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With the increase in foot traffic due to our little drug markets at the top of Marion Street and 7th and Q Streets I have seen a uptick in the number of amusing (and not-so-amusing) stories over the past few…

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Posted in Current Affairs, Makes me wonder..., community development, Shaw

Last night after I hit the sheets I heard what I thought was gunfire but it seemed way too loud for the normal .38 or smaller caliber “ghetto muscles” that the thugs around here carry. So I shut my eyes…

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Posted in community development, ANC 2C, crime

So the neighborhood was abuzz yesterday when an email was sent out by Michelle M from Councilman Jack Evans’ Office about the Michael Sendar property (slum) at the corner of 9th and Rhode Island Ave NW. Here is the email…

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Posted in community development, Churches, DC Gubment, ANC 2C, Shaw, vacant property

I am not going to lie to you…what I thought going into this meeting is not what I took away. Heck after a call out by the moderator, Dr. , I cringed inside as I muttered ‘here we go again’….

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Posted in I am an ass..., Churches, community development, Shaw

Hello friends. I am sorry for the silence but it was a much needed break from work and life last weekend… So I get back to DC after a few days in Upstate NY and I find an email informing…

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Posted in Churches, community development, Shaw

So I guess Councilman Evans wants to talk, here is an email that he sent to me this morning:Brian - given the numerous inaccuracies in your email, I would like to meet with you immediately to discuss. How can we…

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Posted in DC Gubment, community development, "Open Government", ANC 2C, Leroy Thorpe, Shaw