Learn about composting with free class series offered by UDC’s College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability, & Environmental Sciences. Classes every Thursday June 7 to July 12, 2018 from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm at UDC Backus, 5171 South Dakota Avenue NE. Click the link to register.
The Art Place at Fort Totten team is conducting retail and public space programming focus groups on May 29 & May 30, at 5:00 pm & 7:00 pm both days at The Modern at Art Place, located at 400 Galloway Street NE. Each session is 90 minutes. Pizza and refreshments will be served. If interested, send an email with the one day and time you would like to participate to artplaceprogramming@gmail.com.
Also, if you have not filled out the Art Place survey, you can do so until May 28 here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9M26PYZ.
These are opportunities for you to directly let the Art Place team know how you think the development can become a lively retail and programming destination.
DDOT has a dedicated website for the Metropolitan Branch Trail (MBT) extension from Brookland (John McCormack Drive NE) to Fort Totten metro station. DDOT presented preliminary information at the Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association meeting on May 7. Work will begin in June 2018 (weather permitting) and is scheduled for completion in December 2019. DDOT expects to begin work on the southern portion first, then will begin work on the northern portion (as early as June or July), and expects to complete the middle portion last. Construction trucks will mainly be using John McCormack Drive and Fort Totten Drive NE. There may be some impact to pedestrian walkways on Gallatin Street NE and on 1st Place NE once work begins closer to the metro station. The dedicated website has links for construction updates, a two-week look ahead schedule, and progress reports, so be sure to check the site come June for upcoming work.
Picture of DDOT MBT Fort Totten Extension Website
Riggs Park Day on May 19, 2018 was a big hit! We had face painting, capoeira, children’s music, live music from the Crossfire Band, coloring, pizza, sandwiches, giveaways, and more. The event was hosted by the Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association, ANC Commissioners Barbara Rogers (4B08) & Tischa Cockrell (4B09), and the District’s Department of Parks & Recreation. View the gallery here.
Riggs Park Day
May 19, 2018
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Riggs LaSalle Recreation Center
501 Riggs Road NE
12:00 pm – Free food (1st come, 1st served)
Nationals Tickets Raffle & Hat Giveaway
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Capoeira Foundation Class & Demo by Capoeira Malês DC
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
The Uncle Devin Show Children’s Music & Percussion Petting Zoo
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Adventures with Luna & Friends Storytelling & Coloring Book Giveaway
Explore! Children’s Museum Games
Lamond-Riggs Library Storytelling
Face Painting
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Live Music: Crossfire
Riggs Park Day is still on tomorrow! Come on out to the Riggs-LaSalle Recreation Center, located at 501 Riggs Road NE, 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Free food and beverages will be served starting at 12 :00 pm. Come early and get it while it lasts. Snacks will be available throughout the day.
National tickets will be raffled off throughout the day. Pick up a free hat as well.
Take a foundation capoeira class with Capoeira Males DC at 1:00 pm. Capoeira is a Brazilian art form that combines martial art, dance, and music. This class is suitable for any level, and is specifically designed for beginners completely new to the art form.
The Uncle Devin Show will be providing live music for children from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm.
Coloring, storytelling, and children’s games will be available courtesy of Adventures with Luna & Friends, the Explore! Children’s Museum of Washington, DC, and the Lamond-Riggs Library children’s librarian from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm.
Information tables will be set up to provide information from several District government agencies, Job Corps, and the Anacostia Watershed Society. Sign up for a tour of the Anacostia River and provide suggestions for environmental projects in the neighborhood. The DOES mobile van will be on hand to assist youth and other residents with employment opportunities.
The day will conclude with live music from DC band Crossfire at 2:30 pm.
Hosted by ANC Commissioners Barbara Rogers (4B08) & Tischa Cockrell (4B09), Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association, and DC Department of Parks & Recreation
ANC 5A Special Meeting
May 18, 2018
6:45 pm
Location: UDC Backus, 5171 South Dakota Avenue NE
Agenda: 4 Seasons Convenience Store ABRA License
4 Seasons is located at 4975 South Dakota Avenue NE in North Michigan Park
As promised, you can now take a survey regarding retail and public space programming at Art Place at Fort Totten, the development on Galloway Street and South Dakota Avenue NE. Please be as specific as possible where you are able to enter in your ideas and thoughts about retail and programming. The survey will close on May 28. Please let your neighbors know.
The Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association is working on a community benefits agreement related to the Fort Totten South mixed-use townhome project that will be located at South Dakota Avenue & Riggs Road NE.
Please complete this community benefits agreement survey to provide input on beneficiaries to provide workforce development, small business development, and community development, and to share your thoughts on public space improvements in the Lamond-Riggs community. The survey closes May 23, so don’t delay! Please let your neighbors know.
Riggs Park Day
May 19, 2018
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Riggs-LaSalle Recreation Center
501 Riggs Road NE
Join your neighbors for a fun-filled community day with activities for all ages!
*Face Painting
*Games
*Nationals Tickets Raffle & Hat Giveaway
12:00 pm – Free food (1st come, 1st served)
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Capoeira Demo by Capoeira Malês DC
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
The Uncle Devin Show
Children’s Music Show & Percussion Petting Zoo
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Storytelling: Adventures with Luna
Coloring Book Giveaway
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Live Music
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Hosted by ANC 4B08 & 4B09; Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association; and DC Department of Parks & Recreation
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Sponsors/Contributors: Blue Skye Construction; Ledo Pizza; The Nationals; Takoma Park Liquors; Wal-Mart; Explore! Children’s Museum of Washington, DC; Capoeira Malês DC; DC Department of Employment Services (DOES); Job Corps; Wards 3 & 4 DC Prevention Center; DC Fire and EMS; Air National Guard; Metropolitan Police Department (MPD); DC Department of Public Works (DPW); DC Department of Transportation (DDOT)
LaSalle-Backus Education Campus (501 Riggs Road NE) will hold its second annual Career Day on June 1, 9:30 am to 3:00 pm. The school is seeking volunteers to attend to discuss their careers with students. All careers are welcome. If interested in volunteering, contact Ms. Hurtado at senovia.hurtado@dc.gov or call the school at (202) 671-6340 and leave a message for Ms. Hurtado.
Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association
Public Meeting
May 7, 2018
7:00 pm
Location: LaSalle-Backus Education Campus (501 Riggs Road NE, enter on Madison Street)
Guests:
Beginning May 10, the Lamond-Riggs Library will offer chess instruction to youth ages 9-12 on Thursdays at 6:30 pm. Maximum number of participants is 15. The library is located at 5401 South Dakota Avenue NE. Programming made possible by the Lamond-Riggs Library Friends.
DPR has partnered with the DC Building Industry Association (DCBIA) for a community day to beautify Keene field, located at 5205 Rock Creek Church Road NE. DCBIA selects sites for a volunteer community improvement day every year. There will be a community meeting tonight, April 26, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm, at DC Bilingual PCS to solicit community input on what improvements people would like to see to the field. This is not a complete overhaul, but moreso beautification. If you live nearby or use the field, tonight is your chance to let DPR and DCBIA how you use the field and what you would like to see on the field.
DCBIA/DPR Community Meeting on Keene Field Improvements
for Community Improvement Day
Thursday, April 26, 2018
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
DC Bilingual Public Charter School
33 Riggs Road NE
We will soon have a farmstand to buy fresh produce in the neighborhood. Please sign up for a focus group being held by UDC’s College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability, and Environmental Sciences (CAUSES) on May 12 to provide input on the addition of a farmstand to the Bertie Backus Urban Food Hub located at UDC Backus (on Galloway Street off South Dakota Avenue NE). The focus group will take place at 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm at Lamond-Riggs Library.
We have mentioned the food hub and its many components on the site a few times – aquaponics garden, hydroponics garden, native plant nursery, community garden, compost cooperative, and a demonstration kitchen (forthcoming). The idea is to create a small-scale urban food system to promote food security.
Now they are looking to add a farmstand at the end of May/beginning of June timeframe. Not a full-fledged farmers market at this point, but something smaller to make sure it is a success and can grow into something larger. UDC CAUSES Dean Sabine O’Hara mentioned this concept at the Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association’s meeting in December 2017. With that in mind, UDC is seeking community input on the best day/time for the farmstand, the types of produce people are interested in buying, and other vendors people would like to patronize. Register at the link.
From the eventbrite link:
The University of the District of Columbia College of Agriculture and Urban Sustainability is planning a farmstand at the Bertie Backus Campus – 5171 South Dakota Ave NE, Washington, DC 20017 for the 2018 spring- fall growing season.
If you are interested in bringing fresh, local and sustainably grown produce to your community please join us for a community input focus group.
Date Saturday: May 12, 2018
Time: 2:00-3:00 pm
Location Lamond Riggs Library, 5401 South Dakota Ave NE, Washington, DC 20011
Light refreshments served
ANC 5A sent notice last night of tonight’s meeting at 6:45 pm at UDC-CC Backus, 5171 South Dakota Avenue NE. For those interested, the Four Seasons ABRA Class B license application is on the agenda. Four Seasons is located in North Michigan Park at 4975 South Dakota Avenue NE. DPR is also scheduled to be at the meeting.
See the meeting notice here.
Pepco Open House
April 26, 2018
LaSalle Backus Education Campus
501 Riggs Road NE
Time: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
RSVP: capitalgrid@pepco.com
Receive information about the Capital Grid Project and the Takoma to Sligo Underground Project. Learn how these projects will affect your travel throughout the neighborhood.
The National Park Service is hosting National Park RX Day at Fort Circle Park, South Dakota Avenue NE & Galloway Street NE, on April 28 from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm.
From the website:
Food and concessions will be on sale courtesy of Guest Services, Inc. Bring your whole family, furry family members included (provided they are on-leash)!
We are offering a variety of fun activities that connect your backyard park to easy, healthy lifestyle choices you can make:
Scheduled Programs
The Washington Post published a short profile of the Lamond-Riggs neighborhood this morning. Titled “For home buyers on a budget, ‘a nice quiet neighborhood’ in Northeast DC,” the article focuses primarily on the Lamond side of Lamond-Riggs. Check it out!
Please sign up for a focus group!
From DCPL:
The Lamond-Riggs Library, at 5401 South Dakota Ave. NE, is being rebuilt. The Library wants to hear from residents about what they want to see in their new library.
We have two sessions scheduled for Saturday, April 21, at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
If you are interested in participating in one of these sessions, please send an email to focus.groups@dc.gov. This is one of several opportunities where residents will be able to provide input on the new Lamond-Riggs Library.
Learn more about plans to design and build the Lamond-Riggs Library at dclibrary.org/newlamond-riggs.
Metro decided to add colors to the handrails at Fort Totten metro station to correspond to the metro lines. Kinda neat.
Red escalator handrails at Fort Totten metro station for the red line
