Tookus Musica at Boundary Stone tonight -- Thursday, 02-28-2019

See this tweet and Facebook post:

The last Thursday of each month, join us for a FREE concert from our Latin Funk music residency!https://t.co/UF9y0PWcsq

— Boundary Stone (@BoundaryStoneDC) February 28, 2019

DC Preservation League testimony at the DC Council performance oversight hearing on DCRA references the demolition at 150 S Street NW

The DC Preservation League provided testimony at the DC Council Committee Performance Oversight Hearing on DCRA.

The church building at Bloomingdale's 150 S Street NW, which was razed last year, is explicitly referenced in this DC Preservation League testimony.

Here is the portion of the DC Preservation League testimony regarding 150 S Street NW:

And here is the full DC Preservation League testimony on DCRA:

DC Preservation League Testimony DCRA 2019 by Scott Roberts on Scribd

Black History Month: Edward Brooke -- first African-American popularly elected to the Senate -- raised in Bloomingdale

See these tweets from Ward 5 CM McDuffie's office:

Edward Brooke was the first African American popularly elected to the US Senate. He was born in DC & raised in #BloomingdaleDC/LeDroit Park. He graduated from @DunbarHSDC and @HowardU. #OurWard5 #BlackHistoryMonth #Ward5BlackHistory pic.twitter.com/G4upMnytdI

— CM McDuffie's Office (@CM_McDuffie) February 28, 2019

Upon college graduation in 1941, he joined the Army and was commissioned as an officer, eventually earning a Bronze Star. He first won elected office in 1962, becoming the first African American elected attorney general in the US. #OurWard5 #BlackHistoryMonth #Ward5BlackHistory

— CM McDuffie's Office (@CM_McDuffie) February 28, 2019

After four years (2 terms) as Massachusetts AG, in 1966 he ran for Senate and won. He was re-elected in 1972. During his time as a senator, he lived in #brookland. In 2002, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. #OurWard5 #BlackHistoryMonth #Ward5BlackHistory

— CM McDuffie's Office (@CM_McDuffie) February 28, 2019

DSLBD: New compactor grants for DC businesses

From: Holliday, Bertha G. (SMD 5E07) <5e07 anc.dc.gov="">
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2019 7:49 PM
Subject: Fwd: New Compactor Grants - Please Share with your Businesses - DSLBD

Scott— please post. 

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I would like to strongly encourage Bloomingdale restaurants and taverns to take advantage of this opportunity. Trash compactors are a BIG Value-added item for businesses in residential neighborhoods!

Bertha Holliday, PhD
Commissioner,  ANC5E07

Begin forwarded message:

From: "D.C. Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD)" <dslbd.reply@dc.gov>
Date: February 27, 2019 at 1:09:02 PM EST
To: 5e07@anc.dc.gov
Subject: New Compactor Grants - Please Share with your Businesses - DSLBD

INFORMATION SESSION - March 6 Compactor Grants for DC Businesses up to $20,000 per business  to help buy/lease and install commercial compactors. No cost to apply. Grant funds awarded up-front (no reimbursement). Grants are for: Single Business Projects Up to $16,000 Multiple Business Projects Adjacent or Nearby businesses Up to $20,000/business Multi-unit Residential with a Business Projects Up to $20,000/business INFORMATION SESSION Wednesday, MARCH 6 @ 10am-12pm Mayor's Office the Clean City 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 332 Washington, DC 20004  No RSVP needed. WHY COMPACTORS Sealed commercial compactors help: reduce rodents, litter and citations; reduce number of hauling trips/costs; and create cleaner commercial corridors to attract customers. Compactors at adjacent or nearby businesses have a greater impact. LEARN MORE https://dslbd.dc.gov/compactor Read the Request for Applications (RFA) Download Flyer - http://bit.ly/CompactorFlyer2019_Round2 START AN APPLICATION TODAY! SIGN UP for UPDATES https://bit.ly/CompactorGrantEOI Application Deadline: April 1, 2019 at 12pm The DC Commercial Compactor Demonstration Grant Program is administered and managed by the DC Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD) in partnership with the Mayor’s Office of the Clean City (MOCC) and support from DC Health and the Department of Public Works (DPW).  Need Translation or Language Interpretation?  ትርጉም ያስፈልገዎታል? ¿Necesita traducción? تحتاج الترجمة؟ Besoin de traduction? 需要翻译？Unahitaji tafsiri? 번역이 필요하십니까? Cần dịch?   202-727-3900 ‌ ‌ ‌

D.C. Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD) | 441 4th St NW, Suite 850N, Washington, DC 20001

Coffee With a Cop at Big Bear Cafe -- Tuesday, 03-12-2019

From: MPD-3d@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2019 3:26 PM
To: MPD-3d@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [MPD-3d] Coffee with a Cop

Come and meet your community officers at a Coffee with a Cop. This will be on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at Big Bear Café 1700 1st St NW 6pm to 7pm. This is an opportunity for residents to meet officers and ask questions. It doesn’t have to be a public safety related issue. This is a social setting. For more information contact the 3D Community Outreach Office at 202-671-6604.

For more information about Coffee with a Cop, follow the link below.
https://coffeewithacop.com

Metropolitan Police Department
Third District Station

CM McDuffie: Barnett Aden Gallery at 127 Randolph Place NW

See this Facebook post:

tonight at Anxo: North Capitol Main Street "I (heart) North Cap" photo contest award reception

See this event announcement:

MPD reports an armed robbery on the unit block of Randolph Place NW

See this overnight tweet:

Robbery Gun in the Unit block of Randolph Pl NW. Lookout for S-1 B/M, black jacket w/ a red strip, ripped jeans; S-2 black jacket with a mask operating a blue Hyundai sedan with tinted windows. //6972//

— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) February 27, 2019

DDOT presentation materials from the Monday, 02-25-2019, Bloomingdale Civic Association meeting

From: Dalphy, Emily (DDOT)
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2019 4:13 PM
To: Scott Roberts outlook.com
Subject: RE: “1st Street NW Proposed Flexipost Bumpouts”

Good afternoon Scott,

I’ve attached copies of the presentation and handout from last night’s meeting. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Best,
Emily Dalphy

Transportation Engineer

Transportation Operations Administration

District Department of Transportation
55 M Street SE, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20003

o. 202.741.5363
m. 202.907.7249
f. 202.671.0617

e. emily.dalphy@dc.gov
w. ddot.dc.gov

DDOT 1st St NW Presentation 2019 02 25 by Scott Roberts on Scribd

DDOT 1st St NW Meeting Handout 2019 02 25 by Scott Roberts on Scribd

DC Line post on Bloomingdale's Barnett Aden Gallery at 127 Randolph Place NW

Click on the link to read the entire DC line article. 

Art expert reflects on his work in DC at the nation’s first private gallery owned by African-Americans

By Katherine Saltzman On Feb 26, 2019 Last updated Feb 26, 2019

As an art student at Howard University in 1949, David Driskell spent his evenings working as a taxicab driver to make extra income. But it was his daytime job that sparked his lifelong career as a scholar, painter and authority on African-American art: As curator of the Barnett Aden Gallery, Driskell contributed to the growth and influence of the nation’s first African-American-owned private gallery, originally located at 127 Randolph Place NW in DC’s Bloomingdale neighborhood.                   

In October, the Barnett Aden Gallery celebrated the 75th anniversary of its 1943 launch by Howard University professors Alonzo Aden and James V. Herring. In addition to their teaching duties, Herring chaired Howard’s Department of Art and Aden served as a curator at Howard’s Gallery of Art. But the two colleagues also saw a need for a new, independent gallery, which they named after Aden’s mother, Naomi Barnett Aden. The gallery operated until 1969.
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Unified Scene Theater’s Monthly FREE Improv Workshop returns Sunday, 03-03-2019

The Unified Scene Theater’s Monthly FREE Improv Workshop Returns Sunday, March 3rd, 1-3 pm

Ever thought “Hey, this improv stuff looks fun. But I’m not sure I could do it. Wouldn’t mind giving it a test run before I do.” Well, now’s your chance: we’re once again offering a free (that’s right: FREE) 2-hour improv workshop at The Unified Scene Theater on Sunday, March 3rd, from 1-3 p.m. Come on by. Kick the tires. You might surprise yourself — and have fun doing it! Space is limited, so let us know you’re coming by emailing us at info@unifiedscenetheater.com and say, “yeah, what the heck, I’m coming.”

Instructor: Shawn Westfall

Prerequisites: A Pulse

Shawn Westfall
Artistic Director
The Unified Scene Theater
703.887.9184

shawn@unifiedscenetheater.com
Jan-Feb 2019 Classes Currently Registering!