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Vigilers Honor Miguel Gonzales at the Adams Morgan Plaza and Demand “People Over Profit”; Ward One DC Council Candidates Salah Czapary and Sabel Harris In Attendance, Among Others

PRESS UPDATE ADAMS MORGAN FOR REASONABLE DEVELOPMENT admo4rd@gmail.com admo4rd posted: ” Adams Morgan, Ward One, Washington, DC —  On Saturday, April 30, nearly fifty people attended a two+ hour vigil dedicated to Miguel Gonzales who froze to death in late March in Adams Morgan at the corner 18th and Columbia Road NW. Mr. Gonzales'” Vigilers […]

OP Urged to Analyze Wardman, Tied to Green New Deal

Wardman Hotel Strategy Team   ORGANIZING FOR EQUITABLE HOUSING IN WARD 3   Release: May 2, 2022 Contact: Gail Sonnemann, gsonnemann@gmail.com, 202-286-0845      OP Urged to Analyze Wardman Tied to Green New Deal   Growing sentiment over the “wasted opportunity” of the Wardman Hotel redevelopment continued at Thursday’s Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB) hearing. In response […]

CM Allen to Ask about EMS Passage through NC Ave Bike Plan

Immediate Release: Monday, May 2, 2022  Contact: Nick DelleDonne,   delledonne.n@comcast.net , 703 929 6656    CM Allen to Ask about EMS Passage through NC Ave Bike Plan   Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen held his regular neighborhood office hours last Friday, April 29, where he was greeted with vocal opposition to the two Protected Bike Lanes (PBLs) that the Bowser […]

Mendo Puts Finger on DDOT Failures – Proposed Changes Lack Data, Comprehensive Planning

Immediate Release: Wednesday, Mar. 30, 2022  Contact: Nick DelleDonne,   delledonne.n@comcast.net , 703 929 6656    Mendo Puts Finger on DDOT Failures  Proposed Changes Lack Data, Comprehensive Planning   DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson put his finger on a core problem in the District Department of Transportation's (DDOT) implementation of Vision Zero and other bike-centered policies. Namely, there is little evidence that […]

Fwd: [HistoricWashingtonDC] Wardman Owner Refuses to Provide More Affordable/Workforce Housing

———- Forwarded message ———From: Mary E. Rowse via groups.io <merowse=aol.com@groups.io>Date: Wed, Mar 23, 2022 at 2:40 PMSubject: [HistoricWashingtonDC] Wardman Owner Refuses to Provide More Affordable/Workforce HousingTo: historicwashington@groups.io <historicwashington@groups.io> Wardman Owner: Answer Requests for More Affordable/Workforce Housing Contact: Gail Sonnemann, gsonnemann@gmail.com, 202-286-0845  The owner of the former Wardman Hotel in Woodley Park, Carmel Partners, refused to […]

Fwd: Park Morton: DCHA Director Donald Asked to Stop Disinformation Campaign and to Return to Negotiations

———- Forwarded message ———-From: PM ET <parkmortonequityteam@gmail.com> Subject: Park Morton: DCHA Director Donald Asked to Stop Disinformation Campaign and to Return to Negotiations Press Alert: Park Morton Equity Team, Scott Brown, 215-499-1078, parkmortonequityteam@gmail.com Park Morton: DCHA Director Donald Asked to Stop Disinformation Campaign and to Return to Negotiations; Equity Delayed is Racial Equity and Justice […]

Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne Nadeau Receives An Emergency Open Letter About the Adams Morgan Plaza

<Press Alert> Adams Morgan for Reasonable Development (AdMo4RD), admo4rd@gmail.com Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne Nadeau Receives An Emergency Open Letter About the Adams Morgan PlazaAbout Twenty Ward One Neighbors Ask Nadeau to Intervene Against Truist Bank “Stealing” the Plaza and Unhoused Residents Belongings Ward One, Washington, D.C. — On Thursday, March 3, 2022, just two weeks […]

City Board Says 300-ton Roof Not a ‘Roof,’ Denies Residents’ Appeal

Release: Wednesday, Mar. 2, 2022  Contact: Nick DelleDonne,   delledonne.n@comcast.net , 703 929 6656    City Board Says 300-ton Roof Not a 'Roof,' Denies Residents’ Appeal  Construction Continues on Massive Masonic Temple    The Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) this morning affirmed the city’s claim that the 300-ton roof over the Masonic Temple at 16th and S Streets, NW, is not a roof but […]