DOES will be having  two pre-screening/application events for the new Wal- Mart at the DOES American Jobs Center-NE (Bertie Backus) on August 4 and August 12.

The new Wal-Mart facility is set to open at Riggs and South Dakota (close to Ft. Totten metro station) and will be hiring approximately 300 associates for a variety of jobs that include professional services, sales floor associates and supervisors, front end cashiers, customer service, cart pushers, greeters, stockers and others. The pre-screening/job application sessions will take place in Ward 5 at the American Job Center – Northeast.

August 4

1:30 p.m. (Participants are asked to arrive on time)

RSVP using this link: http://goo.gl/U6Enac

5171 South Dakota Ave. NE, 2nd Floor

Washington, D.C. 20017

(202) 576-3092 (phone)

August 12

1:30 p.m. (Participants are asked to arrive on time)

RSVP using this link:  http://goo.gl/QuL2HI

5171 South Dakota Ave. NE, 2nd Floor

Washington, D.C. 20017

(202) 576-3092 (phone)

The Washington Area Bicyclist Association reports mile markers will be placed on the Metropolitan Branch Trail. From the article:

Over the past few weeks, a series of troubling incidents on the Metropolitan Branch Trail have again raised questions of user safety on this popular urban trail. Though counter data show an average of 1200 trail users each day since April, recent incidents and the law enforcement response to them have justifiably shaken the confidence of regular trail users.

Two weeks ago, WABA sat down with leadership from District Department of Transportation (DDOT), Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), Office of Uniform Communication (OUC), and DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA) to address these concerns. As a result, DDOT will install mile markers throughout the trail backed by changes to the 911 computer dispatch system to ensure a timely and direct law enforcement response to 911 calls.

From the Washington Business Journal permit report:

5510-5512 Fourth St. NE: These two vacant lots in the Lamond-Riggs neighborhood will be home to a pair of new single-family houses from Edge Investment LLC.

Tomorrow, DDOT will be at Rhode Island Avenue metro station from 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm as part of its Vision Zero initiative. This will give residents a chance to chat with DDOT about necessary traffic safety improvements in the neighborhood.  

Can’t make it to tomorrow’s event? Highlight traffic safety issues on DDOT’s vision zero map. If there is already a location highlighted, click it again and add your own unique comment. Let’s use this opportunity to establish a record of the improvements we would like to see in the neighborhood.

From DCPL:

CAUSE AN EFFECT
Make eating a selfless act by joining us for a fundraiser to support the DC Public Library. Just go into any Washington, DC Chipotle on Tuesday, July 14, from 11 a.m. & 10 p.m.
Show the adjacent image on your smartphone or tell the cashier you are supporting the cause — and 50 percent of the proceeds will be donated to DC Public Library.

Metro Movie Night at Fort Totten Station

Metro invites you and your family to a night under the stars! The first-ever Metro Movie Night will be held on Saturday, July 11 at the Fort Totten Metrorail Station parking lot. This family-friendly event is free for all guests.

Bring your lawn chairs, snacks and beverages to this special screening of the DreamWorks animated film “Bee Movie”. Gates open at 5 pm and guests can enjoy interactive sports games and music, or just sit back and relax with friends and neighbors, until the movie starts at dusk (approximately 8:30 pm).

Metro staff will be on hand to answer service questions, offer trip planning advice, and discuss parking options for Metro riders. Local community organizations will share information and offer giveaways.

Parking for this event will be limited, so we strongly recommend that guests take Metrorail (Green, Yellow or Red Line) or walk to the event. Food and beverage are welcome, but please note that alcohol and glass containers are not permitted.

We hope you can join us for this special community event!

The Washington Post highlights the Alleypalooza kickoff in a neighborhood alley at Galloway Street and Eastern Avenue NE. District officials will pave eight alleys in each ward. Commissioner for the area Frank Wilds states in the article, “‘You’ve got a clean alley . . . it makes a difference in the whole neighborhood.'”

If you take a walk down the broken path on First Place NE by Fort Totten metro station, you might miss the historic site located at 5321 First Place NE. Currently home to the Lighthouse Center for Healing, the building once housed WOOK-TV, the first Black-oriented television station in the nation, according to Cultural Tourism DC. The station was known for the Teenarama Dance Party, DC’s first Black teen dance show.

WOOK-TV, 5321 First Place NE

If you click on the “Neighborhood Document Library” tab in the menu at the top of the page, you will see a document entitled Riggs Road and South Dakota Avenue NE Small Area Plan. This small area plan was approved by the DC council in 2009 and it serves as a blueprint for development in the neighborhood.

For reference, below is a snapshot summary of the plan:

A number of DC agencies are responsible for implementing the plan. Take a look at the most recent implementation report created for fiscal year 2015. Notice not much has changed from the Riggs Road/South Dakota Avenue SAP Fiscal Year 2012 Implementation Report.

DC agencies rely on residents to bring to their attention items that residents would like to be addressed. Are there “No Action” or “Future” items listed that you would like to see action taken on? Are there items “in process” that you have questions about or that you would like to comment on?

From Walmart: