A few lazy, hazy (and wet!) days of summer remain. Enjoy the farmers market and backyard bounties, take some time to explore a neighborhood shop and stay safe as we round another Dupont Summer. Our next semi-monthly eblast will follow the Labor Day holiday - we hope you all find time to enjoy the celebration of Summer's end.
DCCA Members will be happy to hear that our monthly meetings will resume in October. We will determine when we can safely resume them in person.
The redesign of 17th Street in the East Dupont central business district continues to be a hot topic in Dupont. The project is still under construction, and DCCA will continue to engage with DDOT on our concerns about problems the redesign has created. Read our previous correspondence about 17th Street here.
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The Mayor's mid-week update on community spread, vaccinations and boosters can be found here.
The DC Back to School update can be found here. |
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Dupont Neighbors Hold Protest |
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Objections by neighbors to the large residential development on the Masonic Temple lot continue. Last weekend, a sizeable crowd gathered on the sidewalk outside the lot to mobilize against the developer’s efforts to secure a construction permit. |
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August's Featured Home 1749 S Street - Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes was an African American writer whose poems, columns, novels, and plays made him a leading figure in the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s. In 1925, Hughes was working as a busboy in a Washington, D.C. hotel restaurant when he met American poet, Vachel Lindsay. Hughes showed some of his poems to Lindsay, who was impressed enough to use his connections to promote Hughes’ poetry and ultimately bring it to a wider audience.
This month's house feature is in video format shared by our local fav, neighbor, member and friend, The History Hat! Click HERE to take the DCCA tour!
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Rotary Hosts Food Drive on Saturday |
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Saturday, August 21
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
The Rotary Clubs of Washington, D.C. will be conducting a food drive on the west side of Dupont Circle to benefit Food & Friends. Food donations will be accepted and taken to Food & Friends. Call 1-866-GoRotary or email membership@Rotary7620.org to sign up as a volunteer, or bring your donated food items to Dupont Circle on Saturday morning. Come check us out!
Food Drive Wish List: Low Sodium Canned Chicken, Low Sodium Canned Turkey, Canned Salmon, Canned Tuna (in water), Canned Peaches (in 100% fruit juice, no heavy syrup), Canned Pears (in 100% fruit juice, no heavy syrup), Low Sodium Chicken Broth, Low Sodium Vegetable Broth, Low-Sodium Canned Beans (black, pinto, garbanzo, white, kidney, etc.), No Salt Added Tomato Sauce, No Salt Added Diced Tomatoes, Whole Wheat Dry Pasta, Brown Rice, Low Sodium Peanut Butter, Apple Sauce- No Added Sugar/unsweetened varieties, Raisins (packs of 12-oz boxes welcome), Honey Graham Crackers (plain, no frosting), Corn Flakes or Total Cereal, Jars of peanuts (no salt added)
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Welcome to Dupont: Open House at Duffy's! |
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Saturday & Sunday, August 21/22
2153 P Street NW
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Duffy's is inviting neighbors to an open house where you can enjoy a complimentary coffee or tea. You are welcome to grab a cup or to stop in and have a chat with the staff and Operations Manager at the newest addition to the P Street block.
And for neighborhood futbol fans and/or those intriguted by Ted Lasso's work on the pitch - there will be Premiere League games on the TV.
Stop in for a coffeee and hello and consider staying for lunch or a pint!
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Local Artists at the Phillips Collection |
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The show features a work by Dupont artist Nicholas Shi (at right), and it was recently reviewed by Dupont writer Mark Jenkins in The Washington Post click here to read the review.
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Keegan Theatre Opening Soon for In-Person Performances |
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September 10 – October 3
The opening wiil feature David Lindsay-Abaire’s acclaimed play GOOD PEOPLE. Read about the play and Keegan’s vaccine policy for audience members here.
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Saturday, August 28
12:00 - 6:00 PM
Dupont Circle Main Streets will be welcoming 54 pop-up artists and makers to the sidewalks of P Street and Connecticut Avenue next weekend, in celebration of the dog days of summer. Vendors will be paired with retail shops, restaurants, and services to maximize shopping interest and create a dynamic pedestrian flow. Click here for info. |
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Go-Go Archive at DC Library |
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The Go-Go Archive captures both well-documented and lesser-known stories from groups like organizations, record labels, houses, venues, festivals, record shops, radio stations and artists.
Currently, the Library has more than 20 linear feet of materials in various formats including photographs, books, magazines, records, cassettes, CDs, DVDs and video. The collection recently expanded after the library acquired nearly 2,000 new photos from photographer Chip Py.
Click here to visit the archive or learn more about the three part virtual series for families. |
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Local-Sourcing Foxtrot Market Will Open a Dupont Branch With a Charcuterie Bar - LINK
How some DC neighborhoods got their names | DMV You Don't Know - LINK
The Family Behind Lapis Bistro Is Collecting Supplies for Afghan Refugees Arriving in D.C - LINK
Metro Will Require COVID Vaccines Or Weekly Testing for Employees Starting In September - LINK
Masks Will Be Required On Public Transit, Trains, Planes Through January 18 - LINK
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Dupont Circle Citizens Association | info@dupont-circle.org | www.dupont-circle.org |
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