So much going on! Be sure to attend the Heart of DC Picnic tomorrow in Mount Vernon Square, its going to be fabulous! There will be all kinds of activities including fitness demos, composting demo, dog show!,games, raffle, grilling + 3 walking tours starting at Carnegie Library Mt. Vernon Sq:
10am Shaw Main Streets (part of Waking Tour DC) led by Alex Padro
12Noon Mount Vernon Triangle CID led by Bill McLeod
2pm Historic Society (meet at the south lobby inside) led by Brian Hopkins
Next MVSNA meeting will be Tuesday Sept 22, 7:30pm at the Yale Steam Laundry, 437 NY Ave NW. We have a big fat agenda that can be viewed here (mini newsletter) along with a list of upcoming meetings. There is one correction to the meeting list: the October 13 DNA/PSA 101 meeting will be held at District Chophouse at 509 7th st NW. Also there is an addition to the MVSNA meeting agenda: We will hear from Bill Capello, looking for a letter of recommendation for the DC Eagle in preperation for an eventual move.
Posted By Si Kailian / At 9/18/09 1:53 PM
Shaw: Where DC Comes Together, Part I
Saturday, September 19
10 am – 12:30 pm
Meet inside Great Hall, Historical Society of Washington, DC, 801 K Street, NW
Nearest Metrorail/Metrobus: Mt Vernon Sq 7th St-Convention Center Metro station (Green and Yellow lines)
End at Azi’s Café, 1336 Ninth Street, NW
Shaw has always been a crossroads. Today, the Washington Convention Center dominates Shaw’s southern half, but it once consisted of woods and a few farms. Notable historic figures lived and worked in lower central Shaw, including explorer John Wesley Powell, African American U.S. Senator Blanche K. Bruce, and historian Carter G. Woodson. This half-mile walk includes visits to view selected building interiors. Led by Shaw Main Streets Executive Director Alexander M. Padro and presented by Shaw Main Streets.
Posted By Si Kailian / At 9/18/09 1:57 PM
Rediscovering Mount Vernon
Saturday, September 19
12 noon – 1:30 pm
Meet and end at Carnegie Library, south side, Eighth and K Streets, NW
Nearest Metrorail/Metrobus: Gallery Pl-Chinatown Metro station (Green, Yellow, and Red lines)
Walk the Mount Vernon Triangle to learn about its history and rebirth, and the new retail, offices, and condos of this once forgotten neighborhood. This one-mile tour will include a walk past remaining historic buildings and discussion about the market forces that lead to its decline and current revitalization. The tour may stop at a new condo, office building or historic church. Led by Bill McLeod and presented by Mount Vernon Triangle Community Improvement District.
Posted By Si Kailian / At 9/18/09 1:58 PM
10am-4pm, Saturday, September 19
The Annual Naylor Court Yard Sale
Naylor Court alley behind DC Guest House between 9th and 10th Streets on O Street NW
Antiques, Art, Furniture, Books, Clothing all kinds of useful things will be sold.
Posted By martin / At 9/18/09 5:09 PM
