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Neighborhood News
Changes coming to commercial loading zones
Save the date: The Grapewine: Wine with your business neighbors on November 17
Adams Morgan Farmers Market for Saturday November 8
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Neighborhood News
1)
AMPBID Board meeting Tuesday November 11th at 5 pm
The next Adams Morgan Partnership BID (AMPBID) Board of Directors' meeting will be Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at 5 PM at the Festival Center at 1640 Columbia Road, NW. Hope you can join us! On the agenda will be a presentation from WMATA Planning Staff about the long range plans Metro has for the region. We saw this presentation and it is really fascinating.
We are also going to discuss the pending DC Council conceal carry legislation and the impact on businesses. This was mentioned in a specific newsletter on the issue on Wednesday October 29th.
Board members: Please call or email Kristen at 202-997-0783 or kbarden@adamsmorganonline.org if you are unable to attend otherwise we will assume you are attending. Thanks.
2) Small Business Saturday - November 29th
Small Business Saturday (SBS)
made an impact in Adams Morgan a few years back when Adams Morgan Main Street won a competition for an American Express sponsored ad campaign which featured some of our businesses.
This year SBS falls on Novem
ber 29th, between Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
The AMPBID has signed on as a Neighborhood Champion and have already received boxes of promotional materials aimed at connecting local businesses to this national effort to Shop Small. Tote bags, welcome mats, signage, etc. are available to participating businesses, for example, but the website has ways to brand your online presence too.
The most important of these is adding your business to an online map that shows shoppers who want to support local businesses that your business is part of the campaign
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There is also a way to access and integrate SBS branding into your digital presence.
This link can get you started:
https://www.americanexpress.com/us/small-business/shop-small/smallbiz-benefits?linknav=us-amex-loy-open-shopsmall-sbo-landing-getstartedhero
The success of SBS relies on a group of businesses in a community
coordinating their activities so that the neighborhood becomes a destination for shoppers on Small Business Saturday.
So please join us in brainstorming events, specials, or in store activities can make Adams Morgan the place to be on Small Business Saturday and spend some time on the SBS website to take advantage of the promotional materials that can be accessed there.
Please let us know as soon as possible if you are interested in participating in Small Business Saturday so we can begin to plan for it.
Nathan Ackerman will be our SBS point person and he can be reached at 202-669-2323 or by email at
nathan@18thStreetMedia.com
ALSO
Whether you’ve organized a shopping activity or special discount or event
for Nov 29, it’s time to share your event on Eventbrite and help rally the neighborhood for the day.
Go To Eventbrite >
http://eventbritepages.com/sbo
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Invite the community to support local businesses on Small Business Saturday. Here are a few ways you can encourage your neighborhood to Shop Small:
- Spread the word about your event on social media using #ShopSmall.
- Create an invitation for your event and share it with your network.
- Download Shop Small postcards by going here:
https://info.americanexpress.com/rs/americanexpressopen/images/SBS_PrintablePostcards.zip
Bring one or both to your local printer and have them printed double-sided, so you can share with your community or local small businesses.
Don’t forget to promote your event on Eventbrite and rally the
neighborhood to get people excited about the day!
Small Business Saturday is less than a month away!
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3)
Smoke and Barrel's Upcoming events at 2471 18th Street, NW
Monday November 10th
Love wings? REALLY love wings? Come to Smoke and Barrel this Monday for their first annual Lord of the Wings wing eating contest.
The prize? More wings!! Info below:
http://meridianpint.fbmta.com/members/ViewMailing.aspx?MailingID=19327621753&StoreCode=002&_X=GseACdgtATcd0
Thursday November 20th
Bowls of Steel Chili Contest
Contestants will bring their chili and recipes to be judged that night.
Winner will get their chili on the Smoke and Barrel Menu.
Thursday November 27th
Thanksgiving Throwdown
Three smoked turkeys brined 3 different ways with sides and pies. $20 per person.
4) Second Annual DC Cocktail Week- November 17-23
The
2nd Annual DC Cocktail Week
is featuring two of our neighborhood restaurants.
Casa Oaxaca
| 2106 18th St., NW | Washington | DC | 20009 | (202) 387-2272
Summer forever pairing. We love ceviche, it reminds us to the beautiful beaches in Mexico. This time we are pairing it with a traditional fermented pineapple drink called tepache. We give it a little twist to the recipe by adding raspberries to the final process of the fermentation. Our Hibiscus Ceviche: shrimp, habanero, lime, hibiscus vinaigrette, avocado, red onions, cilantro. Cocktail Tepache Rojo: mezcal, raspberry tepache, agave nectar.
$16.00
for the pairing per person
Roofer's Union
| 2446 18th St., NW | Washington | DC | 20009 | (202) 232-7663
Oh My Gourd! made with fisherman's pumpkin stout beer reduction, Catoctin Creek brandy, rye whiskey, Bonal, Laird's Applejack, triple sec w/ a flamed orange peel. Paired with Pumpkin Cheesecake Arancini w/apple puree.
$11.00
for the pairing per person
5) Cashion's Eat Place news at 1819 Columbia Road, NW
Don't Forget Happy Hour!
Monday through Friday, from 5:30pm-7:30pm, enjoy 1/2 priced wines by the glass and signature cocktails with $5 beers at the bar.
Craft Beer Brunch: $20.00
Sick of Mimosas? Every weekend Cashion's is highlighting one of our favorite craft/seasonal beers, not normally offered on the menu.
Guests at the bar can choose any of our brunch entrees plus one of the beers for $20!
Make a reservation
here
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Fall Dining Guide Review
We are thrilled to be included in Tom Sietsema's annual Fall Dining Guide published in the Washington Post!
If you missed the review, you can catch it (and share it with your friends)
here
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6) Possible new restaurant coming to Adams Morgan - if they raise the needed funds?
Thanks Prince of Petworth for the scuttlebutt/rumor on this...
Guess we'll wait to learn more!!!
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Changes coming to commercial loading zones
The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) has developed a commercial loading zone management program as supported by
DCMR Rule 18-2402
, enacted December 2013.
Starting January 1, 2015, commercial vehicles will be required to pay for the use of loading zones. In order to park in a loading zone, a commercial vehicle operator will need to either display a permit on their vehicle or pay-by-cell immediately after parking. Permits (day or annual) can be obtained from the
Transportation Online Permitting System
beginning November 3, 2014.
Ways to Pay:
1. Annual Permit ($323) or Daily Permit ($25)*
Allows parking at commercial vehicle loading zones during designated hours for up to two hours, and parking in a metered space between off-peak hours of 10 a.m.—2 p.m. or when meter enforcement is not in effect. Daily permit is valid for 24 hours, annual permit is valid for a calendar year. *Annual passes will take up to a week to process, day passes can be printed out immediately.
2. Pay-by-Cell ($2/Hour)
To Pay-by-Cell, once parked, the operator must immediately pay for the space by utilizing the ParkMobile service and indicating the zone number found on the loading zone sign.
Commercial Loading Zones Program Process
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Visit the
Truck and Bus Map
to see where loading zones are located
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Check loading zone signage for day/hour/time restrictions
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Place your day or annual permit on the lower, rear exterior portion of the cab’s passenger side
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Don’t park for longer than the sign indicates or for more than two hours if no time limit is indicated
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Spaces are for active loading or unloading
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Immediately pay for time needed to load/unload if you do not have a day or annual permit
Operators Will Be Ticketed If:
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Permit is expired or not properly displayed ($50 ticket)
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No permit is displayed and payment-by-cell was not made ($100)
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Vehicle stays longer than time limit designated or two hours if no time limit is designated ($50)
Carriers:
click here for a printable informational flyer
! and visit the
Truck and Bus Map
to see all District loading zones and truck routes and restrictions.
In addition, the ticket price for an unauthorized vehicle parked in a loading zone has increased from $50 to $100.
For general information on changes that affect non-commercial vehicles,
download DDOT's informational postcard
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Save the Date: The Grapevine: Wine with your business neighbors - November 17th
Adams Morgan business owners:
Our business owner friends on U Street have invited us to join them for a business owner networking happy hour on November 17th.
Join us on Monday, November 17 from 7-9pm for a local business owner networking happy hour. Get to know your neighbors, meet new people, sip wine, and relax before the holiday rush.
Wine will be provided courtesy of Jackson Family Wines and Monument Fine Wines. Any local business who would like to provide light appetizers will be featured as a co-sponsor. Hint! Hint!
Please contact Erin Price Schabert,
erin@smithcenter.org
, (202) 483-8600 if interested in donating some food or drink.
The Grapevine will be held at Smith Center for Healing and the Art’s Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery located at 1632 U Street, NW.
Erin Price-Schabert
Development Manager
Smith Center for Healing and the Arts
1632 U Street, NW | Washington, DC | 20009
p 202.483.8600 | f 202.483.8601 |
smithcenter.org
Perhaps the next business owner happy hour we can host on 18th Street or Columbia Road???? Please let Kristen know if you are interested in hosting the next one:
kbarden@adamsmorganonline.org
or 202-997-0783.
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Adams Morgan Farmers Market offerings for Saturday November 8
ADAMS MORGAN FARMERS MARKET
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8
8:00AM - 1:00PM
RAIN OR SHINE
We don't know about you, but the apple cider these days is often way too sweet!
So, this Saturday, you'll be able to get FRESH-PRESSED, UNPASTEURIZED CIDER (along with a warning label re unpasteurization), made from our own PESTICIDE-FREE STAYMAN-WINESAP, MUSTSU and YORK APPLES! The Cider has a tart and tangy taste and can easily be made into hard cider! Quantities are limited so try to come before 10:00am this Saturday. We'll have samples to taste and hopefully more next week. Michael did the first pressing on Thursday, so the cider is quite fresh.
Two noteworthy new APPLES are the BRAEBURN and GOLDRUSH. Because more of the Stayman-Winesaps are going into cider, we're unsure how much longer we'll have these pesticide-free treats.
There will still be a small amount of our own TOMATOES along with our LEEKS, CELERIC and other goodies. We'll also have local WINTER SQUASH, KALE, SWEET POTATOES and other seasonal produce.
Email us ahead of time if you want APPLES by the box.
And, for those of you who have been asking, we will have some of the delicious and FRESH-ROASTED PEANUTS!
Don't forget to bring bags, pt and qt containers.
See you Saturday at the market.
Michael, Esther, Charmaine, Emma and Katrina
Licking Creek Bend Farm
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