Oct
25
10:00 AM10:00

🔸 Community Parade (Howard University Homecoming)

From the organizers:

Taking over Georgia Avenue and the surrounding Shaw neighborhood, this family-friendly moving celebration of the Howard legacy features the Howard "Showtime" Marching Band, local school bands, floats, cheer and dance teams, and other entertainment.

For more details and route map (forthcoming), please see here.

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Oct
27
6:30 PM18:30

🔸 (Free!) Restorative Yoga at the Josephine Butler Parks Center

From the organizers:

Take a pause and reconnect with yourself during an evening of Restorative Yoga in the beautiful Josephine Butler Parks Center. This free, community-centered class offers a chance to release tension, calm the mind, and nurture your body through gentle movement, deep breathing, and mindful relaxation.

Reserve a space (free) here.

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Nov
1
9:00 AM09:00

🔸 Vermont Avenue Gardens Fall Work Party

From the organizers:

Fall has arrived & with it the change of seasons in the Gardens!

Mark you calendars & RSVP for our Vermont Avenue Gardens Fall (Work) Party Saturday morning, November 1st! Start time is 9am, with about 2 hours of projects, followed by complimentary Taco Brunch this year at Lulu's, including a cocktail.

We will again be cleaning up the beds, planting cool-weather ornamental Kale & Pansies, mulching & completing a few other projects. Breakfast, drinks & snacks, instructions & equipment, fun & fellowship will be provided. Dedicated volunteers are needed, including Project Leaders & few workers to prep beds Friday afternoon, Oct. 31.

Please support our Major Sponsors: David Treanor & Bediz Group Realtors, Torti Gallas & Partners Architects, I.M.P./9:30 Club, Nellies Sportsbar, ANC1B, DC Urban Forestry, Fort Meyer Construction, Align-DC & Stoladi Property Group...

...and our Other Sponsors: African American Civil War Memorial, Servicebar & Casey Trees...

... and our Door Prizers: American Ice Company, 9:30 Club / I.M.P., Pop Fizz, VIDA Fitness & Whitlow's.

RSVP to Jeffrey at jeffreyhw@yahoo.com.

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Nov
15
9:00 AM09:00

🔸 Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park cleanup day

Join your neighbors and park lovers at Washington Parks & People’s monthly cleanup event!

Meet at the Joan of Arc statue between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. — come anytime, leave when you need to! All tools will be provided, including gloves, but feel free to bring your own. Routine maintenance tasks may include trash pickup, painting, sanding, weeding, sweeping, trimming/pruning, and more.

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Nov
20
7:00 PM19:00

🔸 MPD Third District Citizens' Advisory Council (3D CAC)

The Third District Citizens’ Advisory Council (3D CAC) is a officially mandated advisory panel serving the 3rd District of the Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). The CAC provides independent community reviews and citizen oversight of MPD and DC government funded agencies, holding officials accountable to the people they serve.

Learn more here: https://www.3dcac.org/

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Dec
18
7:00 PM19:00

🔸 MPD Third District Citizens' Advisory Council (3D CAC)

The Third District Citizens’ Advisory Council (3D CAC) is a officially mandated advisory panel serving the 3rd District of the Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). The CAC provides independent community reviews and citizen oversight of MPD and DC government funded agencies, holding officials accountable to the people they serve.

Learn more here: https://www.3dcac.org/

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Dec
20
9:00 AM09:00

🔸 Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park cleanup day

Join your neighbors and park lovers at Washington Parks & People’s monthly cleanup event!

Meet at the Joan of Arc statue between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. — come anytime, leave when you need to! All tools will be provided, including gloves, but feel free to bring your own. Routine maintenance tasks may include trash pickup, painting, sanding, weeding, sweeping, trimming/pruning, and more.

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Oct
23
7:00 PM19:00

🔸 MPD Third District Citizens' Advisory Council (3D CAC)

The Third District Citizens’ Advisory Council (3D CAC) is a officially mandated advisory panel serving the 3rd District of the Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). The CAC provides independent community reviews and citizen oversight of MPD and DC government funded agencies, holding officials accountable to the people they serve.

Learn more here: https://www.3dcac.org/

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Oct
20
6:30 PM18:30

🔹 ZPD Committee Meeting

Join us for our monthly ZPD meeting on Zoom.

To attend the meeting, please register here

Agenda

1. Welcome

2. Roll call

a. Appointment of New Committee Members:

i. Devin Reed, 1B06

ii. Gabriel Gassmann, 1B06

3. New Business

a. 1515 U Street Special Exemption (Tentative)

b. 1815 8th Street NW, HPA 25-423 (box folder here)

c. DC 2050 Comprehensive Plan Joint Task Force and ZPD involvement

d. Resolution on COOLS Act from 1D: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/574f2c54b6aa608304000a38/t/68bf960dda78bd20c1d91510/1757386253949/Resolution+in+Support+of+B260285%2C+the+%E2%80%9CClimatizing+Our+Overheated+Living+Spaces+Regulation+Amendment+Act+of+2025%E2%80%9D.pdf

i. Read the text of the act here: https://legiscan.com/DC/bill/B26-0285/2025

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Oct
20
5:30 PM17:30

🔸 DHCD Ward 1 Housing Listening Session

  • DC Housing Finance Agency (DCHFA) (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join the DC Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) in-person and virtually at the Ward 1 Housing Listening Session to learn about the District’s housing resources and programs, learn about updates on the District's progress on affordable housing, and share your housing needs and concerns. This is a chance and opportunity to hear from DHCD.

Topics:

  • DHCD Updates and Affordable Housing progress

  • District’s Housing Resources and Programs

  • Housing Needs and Concerns

Full details & registration here.

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Oct
16
7:00 PM19:00

🔹 Economic Development Committee Meeting

Join us for the Economic Development Committee meeting.

To attend this meeting, please register/join here.

Agenda

  1. Presentations by Shaw Main Streets and U Street Main Streets - on service area and services provided

  2. DRAFT Resolution on the Bottle Bill Under Review by DC Council:  Proposed by Commissioner Trindade Deramo 

  3. DRAFT Resolution (Comp Plan Impact) on Housing Density:  Proposed by Commissioner Barrilleaux


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Oct
11
9:30 AM09:30

🔸 LeDroit Park Neighborhood Wide Clean-Up

From the organizers:

We're hosting our Fall Neighborhood Wide Clean-Up this Saturday, October 11th from 9:30am to 11:30am. As with the one in the spring, we'll be picking up trash and cleaning up the streets, sidewalks, and alleys throughout LeDroit Park. We'll be meeting up at the Pavilion at the Park at LeDroit at 9:30am for some fun (and healthy) breakfast treats/snacks, coffee, and juice — then shortly afterwards we'll be breaking up into groups to tackle the entire neighborhood. Please note all supplies (e.g. gloves, racks, brooms, bags, etc.) will be provided — so just bring yourself, family members, friends, and/or neighbors to this Saturday's semi-annual neighborhood cleanup event - THANK YOU!

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Oct
9
6:30 PM18:30

🔹 ANC 1B Monthly Meeting (HYBRID)

  • Josephine Butler Parks Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

We’d love to have you join us for our ANC 1B meeting.

This meeting will be hybrid (in person, with a virtual option).

Please note the LOCATION CHANGE for the in-person meeting: Josephine Butler Parks Center, 2437 15th St NW, on the ground floor.

Here is the draft agenda for this meeting.

If you plan to join online, please register in advance for this meeting:
https://dc-gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6Eu-6KYkQMigckjqKeLTjw
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email. We look forward to seeing you on Zoom!

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Sep
28
3:00 PM15:00

🔸 LeDroit Park Block Party

The LeDroit Park community invites everyone to cone together this weekend for its annual Block Party. The community appreciates the generous support provided by ANC 1B for this event.

The Block Party will be held from 3pm to 6pm on the 400 block of U Street NW. This is a family-friendly event so please feel free to bring spouses, partners, kids, and pets.

https://www.ledroitpark.org/

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Sep
25
7:00 PM19:00

🔸 MPD Third District Citizens' Advisory Council (3D CAC)

The Third District Citizens’ Advisory Council (3D CAC) is a officially mandated advisory panel serving the 3rd District of the Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). The CAC provides independent community reviews and citizen oversight of MPD and DC government funded agencies, holding officials accountable to the people they serve.

Learn more here: https://www.3dcac.org/

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Sep
15
6:30 PM18:30

🔹 ZPD Committee Meeting

Join us for our monthly ZPD meeting on Zoom.

To attend the meeting, please register here

Anticipated agenda items:

  • DOB Responses to ZPD Information Requests — please see DOB document here

  • 1515 U Street Special Exemption Request

  • Letter of support on the final plans for the new Howard University Hospital

  • Resolution Urging Light Touch Density Throughout the District of Columbia, Commissioner Barrilleaux

  • Tentative: TOPA and RENTAL Act Overview, Staff from Councilmember Nadeau’s Office

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Sep
13
3:00 PM15:00

🔸 Global Community Day

  • Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us on Saturday, September 13 at 3:00 p.m. in Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park to recognize the service of our many neighbors who have been terminated from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the State Department, the U.S. Institute of Peace, the National Endowment for Democracy, the National Democratic Institute, the International Republican Institute, Voice of America, and their many implementing partners.

Sponsored by ANC 1B, in partnership with OneAID and Washington Parks & People

See full details here: https://www.anc1b.org/announcements/global-community-day

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Sep
10
7:00 PM19:00

🔹 Transportation, Parks, and Public Space Committee Meeting

Join us for the meeting of the Transportation, Parks, and Public Space Committee at 7pm.

Register/join here.

Agenda:

  1. Discussion with Ward 1 DDOT Community Liaison Kisha Anderson 

  2. George Washington Williams Historic Heritage Trail

  3. 11th St Bike Lane – Draft Resolution on updated plans from DDOT 

  4. Draft Resolution asking DC Government to prioritize removal of abandoned/non-compliant streateries 

  5. Resolution to Ensure Equitable Access to Reserved Disability Parking for Multi-Family Housing Residents in the District of Columbia 

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Aug
20
7:00 PM19:00

ABCR Committee Meeting

Join us for the Alcoholic Beverage & Cannabis Regulation Committee meeting.

Register/join here.

Agenda:

  1. Guest Speaker- William Lewis

  2. New Business-

    ABRA-133463, New license, Bar Maggie, 903 U Street, N.W.

  3. ABRA-122864, Substantial Change, Sound Bar, 1909 9th Street, N.W, Retailer's Class "C" Tavern, 1B02

  4. Preparation for fall renewal season (taverns)

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Aug
19
6:00 PM18:00

Community Engagement Committee Meeting

Join us for the Community Engagement Committee meeting on Zoom!

For Zoom: Register/join here.

Anticipated agenda items:

  • Art All Night and September outreach schedule

  • Updates on running projects

    • Farmers market

    • U Street/Duke District banners

    • Restaurant crawl/passport

    • African American Civil War Memorial Museum

    • Review of community sponsorship process & website copy

  • Support for upcoming events

  • Sponsorship application from the LeDroit Park Civic Association for its annual Block Party

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