Key Neighborhood Projects Move Forward
July 31, 2009 by damianfagon@me.com
Filed under Job Creation, Local Investment, The People's Blog
WASHINGTON – Today, in addition to passing a revised budget that fairly addressed the city’s revenue gap, the Council of the District of Columbia authorized the disposition of New Communities Northwest One and approved the Hotel Development and Funding Agreement for the New Convention Center Hotel legislation. The Shaw, Mt. Vernon Triangle and NOMA neighborhoods [...]
Kwame in the News: Single dad steps up with help of fatherhood program
July 30, 2009 by damianfagon@me.com
Filed under Family Focus, The People's Blog
In case you missed it…here’s a wrap up of Kwame in the news recently.
Feature story “Single dad steps up with help of fatherhood program.”
From the Newsroom…
July 30 - Tentative Approval Given to Sales, Gas And Cigarette Rates
July 30 - D.C. May Raise Taxes on Cigarettes, Gas, Sales
July 30 - DC Council considers tax increases
July 29 - What’s Left Of [...]
Anacostia Coordinating Council’s 26th Anniversary Boat Ride
July 29, 2009 by damianfagon@me.com
Filed under Local Investment, The People's Blog
The Anacostia Coordinating Council’s 26th Anniversary Boat Ride is coming up on September 26th. Click here or on the flyer below to download the invitation.
10,000 Book Bag Giveaway
July 29, 2009 by damianfagon@me.com
Filed under Intensify Education, Teachers + Parents, The People's Blog
Ginuwine and D.C. Councilmember Kwame Brown Kick Off Second Annual Life Day:10,000 Book Bag Giveaway With Special Focus on Before and After School Health
Event to offer bookbags, school supplies, and healthy choice workshops to underprivileged children in Washington, D.C. region
For the second consecutive year, The Life Center Church, in partnership with At- Large D.C. Councilmember [...]
Molly, Stolen Dog Found and Home Safe!
July 22, 2009 by damianfagon@me.com
Filed under Community Action, The People's Blog
Wanted to update everyone and let them know that Molly is now safe at home according to a post from the DCist:
Molly the Dog is Home Safe
One of the longest comment threads in DCist’s history can at last come to a happy conclusion. Molly, the 7 year-old Vizsla who was allegedly taken by a stranger [...]
BusinessPremier and PremierPlan Small Business Awards 2009
July 22, 2009 by damianfagon@me.com
Filed under Job Creation, Local Investment, The People's Blog
Today, the Washington DC Economic Partnership presented their BusinessPremier andPremierPlan Small Business Awards to the following recipients. Councilmember Brown was a finalist judge for the PremierPlan Award.**
100-Year-Old Business of the Year
W.T. Weaver & Sons
W.T. Weaver & Sons is a fourth generation family owned business which has been serving the needs of its clients since 1889. [...]
DC Central Kitchen Graduates 21 Students from Culinary Job Training Program
July 21, 2009 by damianfagon@me.com
Filed under Community Action, Job Creation, The People's Blog
Kwame was honored to be the guest speaker at today’s DC Central Kitchen graduation ceremony for the 75th Class of the Culinary Job Training Program. Twenty-one students graduated including:
Sean Akkrawong
Kajuan Ashford
Jesse Braswell
Brian Brown
Steven Brown
Leo Colter
Jule Copeland
Michael Davis
Sabrina Devine
Judith Hall
Deborah Hughes
Juan Hunt
Mary Johnson
Jeffrey Lustre
Charles Martin
Leon McCray
Derek Nelson
Edward Porter
Douglas Postell
Reginald Quander
Howard Thomas
The graduation was held at the [...]
Fire House to be Renamed after Fire Chief Burton W. Johnson Tomorrow
July 17, 2009 by damianfagon@me.com
Filed under Community Action, The People's Blog
WASHINGTON – Tomorrow, a ceremony will take place to rename Engine Company #4 in honor of the late retired Fire Chief Burton W. Johnson who was the first African American Fire Chief in the District of Columbia. At-Large Councilmember Kwame R. Brown, a co-introducer of the legislation to rename the fire house, will join participants [...]
Deadlines for Stimulus Grants Fast Approaching
July 17, 2009 by damianfagon@me.com
Filed under Job Creation, Local Investment, The People's Blog
A message from the Carmen Group…
Organizations of all kinds are scrambling to complete winning stimulus grant applications before deadlines begin rolling in the fall. Major opportunities will include:
- $500 million for green jobs training from the Department of Labor
- $7.2 billion for broadband initiatives from the Department of Commerce
- $4.0 billion for broadband initiatives from [...]
Artists…get your pencils, brushes and creative minds ready…
July 17, 2009 by damianfagon@me.com
Filed under Community Action, The People's Blog
The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Announced the “Current Call for Entries”
Takoma Metro Public Art Project
Deadline: Friday, August 14, 2009 at 5:30 pm
Budget: $250,000
The DC Creates! Public Art Program at the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (DCCAH), in collaboration with the Washington Area Metropolitan Transit Authority, Art in Transit Program (WMATA) and [...]
