We look forward to seeing you at the April 4^th Membership Meeting where we will usher in spring with a focus on gardens and trees. The speakers will include Simoun Banua, Lead Arborist and DC Urban Forestry Administration; Chris Dyer, Community Engagement Manager; DC Department of Parks and Recreation.

In addition, we will have a briefing on the Mayor’s budget that was released March 16^th, and the report from the nominating committee for the election of next year’s DCCA Officers and Directors and a call for additional nominations. Members should check their email mailboxes for the invite to register.

Not yet a member? Click here to join DCCA - memberships start at $15.

DCCA submitted testimony to the taskforce outlining our interests for the various proposed new borders for ANC2B, based on discussion at our March membership meeting.

DCCA's boundaries were established before Home Rule and have never coincided entirely with those of the Dupont ANC, although for the most part, we have brought issues of concern to our members to ANC2B. Members should be assured that DCCA will continue to represent your interests to adjacent ANCs as needed when the ANC borders change.

Of note, on the suggestion of a DCCA member, Judith Neibrief, at our March meeting, we advocated for a map that would keep both sides of the business districts on 17th and Connecticut Avenue in one single member district (SMD) for multiple blocks. All testimonies, discussion maps, and recordings of the task force meetings can be found here.

At the March ANC meeting, Commissioners Mo Pasternak (ANC2B04) and Michael Scott McKernan (ANC2B07) announced that they were resigning. These seats will be filled by special election for a term to end January 1, 2023.

The petition period for ANC2B07 is now open, Monday, March 28 through Monday, April 18, 2022. If you are interested in one of these positions, see the ANC map and the ANC's information on filling these positions.

Freshfarm and the Dupont Circle BID announced that the Farmer's Market will be expanding starting in April.

The market will now include Massachusetts Avenue, between 20th Street and Dupont Circle, to provide more space for vendors. Additionally, a mini-market will be held at this expanded site starting in May. The market will be open 3-7 on Thursdays.

Last Sunday, we spotted a new table at the Little Flea Market with the artifact assemblages created by Dupont artist J. Thomas Wells. Examples of these can be seen under Relics on his webpage.

Stop by for a visit - the Little Flea Market is located at the corner of 19th and Q Streets and is open on Sundays!

Yet another sign of Spring...The Department of Public Works announced that it will resume residential street sweeping from Tuesday, March 1 through Sunday, October 30.

Vehicles in violation of posted parking restrictions will be subject to $45 fines and may be towed so that sweepers can access the curbside.

Check out this map of DC's cherry trees developed by Casey Trees.

The National Cherry Blossom Festival will continue the celebration into mid-April.

And this list offers creative ways to enjoy their beauty by foot, boat or bike!

One with Eternity will showcase the Hirshhorn’s permanent collection of works by Kusama, including two of her Infinity Mirror Rooms—her first and one of her most recent—that create a dazzling sensation of never-ending space. These transcendent rooms will be exhibited alongside an early painting; sculptures.

Reserve free same day passes by clicking here.

Swann Street Protestors Plan To Appeal After Judge Dismisses Their Lawsuit Against D.C. Police - LINK

Smithsonian Museums Will Once Again Be Open Seven Days a Week - LINK

The White House Easter Egg Roll Is Back After Two Years - LINK

Bald Eagle That Hatched Last Week at the Arboretum Died. Hopes Lie in the Second Egg - LINK

Sincerely Breakfast Now Open in Dupont - LINK

Chang Chang coming to former Mai Thai space on 19th - LINK

National Park Service To Close Encampments Outside Union Station And Along New York Avenue NW - LINK