Posts Tagged ‘Brookland’
Neighborhood Watch: “Quite the Little Night” Near Catholic U.
The Issue: Some Catholic University of America (CUA) students living off campus like to party. They’re loud, they stay up late—and worse.
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Our Morning Roundup: Which Ward Has Heard The Most Gunshots?
Barry Farm Re(mixed) praises a local dance troupe that gained fame(?) on a reality show: “I’m sad to say that I didn’t get a chance to watch America’s Best Dance Crew on Sunday, and as a result, missed the final performance of River East’s dance crew, Beat Ya Feet Kings. But I will say, that I’m proud of them for making it this far…”
Brookland Avenue praises some Franciscan Monastery honey: “I was lucky enough to get a behind the scenes tour from Chris Schierkolk a Brookland resident, co-moderator of the Brookland Listserv, FMGG member, and apiarist. Chris gave me a pretty in depth tour of the bee keeping operation on the monastery grounds. There are a total of 5 beekeepers that manage 2 apiaries at the monastery.”
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Neighborhood Watch: Brookland
Regular updates on D.C. community issues!
The Issue: The Abdo – Catholic University of America (CUA) development. It fits in with the Small Area Plan (SAP) aimed at rejuvenating Brookland. Both sides of Monroe Street are to be made over, bringing 725 condos units to the area, along with a number of new retail outlets and cafes.
Proponent: Lisa on 10th sees this as a much needed boost to Brookland. She writes on Brookland listserv:
John Burroughs Elementary: Bad Air?
Activists with the PTA of John Burroughs Elementary school had a hectic weekend. Last night, the group issued a press release asking parents of the Brookland school to skip the first day of classes on Monday, lest the students end up breathing bad air. The group believed construction crews were still working Sunday night, pushing to get the Northeast building’s summer renovations finished: “A Dumpster filled with trashed furniture and a large piece of machinery still sit on the Newton Street side of the school. The side doors open every so often and men in construction hats appear, hastily carrying in materials or tools. It’s obvious that construction work is still going on even at this late hour…”
The group thought that such recent construction was likely to leave behind “fine dust and toxins.” As a result, the association promised to meet parents “at the door” of Burroughs and urge them to keep their offspring out of school for the next 72 hours or until the EPA or OSHA conducts an indoor air quality test.
PTA president Clarence Cherry says he and member Maria P. Jones did just that. This morning, they stood outside Burroughs and warned parents. “I wanted the parents to be aware they were taking their children into a unsafe environment,” says Cherry. Cherry says he convinced about twenty to take their kids home and not bring them back until Wednesday. He says he’s not sure how many Jones persuaded, since she was standing at another entrance.
The Washington Post reports city officials claim “the school passed air quality tests.” A suspicious Cherry wants to know just who conducted the tests and wants to see the results for himself.
Cardinal’s Nest Show Showdown Today at D.C. ABRA
The D.C. Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration has ordered Cardinal’s Nest owner Darrell Green, a former D.C. police officer, to appear before the board today to answer multiple charges: that he allowed underage drinking; allowed beverages to be sold that were not for consumption inside of the establishment; permitted the sale of back drinks (translation: double-fisting); played music too loud; and violated multiple specifications of a voluntary agreement he entered with Brookland residents. He was also charged with not making that agreement available for inspection.
Green is scheduled to appear before the board today at 1 p.m. At last check, he was being represented by Andrew J. Kline, who Loose Lips reported in December violated nearly a dozen rules of professional conduct, including committing criminal forgery and engaging in behavior “involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation,” according to a report [PDF] issued by the D.C. Court of Appeals’ Board of Professional Responsibility.
Read the full report and other details after the jump.
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Where the Brookland Bloggers At?
Photo by Darrow Montgomery
Over at why.i.hate.dc, a local D.C. blogger has declared war on local D.C. blogs, and written a sarcastic list of tips for creating a successful neighborhood blog (which if you follow, “you should find yourself linked by DCist and The Washington City Paper in no time!”).
One anonymous commenter joked that he/she was “so inspired I’m going to start a Brookland neighborhood parody blog.”
My first post will ask readers to join me in an email writing campaign to Whole Foods corporate headquarters asking for our own store.
Next, I’ll review the new coffee shop opened by two gay men who just returned from wintering in Vieques, and who import “fair trade” Ethiopian coffee direct from the source.
Jokes aside, it raises a legitimate question: where is Brookland on the blog scene? Both the Brookland Blog (which has an old post about the ever-entertaining Brookland listserv) and stop, blog, and roll have been inactive since the summer, leaving a huge gap for an intrepid blogger to fill. Sure, there’s the Brookland Heartbeat, but that only comes out every other month. Read More “Where the Brookland Bloggers At?” »
Shotgun-Wielding Man Robs Catholic U. Student in 7-Eleven Parking Lot
A shotgun-wielding man with a bandanna across his face robbed a Catholic University student in the parking lot of a 7-Eleven early Saturday morning, according to a release from CUA’s Department of Public Safety [PDF]. The release describes the suspect as a black male, 21-27 years of age, 5’9’’, 160 lbs., and wearing dark clothing.
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Our Morning Roundup: Bike Sharing Edition
Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space details the problems with bicycle sharing in Paris. Vandalism and theft have taken a huge toll. Ridership was still off the charts: “There are a couple of “take aways” from this. One is that the program is successful–imagine, 42 million new bicycle trips in about 18 months! Two is that the amount of vandalism is incredible, and I am curious about what it communicates about the level of connectedness and civic engagement on the part of a goodly group of Parisians.”
Bloomingdale (for now) reports that a new restaurant is coming to Brookland.
Southwest…The Little Quadrant That Could reports that the National Marathon’s route is set to change.
Metrocurean spotlights Jackson’s Roasting & Carving Co. on Quincy in Arlington. The restaurant will “launch a special Restaurant Week lunch deal for two next week. For $20.09, two diners will get a sandwich featuring freshly roasted, hand-carved meats, a housemade side dish and homemade chocolate chip cookie.”
New Columbia Heights finds that now every metro line can be followed on Twitter.
The Vinyl District revists some old Talk Talk songs and posts some MP3s.
Wonkette wonders about the stimulus bill i.e. how it will finally end up: “So what secret provisions did House and Senate negotiators slip into the bill into order to win the eternal fealty of the lobster queen Susan Collins and the other handful of senators who hold the entire fate of the free world in their parsimonious little fists?” TPM has an idea of what Collins is up to.
