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The To Do List: Week of August 20, 2026
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Friday, October 4, 2013
Next Streetcar construction update meeting is Tuesday, Oct 22, 6:30 pm at Miner Elem. (15th & F St NE)
Florida Ave Multimodal Transportation Study Meeting #2 Thursday, Oct. 17, 7 pm at Gallaudet (800 Florida Ave NE)
The second of the three public meetings for the Florida Avenue Multimodal Transportation Study. This public workshop will be held Thursday, October 17 (7pm to 9pm) at Gallaudet University, in the Jordan Student Academic Center (JSAC) – Sprint Multipurpose Room. If you'd like to see better sidewalks, narrower roads, bike lanes or other changes to Florida Avenue NE or the roads adjacent to it, you'll want to attend this meeting.
*** PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE***
Public Meeting for Florida Avenue NE
Transportation Improvements
The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is hosting the second of three public meetings to guide the Florida Avenue Multimodal Transportation Study. Members of the community are encouraged to attend this meeting to discuss the future of Florida Avenue NE.
Focusing on the Florida Avenue NE corridor from New York Avenue to H Street and Benning Road, the study will evaluate traffic safety, streetscape, and operational enhancements to improve this important corridor. Participants will receive an update on project findings to date and will have an opportunity to recommend transportation improvements for portions of the study area through an interactive exercise.
What: Florida Avenue Multimodal Transportation Study - Public Workshop
When: Thursday, October 17, 2013
7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Where: Gallaudet University
Jordan Student Academic Center – Sprint Multipurpose Room
800 Florida Avenue NE
Transit: Metrorail (Red Line): NoMa-Gallaudet U (New York Avenue)
Metrobus: Visit www.wmata.com
Parking: To park on the Gallaudet University campus for this meeting, please download a visitor parking pass at www.FloridaAveSafety.org.
Shutdown specials @ RedRocks - H Street: happy hour all day, 10% off + free Geoge Dickel shot for federal employees
Looking for an excuse to try RedRocks' (1348 H St) new express lunch (Tuesday-Friday 11 am - 3 pm or need somewhere to kill some time today or next week. They're making their already enjoyable $10 lunch specials that much more enticing with some shutdown specials.
Here's hoping you have a paying job and can enjoy some pizza both.
Government shutdown getting you down? Come by H Street RedRocks Monday through Friday for happy hour from 11:00 am until 7:00 pm. As an added bonus, if you show the bartender your government ID, you'll get a free shot of George Dickel #8 whiskey and you'll receive 10% of your total bill from 12:00pm-5:00pm. Effective immediately until the Government Shutdown is lifted. Members of congress will be served free water all day, everything else will cost them double.
Here's hoping you have a paying job and can enjoy some pizza both.
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Join 3 Stars Brewing for $40 five course beer dinner tonight at Liberty Tree (1016 H St)
Liberty Tree (1016 H St) hosts one of our favorite local breweries 3 Stars tonight for a 5-course beer dinner featuring five of Chef Graig's courses paired with five of 3 Stars' beers tonight starting at 7. Preorder your seat at this meal now for only $40 and enjoy the menu below.
15 Capitol Hill Schools to celebrate Walk-to-School Day on Wednesday, Oct 9, 7:30 am at Lincoln Park
This is a great event and a great symbol of our neighborhood at it's finest. Fifteen different neighborhood schools will come together at Lincoln Park to celebrate Bike to School Day. It's a fun event even for those of us who don't have children who will bike to school. Kudos to the many parents involved in organizing it.
Capitol Hill Schools To Celebrate Walk-to-School Day
Celebrate With Us the Role Walking or Biking to School Can Play in Student Health and Safety
Washington, DC- On Wednesday, October 9, 2013, at7:30 a.m., students from 15 Capitol Hill schools will gather at Lincoln Park (13th & East Capitol Streets, SE) to celebrate International Walk-to-School Day and the simple act of walking or biking to school. The Walk-to-School Day event at Lincoln Park will be the largest in Washington, DC.
Fifteen Capitol Hill schools will participate: Brent Elementary, The Capitol Hill Cluster School (Peabody Early Childhood Center, Watkins Elementary, and Stuart Hobson Middle School), Capitol Hill Montessori@Logan, Eastern High School, Eliot-Hine Middle School, J.O. Wilson Elementary, Ludlow-Taylor Elementary, Maury Elementary, Miner Elementary, Payne Elementary, School-Within-School, St. Peter School, and Tyler Elementary.
Guest speakers, entertainers, and sponsors will round out the Lincoln Park Walk-to-School event:
*Ward 6 Councilmember Tommy Wells is an annual guest speaker
* Board members of the Capital Riverfront Youth Sports Park (http://www.capitolriverside.
* Yoga instructor, LaShone Wilson, will get the crowd stretching and moving
* Maury cheerleaders will perform
* Snacks from Clif Bars and water bottles from DC Water
* The Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization (http://chpspo.org) is organizing the event
* The Capitol Hill Community Foundation is generously supporting the event
By 8:30 a.m., everyone will be walking or biking, caravan style, to make it to their respective schools by the time school starts at 8:45 a.m.
About Walk-to-School Day
Walk-to-School Day raises awareness of the need to create safer routes for walking and bicycling and emphasizes the importance of issues such as increasing physical activity among children, pedestrian safety, traffic congestion and concern for the environment. The event builds connections between families, schools and the broader community.
Now in its 15th year, this one-day event in the U.S. is a part of an international effort in more than 40 countries to celebrate the many benefits of safely walking and bicycling to school and to encourage more families to consider getting out of the car and onto their feet on the way to school in October. In 2012, Walk-to-School Day was celebrated at more than 4,000 events across the United States.
More information here: http://www.walkbiketoschool.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Tommy Wells Chief of Staff Charles Allen leaving DC Council post
Charles has been Chief of Staff to our Ward 6 Councilmember for quite some time now and he's come to be the go to guy for a lot of folks who are working for the betterment of this neighborhood. Charles has been a partner of ours on many neighborhood projects and has been integrally involved in countless other improvements on and around H Street over the past several years. He's done a great job for Councilmember Wells and all of us and he will be missed on the D.C. Council. We look forward to following his next move and are sure he'll continue to contribute greatly to this neighborhood of which his family is a part. In the meantime, thank you Charles for your strong leadership of Councilmember Wells' office and for all the great work you've done to help this neighborhood continue to become an even better place to live.
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
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Dear Friends and Colleagues,
Friday, October 4th will be my last day at the Council.
It’s been an honor to work with so many neighbors, leaders, and public servants in my time as Chief of Staff to Councilmember Wells. I’ve loved every minute of it and have met so many incredible people throughout our city. I’ll be leaving to explore new opportunities to serve Ward 6 and the District, but I leave with great pride in the work we’ve done together for the residents, families, and neighborhoods across the ward and city. I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to work with Tommy, our entire team, and all of you.
To stay in touch with me personally, please feel free to use my personal email address – cwallen AT gmail.com.
As our office undergoes this staffing change, I wanted to share the new responsibilities for three members of our staff:
Chief of Staff – Linda O’Brien, lobrien AT dccouncil.us
Legislative Director – Melanie Bates, mbates AT dccouncil.us
Communications Director – Jack Pfeiffer, jpfeiffer AT dccouncil.us
Legislative Director – Melanie Bates, mbates AT dccouncil.us
Communications Director – Jack Pfeiffer, jpfeiffer AT dccouncil.us
Thank you very much for the opportunities we’ve had together and I look forward to finding new ways to serve our city and communities.
Charles Allen
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Charles Allen
Chief of Staff, Councilmember Tommy Wells
1350 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Suite 402
Washington, DC 20004
http://www.TommyWellsWard6.com - website
202-724-8072 - phone
202-724-8072 - phone
202-724-8054 – fax
DPR offers "DPR fun day" during DC Public Schools prof. development days (10/18/13, 2/14/14 & 5/2/14); sites incl Sherwood Rec Ctr
DPR Offers "DPR Fun Day" During DC Public Schools' Professional Development Days
The DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) announced that during the 2013-2014 school year, when DC Public Schools (DCPS) will be closed for staff development, the agency will offer "DPR Fun Day," a single-day program that offers fun and enriching activities (such as sports and athletics, arts and crafts, and more) to children between the ages of 6 and 12 years old. DPR strives to meet the needs of District families when the District's public schools are closed for DCPS Professional Development days.
Sites offering DPR Fun Day include:
Sherwood Recreation Center - 640 10th Street, NE | (202) 698-3075
Children should be sent with their lunch and snacks for the day as DPR staff will not provide these items. Parents are asked to adhere to DPR's policies on food and snacks, which will be available on DPR's website at the time of registration.
Select recreation centers will offer enriching activities during the 2013-2014 DCPS school year
The DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) announced that during the 2013-2014 school year, when DC Public Schools (DCPS) will be closed for staff development, the agency will offer "DPR Fun Day," a single-day program that offers fun and enriching activities (such as sports and athletics, arts and crafts, and more) to children between the ages of 6 and 12 years old. DPR strives to meet the needs of District families when the District's public schools are closed for DCPS Professional Development days.
DPR Fun Day will be offered at select DPR sites on the following three days: Friday, October 18, 2013; Friday, February 14, 2014; and Friday, May 2, 2014.
Starting with the first DCPS closure, 14 DPR sites will offer fun day camps on Friday, October 18, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. DPR Fun Day will incorporate DPR’s “Move, Grow and Be Green” initiative, as DPR continues to plant the seeds of personal development and environmental responsibility.
Sherwood Recreation Center - 640 10th Street, NE | (202) 698-3075
Children should be sent with their lunch and snacks for the day as DPR staff will not provide these items. Parents are asked to adhere to DPR's policies on food and snacks, which will be available on DPR's website at the time of registration.
Although there is no registration fee for this program, online pre-registration is required.
Registration for each of the 2013-2014 DPR Fun Days will open two weeks prior to each fun day. Therefore, registration for the first fun day will open on Friday, October 4, at 10:00 am. There is no "application" for enrollment, but all registration must be completed online.
Registration for each of the 2013-2014 DPR Fun Days will open two weeks prior to each fun day. Therefore, registration for the first fun day will open on Friday, October 4, at 10:00 am. There is no "application" for enrollment, but all registration must be completed online.
Space fills on a first-come, first-served basis and enrollment at each site is subject to availability. It is recommended that parents create an online account for all members of their family in DPR's registration system before the registration period in order to be prepared. Registration closes at 12 pm on Thursday, October 17, 2013.
To Register:
To Register:
- Click on any link about "DPR Fun Day" in this release. You will be redirected to the registration page, where you can log in with your username and password
- Add the program (DPR Fun Day) to your cart
- Check out to complete the enrollment
Visit DPR Fun Day for more information and to register, or contact DPR's Seasonal Programs office at (202) 671-0372.
For information on DPR programs and activities, be sure to follow DPR on Facebook, Twitter, Join our Mailing List or visit the DPR Website.
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