{"id":472,"date":"2021-02-12T22:30:52","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T22:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dcfeedback.com\/fit2print\/?p=472"},"modified":"2021-02-19T21:43:58","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T21:43:58","slug":"press-invite-saturday-feb-13-briefing-on-adams-morgan-plaza-legal-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dcfeedback.com\/fit2print\/dc\/472","title":{"rendered":"PRESS INVITE: Saturday Feb 13 Briefing on Adams Morgan Plaza Legal &amp; More"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>Media Advisory \u2013 For Immediate Release<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>Advisory for Saturday, February 13, 2021<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>Press Briefing 12:00-12:20 p.m., Public Event 10:00 a.m. \u2013 2:00 p.m. EST<br \/>\nLocation: Adams Morgan Plaza, SW Corner of 18th Street NW and Columbia Road NW, Washington D.C.<br \/>\n<\/b><br \/>\nMedia Contact:<br \/>\nVikram Surya Chiruvolu<br \/>\nMobile: 202-250-1230<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:Vikram.Chiruvolu@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:Vikram.Chiruvolu@gmail.com\">Vikram.Chiruvolu@gmail.com<\/a><br \/>\nWeb: AdMoPlaza.com<\/p>\n<p><font size=\"6\"><b>Ward One Community Rallies with Heart, Seeking a Full &amp; Fair Trial About the Adams Morgan Plaza<\/b><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"4\"><b>What:<br \/>\n<\/b><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><font size=\"4\">Press Briefing About the Adams Morgan Plaza and Legal Update, Plus Family Event at the Plaza<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"4\"><b>When: <\/b><\/font><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><font size=\"4\">Press Briefing Saturday, February 13, 2021 <b>12:00-12:20 p.m. <\/b><\/font><\/li>\n<li>The Hearts On The Plaza Family Gathering, Saturday, Feb 13. between 10:00 a.m. \u2013 2:00 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><font size=\"4\"><b>Where: <\/b><\/font><\/p>\n<p>Adams  Morgan Plaza (formerly known as Suntrust Plaza) on the Southwest corner  of 18th Street NW and Columbia Rd. NW in Washington DC.<\/p>\n<p><i>*  Due to COVID-19, all activities will be safely socially distanced. And  we request that all participating wear a mask or face covering.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"4\"><b>Why:<br \/>\n<\/b><\/font><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>To  announce the status of litigation by Adams Morgan for Reasonable  Development (AM4RD) and Kalorama Citizens Association (KCA). Hear from  AM4RD members who have decided to file an appeal to reverse the stunning  January 2021 DC Superior Court decision that overturned the injunction  protecting the public use easement at the Adams Morgan Plaza on the  southwest corner of 18th Street NW and Columbia Road.<\/p>\n<p>And, we are hosting a family friendly event: <b>Hearts On The Plaza<\/b>  \u2013 Adams Morgan residents, especially families with young children, are  invited to create hearts for the plaza with chalk \u2013 or with snow if the  weather provides \u2013 and enjoy smore\u2019s as we celebrate the latest in our  years long community campaign to preserve the victory over racist  redlining that led to reparations in part in the form of public use of  the Plaza in perpetuity.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"gmail_quote\" style=\"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex\"><p>&#8220;Our  neighbors have been using this open-air space since the 1970&#8217;s and we  want the right to continue using it,&#8221; said Jessica Neagle, Adams Morgan resident and plaza supporter. &#8220;Recently a judge arbitrarily  overturned our legal victory stopping the demolition of the plaza, a  direct affront to the legacy of Ward 1 residents and their hard fought  campaign that confronted systemic racism and won this public easement in the heart of Adams Morgan. We deserve a transparent trial  on the merits, not a capricious legal blowoff in service to a massive  international bank thats acting in bad faith with our community.&#8221; &nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><font size=\"4\"><b>More information about Adams Morgan Plaza is at the website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.AdamsMorganPlaza.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.AdamsMorganPlaza.com<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/b><\/font><br \/>\nKey  words: &nbsp;weekend, event, Adams Morgan, plaza, easement, appeal, public,  event, family friendly, kids, children, hearts, valentine, Northwest  D.C., press briefing<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br clear=\"all\"><br \/>\n&#8212;<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-smartmail=\"gmail_signature\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><b>Adams Morgan for Reasonable Development (AdMo4RD)<\/b><\/p>\n<div>A duly organized DC \u00a711.29 Unincorporated Nonprofit Association<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/admo4rd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size:12.8px\">facebook<\/span>&nbsp;page<\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.8px\">&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/admo4rd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">twitter<\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/admo4rd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">:@<wbr>admo4rd<\/a><span style=\"font-size:12.8px\">&nbsp;|&nbsp;<\/span>web: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saveourplaza.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.saveourplaza.com<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size:12.8px\">tel:(202)670-2366 |&nbsp;<\/span>email: <a href=\"mailto:admo4rd@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:admo4rd@gmail.com\">admo4rd@gmail.com<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>\n<div>DC for Reasonable Development<br \/>\n(202) 656-5874<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dc4reason.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.dc4reason.org<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/fb.me\/dc4reality\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fb.me\/dc4reality<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/dc4reality\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">twitter.com\/dc4reality<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Media Advisory \u2013 For Immediate Release Advisory for Saturday, February 13, 2021 Press Briefing 12:00-12:20 p.m., Public Event 10:00 a.m. \u2013 2:00 p.m. EST Location: Adams Morgan Plaza, SW Corner of 18th Street NW and Columbia Road NW, Washington D.C. Media Contact: Vikram Surya Chiruvolu Mobile: 202-250-1230 Vikram.Chiruvolu@gmail.com Web: AdMoPlaza.com Ward One Community Rallies with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71,1,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adams-morgan","category-dc","category-w1"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.dcfeedback.com\/fit2print\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.dcfeedback.com\/fit2print\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.dcfeedback.com\/fit2print\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.dcfeedback.com\/fit2print\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.dcfeedback.com\/fit2print\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=472"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.dcfeedback.com\/fit2print\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":480,"href":"http:\/\/www.dcfeedback.com\/fit2print\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472\/revisions\/480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.dcfeedback.com\/fit2print\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.dcfeedback.com\/fit2print\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.dcfeedback.com\/fit2print\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}