Crispus Attucks Park Fall 2018 Fundraiser -- Sunday, 11-04-2018

See this 10-29-2018 event announcement: 

Crispus Attucks Park Fall Fundraiser 

Sunday, November 4th from 2:30-5pm
34 V Street NW, Washington, DC 20001

Please join the Crispus Attucks Development Corporation (CADC) for afternoon noshes, drinks and mingling with friends and neighbors at the CADC Fall Fundraiser.

Poor drainage and increased use have caused the soil to become so compacted that our grass is dying. Please join us to help raise the $20,000 it will take to improve drainage and re-sod the lawn of Crispus Attucks Park. 

·  What: Crispus Attucks Park Fall Fundraiser & Community Mixer

·  When: Sunday, November 4th from 2:30pm- 5:00pm

·  Where: 34 V St, NW, overlooking the park

                                

Can't make the event, but want to help us re-sod the lawn? Donate securely through the Crispus Attucks Park website or by following this link:

DONATE HERE

North Capitol Main Street 3rd Annual Chili Challenge and Fall Festival at the Joe Mamo lot -- Saturday, 11-03-2018

See this event announcement from North Capitol Main Street.

Here is the link to purchase tickets.

community open forum to discuss the decking over of the North Capitol Street project -- Saturday, 11-03-2018

See this 10-28-2018 message:

North Capitol Decking Over Project | Community Forum | Saturday November 3rd, 2 - 4pm | St. Martin's Catholic Church

The BCA's Bloomingdale Village Square Committee will be hosting a Community Open Forum for Bloomingdale residents and adjacent neighbors, to discuss the proposed plans, share ideas and get community feedback on the Decking Over Of North Capitol Project Saturday November 3rd from 2 - 4pm at St. Martin's Catholic Church - in the Pioneer Room - 7 T Street NW 20001. 

Please join us to learn more and discuss this exciting initiative to deck over North Capitol Street from V Street to Seaton Place with a pedestrian and bike friendly green way bridging once again the neighborhoods of Bloomingdale and Eckington.  This event is open to all residents of Bloomingdale, Eckington, Stronghold, Truxton Circle and NOMA.  ZGF's architect Christopher Somma will be our featured guest to discuss the scope of work and the firm's generous pro bono contribution.  The meeting will be moderated by Thaddeus Thaler (BCA's Bloomingdale Village Square Government And Community Outreach Director), BVS' Co-Chairs - Dr. Bertha Holliday and Zach Sherif, with an introduction by BVS' Paul Cerruti.

undated historic Big Bear Market photo

See this Big Bear Cafe Instagram post:

neighbor reports incident at one of the entrance gates to Parker Flats

See this tweet:

My neighbor at Parker Flats in @BloomingdaleDC was nearly mugged just now & barely made it in our gates but @DCPoliceDept won't file a rpt even tho 3 guys threw themselves at our gate trying to get him. @BloomingdaleCA @CM_McDuffie @MurielBowser @PoPville

— TulaConnell (@TulaConnell) October 28, 2018

MPD: Robbery (Gunn) on the 100 block of Thomas Street NW last night -- Saturday, 10-27-2018

See this MPD tweet:

Robbery Gun in the 100blk of Thomas St NW. Lookout for (4) B/M's wearing black jackets, (1) with a gray hooded shirts. 6972

— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) October 28, 2018

check this out: self-guided tour of the "Campaign Against Covenants in Bloomingdale"

Click on the link to read the entire post -- and to see the tour locations throughout Bloomingdale.  

The Campaign Against Covenants in Bloomingdale

Curated by Prologue DC, LLC

This tour features key sites in the history of black homeseekers’ efforts to rent or buy whites-only housing. Discover why Bloomingdale’s premier architectural corridor was also a racial barrier, and how civil rights attorneys chipped away at this dividing line in the 1920s-1940s. 
                     
During the first half of the 20th century, Bloomingdale’s white developers and residents used racially restrictive deed covenants to prohibit the sale or rental of property to African Americans. When Bloomingdale was first developed beginning around 1900, black families already lived on the blocks immediately north, south, and west of here. Many lived in overcrowded and substandard housing downtown. The Bloomingdale neighborhood's new housing stock and prime location attracted middle-class families seeking more space and home ownership. As a result, it became a national epicenter of legal challenges to racial covenants; around half of the cases in DC originated here. 
        
In 2018, Bloomingdale was designated a Historic District based, in part, on its role in the national battle for fair housing. 
                                                                          
This tour was created for Mapping Segregation in Washington DC, a digital public history project that reveals the profound impact of racially restricted housing on the nation’s capital. The project was conceived by historians Mara Cherkasky and Sarah Jane Shoenfeld, of Prologue DC, and GIS specialist Brian Kraft. It has received grant support from the African American Civil Rights Grant Program of the National Park Service, Humanities DC, and the DC Preservation League.

Open Houses in and around Bloomingdale scheduled for Saturday 10/27 and Sunday 10/28/2018

6 Rhode Island Ave #1 is listed at $319,900.

The featured listing is a 1 bedroom condo in Bloomingdale. The agent representing the seller is Courtney Abrams with TTR Sothebys International Realty. See the links below for more details and open house times.

SATURDAY 10/27/2018 Open House list
Map of Saturday Open Houses

SUNDAY 10/28/18 Open House list
Map of Sunday Open Houses

*Agents, to have your open houses included in this weekly post, please have them tagged in Bright MLS 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.

Kitchen Updates and Farm Visits - Saturday through Tuesday - No evening kitchen service after 6pm at Big Bear

(Goat Cheese from Pipe Dreams Farm - Greencastle, PA)

Jam Doung Jamaican Style plans to expand to the corner building at 1st and Randolph Place NW -- seeking a zoning use variance

See these tweets:

Jam Doung in #BloomingdaleDC proposes a sit down restaurant in the rowhouse that neighbors refer to as McCoy Sisters. https://t.co/UdoK3HLcEt

— Bloomingdame (@bloomingdame) October 27, 2018

today: #Falloween at the Park at LeDroit -- along with Common Good City Farm's end-of-season party

Despite the rain this morning, these two events at the Park at LeDroit are still ON!
 

one week from today: North Capitol Main Street's 3rd Annual Chili Challenge!

Click on this link to see the Eventbrite event description.

two weeks from today: History walking tour around the perimeter of McMillan -- through Bloomingdale

From: Kirby Vining

Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2018 10:28 PM
Subject: FOMP: Join us for a history walking tour around McMillan Park through the Bloomingdale neighborhood on Saturday, November 10, 2018

A notice about our planned walking tour on November 10th. 

Thank you! -Kirby

FRIENDS of McMILLAN PARK Join us for a history walking tour around McMillan Park on Saturday, November 10th at 9:00am (rain date: Sat. Nov. 17th)! Dear Friend of McMillan Park,           About a month from now on Saturday, November 10th, we are hosting 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, May, and September 2018 tours, that were very well attended and enjoyed!  The weather likely will be ideal for such a walking tour.  This will be our final tour for the year.  We hope to have about four tours per year and will start up when the weather gets a bit warmer in March or so, 2019.              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 1st St. and R St. NW) on Saturday, November 10th at 9:00am (rain date Sat., Nov. 17th at 9:00am). Light liquid 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 the 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*****              - Friends of McMillan Park returns to the D.C. Court of Appeals on October 17th at 9:30am to present oral arguments challenging the District's proposed demolition of the site this fall or winter.  The case has been expedited at our request to assure that the court has a chance to hear our arguments against demolition and, we hope, overrule the proposed demolition.  For more information on our return to court, see this link: https://mailchi.mp/eeb9d27e9550/dcca17octber18_930am.   Please join us at court! - Friends of McMillan Park is now a part of the Amazon Smile program, allowing you to directly and automatically donate to the Friends of McMillan Park when you shop on Amazon.com.  See this link for more information:  https://smile.amazon.com/ch/46-0977224 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 202.213.2690.   Contribute to the Save McMillan Park Legal Fund DONATE NOW SHARE THIS EMAIL FOLLOW on TWITTER JOIN on FACEBOOK

Copyright © *|2013|* *|Friends of McMillan Park|*, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Friends of McMillan Park 16 Franklin Street NE Washington, DC 20002

today: Boundary Stone bike ride

See this tweet from Boundary Stone Public House:

You can now register for the Boundary Stone Bike Ride - see all the DC Boundary Stones and celebrate here with an after party! Visit our website or Facebook to learn more! pic.twitter.com/8SvkwBd36G

— Boundary Stone (@BoundaryStoneDC) September 6, 2018

ANC5E09 News to Use newsletter dated 11-2016

From: Barnes, Dianne (SMD 5E09) <5e09 anc.dc.gov="">

<5e09 anc.dc.gov=""> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2018 6:15 PM
To: Barnes, Dianne (SMD 5E09) <5e09 anc.dc.gov="">
Subject: News You Can Use

Community Awareness:  Please review and share the attachment.

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

ANC5E09 News to Use Newsletter 2018 10 26 by Scott Roberts on Scribd

Bloomingdale's Dr. Bertha Holliday receives honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from the Chicago School of Prof. Psychology

See this tweet:

Congrats to #BloomingdaleDC’s Dr. Bertha Holliday, #BloomingdaleCA VP & #ANC5E07, awarded today an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters and for delivering a phenomenal commencement speech to the Chicago School of Prof. Psychology’s graduating Class of 2018 pic.twitter.com/OuJgIeWdMk

— Paul Cerruti (@pauljcerruti) October 26, 2018

RAIN DATE for tonight's Crispus Attucks Park "BloomieNights" Hocus Pocus movie -- Friday, 11-02-2018

See this Crispus Attucks Park Facebook post this afternoon:


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Ward 5 Report: Making sure DC's certified enterprise program works

From: Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie

Sent: Friday, October 26, 2018 3:15 PM
Subject: Ward 5 Report: Making Sure D.C.'s Certified Business Enterprise Program Works

View this email in your browser Neighbors,   This Wednesday I convened a public oversight roundtable to review and evaluate the District’s Certified Business Enterprise (CBE) program, the goal of which is to connect small & local businesses to D.C. government contracting opportunities. In order to make sure the CBE program is having its desired effect, the Council passed a law in 2005 requiring the Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD) to submit a report every three years on the effectiveness of the CBE program. However, DSLBD has never actually produced the report and I have continued to push the agency to do just that. Over the summer, I held a series of Business Engagement Forums in each of the District's eight wards, engaging small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs across the District. One consistent message I heard was that business owners want reassurance that the CBE Program is working for them. There are some very positive indicators about the program, since 2015, the District has reported record spending for businesses under the CBE Program and during that time the District has set a new record high number of CBEs, over 1,600. However, without a comprehensive assessment and evaluation of the CBE Program, it remains to be seen, if the program is in fact living up to its goal to connect small, local, and disadvantaged businesses with contracting and procurement opportunities. Small and local businesses contribute to the District of Columbia by bringing employment opportunities and innovation to our communities. They are the driving force of our economy. We must ensure that the District’s Certified Business Enterprise program is fulfilling its responsibilities to our businesses and residents.  The changing economic environment in our city clearly shows that the cost of not evaluating the CBE program may be detrimental to our small businesses and residents. As Chair of the Committee on Business and Economic Development, I am committed to ensuring that all District of Columbia residents and businesses have equal opportunity to be a part of the economic prosperity in our great city. In Service, Kenyan In this issue of the Ward 5 Report: Legislative Update Kenyan in the Community Ward 5 Halloween Events D.C. Public Schools Announces Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Hearing Early Voting Has Begun in D.C. Legislative Update On Thursday, November 8 the Committee on Business and Economic Development will hold a public hearing on two pieces of legislation introduced by Councilmember McDuffie: The Local Communities Having Opportunities to Promote Equity (H.O.P.E.) Grant Fund Establishment Act of 2018 would establish the HOPE fund to be used to fund community priorities (including public safety initiatives, small business development, and capacity building initiatives) within designated qualified opportunity zones. As introduced, this legislation establishes an initial investment of $450,000 in seed funding and will be funded on an ongoing basis by directing 10% of enforcement penalties collected by the D.C. Department of Small and Local Business Development and directing .1% of sales taxes from designated qualified opportunity zones to the fund. The Small Business Bonding Program Establishment Amendment Act of 2018 establishes a program within the Department of Small and Local Business Development to provide training and technical assistance to eligible business owners to increase their bonding capacity. District of Columbia law requires contractors to obtain a performance and payment bond for certain contracts. Contractors work with sureties to ensure they are qualified to enter into the contract, often having their credit, capacity, financial standing, and character reviewed through a rigorous underwriting process. This legislation recognizes that while many Small Business Enterprises are more than capable of doing the work, many have historically struggled to provide the financial resources necessary to secure bonding or to increase their bonding limits to compete for higher dollar contracts. Kenyan in the Community Coucilmember McDuffie attended the Grand Opening of the Village Cafe located at 1273 5th St NE. Among other resources, the team behind the Village Cafe received support from the D.C. Department of Local and Small Business Development (DSLBD) to start their new business. Just like Councilmember McDuffie, the founders, Kevon King, Ryan Williams, and Mahammad Mangum, are natives of Washington, D.C. and graduated from Wilson High School. Team McDuffie attended the Lamond-Riggs community meeting with DC Library to hear about the process for designing the new library and share their ideas about the role they would like the library to play in the community. CM McDuffie celebrated Ms. Pamela Stroman, who has lived in Ward 5 for over 50 years and many more in D.C., and 99 years young on October 22 - Happy Birthday! Team McDuffie attended a special Brookland Civic meeting at Tastemakers. Ward 5 Halloween Events D.C. Public Schools Announces Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Hearing The District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) will convene a public budget hearing on Wednesday, November 7, 2018 from 6:00 - 8:00pm at Phelps Architecture, Construction and Engineering High School, 704 26th St NE, Washington, DC 20002. The purpose of the hearing is to gather input from the public about the upcoming Fiscal Year 2020 (School Year 2019-2020) budget. Members of the public are invited to provide testimony at the hearing. Individuals or groups wishing to testify should register online at http://bit.ly/DCPS2018BudgetHearing.  Testimony will be limited to three minutes during the hearing. Witnesses should bring five (5) copies of their documentation, including a written copy of their testimony and any supplemental information. All documents will be included as part of the official record. Testimony sign-up will remain open until Monday, November 5 at 3 pm For questions or concerns, please contact the DCPS School Funding Team at (202) 442-5112 or dcps.schoolfunding@dc.gov. Early Voting Has Begun in D.C. Please see the information below on early voting from the voter guide published by the D.C. Board of Elections.