Tag: Councilmember Charles Allen
Councilmember Allen Hosts Festive Brickies
After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID shutdown, the Ward 6 Brickie Awards were back—once again in person.
At Hill Center at the Old...
Mayor Defunds Yards And Canal Parks in FY2022 Budget
The District of Columbia contracts with The Capitol Riverfront BID for maintenance and programming at Yards Park (355 Water St. SE) and Canal Park...
Defendants Stranded in Jail By Pandemic
When Tom was released by the DC Superior Court from DC Jail in December 2020, the twenty-seven-year-old man had been held for over seven...
BID Helps Kids Get Meals
While the District is supplying meals to students free of charge, students must still collect them. For some families, venturing outside to do so...
Help Residents Affected by Arthur Capper Fire
Together with the Van Ness Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) (a 501(3)c non-profit) The Capitol Hill Community Foundation has created the Arthur Capper Recovery Fund...
Allen Introduces Bill to Detect, Protect from Lead
On Tuesday, September 18, Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6-D) introduced a bill that protects District residents by strengthening laws around lead-based paint in rental...
Ward 6 Budget Wins
The DC Council passed the 2019 budget May 15. It is marked by increases in taxes that are to cover the District’s $178 million...
Rally for DC Lives Before Saturday March
Saturday, March 24th thousands of people will travel from all over the country to downtown Washington, DC to participate in the March for Our...
Winners of the 2017 Brickie Awards
On Wednesday evening, the new home of the Capitol Yacht Club (800 Wharf Street SW) was full of neighbors celebrating one another, as Ward...
Community Responds to City’s Amazon Proposal
Development of Reservation 13 has been the subject of community discussion and planning for the past fifteen years, and two mixed-use buildings on the...
