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New Year, New Opportunities

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Stan Benton, PresidentHopefully everybody’s enjoying the New Year so far. ‘New Year, new opportunities,’ as they say.  For PBCA, that means new officer positions that we need to fill on the board. Our First Vice President, Kyle Murphy, will not run for re-election, and our current Treasurer Moh Williams has decided to step down. I’d like to give some appreciation to Kyle and Moh for stepping up to the challenge.

The good news is that we’re finally holding our elections next week and we have some amazing candidates ready to go. This includes Secretary Marie Fritz, who is seeking to fill our vacant 2nd Vice-President chair and Parliamentarian, Natiya Curtis is also seeking another term in that seat. Please make sure your membership is up to date so that you can vote.

Finally, the COVID-19 Omicron variant is spreading fast. Please continue to be safe and practice social distancing.  To locate COVID test kits, go to https://coronavirus.dc.gov  Under Testing click on Test Yourself DC At-Home Kit then scroll to the bottom to see real-time test availability at the various Test Yourself Locations. Take note that experts advise to take at least two antigen tests over the course of about two days, if you have been exposed.

Please stay safe everyone and I’ll see you at the meeting.

Stan Benton,

PBCA President

Art All Night (2021)

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SAVE THE DATE- AAN WARD 7

Art All Night 2021 is back in person!  Enjoy an evening of art, live music, and food!  The festivities this year will feature five events across Ward 7 on Friday, September 24th.  This will include two events near us at the Penn Branch Shopping Center and a youth-oriented event in Fairfax Village. Start time: 7:30PM

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Let’s Restore Our Community Park

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Join Us
Saturday, May 15th @ 9:00AM

On Saturday, May 15th at 9:00AM Penn Branch community members will meet to begin cleaning and restoration of 9-11 Memorial Park, located at the intersection of Carpenter Street and O Street SE.  In addition to cleaning, we will plant and install new shrubs and park signage purchased through a recent $1,000 grant from the Anacostia Watershed Society (AWS). 

 If you plan to join us, please remember to bring your gardening tools, including rakes, shovels, shears, trimmers as well as lawn and leaf and trash bags.

Can’t Join Us?  Please Make a Donation

Sign At 9-11 Memorial Park

The PBCA board is also making plans to launch a community fundraiser next month. Your donation will help us to replace the deteriorating bench and install new pavers in the main walkways. If you can’t join us on Saturday, May 15th, please consider making a donation to help us restore and maintain the gateway to our community!  To make a donation online, please visit: https://pennbranchdc.org/donate/

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Gallery: One of our last major community restoration of 9-11 Memorial Park took place on October 18, 2014. Many Penn Branch residents came out to help groom plants, restore walkways and flower beds.

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PBCCA Economic Development Meeting Video and Pitchbook Links

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Penn Branch Citizens Civic Association Economic Development Roundtable: Pennsylvania Avenue SE East of the River (East End) “Our Time is Now”

On Tuesday, April 11 more than 100 Penn Branch and nearby residents gathered to hear from the Pennsylvania Avenue East of the River Committee, and key developers who own or are interested in purchasing property along the Pennsylvania Avenue, SE (East of the River/East End). 

“Our Time is Now” PBCCA Economic Development Meeting

What is clear is that our community wants a walkable community, smart development, retail, restaurants and the sensible growth occuring in other parts of the city.

The audience engaged with the panel and shared their concerns,

Councilmember Vincent C. Gray also attended, and shared with attendees his vision and plans for the Ward 7 Economic Advisory Council.

Attendees, included Rob Tate, Jair Lynch Real Estate Partners; Bruce Finland, MED Developers; Stephen Downing, Pennsylvania Avenue East of the River Coalition; Lindsay Thompson, John Hopkins University DC City Lab; Deborah Jones, Ward7 Partnership; and, Reverend Kendrick Curry, Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church.  Attendees also included DC Office of Planning, neighboring community associations and other Pennsylvania Avenue Developers with an interest in Pennsylvania Avenue, SE East of the River (East End).

As promised, here’s the link to our community overview/pitchbook book “Penn East” developed with the Johns Hopkins City Lab DC team as part of their capstone project.  Click here to view link

Also, attached is a link to the April 11th “Our Time is Now” Community meeting. Click here to view the video of the Economic Development Meeting “Our Time is Time”

 

While there has been some good news impacting Pennsylvania Avenue SE East of the River (East End), such as the recent purchase of the Penn Branch Shopping Center, the remodeling of Thai Orchards Kitchen, and the announcement of a Ward 7 Member Advisory Council to address Ward 7 Economic Development, the future remains uncertain, and the success of any venture needs to be an informed, unified community effort.

 A special thank you to the residents of Penn Branch; Hillcrest; Fort Dupont; Randle Highlands and the communities along Pennsylvania Avenue, SE (East of the River/East End)

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