Next MHNA meeting; Vincent Gray town hall meeting, Tuesday Oct. 19

On the evening of Tuesday, October 19, 2010, there will be two opportunities to become involved in your community.  Unfortunately, they're scheduled for approximately the same time.  

(1) The next MHNA meeting will take place 7:00pm until 8:30pm, at Gingras Ecumenical Center, 1419 V Street, NW.  MHNA regularly meets on the third Tuesday of each month at this time and location. 

(2) District of Columbia mayoral candidate Vincent Gray's One City project will hold a town hall meeting for Ward 1 residents from 6:30pm until 8:30pm at Columbia Heights Youth Center, 1480 Girard Street, NW. Details can be at found at http://action.vincegrayformayor.com/o/6239/signup_page/townhall.

Next meeting: September 21, 2010

The next MHNA meeting will take place on Tuesday, September 21, 2010, at Gingras Ecumenical Center, 1419 V Street, NW, Washington, DC.  Metropolitan Police Department Third District Commander Jacob Kishter (picture at right) will be on hand to discuss developments in the Third District.  The meeting will start at 7:00pm and end promptly at 8:30pm.  All are welcome. The agenda is as follows.  

1. Introductions
2. Meet and greet new MPD 3d District Commander Kishter
3. Review of business plan with owner of the cafe at 14th and W Streets, NW. 
4. Update with new plans and feedback for the empty lot 14th Street and Florida Avenue, NW: Paul Millstein
5. Assess plans of Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School, which uses the Chinese language immersion model, to occupy Harrison Elementary school on 13th Street: Steven Glazerman
6. Update from Treasurer and new memberships: Justin Vitarello
7. Review of Greening Gommittee: fall cleanup day, tree boxes: Mike Taylor
8. New and old business, including: the former Nehemiah Shopping Center site owned by UDR (formerly United Dominion Realty Trust); movie night recap and vote for next year; matching grant availability; website updates; and community interviews (Ernest Springs).The UDR site, photo by M.V. Jantzen

U Street Movie Series: final movie of the summer, September 14, 2010

U Street, Washington DC  [September 8, 2010] --  Friends of Harrison Recreation Center, the U Street Neighborhood Association, Meridian Hill Neighborhood Association, ANC 1B and Midcity Business Association continue the highly successful summer U Street Movie Series.

The movie series pays homage to the musical and culturally diverse roots of the U Street Neighborhood, with a series of documentaries and films telling moving stories of accomplished musicians.  Over 800 people attended the previous showings of Michael Jackson’s This is It, the Buena Vista Social Club, and The Soloist in June, July and August.

The final summer film is a double-header: Duke Ellington’s Washington and Soul Power, showing Tuesday September 14th (rain date Sept 21). 

All films will be shown at the field at Harrison Recreation Center on V Street between 13th and 14th Streets, NW. Gates will open at 7:00pm.  This week DJ Yellow Fever and guests will be spinning 7-8:30pm. Free popcorn will be provided to the first 100 attendees beginning at 8 pm.  Showtime will be at sundown around 8:15 pm.  Full information can be found at http://movies.ustreet-dc.org.

Donations and sponsorships towards the event, accepted at http://movies.ustreet-dc.org, will benefit Friends of Harrison Recreation Center, a nonprofit formed in 2009 that works directly with the Department of Parks and Recreation to involve the community on how to improve the recreation center through capital improvements and design changes, and how to enhance management and programming of the park, with the goal of making Harrison Recreation Center a better designed, cleaner, safer, and better managed park in the neighborhood for all to use and enjoy.

Bicycle valet services provided by Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA).

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