Penn Branch CCA

Shall We Dance?

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PBCA Dinner Dance-Early 1990s (credit Patricia Q Hall)
Stan Benton, PBCA President
Stan Benton, PBCA President

I’m starting to see a sliver of light at the end of this COVID-19 tunnel as more vaccines become available.

Perhaps we’ll soon be able to have our meetings in-person and maybe even bring to fruition one of the PBCA Board’s long-term goals for 2022: Bringing back The Annual Penn Branch Dinner Dance.

The Dinner Dance was started in 1987 by the former PBCCA President, Eloise Prince, and was held annually until 2015. The event provided an excellent way for new and longstanding neighbors to get to know one another.  I always enjoyed seeing the younger folks, along with our seniors, all on the dance floor performing the latest line-dance together.

After being held up in our homes for the past year, now is the time to start planning for this event–as well as other ways to get us back together again. To do this, we’ll need your help. Please make a donation to PBCA and share with us any creative ideas you may have. Until then, lets’ keep fingers crossed for continued progress in beating back this virus.

See you at the meeting!

Stan 

The late Mrs. Eloise Prince was a former PBCA President and is believed to have organized the first Dinner Dance
The late Mrs. Eloise Prince was a former PBCA President and is believed to have organized the first Dinner Dance

PBCA Dinner Dance-Early 1990s

‘The Last Dance:’
AUGUST 2014

A quick look back at images from past ‘ Dinner Dance’ events where Penn Branch residents came out looking their best to celebrate, mix and mingle with community and city leadership.

The Last Dance: August 14, 2014
Current PBCA President Stan Benton is All Smiles (2014)
The Last Dance: August 14, 2014
Councilmember & Mayoral Candidate, Muriel Bowser (2014)
At-large Council Candidate, Robert White
Reverend Kendrick Curry Ph.D, Pastor of Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church
Former President, Jimmie Williams Leads on the Dance Floor (2014)
Penn Branch ‘On the Move!’

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DC Office of Planning To Host Townhall About Small Area Plan for Pennsylvania Avenue East

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Small Area Plan 2021 DC OCP

DC-Office of PlanningThe DC Office of Planning (OP) is developing a Small Area Plan for the Pennsylvania Avenue East corridor. The plan will focus on enhancing a safe, accessible, and vibrant public realm; encouraging economic development and retail opportunities; improving transportation access and connectivity; and exploring housing opportunities to improve access for upward mobility. It is important that throughout this planning process you make your voice heard! To get involved, visit the project website (publicinput.com/PennAveSEPlan) to learn more, register for updates, provide critical feedback through the online survey, and sign-up for the first community townhall meeting!

The first community townhall will be held on Wednesday, April 14 at 6:00pm. The virtual meeting will be broadcast online at: publicinput.com/PennAveSEPlan. If you are unable to join online, you can also dial-in at: 855-925-2801 (pin: 9252).

Thanks for getting involved in the Pennsylvania Avenue East Small Area Plan. If you have questions about the plan, you can reach out to the OP project team at [email protected] or call: 855-925-2801 (pin: 9252).

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COVID-19 Prevention & Vaccine Information (DC)

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Let's Stop Corona Virus-Penn Branch

Starting the week of March 8, 2021, DC will have a new, waitlist-like registration system in which users can pre-register online or by phone at their convenience and will be contacted by email, phone, and/or text by a DC Department of Health staff member when it is their turn to sign up for vaccine appointments. Residents who sign up will be contacted based on their priority group, zip code, and date of sign up. The new system will continue to prioritize certain zip codes. Although the DC Department of Health site has not been updated, please go to vaccinate.dc.gov for additional information and to learn how to sign up.

Let’s do what we can to stay safe during the pandemic. Visit the following links for additional information on local testing and vaccine clinics.

Testing Locations:
https://www.coronavirus.dc.gov/testing

COVID-19 Vaccine Information:
https://coronavirus.dc.gov/vaccinatedc

PBCA Listening Session with O Street SE Neighbors

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O Street SE Retaining Wall-Penn Branch DC

On Feb. 23, members of the Penn Branch Community Association executive board met virtually with a handful of Penn Branch’s O Street neighbors for a listening session. The PBCA board reached out to introduce ourselves and to gain a better understanding of neighborhood-specific challenges.  Residents of O Street shared their thoughts regarding development in the Penn Branch Shopping Center and construction of the new CVS which is expected to be built on the existing laundry mat property.

Residents reported that they did not have concerns about retaining wall maintenance but are interested in engineering studies prior to future development, including in the areas adjacent to the shopping center and along the walled hillside, due to settling and water flows in the area. Residents also raised concerns about potential CVS parking lot overflow onto their street, increased traffic, aggressive driving, and trash and vagrancy on O Street.

Participants explored traffic calming measures and other ways to work collaboratively to benefit the community.

 

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“Parks, Recreation and Environment:” Watch Our Tuesday, February 9th Community Meeting

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Click on the image above to watch a video of our Tuesday, Feb.9th, General Body Meeting. PBCA hosted panel discussion about our area parks and environment. Guest panelist included: Watani Hatcher, DC Parks and Recreation (DPR), Trey Sherard, Anacostia River Keepers, Josh Burch with DC Office of Energy and Environment (DOEE), Michael Chambers, II and Ann Hounious from National Park Service / National Capital Parks East (NPS/ NACE)

Topic: PBCA Monthly General Body Meeting
Time: Feb 9, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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