District Announces First Round of Winners of Medical Marijuana Cultivation Licenses: Almost all to be located in Ward 5
Details Emerge of Expanded Probe into Thomas: Two additional grants totaling $832,000 are investigated
DCPS Chancellor Offers Bold Plan for Ward 5 Schools
On November 16, District of Columbia Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson announced a bold proposal to redesign public school education in Ward 5.
District Budgets $16.5 Million for New Woodridge Library
Until now, Ward 5 has been bypassed by the District’s $150 million program to renovate and rebuild libraries.
Conflict Mars Ward 5 Redistricting
The Ward 5 redistricting process was designed to be objective, transparent and data-driven. How, then, did it all go so wrong?
Medical Marijuana Moves Forward in Ward 5
27 of the 28 applications submitted for medical marijuana cultivation licenses are for locations in Ward 5.
Click here to see list of applicants for cultivation licenses
ANC 5B Rejects Move to Hire “Executive Director”
Commissioners at the meeting were visibly uncomfortable with a motion to hire a Ward 5 resident in a new position called “executive director of ANC 5B.”
New Book Offers Photo History of Brookland Area
Local authors publish a photographic history of the Brookland area from the Civil War to the 1970s.
Slideshow: Woodridge Warriors Homecoming
A cold, wet homecoming failed to dampen
the spirits of the Woodridge Warriors.
top photo: SABB Photography, bottom photo: Sierra Suris
Slideshow: Making Holiday Decorations
Members of the Greater Brookland Garden Club, including Janet and Gabriela McFadden, made holiday ornaments to decorate 12th Street businesses.
photo: Sierra Suris
Petals, Ribbons & Beyond Offers Holiday Spirit to Order
The custom-made wreaths of Sara Lucas, owner of Petals, Ribbons & Beyond, ensures local homes are on the “best dressed” list during the holidays.
Dudley’s B Sharp Academy: Music, Motivation, and Smiles
Upon entering Dudley’s B Sharp Academy, visitors are transported to a place of music and motivation.
Slideshow: Student Lessons
Divinely Decadent Desserts: Baked goods made with love and inspiration
Mrs. Carlynn Fuller Jenkins describes her bakery at the corner of 12th and Evarts Streets NE as like the one in Friends, but on a smaller scale.
Brookland Mosque Serves Area Muslims
Masjid Ahlul Quran Wal Hadith is a mosque which serves people of the Islamic faith in the Metropolitan Area.
News in Brief
News about the Woodridge farmers market, Col. Brooks development, AARP holiday luncheon, community happy hour, 5D CAC Elections, and Archbishop Carroll High School mentorship program.
Abigail Padou, Editor | Brookland Heartbeat | 1335 Lawrence St NE | Washington DC 20017
(202) 832-4038 | brooklandheartbeat@yahoo.com