PBCA will host an informal Penn Branch Playdate at the playground so that families with children in the neighborhood can get together.
Join us at Pope Branch Park Playground from
Date / Time:
2:00pm. –4:00pm
Saturday, March 19
(Rain date: March 24)
Light refreshments will be served.
Tonight PBCA will build on recent communty wide conversations about the proposed Phase II development at Penn Branch Shopping Center by discussing community-owned grocery stores. Mike Houston, General Manager, of the Takoma Park-Silver Spring Co-Op is our invited guest speaker for our General Body Meeting tonight at 7:00pm.
Gas is Out, Quiet is In
–Effective January 2022, gasoline-powered leaf blowers cannot be legally used in the District of Columbia by residents or businesses and District retailers will no longer be permitted to sell them. Businesses risk being fined for continued use. The Leaf Blower Regulation Amendment Act passed the DC Council unanimously and was enacted in 2018, at which time a three-year phase-out began.
The ban does not apply to federal workers on federal land. Countless studies have shown the pollution causing and health impacts of gas-powered leaf blowers. Unlike automobiles, two-stroke, gas-powered leaf blowers do not have catalytic converters; therefore, a large percentage of pollutants go into the atmosphere. This law will help keep our community and city quieter and healthier.
PBCA resident and community leaders came together to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of 9-11 and memorialize those DC residents who lost their lives that day. The event took place from 10:00am until 11:00am at the intersection of Carpenter and O Street SE. Speakers included Rev. Kendrick Curry, Pastor of Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church (PABC), PBCA President Stan Benton, and a musical performance by Rev. Ebonie Shirley.
