The Thanksgiving turkey has passed its glorious display, with more leftovers than we can eat placed in the refrigerator in plastic containers. Fortunately, we can proceed to the holiday events that place us in the mood for music such…

ANC 4B — Takoma, Riggs Park. Brightwood At the April 22nd meeting: * Deputy Chief of Staff Dolly Turner for the office of Councilmember Brandon Todd said the Council is undergoing a series of budget hearings. Turner invited the community to…

ANC 3/4G – Chevy Chase At the April 8th mtg: *Commissioner Randy Speck invited residents to attend the Chevy Chase Community Library’s facility master plan meeting on April 25th at 7pm. *Commissioner Rebecca Maydak said a meeting for the Lafayette Park Center…

October is a busy month for the Shepherd Park Citizens Association. The winter-wear collection for the children and teens of Hope and a Home runs through Oct. 31. The drop-off is again at Rex Cleaners, 7346 Georgia Ave. NW,…

ANC 1B Lower Columbia Heights, Lower Georgia Avenue, Shaw, U Street, Pleasant Plains The commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1, at the D.C. Housing Finance Agency, 815 Florida Ave. NW. Agenda items include: announcements from the offices of Mayor…

The D.C. public schools will open for the academic year Aug. 21, the day of the solar eclipse, and both of our local elementary schools, Murch and Lafayette, will have eclipse-watching activities. Murch Elementary will begin its second and final…

The Golden Triangle Business Improvement District’s 6th annual Golden Haiku competition is ending February 4, but submissions are still being accepted.  Aspiring poets from around the globe are invited to write and submit up to three contemporary haiku to be judged…

ANC 1B Lower Columbia Heights, Lower Georgia Avenue, Shaw, U Street, Pleasant Plains The commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 1, at the D.C. Housing Finance Agency, 815 Florida Ave. NW. For details, visit anc1b.org. ANC 1C Adams Morgan The commission will…

by Matthew Rabinowitz A modest crowd of about 30 people turned up at an open house at the Rock Creek Park Nature Center on April 3rd, which provided new insight on the complex’s future renovations by reviewing its Environmental…

ANC 1B Lower Columbia Heights, Lower Georgia Avenue, Shaw, U Street, Pleasant Plains The commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 5, at the D.C. Housing Finance Agency, 815 Florida Ave. NW. For details, visit anc1b.org. ANC 1C Adams Morgan …