The Edgewood Civic Association

From the Edge of the Woods to Eckington


Edgewood Civic Civic association serving the communities of Edgewood and Eckington.

Browsing Archive: June, 2009

New Urban Mural to Bloom in Edgewood

Posted by timothy on Tuesday, June 30, 2009,

New Urban Mural to Bloom in Edgewood


June 28th, 2009 · blog1

(Washington, DC, June 25, 2009) — Albus Cavus has been creating innovative public art up and down the East Coast for seven years, bringing murals and events to community centers, bike trails, warehouses, and urban centers. This summer, 45 DC young people will work with the non-profit public arts organization to cover a wall in the Edgewood community of Northeast DC with beautiful art and to create a new curriculum on youth leadership...


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Emery Tech Teacher Honored

Posted by timothy on Tuesday, June 9, 2009,

Opera Ball: All Fun, No Pumpkins


Washington National Opera president Kenneth Feinberg praises D.C. public music teacher Priscilla Barrow at Friday's Opera Ball at the German Embassy. (Russ Hirshorn)

A modern twist to an old fairy tale: Priscilla Barrow got the full Cinderella treatment Friday at the Washington National Opera annual black-tie ball.

Barrow was the surprise recipient of a Twitter contest prize in recognition for her work as a D.C. public schools music teacher. T...


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Neighborhood Free Association

Posted by timothy on Tuesday, June 2, 2009, In : Old Community Articles 

Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to Turkey Thicket?

I'm lost. Standing outside the Safeway on Columbia Road, I check my mini-ADC 3rd edition map of Metro Washington, D.C. It states in clear sky-blue all-cap lettering that I'm in a neighborhood called Lanier Heights. Not so, say trusty Safeway shoppers. "Just forget Lanier Heights, really," argues Shawn Odle. "It's kind of in Mount Pleasant. But it's technically Adams Morgan. Technically, I don't really know, and I don't really car...


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