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FamJam 2010 Festival

Saturday July 3, 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm Lamonty Park

An Independence Day Weekend Celebration! Hosted by Franko and Lara Agbro Family

Features included a Kids' Corner - Face-Painting, Balloons, Instrument and Craft Petting Zoo by Featured Performers. Interactive Musical Games, Young Aspiring Performers Open Mic. Featured and Scheduled Performances.

Mount Pleasant Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC)

Community Meeting

Tuesday, July 6, 7 PM

La Casa, 3166 Mount Pleasant Street

Residents and business owners were invited to participate. ANC discussed the Mount Pleasant Revitalization Strategy. Visit http://www.anc1d.org/ for more information.

The Mount Pleasant Music Fest included five bands, DJ Wanako, family-friendly activities, food and dancing on Lamont Park last Saturday, May 1 from 2 to 7 PM. Over 200 neighbors joined in the fun!

MPBA celebrated its Spring Shop Hop! on Saturday, April 17, from 9 AM to 6 PM

with great offers at 16 locations on Mount Pleasant Street.

View the event's special poster and schedule here.

Anniversary of the Deauville Fire

The Deauville Apts. burned down two years ago. The Deauville Tenants' Association and government officials held a press conference where Mayor Fenty announced the City had purchased the property on March 12 at 3145 Mt. Pleasant Street.

Radius Pizza and Pfeiffer's Hardware got local news attention during the snow storms!

MPBA sponsored the Annual Holiday Celebration for Mt. Pleasant children on December 12.

Special thanks to DJ Wanako, Latino Association of Mt. Pleasant and MPMS for their help.

The Photo Gallery will have pictures of the event up soon.

Mt. Pleasant Street Revitalization

If you missed the open houses held in September and November 2009 read description below:

The purpose of the workshops was to present specific revitalization strategies to implement the strategic planning goals outlined below:

· Improve the Mt Pleasant Street streetscape and physical appearance

· Increase non-retail and creative uses on Mt Pleasant Street

· Preserve the community character through increasing opportunities for local merchants to purchase retail spaces

· Attract additional consumers to the corridor by promoting the unique character of Mt Pleasant Street

· Strengthen small businesses through assistance designed to capture more local customer base

For more information about this process and the detailed Market Study conducted, contact Tarek Bolden at the DC Office of Planning at Tarek.Bolden@dc.gov or 202.442.7600.

Many fun neighborhood activities were held Saturday, September 26

including a Fall Sidewalk Sale, the Farmers' Market booth and a Movie in the Park.

Fiesta DC was back in Mount Pleasant on September 27.

Anacostia River Cleanup and Protection Act of 2009 passed the DC Council unanimously. The Act includes a five-cent plastic bag fee to be implemented January 2010.

MPBA held a successful Mount Pleasant Spring Sidewalk Sale

Tenth Annual Youth Arts Fair Exhibit was featured in DC North (page 12) and The InTowner . Visit our "Photo Gallery" page for images.

Crime Prevention tips for small business owners from the Metropolitan Police Department.

Mt. Pleasant was featured in City Living Source magazine

MPBA and Frankojazz sponsored a mini-documentary Mt Pleasant Welcomes Obama

MPBA and Other Community Meetings

MPBA Monthly Meeting Notes

April 2010

MPBA Monthly Meeting Notes

February 2010

MPBA Monthly Meeting Notes

January 2010