Thursday: Brightwood Business town hall; Crestwood Neighborhood Assn. candidates' forum; 14th St. bus line study

Two Three events this Thursday, February 23:

Crestwood Neighborhood Association Candidates' Forum
When: Thursday, February 23, 7 pm to 9 pm
Where: Zion Baptist Church, 4850 Blagden Avenue NW (just off 16th Street, south of Colorado Avenue)
Candidates for the Ward 4 Council seat will present their platforms and answer questions. Moderated by Tom Sherwood.


Beacon Brightwood Business Alliance Townhall Meeting
When: Thursday February 23, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Where: Emory United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 6100 Georgia Ave NW
The Beacon Brightwood Business Alliance convenes the Brightwood business community and other stakeholders. An agenda will be emailed to registrants on Wednesday, February 22. Please register here.


Metrobus 14th Street Line Study Public Meeting
When: Thursday February 23, 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Where: WMATA Northern Division Community Room, 4627 14th Street NW
The purpose of the meeting is to hear directly from riders of the 14th Street Line about issues with the 52, 53, and 54 routes, and potential improvements that would address them. The meeting is open to all, and no advance registration is required. A rider survey for the 14th Street Line was conducted in January 2012, and about 600 responses have been received so far. The preliminary results of the survey will be discussed. The project website has more information about the 14th Street Line study.

Ward 4 candidates forum tonight at Emery Rec Center

The Ward 4 Democrates will host a candidates and endorsement forum tonight at Emery Recreation Center (5701 Georgia Avenue, NW) beginning at 7:00.

Information on tonight's event from Ward 4 Democrats:

At this important meeting, we will conduct a Candidates and Endorsement
forum for Democratic candidates running for the position of Ward 4
representative on the Council of the District of Columbia in the April 3,
2012 Democratic Primary Election.

We will convene promptly at 7 p.m. and address preliminary issues. The
Candidates Forum will begin at 7:30 p.m., and each candidate will be given
the opportunity to make a two minute opening statement. Questions will also
be entertained from the audience. The total time allotted for the Candidates
Forum is 90 minutes.

What happens when politicians delay their snow shoveling duties

This morning, Ward 4 Council candidate Max Skolnik and a team of volunteers set out to do the good civic duty of clearing snow and ice off of our sidewalks. Around 11:30 am, they came across the unshoveled sidewalk on the west side of the 4300 block of Georgia Avenue...which happens to be right in front of incumbent Muriel Bowser's campaign office. A golden political photo opportunity ensued. These are the photos sent by Skolnik and his campaign manager Johnny Mathias via Twitter, along with a few other astute comments:

WP on Ward 4 Group Homes

Story today focusing on the high concentration of group homes in Ward 4.