“Operation: Pretty and Polished” Event

Posted on: April 27th, 2012 by editor No Comments

Photo courtesy of Julia Irving

 

On Saturday, April 21, Councilmember Alexander attended “Operation: Pretty and Polished,” sponsored by Once Upon a Prom, State Farm, WPGC 95.5 and El Zol 107.9. Approximately 300 students seeking formal wear for their proms attended the free event. It was held at the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington at 4103 Benning Road NE. Radio personality Justine Love was there to meet and greet District students as they browsed through the donated dresses and tuxedos. Attendees also won door prizes and giveaways.

Photo courtesy of Julia Irving

 

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Ward 7 Budget Town Hall Meeting

Posted on: April 27th, 2012 by editor No Comments

Photo courtesy of Lateef Mangum

On Tuesday, April 17, Mayor Vincent C. Gray held the Ward 7 Budget Town Hall Meeting at the Deanwood Recreation Center. During his presentation, he introduced his proposals for the FY2013 Budget. Currently, the D.C. Council is holding committee hearings on the budgets for all District agencies. For more information about Mayor Gray’s proposals, please visit http://budget.dc.gov/.

 

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Emancipation Day Parade

Posted on: April 27th, 2012 by editor No Comments

On Monday, April 16, Councilmember Alexander along with Mayor Vincent C. Gray, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton and fellow councilmembers marched down Pennsylvania Ave from the U.S. Capitol to Freedom Plaza to commemorate Emancipation Day. This year was the 150th Anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln signing the Compensated Emancipation Act, which freed more than 3000 slaves in the District of Columbia . Local organizations and school marching bands participated in the festivities to commemorate the day.

 

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Read Across America Day

Posted on: March 22nd, 2012 by editor No Comments

On March 2, Councilmember Alexander read to the students at Davis Elementary School to commemorate Read Across America Day. The students were very enthusiastic about the opportunity to celebrate literacy claiming that “This has been the best day ever!” The chosen book for this year was “The Lorax” by Dr. Seuss.

 

 

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Grounbreaking of The Nannie Helen at 4800

Posted on: February 23rd, 2012 by editor No Comments

 

On Wednesday, February 22, Councilmember Yvette M. Alexander along with Mayor Vincent C. Gray and Chairman Kwame Brown and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton attended the groundbreaking for The Nannie Helen at 4800 in Ward 7. The five-level building will have 70 affordable housing units; 1,790 square feet of retail space; 1,900 square feet for and adult education and fitness center and 3,438 square feet for office space. The housing units will consist of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. The project will also include 41 residential parking spaces and replacement units for residents of the Lincoln Heights housing development.   The project is part of the over $2.3 billion worth of District-affiliated projects currently under construction across the city, creating thousands of construction jobs and permanent jobs.

For more information about The Nannie Helen at 4800, click here.

To view renderings of the project, click here.

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Roundtable on Ward 7 Economic Development

Posted on: January 12th, 2012 by editor No Comments

On Wednesday, January 11 Chairman Kwame Brown held a Public Oversight Roundtable on Ward 7 Economic Development Programs/Projects at the Dorothy I. Height Library. Councilmember Yvette M. Alexander was also in attendance. The room was at full capacity with Ward 7 residents, developers and business owners. Witnesses were given time to share their concerns and suggestions for the proposed and ongoing Ward 7 projects that will be completed in the future. Chairman Brown and Councilmember Alexander assured constituents that they would continue to push for approval and completion of the many economic development projects already in progress. Deputy Mayor of Planning and Economic Development Victor Hoskins provided detailed updates on Skyland, Park 7 (Minnesota Avenue and Benning Road), New Communities and many other Ward 7 projects that will begin or be completed within the next three years. Please click on the following link to view updates on the ongoing development projects in Ward 7, DMPED Ward 7 Roundtable Presentation.

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World Environment Day 2012 Coming to D.C.

Posted on: January 11th, 2012 by editor No Comments

On Wednesday, January 11 the District Department of the Environment along with representatives from the United Nations held a press conference at Anne Beers Elementary to announce that Washington, D.C. will be the host of World Environment Day on June 5, 2012. Mayor Vincent Gray, Councilmember Yvette M. Alexander and Councilmember Marion Barry spoke about the ongoing sustainability efforts in the District as well as allowing more people to join the movement via new activities. To read more about the environmental efforts that the Gray administration has planned, click here.

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ANC 7A Town Hall Meeting

Posted on: January 6th, 2012 by editor No Comments

Councilmember Alexander and Mayor Gray with the Benning Stoddard Sharks basketball team.

 

On January 3, Mayor Vincent C. Gray and Councilmember Yvette M. Alexander attended the 2nd Annual ANC 7A Town Hall meeting at the Ophelia Egypt Program Center. During the meeting, Mayor Gray presented his end-of-year accomplishments for his first year in office. For a summary of his presentation, click here. Also, members of ANC 7A presented a check for $3,100 to the Benning Stoddard Sharks basketball team for their uniforms. The coach and team were in attendance to receive the donation.

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Councilmember Alexander’s Turkey Give-A-Way

Posted on: November 29th, 2011 by editor No Comments

On November 23, Councilmember Yvette M. Alexander gave away 300 turkeys to Ward 7 constituents at the Deanwood Recreation Center. The turkeys were donated by the regional Safeway headquarters.

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Fort Dupont Ice Arena Receives Donation

Posted on: November 29th, 2011 by editor No Comments

On November 28, the non-profit Friends of Fort Dupont Ice Arena held a press conference to announce that Neal Henderson will serve as the director of the arena’s youth hockey program. Under his leadership, Henderson’s team, the Cannons, made up primarily of youths from Wards 7 and 8, will unite with Kids on Ice to form a unified hockey program. Kids on Ice is a program conducted by the arena that provides free hockey and figure-skating classes to the public.

“I am so glad that the children of our community will be awarded such a wonderful opportunity,” said Councilmember Yvette M. Alexander. “This arena provides a number of great programs for our young hockey players and I’m glad to see it continues to prosper.”

The merger will offer players more practice time on the ice and give the nonprofit group, which has been running programs at the rink for 15 years, more leverage when applying for funding. In order to help fund the collaboration, the Washington Capitals donated $45,000 and the National Hockey League donated $7,500 to the program.  Councilmember Alexander, Coach Neal Henderson, Washington Capitals forward Joel Ward and NHL Network analyst and NHL alumnus Kevin Weekes were in attendance along with the Cannons hockey team members.

Photos courtesy of the Washington Capitals.

 

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