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The Community Council periodically reviews significant decisions of WAMU 88.5 and advises station management on whether they are meeting the needs of the region. Meetings are held quarterly and are open to the public with time for public comment. The dates of the 2020 meetings are scheduled for February 12, May 6, September 9 and […]
Rock Creek Conservancy is joining the DC Department of Energy and Environment and the University of the District of Columbia to host a Public Meeting on the Draft Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan. Learn more at https://www.rockcreekconservancy.org/what-we-do/upcoming-events#event=30184489
The meeting will include special guests for a discussion on DC statehood. Learn more at https://www.ward3democrats.org/get-involved
UDC Law Dean Emerita Shelley Broderick and DC School of Law Foundation Board Chair Jon Bouker are opening their State and Local Government Law Course to the public for a conversation with D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine. In this interview-style conversation, Professors Broderick and Bouker will ask the Attorney General to discuss the process of […]
Join Mayor Muriel Bowser, Ward 3 Mayor’s Liaison Rich Harrington, DC Department of Small and Local Business Development, UDC President Ronald Mason, Van Ness Main Street, CM Cheh’s office, ANC3F and members of the Van Ness community on a neighborhood walk of the Van Ness corridor. The walk will include discussion of pedestrian safety issues […]
Friends of Forest Hills Playground makes sure the park's amenities remain safe and in good shape. The nonprofit organizes popular events like the summer concerts and Halloween Spooktacular. And the small but mighty board needs more hands to do everything they would like to do for the park and the neighborhood. They are meeting Tuesday, […]
Originally scheduled for March 12th. UDC Community-Campus Task Force meets quarterly on issues affecting the surrounding neighborhood. UDC President Ron Mason will attend. The next Campus Plan community engagement meeting will immediately follow, at the same location.
Originally scheduled for March 3rd. UDC will reveal feedback from internal and public surveys. The community is invited to take the survey here. The meeting will immediately follow the rescheduled UDC Community-Campus Task Force meeting at the same location.
To keep the District’s tenants apprised of the ever-changing impact the Public Health Emergency has on tenant rights, the Office of the Tenant Advocate (OTA) is hosting a virtual Renter Rights 101 session on Thursday, May 28 at 4 p.m. This Renter Rights 101 presentation will cover the impact COVID-19 is having on DC tenants, […]
UDC's Institute of Politics Policy and History begins a weekly podcast series focusing on current events through the lens of historical precedent. The first episode will air June 11, on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Stitcher. Titled “Still Standing: Enduring Businesses/Entrepreneurial Survivors,” the episode will focus on the future of business and the economy in a […]
DC Water CEO will discuss proposed rates, current project and other issues. Learn more at https://www.dcwater.com/ward3townhall.
The Office of the Tenant Advocate (OTA) and the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) is hosting a virtual session, “Evictions: Preparing for the Storm,” on Wednesday, July 22, 2020, at 1 PM. We will hear remarks from DC Attorney General Karl Racine and Chief Tenant Advocate Johanna Shreve. A panel discussion is to follow […]
A presentation of DC's zoning rules followed by Q & A, via zoom. Learn more at and register at https://secure.everyaction.com/Lp725DfI_06WQ3p9TIK6SQ2?emci=a7f9b861-8ccb-ea11-9b05-00155d03bda0&emdi=b93992d7-20cc-ea11-9b05-00155d03bda0&ceid=110749
The Cleveland Park Citizens Association is hosting a presentation by Ed Stollof and Cynthia Lin from the DDOT on the Connecticut Avenue Reversible Lanes study. DDOT will be presenting project background, scope, and very preliminary concept designs and there will be opportunity to engage with them and provide feedback. The Zoom link for the event […]