Today at 11:10 a.m. Mayor Adrian Fenty, together with city and neighborhood officials, cut the ribbon on the newly reopened Eastern Market. A crowd of more than 300 people waited in the heat as Fenty, Council Member Tommy Wells, Council Chair Vincent Gray, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton and other spoke about the history of the […]
There’s been a lot of debate on the HillEast listserve about the activities of the Mayor’s Conservation Corp, seen throughout the week giving out door hangers promoting their services. Perhaps nobody is taking them up on the offer to help with trash and weed problems on city property? Instead, at 11 a.m. today, a number […]
Signs, signs, everywhere are signs….. DCPW’s sign department, located in the alley near Safeway, turned around new signage for Capitol Hill in less than a week! CHAMPS’ Julia Christian, ecstatic about the timing of the installation last Monday, got to ride side by side with the sign guys as they posted the wayfinding tools in […]
Defense Department press release: WASHINGTON, June 9, 2009 – The Defense Department will conduct two training exercises involving aircraft here tomorrow. The first exercise by the North American Aerospace Defense Command and its regional component will occur between midnight and 6 a.m. EDT, followed by another exercise between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
On June 2 the City Council voted unanimously to approve the Anacostia River Cleanup and Protection Act of 2009. Councilmember Wells said, “This landmark legislation brings the District of Columbia to the forefront addressing pollution caused by disposable bags and takes much needed action to clean the Anacostia River.” If passed at the June 16 […]