Atlas Brew Works seasonal "Home Rule" released tonight at Boundary Road (414 H St)

"Home Rule" a new seasonal lager from Atlas Brew Works is unveiled tonight at Boundary Road (414 H St).  Details below: 

 

ATLAS BREW WORKS HOME RULE RELEASE - March 6 at 5:30pm

 

Atlas Brew Works launches its newest seasonal brew - Home Rule - this week with a tasting at Boundary Road. The Home Rule will be available on tap all night starting at 5:30pm along with the brewery's La Saison Des Fêtes, Rowdy Rye, and District Common. Pints of Atlas Brew Works beers are $7 all night. No reservations necessary.

Mythology & Lore coming to 816 H St NE

Mythology & Lore the modern chophouse and lounge that was previously slated to open at 1005 H St has finalized plans and is coming to fruition on H Street at a new location.  816 H Street NE was recently home to Fever Bar & Lounge and was where HR-57 originally located when it arrived on H Street and will now be substantially renovated to house Mythology & Lore. 

The concept comes to us via the Atlas Room's opening General Manager Mark Medley and owner Todd Luongo.  The duo plan to offer a modern Chophouse menu with a quality wine program and rotating craft beers. 

Medley was an integral part of the opening team at the Atlas Room and brings over 30 years in the DC restaurant industry including past stints at Mark & Orlando's, Vidalia, and Pesce.  Luongo grew up in the restaurant industry working the counter and grille at his father's breakfast and lunch dinette and worked at restaurants through college before launching his career in enterprise technology.  After years in Silicon Valley, Luongo's software company brought him to the DC area where he manages a number of businesses and investments.  He's excited to return to the restaurant industry and is thrilled to have finalized his longstanding plans to open here on H Street. 

Luongo tells us that "after an extensive search, we feel like we have found the absolute ideal location for the Mythology / Lore project. We are excited to be in a position to contribute to the next phase of the rebirth of the amazing H Street neighborhood. We think Mythology / Lore will serve as key cornerstones to this community for many years to come."  Stay tuned for more details on this exciting new concept as the project moves forward through buildout over the next several months. 



Luongo & Medley celebrate their new lease by taking down the for lease sign at 816 H St



Todd Luongo signs the lease to 816 H St NE with David Movafagh, a partner in the building's ownership group

Grand Opening of Flex Office Space at 1411 H St next Thursday, 2/27 6-8 pm.

Flex Office Space -- a recently opened co-working and virtual office space on H Street -- is having their Grand Opening celebrating next Thursday, 2/27, 6-8 p.m. at 1411 H Street NE. 

The celebration will feature a live painting by Aniekan Udofia and cocktails and light fare will be served.

Admission is free, but RSVP is required.

Flex Office Space

1411 H St. NE

Washington, D.C. 20002

202-864-6622 Ext. 0

www.flexofficespace.com

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Ward 6 city council candidates address education issues March 6, 6:30-8:00 pm at Stuart-Hobson Middle School (410 E St NE)

Please join us to hear Ward 6 city council candidates address education issues on March 6, 6:30 - 8:00 pm at Stuart-Hobson Middle School. 
 

The forum will be moderated by Emma Brown, education reporter for the Washington Post. Students from Ward 6 middle schools will also participate, after working with CHPSPO partners, Future Civic Leaders and the DC Urban Debate League.

 

 

 

March 6 Forum on Education Issues
With Ward 6 City Council Candidates

 

Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization to Sponsor Education-focused Candidate Forum 

on March 6, 6:30-8:00 pm at Stuart-Hobson Middle School

 

On Thursday, March 6, the Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization (CHPSPO) will sponsor a forum with candidates running in the April 1 primary for the Ward 6 city council seat. The forum will focus on education issues.

 

Emma Brown, education reporter for the Washington Post, will moderate the discussion.

 

The forum will be held March 6, 6:30-8:00 pm at Stuart-Hobson Middle School, 410 E St., NE.

 

CHPSPO is working with students from all three Ward 6 middle schools -- Eliot-Hine, Stuart-Hobson, and Jefferson-- to involve their student governments and social studies classes in planning the forum. Two partner organizations – Future Civic Leaders and the DC Urban Debate League – will help prepare students to participate in the forum. Students will learn about asking good questions of candidates for public office, they will formulate the first set of questions for the candidates, and they will ask questions of candidates at the forum.

 

This is an important time in our city for many important education issues-- from funding, to boundaries and feeder patters, to preschool education, to school quality across the district, and school choice. Join us to hear Ward 6 City Council candidates address these education issues – and ask them your questions.

 

Not only will this forum help our community learn more about our candidates' positions on important education issues, it will be a chance for middle schools students to interact directly with candidates for office – and practice skills of future civic leaders.

East City Art weekend event roundup, includes Saturday opening at Connersmith (1358 Florida Ave)

Weekend East City Event Round Up:  Valentine’s Blizzard Edition

Saturday February 8

39^th Street Gallery– 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Sculptor Kyle Bauer discusses how he allows objects to dictate their own form when creating work.  Details found here.

9th Street Gallery is located at 3901 Rhode Island Ave., Brentwood, MD (second floor)

Brentwood Arts Exchange – 4 p.m

The BAE has invited six members of the Glen Echo Glass School to discuss their work and their creative process at their art center which focuses on kiln-formed glass.  For more info, click here

9th Street Gallery is located at 3901 Rhode Island Ave., Brentwood, MD (second floor,

Anacostia Arts Center– 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The Anacostia Arts Center will present a group exhibition by local quilters.  Workshops and other events are forthcoming.  Details here.

Anacostia Arts Center is located at 1231 Good Hope Road, SE

CONNERSMITH– 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Maria Friberg returns to CONNERSMITH, presenting a solo show titled between solitude and belonging.  The internationally acclaimed Swedish artist explores the disconnect between the coming generation who grew up communicating in the age of social media and an older generation whose interactions came from direct personal interaction.  Full description of exhibition here.

CONNERSMITH is located at 1358 Florida Ave. NE

***Note the SCRAP DC Invasive Plants Workshop scheduled for Saturday and Sunday has been postponed to the end of April due to the snowstorm.

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Ward 6 School Boundary & Feeder Pattern Community Meetings 2/13, 2/18 & 2/19

For the first time in nearly 40 years, the District of Columbia is undertaking an effort to review school assignment policies including school boundaries and feeder patterns for public school children.  School choice and student assignment policies establish the access rights that students have to public schools in the District of Columbia. School choice and student assignment policies determine who gets to go to which school, where and how parents and students apply to school, what rights students have to remain in a school they have chosen, and what rights students have to transfer between schools.

Ward 6 parents and community members are invited to join the Ward 6 representatives on the Deputy Mayor of Education’s (DME) Advisory Committee on Student Assignment for an opportunity to share your views, ideas and recommendations on:

   

•        Your experience with the current student assignment and choice policy (including lotteries)

•        School boundaries for elementary, middle and high schools for Ward 6 families

•        Feeder patterns for middle and high schools

•        Bridging student assignment and choice policies across DCPS and Charters School

 

COME TO ANY OR ALL OF THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS

All Meetings are from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. (6:00 p.m. - arrival)

1.     Eliot-Hine Middle School – Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. arrival

2.     Stuart-Hobson Middle School – Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. arrival

3.     Jefferson Middle School – Thursday, Feb. 20,  2014 at 6:00 p.m. arrival

More information and materials from the DME’s Office may be viewed at the DME Website: http://dme.dc.gov/book/student-assignment-and-school-boundaries-review-process

DC Tots hosting Playtime Family Brunches at H Street Country Club 2/23, 3/8 & 4/13

DC Tots is hosting a series of playtime family brunches at H Street Country Club over the course of the next couple months.  Details follow:

Please join us for a series of Playtime Family Brunches at H Street Country Club (1335 H St NE)! The brunches will take place from 10am-12pm on Sunday, February 23, Saturday, March 8 and Sunday, April 13.

Each Brunch will feature:

-Buffet brunch featuring scrambled eggs with spinach, veggie burritos, bacon, veggie hash, french-mex toast and fruit with yogurt and granola.
-Unlimited mini golf with tot-sized putters and wiffle golf balls
-Infant/baby play area

-‘Wee-ball’ with prizes (a tot-friendly version of skee ball)
-Craft activity

UrbanSitter babysitters will be on hand to help out with each of the activities.

Tickets are $19 for adults, $5 for kids and free for babies under a year.  Advance ticket purchase is required. Space is limited so please order early.