DCCA Submits Letter to DDOT about 17th Street Redesign Problems
DCCA has submitted a new letter to DDOT about the redesign of 17th Street, noting existing and potential problems. We plan to continue meeting with DDOT on this issue and would like to hear from our members about other problems or incidents not covered in the letter. Please send your comments to me.

Susan Volman
DCCA President

To read DCCA's letter click here.
Input on DC Historic Preservation Plan for 2025
The DC Historic Preservation Office is revising the DC Historic Preservation Plan for 2025. DCCA will be entering comments on the plan. We encourage you to submit your own comments, and also to share them with DCCA.

To review and comment on the 2025 Draft Historic Preservation Plan click here. Comments are due by September 30.
  
To complete the Public Input Survey click here.
Kojo Nnamdi Narrates DC Public Library’s Home Rule Exhibit
DC's newly modernized MLK public library offers "Up From the People: Protest and Change in DC.” The exhibit is narrated by Kojo Nnamdi who explains District residents' fight for self-governance as part of a new exhibit.

Click here to learn more.
Plan Ahead : Opera Outside
Sunday, September 12, 2021
Meridian Hill Park
11:00 AM 12:00 PM

Washington Concert Opera and Washington Parks & People are pleased to present Opera Outside, a casual outdoor concert on the upper field of Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park featuring performances by soprano Ashley Marie Robillard, baritone Efraín Solís, and pianist David Hanlon.

Click here for more information.
Wanted: Book Donations
Saturday September 11
901 G Street, NW
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Shelves overflowing from all that COVID reading? We have a kindhearted solution to lightening your load! The MLK Library Friends are collecting gently used books. 

They are seeking books in very good to excellent condition for a book sale that will support MLK library programs. There is a special call for:
Fiction * History * Children’s Books * Cookbooks * Political Books *Art and Architecture * Biography * Science Fiction * Science* Coffee Table Books * DVD movies

Please note that following will NOT be accepted textbooks, magazines and journals, VHS tapes, law books, reference books including encyclopedia and dictionaries, travel books over four years old, or dirty, dusty or water damaged books.

Kindly bring your books to a volunteer in the MLK Library vestibule on Saturday and a volunter will look over the book donation and offer a receipt.
Casey Trees To Host Urban Tree Summit
Wednesday, September 8 - Thursday September 24

The Urban Tree Summit is in its 10th year. Presentations will focus on the health and welfare of trees in our increasingly developed landscapes. Learn from some of the country’s leading experts about innovative efforts to plant, protect, and preserve trees in urban and suburban settings.

Events are virtual and in person and ticket cost ranges from $25-$60 depending on the session type. Click here to learn more.
Pups at the Park!
Pups in the Park is a unique opportunity to bring your dog to a Nationals game. You and your dog will both get to enjoy the game with other dogs and dog lovers from seats in a pet-friendly outfield reserved section.

For more information on time and ticket prices click here. All proceeds from the dog ticket sales will be donated to the Humane Rescue Alliance.
Local Newslinks of Note
Where To Get A COVID-19 Test In D.C. - LINK

After A Year Off, The DC Jazz Festival Is Back With Live Performances This Week - LINK

DC Chefs Serve Specialty Sandwiches to Benefit Afghan Refugees - LINK
Are D.C.’s Storms More Severe This Summer, Or Is It Just Existential Dread? - LINK
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