Eminent Domain Letter Rattles Woodridge Property Owner
It is the letter every property owner dreads: an “offer” from the District government to buy your property. Mr. Guang Li, owner of 1730 Hamlin Street NE, received such a letter earlier this year.

Brookland Homeowners Hit with Erroneous Tax Bills
The District’s attempt to grapple with the growing number of vacant houses hit a snag when numerous homeowners were sent erroneous tax bills. Brooklander Michelle Sedgewick was one of the unlucky ones.

Ward 5 Advisory Neighborhood Commissions Submit 2008 Budgets
How does your Advisory Neighborhood Commission spend the $34,000 per year it receives from the DC government?

ANC 5A Passes Resolution on Reuse of Slowe Elementary School
ANC 5A passed a resolution at its April monthly meeting to advise the District on the reuse of Slowe Elementary School.

District Moves Brookland Streetscape Project Forward
Construction will begin in June and will take place over the next two years.

Non-Stop June Events in Brookland Summer begins in Brookland with a series of events & activities not to be missed.

Good Weather and Good Spirits Make Great Brookland Yard Sale a Success
People started arriving before 8am. The first items to go were the electronics and the furniture. By 3pm, Brookland resident Lucas Hitt had pocketed $400 from his unwanted possessions.

Roxanne’s ARTiques Celebrates Third Anniversary
April 26th marked the third anniversary of Roxanne’s ARTiques, the Brookland boutique that specializes in one-of-a-kind artifacts, crafts, sculpture, paintings and jewelry.