Wednesdays, 7-9 p.m., January 10th — February 7th 
    • Storytelling has been around since the beginning of time as a way for us to relate to each other and give meaning to our experiences. However, in more recent years, oral storytelling has grown as a performance art, allowing us to perfect the art of telling, and shape our stories into compelling narratives that educate, entertain, inspire and often transform perception. If you've ever been compelled by shows like "The Moth" or "This American Life", and always wanted to try something like it, now's your chance. Register here! 
And, right now, if you use the discount code BDALE at checkout, you'll get an additional 20% off the price of either class (a $50 savings for the Intro To Improv class, and a $35 savings for the Storytelling for Performance class). 

Got questions? We're here to answer them (email us at info@unifiedscenetheater.com). And we're also here to make your 2018 more fun, more collaborative, and more awesome! 

Shawn and Kathy
The Unified Scene Theater
80 T Street NW


Shawn Westfall
Artistic Director
The Unified Scene Theater
shawn@unifiedscenetheater.com  
   


Monday, January 01, 2018

next Bloomingdale Civic Association meeting -- Monday, 01-22-2017

The January and February 2018 Bloomingdale Civic Association meetings are being held on the FOURTH Monday of the month rather than the third Monday of the month, because of the two federal holiday (Martin Luther King Jr. Day and President's Day).

T
his month's Bloomingdale Civic Association meeting will be held on Monday, 01-22-2018.  

The February 2018 Bloomingdale Civic Association meeting will be held on Monday, 02-26-2018.

The BCA meetings are held at St. George's Episcopal Church, 160 U Street NW, at 7:00 pm.




share your #dc1968 pics with former Bloomingdale resident and historian Marya McQuirter's @dc1968project

See this request from former Bloomingdale resident and historian Marya McQuirter:


MPD alert: Robbery 300 block of U Street NW

See this MPD tweet: