Notes From Closed Meeting RE: New Town- August 6, 2008 These are my condensed very unofficial personal notes from the meeting. I just tried to capture the highlights and overall tone. I also have included my comments in italics. Nothing is verbatim unless it says otherwise. This was a closed meeting for the developers, landowners, and merchants, but commissioners from ANC 5B were also invited. As you can see the topic was the Capital City MarketFlorida Market and the New Town proposal. You can find lots of other info on this by searching this blog.http://frozentropics.blogspot.com/2008/08/notes-from-closed-meeting-re-new-town.html BBC: Killing Time in DC- August 6, 2008 The BBC reports on the recent violence in Trinidad, but a few major caveats here-1. The playground shown in the video is at the Trinidad Recreation Center on Childress. Every time I have been to that rec there are lots of kids around, so I'm thinking the film crew got lucky on that one.2. There have not been 24 people murdered in Trinidad this year. There have been 24 people murdered in all of the 5th District this year.3. As to the question of where the parks and playgrounds are, is that one...http://frozentropics.blogspot.com/2008/08/bbc-killing-time-in-dc.html WBJ: Florida Market- August 6, 2008 The Washington Business Journal offers the following article on the Market and the New Town proposal.http://frozentropics.blogspot.com/2008/08/wbj-florida-market.html Sherwood Soccer Tonight- August 6, 2008 Join neighbors for a pick-up game of soccer tonight at 6:30 at Sherwood Rec. 10th and G. All ages and skill levels are welcome.A message from the organizer-Hello everyone,I've heard several suggestions about changing our weekly Wednesday evening game to sometime during the weekend. I have heard Sunday suggested, but I'm open to Saturday morning as well. I am open to either option, but I wanted to hear what you guys think first. Here are my thoughts on either option.SaturdaySunday...http://frozentropics.blogspot.com/2008/08/sherwood-soccer-tonight.html New Republic: Trading Places- August 6, 2008 Here's an interesting article I found through Planetizen on Demographic Inversion. Basically the author is arguing that this term is a better way to describe what's happening in many U.S. cities than just calling it gentrification. I thought it might be of interest.http://frozentropics.blogspot.com/2008/08/new-republic-trading-places.html H Street Festival Seeks Volunteers- August 6, 2008 Announcement-It's that time of year again and we are putting out a call for helpers. I will be holding a planning meetingopen house at the H Street Main Street office this Friday, August 8 at 6:30 PM for anyone interested and can always be reached at lahowellatgmail.com.Festival Mission:The H Street Festival is scheduled for September 20th, 2008, The focus of the Festival of H Street is the strategic revitalization of the business district of H Street, and the promotion of Arts in DC.Our...http://frozentropics.blogspot.com/2008/08/h-street-festival-seeks-volunteers.html National Night Out Tonight- August 5, 2008 Sorry for the late notice, but if you haven't made plans for tonight you might want to check out this year's National Night Out celebrations.National Night Out 2008 ActivitiesNational Night Off Kickoff Activities (8508, 4-8 pm)Location: National Mall at 4th StreetJoin area police and public safety agencies, neighbors, and friends as we celebrate NNO's 25 years of successful partnerships. Entertainment, activities for children, fingerprinting, games, military and police equipment, and live...http://frozentropics.blogspot.com/2008/08/national-night-out-tonight.html Special Tae Bo Class Senate Square- August 5, 2008 A reader sent me the following-Tuesday, August 5th, Total U Fitness will be conducting its 6:30 p.m. Tae Bo Cardio and 7:30pm Tae Bo Technique classes on the rooftop at the SENATE SQUAREluxury condominiums. Located at 201 I Street, NE (The old Children's Museum) on the corner of 3rd and H Streets, NE. All are welcome to attend one of the classes. Word of mouth his the heart of this fitness studios business which is run by an incredible local woman. Please come to one of the classes at Senate.http://frozentropics.blogspot.com/2008/08/special-tae-bo-class-senate-square.html WP: Man Held Without Bond in Triple Homicide- August 5, 2008 The Post reports the latest on the suspect accused of murdering three men following an argument at a BP gas station. Williams McCorkle, 22, allegedly shot and killed Anthony Mincey, Johnny Jeter, and Duane Hough just north of Florida Avenue on Holbrook. McCorkle lives a few blocks away from the location of the shooting. He's currently being held without bond. Two witnesses identified McCorkle as the shooter, while three other witnesses felt there were two shooters.http://frozentropics.blogspot.com/2008/08/wp-man-held-without-bond-in-triple.html |