Something delicious and nutritious will be waiting for you on Saturday at the Ward 8 Farmers Market!
Every Saturday, 10 am to 2 pm Parking lot behind MLK Elementary School, 3200 6th St. SE, Congress Heights neighborhood in DC Tell your friends!#HealthyEating in #Ward8
Traffic Safety Site Visit Saturday June 22, 10am Meet at: South Capitol and MLK Ave SE Details here
Splash Park Mosey Saturday June 22nd, 11am Meet at: Kenilworth-Parkside Recreation Center Join WABA and DPR for a relaxed social ride to the Marvin Gaye splash park! Some bicycles and helmets available. waba.org/fun
Anacostia Library Bike Repair Clinic Saturday June 22nd, 12pm Meet at: Anacostia Library Live in Ward 8? Come to the free bike repair clinic and learn how to fix your bike! waba.org/fun
Ride to the Fields at RFK Saturday June 22, 4pm Meet at: Anacostia Dr and Good Hope Rd SE Have you seen the new playing fields and park space RFK Stadium? Join the the DC Bike Ambassador on this short and fun ride to find out what new things are opening just off one of our favorite trails. waba.org/fun
By The People is an international arts and dialogue festival presented by Halcyon. Launched in 2018, the festival brings visual art, performing art, and dialogue to all four quadrants of Washington, DC, all completely free and open to the public. Each year a different curator interprets the festival’s founding themes: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
The inaugural 2018 festival saw over 26,000 visits to official By The People festival events and over 50,000 visits to Smithsonian museums during the affiliated Smithsonian Solstice events. Massive installations, performances ranging from ballet to go-go, high profile speakers, and an augmented reality art hunt set the tone for future By The People events: we will always be pushing the envelope, creating new and thrilling ways for anyone to fan their creative spark by experiencing world-class art.
So that’s what it is. But why do we do it?
Halcyon is a new kind of nonprofit - always evolving to stay true to our mission: catalyzing civic-minded artists and social entrepreneurs striving for a better world. It started with an early-stage social enterprise incubator, Halcyon Incubator, and expanded in 2018 with the addition of a second residential fellowship program: Halcyon Arts Lab.
By The People, which includes installations from Halcyon Arts Lab fellows, grew out of the same commitment to nurturing creativity, just on a much larger scale. We believe that the creativity it takes to change the world isn’t something that only a few special people have, and By The People is about building bridges within and across communities, fanning the creative spark in everyone. If exposure to art and dialogue can make us brave, or thoughtful, or inspire us to engage with one another in new ways, then it acts as the catalyst in Halcyon’s mission, giving us the tools to strive for a better world.
FOR BOOK LOVERS
FOR YOGA LOVERS!
Free event!
Sat, June 22, 2019 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT Honfleur Gallery 1241 Good Hope Road SE Washington, DC 20020
• PARTICIPATE in an immersive sound and moving meditation experience
•ADD Vibrations to OUR Live Soundtrack Creation through apps and games
• ACTIVATE YOUR presence with meditation
• PRACTICE Yoga postures with us in a safe space. EVERY BODY IS WELCOME {and yes, if that body can breath, then you can practice yoga:}
•TALK with COMMUNITY members about the PLACE yoga has in Anacostia
We invite you to come out and celebrate two years of free yoga at the Anacostia Arts Center.
The Transp0.se yoga collective, founded in Southeast, has carefully crafted a free and gentle practice just for you. We call it Transp0.se Lite. For two years we’ve offered Transp0.se Lite at the Anacostia Arts Center. Now it’s time you know more about what we do.
In collaboration with the Honfluer Art Gallery, Transpo.se celebrates two years of community sound and yoga with an interactive exhibit blurring the lines of technology and nature
Bring yoga mat {or not!} and experience an immersive night of sound and moving meditation with Cliff, Zach, Erin, and Kerim the DJ.
MahoganyBooks is excited to announce a new Masterclass workshop developed specifically for Self-Publishing Creatives in partnership with Courtney Davis, Ph.D., author of the bestselling children’s book, A is for Anacostia. The workshop will be held at MahoganyBooks on June 23, 2019 from 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM, located inside of the Anacostia Arts Center.
The publishing and bookseller industry has undergone massive changes keyed by rapid advancements in technology and the exponential growth of the internet. This evolution has presented African American and Latinx authors with new and rewarding opportunities to tell stories in a way that’s far more authentic and representative of their culture and heritage. However, this new age of self-publishing which offers increased ownership and access for authors, now also requires writers to take on more risk and wear an entrepreneurs hat in addition to being a creative. Before a writer can attain any level of success, they must first devise a plan, prepare, and resolve a number of questions starting with just these few:
- How will I facilitate the distribution of my book into bookstores across the country on a weekly basis?
- How will I manage the fulfillment of online orders domestically and internationally?
- How do I break through the noise to ensure my book is being promoted to right readers at the right time?
- Does my brand resonate with my current audience while also being scalable for growth and newer, unforeseen opportunities?
- How do I price my book so that I actually make money?
So what happens if you haven't the answers to the questions listed above? What if you are unsure of what questions you should be asking yourself after you have resolved these? No worries, that's why we have partnered with Courtney Davis, a successful authorpreneur, for this session of MahoganyBooks Masterclass, to take new and seasoned self-publishing creatives on a journey to become an authorpreneur who understands how to manage both sides of their business. Authors will leave this workshop having accomplished the following;
- Identified their goals and vision statement to guide their new business.
- Will have learned how to identify who their readers are, where they can be found, and how to build an author platform that reaches them.
- Developed an “A” team to promote your work and support your success.
- Learned how to create a pricing strategy that takes into account their true cost of goods.
This journey you have undertaken offers incredible rewards -- professionally, financially, as well as in terms social impact -- for those who plan and prepare for the business side of self-publishing. This masterclass offers participants the opportunity to both learn from an experienced self-publishing creative as well as plug into the MahoganyBooks brand where they'll receive insider insight and early access to their new advertising services platform.
It's your book, it's your money...invest it wisely. Register today for this must attend workshop.
Defendant Was on Supervised Release for Violent Shooting Conviction
WASHINGTON – Anthony Fields, 45, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 16 years in prison stemming from his leadership role in a large-scale narcotics conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu, Ashan M. Benedict, Special Agent in Charge of the Washington Field Division of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and Peter Newsham, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
Fields, Abdul Samuels, 45, of Washington, D.C., and Lonnell Tucker, 42, of Temple Hills, Md., were found guilty on March 21, 2019, following a trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia before the Honorable Amit P. Mehta. Fields was convicted of engaging in a conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin, phencyclidine (pcp), fentanyl, suboxone, marijuana, and synthetic cannabinoids, in various amounts, and maintaining a residence for drug trafficking purposes. Judge Mehta sentenced Fields to a prison term of 16 years. Following his prison term, Fields will be placed on eight years of supervised release.
In June 2017, ATF began investigating the trafficking of narcotics from the Next Level Cuts barbershop located in the 2400 block of MLK, Jr., Avenue, SE and adjoining property above. Through surveillance, controlled purchases from inside and outside the barbershop, residential search warrants, cellphone searches, arrests, jailhouse calls, pleas, and cooperating witnesses, law enforcement discovered a coordinated drug trafficking operation that was centered at the barbershop and extended into Maryland. The investigation established that drug traffickers used the barbershop and adjoining property as a stash location.
The investigation led to a series of arrests beginning in February 2018 which led to the recovery of three firearms from the barbershop and one firearm in a residence, the seizure of more than $7,000 in cash, and without packaging, the seizure of more than 300 grams of PCP, more than 150 grams of heroin, more than 100 grams of fentanyl, boxes of suboxone strips, and more than 100 grams of a cutting agents. In addition to being convicted of conspiring to distribute narcotics, Fields was convicted of possessing 100 grams or more of PCP and 100 grams or more of heroin and using the residence above the barbershop as a location to traffic narcotics.
During the trial, officers from the Prince George’s County Police Department and the Maryland Office of the State Prosecutor testified regarding a separate arrest of Fields in 2017 in Maryland, in which cutting agents, false bottom containers, and over $7,000 in U.S. currency were recovered from a vehicle that Fields was operating after law enforcement observed him purchasing items from a location that was well known for the selling of drug paraphernalia.
During the sentencing, Judge Mehta found that Fields obstructed justice during the course of the Government’s investigation.
The Defendant was previously convicted of assault with intent to kill while armed in D.C. Superior Court in 2002, following the shooting of a victim on a public street and was on supervised release for that offense with the U.S. Parole Commission at the time the present conspiracy took place. The Defendant also has additional firearms and drug trafficking convictions from separate cases.
Samuels and Tucker have yet to be sentenced for their roles in the drug trafficking conspiracy. Three other defendants – Darryl Smith, 41, of Washington, D.C., James Venable, 47, of Fort Washington, Md., and Lacy Hamilton, 42, of Suitland, Md. – pled guilty earlier to federal charges. Another defendant remains at large as a fugitive. Smith managed the barbershop and was sentenced to 80 months in prison relating to his possession of narcotics in the barbershop on February 1, 2018, and for his possession of packaged fentanyl and a loaded firearm following an arrest by MPD in December 2017 outside of the barbershop. Venable, another conspirator, was sentenced to a 37-month prison term following his possession of narcotics and a firearm in both Washington, D.C. during a December 2017 arrest by MPD and at his residence in Maryland on February 1, 2018. Venable also acknowledged selling narcotics to an ATF confidential informant in July 2017. Hamilton was sentenced to a 15-month prison term for selling narcotics outside the barbershop and in Maryland as part of the charged narcotics conspiracy.
In announcing the sentence, U.S. Attorney Liu, Special Agent in Charge Benedict, and Chief Newsham commended the assistance provided by officers and agents of the Prince George’s County Police Department, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, and the Maryland Office of the State Prosecutor. They also acknowledged the efforts of those who handled the case from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, including Assistant U.S. Attorneys Christopher Macchiaroli and Gregory Rosen of the Violent Crime and Narcotics Trafficking Section, and Paralegal Specialist Candace Battle.
The Metropolitan Police Department seeks the public's assistance in identifying two persons of interest in reference to a Destruction of Property incident which occurred in the 2400 block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE, on Wednesday, June 19, 2019, at approximately 10:11 PM. The subjects were captured by the establishment's surveillance camera.
DO YOUR PART TO HELP PREVENT AND SOLVE CRIME. Crime Solvers of Washington, DC currently offers a reward of up to $1,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and indictment of the person or persons responsible for a crime committed in the District of Columbia. Your assistance is appreciated by your community. CCN #19-107-783 Anyone who can identify this individual or who has knowledge of this incident should take no action but call police at (202) 727-9099 or text your tip to the Department's TEXT TIP LINE to 50411.
The Latino Economic Development Corporation (LEDC) is a non-profit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) status community development organization founded in 1991. LEDC’s mission is to drive the economic and social advancement of low- to moderate-income Latinos and other DC area residents by equipping them with the skills and tools to achieve financial independence and become leaders in their communities. It achieves its mission through small business development and lending, homeownership counseling and affordable housing preservation. LEDC’s main office is in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington DC and has branch offices in Arlington VA, Baltimore, and Wheaton, MD.
About the Position
The finance intern reports to the CFO, maintains the income and expenses reports and business transactions of the organization, applying the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), that includes analytical work and thorough review of financial records.
Toro Toro is looking to fill all FOH positions. We have busy shifts available for all meal periods plus late night!
Position Title: Bartenders, Servers, Hosts, Runners & BarBacks
Reports to: GM and FOH Managers
Position Summary:
Sell and serve food and drinks in a professional manner. Enhance the customer experience according to RSH hospitality Standards
Tasks and Responsibilities (depending on the position):
Must be able to pass Responsible Service of Alcohol Test with a score of 90% or better.
Serve 4 –6 tables, as determined by management.
Complete knowledge of RS Restaurant’s food and beverage preparation.
Ability to sell alcohol and food items.
Able to use a computer
Able to interact with guests in a friendly/fast manner.
Maintain specific side-work and ensure the total cleanliness and smooth operation of the restaurant.
Clear and reset tables.
Check identification of guests to ensure they are of legal age to consume alcoholic beverages. Refuse to serve beverages in a polite manner to guests who are not of legal age.
If consuming alcoholic beverages, observe guests behavior, count number of drinks served, and if you feel they should not drive, offer a taxi. Don’t hesitate to ask a manager to intervene.
Ensure guest’s complete satisfaction and strive to exceed guest’s expectations.
Report to work in a neat and clean uniform. Well-groomed hair and personal hygiene are essential.
Other duties as directed.
Essential physical requirements
Able to work standing up and walking during entire shift.
Able to continuously reach, carry, lift, bend, stoop and wipe
Pulling and pushing up to 50 pounds
Common hazards include but are not limited to burns, falls, slipping, tripping and cuts.
Personal hygiene is a most plus frequent washing of hands is required
Must be of legal age to serve alcohol
Knowledge and Skills
Must be able to suggestively sell food and beverage items
Basic mathematical skills with the ability to make change
Must be able to read and write
Computer proficiency
Excellent communication skills
Multi-tasking and able to move in a fast-paced environment
Knowledge of workplace safety procedures
When applicable, must have licences, certifications or registrations according to State requirements
State health and alcohol compliance cards (if applicable)
“Your one stop home is here! Gorgeous 2 bedroom, 1 bath located minutes from Pennsylvania Ave, SE. Plenty of space and sunlight! It has all your housing needs. Get to Downtown DC, “395, 295,” in a jiffy. Tenant is held responsible for Electric and Gas. OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY JUNE 29th @ 12:00 - 2:00 PM Metro Accessible: Blus Lines include “30S, 34, 32, 39, 36, D51, M6, V1” Unit Features: * Washer/Dryer * Dishwasher * Granite countertops * Hardwood Floors Contact our Leasing Specialist today!”
“Beautifully renovated 4 bedroom/3.5 bath in the Highlands near Congress Heights. This home has it all, charm, class, comfort, elegance and space. The house has beautifully appointed custom railings, custom privacy fence with a beautiful yard to entertain, gourmet kitchen with stainless steel hood range and so much more located on a very quiet cul de sac. You will love this home.”
My bad, there are sooooo many great things happening this Saturday east of the river that I accidentally didn’t include one of my favorites in the earlier lineup. Sending my best wishes to a great group of folks doing a great (and fun!) thing east of the river. — The Advoc8te
Free event!
Sat, June 22, 2019 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT Honfleur Gallery 1241 Good Hope Road SE Washington, DC 20020
• PARTICIPATE in an immersive sound and moving meditation experience
•ADD Vibrations to OUR Live Soundtrack Creation through apps and games
• ACTIVATE YOUR presence with meditation
• PRACTICE Yoga postures with us in a safe space. EVERY BODY IS WELCOME {and yes, if that body can breath, then you can practice yoga:}
•TALK with COMMUNITY members about the PLACE yoga has in Anacostia
We invite you to come out and celebrate two years of free yoga at the Anacostia Arts Center.
The Transp0.se yoga collective, founded in Southeast, has carefully crafted a free and gentle practice just for you. We call it Transp0.se Lite. For two years we’ve offered Transp0.se Lite at the Anacostia Arts Center. Now it’s time you know more about what we do.
In collaboration with the Honfluer Art Gallery, Transpo.se celebrates two years of community sound and yoga with an interactive exhibit blurring the lines of technology and nature
Bring yoga mat {or not!} and experience an immersive night of sound and moving meditation with Cliff, Zach, Erin, and Kerim the DJ.
DDOT has identified approximately 22 miles of roadway to install bikeways (i.e., bike lanes, cycle track, or shared lanes). Most of the projects are either in the planning or design phases; both of which include opportunities for public outreach. Several projects are ready for installation including: bike lanes on Alabama Avenue SE and Stanton Road SE; filling bicycle gaps in existing bike lanes on 13th Street NW and Kansas Avenue NW; and a contraflow bike lane along 8th St NW.
More roadways are being studied and analyzed for the inclusion of bikeways and not all ongoing bicycle projects are included in this list and map. Therefore, if you do not see something on the list or map, please contact Mike Goodno or Will Handsfield with any questions.
Position Summary: The Program Manager is responsible for strategic management and day-to-day operations and communications of assigned matched savings and cash transfer programs, delivery of financial education classes and financial coaching sessions, client support, and account management.
Responsibilities
Teach CAAB’s financial education classes.
Present Program Presentation and materials to CAAB stakeholders.
Compile financial education training materials for classes' and coaching onsite and offsite.
Provide case management for clients participating in financial education and matched savings programs.
Work with CAAB staff to develop and distribute outreach and marketing materials for CAAB's programs, including providing descriptions and distributing materials to target outreach populations.
Review client Applications for program eligibility and follow up with clients regarding missing documentation; prepare enrollment packets for accepted clients; contact program clients regarding matched savings account compliance; work directly with case management staff at partner agencies.
Enter critical client data into CAAB database system(s).
Connect enrolled savers to CAAB's other areas of work and other resources as appropriate.
Assume primary responsibility for the production of reports to partner organizations.
Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Experience with working with low- and moderate-income individuals and families
Cultural understanding and awareness of socio-economic matters in the Washington metropolitan region
Possess at least a College Degree (B.A. or B.S.)
Proficiency in Microsoft Office
Interested in Applying? Please submit your resume with a cover letter to hr@caab.org.
Join us every third Friday for an evening packed with fun activities the whole family will love. Visitors will enjoy a night of musical activities with special guests and healthy eating.
Friday Night at the Hub is open to everyone and completely. Come out for an unforgettable evening.
This will take place at the Commons from 6:00 to 7:30.
Martha’s Table 2375 Elvans Road SE Washington, DC 20020
Advertising opportunities now available!
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Email The Advoc8te for details about running ads or her consulting services!
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Southeast Love merchandise is now available! Check out our online store. Need Southeast Love shirts branded with your organization's logo? Custom and group orders are now available. Email The Advoc8te for details!
CONGRESS HEIGHTS ON THE RISE, A PROJECT OF WARD 8 SMALL BUSINESS
