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| Hill leader George Didden dies at 62 |
VOICE writes, "By Celeste McCall
Capitol Hill community leader George A. Didden III, chairman and chief executive officer of the National Capital Bank of Washington, died on Dec. 21 in his home in Chevy Chase, Md. of complications from a blood infection. He was 62.
Didden’s funeral Mass was held Thursday morning at the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament, Western Avenue and Quesada Street NW in Chevy Chase D.C. In lieu of flowers, the Didden family is requesting donations to the Capitol Hill Community Foundation, 419 East Capitol St., Washington, D.C. 20003.
“It is a devastating loss for Capitol Hill,” said real estate agent and Hill resident Don Denton. “George was the guy you always sought for solid advice; he was a mentor to a lot of us. … He made a commitment to the community; he exemplified what corporate citizenry should be about. He knew it meant more than just writing checks.”
Hill leaders lauded Didden for being the driving force behind creating the Capitol Hill [Business Improvement and Barracks Row’s revitalization.
“George was a pillar of the community, and he continued a wonderful legacy of leading a bank that is truly part of the neighborhood,” said Martha Huizenga, president of the Capitol Hill Association of Merchants and Professionals, in an e-mail sent to the group’s members."
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Posted on Dec 26, 2007 19:35pm.
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| Commission protests Fur Nightclub’s liquor license |
VOICE writes, "
By Julia O’Donoghue
The Near Northeast advisory neighborhood commission voted last week to protest the liquor-license renewal of the Fur Nightclub, citing safety concerns and parking problems associated with the establishment.
Representatives and the commission will appear at an initial hearing before the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board on Jan. 9, according to board officials. Some commissioners said they hope the hearing will lead to
negotiations and a voluntary agreement with the club at 33 Patterson St. NE located right off North Capitol Street.
Fur opened in 2004 and is one of D.C.’s largest nightclubs, with about a 3,000-person capacity. It is open to ages 18 and over on Friday and Saturday nights and available for private events or musical guests Sunday through Thursday. According to its Web site, which refers to Fur as a “megaclub,” the establishment draws around 8,000 patrons per week. "
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Posted on Dec 20, 2007 19:37pm.
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| Plans for transitional house meet neighborhood ire |
VOICE writes, "
BY BEN WEINSTEIN
Several residents criticized plans for an ex-convict rehabilitation facility in Northeast last week, saying the area already has its fair share of social-service providers.
Opponents of Pilgrim Baptist Church’s proposed housing facility at 820 8th St. NE also said they worry it could bring more crime to the area, endangering residents and their children.
“The bottom line is my constituents … aren’t supportive of your initiative,” Northeast Capitol Hill advisory neighborhood commissioner Raphael Marshall told Louis Jones, the church’s pastor.
Marshall, whose district includes the site, added that other nearby programs offer similar services.
“How is your facility going to better my community?” he asked.
“We understand that if we fail at this effort, we lose our standing in this community,” Jones said.
A resident, who said she lives next door to the site, told Jones she has children and asked what types of ex-offenders the facility would house."
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Posted on Dec 20, 2007 19:36pm.
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| Wells proposes parking regulations for stadium traffic |
VOICE writes, "
BY BEN WEINSTEIN
Ward 6 Council member Tommy Wells has proposed new parking regulations for parts of Capitol Hill and Southwest to help control what he called a looming crisis.
Wells’ proposal calls for installing programmable multi-space meters, increasing rates, imposing new time limits and extending restrictions to weekends on streets surrounding Barracks Row, the Pennsylvania Avenue retail corridor and the Washington Nationals’ new baseball stadium.
“We’re on our way to becoming Adams Morgan. We’re on our way to becoming Georgetown,” Wells said, adding that he wants to stem congestion and parking problems before parts of Ward 6 come to resemble those Northwest neighborhoods.
Wells hopes to get initial approval from the D.C. Council in January to have measures in place around the stadium’s opening day. Then, he said, he would look at Barracks Row and Pennsylvania Avenue. "
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Posted on Dec 20, 2007 19:35pm.
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| New law forces Capitol to reduce emissions |
VOICE writes, "
By Ben Weinstein
The national energy bill signed into law Dec. 19 requires several new efficiency-raising measures for the Architect of the Capitol, including reducing emissions from the Capitol Power Plant.
The bill, which has been touted as an effort to reduce the country’s dependence on foreign oil, requires other energy-efficient policies for the Capitol Complex and includes provisions to install solar panels on the roof of the Rayburn House Office Building, according to D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton’s office. "
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Posted on Dec 20, 2007 19:34pm.
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| The Hill in 2007 |
VOICE writes, "
By Celeste McCall
Capitol Hill residents will remember 2007 as the year we lost our beloved Eastern Market, at least temporarily. After the April 30 fire gutted the South Hall, destroying the livelihood of 14 merchants and many others, we vowed, “We will rebuild.” And rebuild we are doing with the help of our new mayor and D.C. Council member.
January
• The year began on a somber note, followed by a restrained inaugural celebration for our new mayor and council members. On Dec. 26, 2006, our nation’s 38th president, Gerald Ford, died at the age of 93. Ford’s state funeral took place at the National Cathedral Jan. 2, a national day of mourning and the same day mayor Adrian Fenty and the eight D.C. Council members were scheduled to be sworn in. In deference to Ford, public inaugural festivities were postponed until the next day, when Fenty and the council members, including Ward 6 freshman member Tommy Wells, were sworn-in. The inaugural ball was rescheduled for Jan. 6 when 15,000 party-goers jammed the Washington Convention Center for the free “people’s” event.
• Phase two of Washington’s smoking ban went into effect the day after New Year’s. Across Capitol Hill and beyond, smokers stubbed out butts in pubs for the last time. Reactions were mixed; many customers praised the long-overdue health measure, while some bar owners fretted about losing business."
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Posted on Dec 18, 2007 22:16pm.
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| Homeless at Reservation 13 |
VOICE writes, "
BY BEN WEINSTEIN
Residents angered by a new homeless shelter in Hill East on Reservation 13 say the city treats Ward 6 like a dumping ground for unwanted social-service facilities.
Critics of the shelter point out that Reservation 13 — the 67-acre property at the eastern terminus of Massachusetts Avenue bounded by 19th Street and the Anacostia River — already hosts two other homeless shelters, the D.C. Jail, methadone and sexually transmitted disease clinics, and the city morgue.
Opposed residents they are sympathetic to the plight of homeless people, but that they think the city should spread the facilities equally throughout the District.
“I think we all agree that it is not homeless shelters we oppose. The homeless are human beings, and we need to help them get through the brutally cold winter months,” a resident wrote on a Hill East listserv. “But putting 400 homeless people in one location is a monumentally bad idea,” the resident said, adding that the government would never consider such a move in Upper Northwest or Georgetown."
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Posted on Dec 13, 2007 03:38am.
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