- DCCA submitted written comments to DDOT on the proposed 17th Street bike lane. The final submission and the exchange with DDOT was circulated to DCCA membership last week. You can read the submission by clicking here.
- The next member social hour is scheduled for the evening of September 14th at 7:30. This interactive online chat will be on the topic of: Racial injustice in the Dupont Circle neighborhood – the story of one block, and more. To read more about the event and the featured presenter, Mara Cherkasky, a historian specializing in DC neighborhoods, institutions, and agencies click here.
DCCA Members will receive an invite to register for the free event by email.
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DC COVID-19 Updates and Response |
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As always you can find the DC Government's COVID-19 informational update here. The page contains continually updated news, resources, testing sites and data on the public health emergency.
- The Mayor's August 17th Situational Update gives information on testing sites, current metrics and case studies on contact tracing and spread. The update can be found here.
- The August 20th update offers information about a new app to help with support service, grocery charitable grocery distribution sites and the city's annual HIV epidemiology report. That update can be found here.
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DC Electronics Recycling ♻
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August 22 & 23, 10 AM - 2 PM
Drop off your e-waste with Wisetek at Hillcrest (Saturday) and Kennedy (Sunday) DC Department of Parks and Recreation Centers.
Check the details on drop off time and locations and get more info about #eCycleDC, acceptable items and future community dates by visiting doee.dc.gov/ecycle
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DC Preservation League features a range of programming and information on its website. If you missed this week's free webinar: "Windows for Your Historic House: Making Informed Choices" note that the recording will eventually be made available on DCPL's YouTube channel for public view.
You can also click to check out the calendar for future webinars like next week's session on Flood Risks to Historic Structures.
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Return of Restaurant Week |
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Two Weeks August 17 - 30 2020
Click here to visit the website listings of participating restaurants across the city including featured Dupont dining spots like Urbana, iRicci, Floriana, Pizzeria Paradisio, Bar Charley, Ankara, Agora, Annabelle, Al Tiramisu, Brick Lane, Duke's Piso and Nazca, Bub and Pop's with more added each day!
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Forum on Police Accountability |
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August 26 via Zoom from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
The Federation of Citizens Associations of the District of Columbia and the DC Federation of Civic Associations are partnering to hold a discussion on police accountability with its member associations and the community at large.
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August 27, 11 AM - 12 PM
The District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking in partnership with Hattie Holmes Senior Wellness Center is hosting a virtual Elder Insurance Forum.
Join by telephone or computer and learn about consumer services, Medicare, legal resources, property and rental insurance and the DC State Health Insurance Assistance Program. Experts from the Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking, Legal Counsel for the Elderly Senior Medicare Patrol, George Washington Law School Health Rights Clinic and Department of Aging and Community Living will be on hand to offer timely information and answer questions.
Click here for more information.
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Opening September 10
The President Woodrow Wilson House has announced an upcoming all outdoors, socially distanced exhibition in September. The exhibit will mark the centennial of the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, codifying women’s right to vote. The exhibition is open to the public without charge, with timed entry for social distancing and includes towering images depicting the final chapters in the struggle for Women’s Suffrage.
Timed entry is free; tickets available by clicking here.
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Because local businesses need us now more than ever. Discover a curated collection of DC brands with an emphasis on woman-owned, Black-owned, POC-owned and LGBTQ-owned brands.
Click here to learn more.
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DC Library Digital Spotlight: Historic Black Newspapers |
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Visit the DC Public Library to access full historic content from four major black newspapers: The Chicago Defender (1909-1975), The New York Amsterdam News (1922-1993), The Atlanta Daily World (1931-2003) and The Baltimore Afro-American (1893-1988) in the Historic Black Newspapers archive at DC Public Library.
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DC Autonomous Vehicles Survey |
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The DC Autonomous Vehicles Association (DC-AVA) is an organization that supports and advocates for Autonomous Vehicles (self-driving cars). The group is conducting an online survey for their own use to assess how DC area residents feel about autonomous vehicles. Click here to take the survey .
To read more about DC-AVA, an organization founded by former Dupont Circle resident Kevin Schlosser, after having lost his girlfriend, Michelle Crowe, in a car accident in September 2017, click here.
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We trust you have heard about the Panda Pandemonium. For a smile, check in on the National Zoo's panda cam and send Mei Xiang your good thoughts.
If you need to catch up check out some recent coverage:
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National Zoo is on panda cub watch - LINK
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New signs suggest giant panda is bearing a healthy fetus, National Zoo says - LINK
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Local Newslinks of Note
Do D.C.'s Slow Streets Benefit Everyone? - LINK
Our Food Critic’s Top Picks for DC Summer Restaurant Week 2020 - LINK
Get your mailbox ready: 24 people are vying for one D.C. Council seat - LINK
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Membership runs through the calendar year.
DCCA membership is open to residents, businesses and supporters of the Dupont Circle neighborhood according to the Association's Bylaws.
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Dupont Circle Citizens Association | info@dupont-circle.org | www.dupont-circle.org |
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