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Frederick Douglass 15-foot wheat paste on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE in Historic Ancostia

jmullerwashingtonsyndicate wrote 1 week ago: Take a trip down MLK / What a beautiful day / What a beautiful day … more →

Tags: Murals, MLK Jr Ave, Lion of Anacostia, wheat paste

D.C. interfaith group presses for jobs from city's $2.6 billion Clean Rivers Project

Amanda Wilson wrote 2 weeks ago: A faith-based community group hopes to bring more jobs to D.C., and their vision taps the very river … more →

Tags: Churches, Blue Plains, Clean Rivers Project, DC Water, green jobs, Hikes, Infrastructure, Laborers' International Union of North America, LIUNA

Delilah W. Pierce's Artwork Featured In Exhibition 1974-75 At the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum-Smithsonian Institution

Stephen McDow wrote 2 weeks ago: Delilah W. Pierce led by example and was an advocate for lifting up underserved communities. That’s … more →

Tags: community impact, Delilah W. Pierce, Washington, united states, Science, Arts, Architecture, Aviation, Transportation

Day 114: Four.TwentyNine.13

emilyarden01 wrote 3 weeks ago: The art of procrastination is alive and well. JUST in time, I finished my proposal for the Lumen8Ana … more →

Tags: businessings, ReSourceArts, Business planning, community art, washington dc, Lumen8

AmeriCorps Flashback: Jennifer Brindisi, Youngstown, OH

nealgorman wrote 3 weeks ago: She’s listed forever in the Clinton Presidential Library! - AmeriCorps*NCCC (Washington D.C. Campus) … more →

Tags: nccc, Vista, AmeriCorps NCCC, cardozo high school, Clinton Library, Coastal Restoration, Homeless, MLK Day, Red Cross

Welcome Back, Softball Season!

Kate wrote 3 weeks ago: It was a beautiful evening for our first softball practice of the year. It’s hard to believe t … more →

Tags: Sports, mixed nuts, washington dc, Softball, kids, Baby, DC, Congressional, U.S. House Softball

Day 102: Four.Seventeen.13

emilyarden01 wrote 1 month ago: The past two days have been filled with incredibly inspiring meetings, conversations, and programmin … more →

Tags: Photographings, businessings, Photography, Art, Awesomesauce, Inspiration, ReSourceArts, Business planning, community art

Healthy Teen Scholars: Feed the Homeless Event

iscopes wrote 1 month ago: “The forum gave the students and ISCOPES members a chance to speak their minds, a chance to di … more →

Tags: ISCOPES Team, Academies of Anacostia, Healthy Teen Scholars Learning Community, Capitol Hill United Methodist Church, Social Justice, Community, Service, Team, Healthcare for the Homeless

Anacostia cautiously welcomes changes ahead

Kenya Downs wrote 1 month ago: Michael Sterling outside of the defunct Uniontown Bar and Grille. The restaurant is a symbol of a ne … more →

Tags: Neighborhood news, Community, united states, gentrification, black, African-American, Washington D C

Anacostia at 2013 Indie Soap Awards in NYC!

martiniproductionsnyc wrote 2 months ago: Our red carpet coverage of the Indie Soap Awards continues as we interview Anthony Anderson, Kelvin … more →

Tags: interviews, Actors, filmmakers, martini productions nyc, Tom O'Brien, Entertainment, Video, Indie Film, Mazo

Out, Damned Spot! How D.C.’s Onerous Parking Requirements Slow Development - Housing Complex

gormanjosh wrote 2 months ago: Out, Damned Spot! How D.C.’s Onerous Parking Requirements Slow Development – Housing Complex. … more →

Tags: zoning, community arts, Arch, Infrastructure

Profit Margins Shrink for Anacostia Investors As Prices Rise

gormanjosh wrote 2 months ago: Looks like one can no longer make a quick buck on houses in Anacostia (East of the river anyways … more →

Tags: housing, Real Estate, Cost of Living

The Belmont Legacy1 comment

1800belmont wrote 2 months ago: On May 3-5, 2013 an event of significant cultural and historic importance will occur in the DC Metro … more →

Tags: 1800 Belmont, Legacy, Art, Adams Morgan, Washingon, DC, Mt. Rainier, Smithsonian, museum

Of Foxes and Bagels1 comment

rootchopper wrote 2 months ago: We’d heard the sound before, a growliing, barking, bleating sound. We could never figure out w … more →

Tags: Mount Vernon Trail, recumbent, Bike ride, Bethesda, Capital Crescent Trail, rock creek park

"Single Newport": an excerpt from Pharmacon of the Spirit

antarahcrawley wrote 2 months ago: by Antarah Crawley Kogard took the Metro to Southeast Federal City and got off at Uniontown. A man o … more →

Tags: Authors, antarah crawley, Novel, Literature, Fiction, Cigarettes, Excerpt, Pharmacon of the Spirit, single newport

Anacostia Totem Pole Belies Washington's Devotion to Redskins

dcgrowler wrote 3 months ago: Anacostia totem pole belies Washington’s devotion to Redskins At the corner of Good Hope Road and Ma … more →

Tags: Washington Redskins, Football, Totem Pole, Mayor Vince Gray, racism, NFL

How quickly time flies!

iscopes wrote 3 months ago: “We should occasionally remind ourselves of those intangible and unquantifiable outcomes that … more →

Tags: ISCOPES Team, Academies of Anacostia, High School, Service, Team, iscopes

Welcome to the Trenches

angelamiller wrote 3 months ago: Fresh from the classrooms of Butler University, I moved to DC this fall to participate in Public All … more →

Tags: AmeriCorps, washington dc, Public Allies DC, angela miller, Metro Teen AIDS, HIV/AIDS, Reproductive Health, sexual education, Southeast D.C.

Anacostia: Why I Have Faith in the Future of My Neighborhood

dcgrowler wrote 3 months ago: Anacostia: Why I Have Faith in the Future of My Neighborhood Of the two rivers that cup our nation’s … more →

Tags: African-Americans, nacochtank, Native American, inequality, Education, economic opportunity, Anacostia River, Income Gap, National Center for Education Statistics


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