Next Meeting:
MHNA meets on the second Friday of each month at 1pm.
Union Row Lounge. 2125 14th St NW. Unless indicated otherwise.
Black Family Reunion Mural, 14th Street & Florida Avenue NW, by Byron Peck. Click on image for street view.
Photos of the Spring Beautification Day:
Which days do I set out my recycling and trash for collection?
SGA Companies, Inc., recently revised its plans for developing the vacant property at 1421 Florida Avenue, NW, in response to preliminary comments from the District of Columbia Historic Preservation Review Board. See here (opens pdf file).
MHNA will not meet in August. Please join us for our next meeting, which will take place on Tuesday, September 21, 2010, 7:00-8:30pm at Gingras Ecumenical Center, 1419 V Street, NW.
Just because we're not meeting in August doesn't mean that we're not improving the neighborhood. Want to volunteer? There's plenty to do. Have you been meaning to start a neighborhood improvement project but need a small grant? We may be able to help. Contact us.
[From the MHNA Listserv] Hi all, The next U Street movie night is tomorrow! The movie is The Soloist, starring Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr. Gates open at 7pm for picnicking and the movie will begin at sundown around 8:30 - 8:45. Free popcorn will be provided by Ventnor Sports and there will be bike valet by WABA. The park is located on V Street between 13th and 14th Streets. Press release follows below. Hope to see you there!
-Jon
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact: Brian Levy
202-247-5106
president@meridianhilldc.org
U STREET SUMMER MOVIE SERIES CONTINUES WITH The Soloist AUGUST 10th
U Street, Washington DC [August 9, 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 theme of this year's 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 600 people attended the previous showings of Michael Jackson's This is It and Buena Vista Social Club.
The schedule for the rest of the summer is as follows:
Aug 10: The Soloist (rain date Aug 17)
Sept 14: Duke Ellington's Washington and Soul Power (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 pm. A local DJ will be spinning from 7-8:30. Free popcorn will be provided to the first 100 attendees beginning at 8 pm. Showtime will be at sundown around 8:30 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 Bicycle Association (WABA).
http://www.facebook.com/ustreetmovieseries
