March 20, 2015

Neighborhood News

Let's Make Lemonade!

DCRA Training Schedule

MINT is organizing another MINT CONDITION DAY - June 6th

Neighborhood News

1) Philz Coffee coming to the Adamo building at 1827 Adams Mill Road, NW

We learned from Perseus Realty this week that they have signed a lease

with Philz Coffee philzcoffee.com/Our-Company for one of the

Adams Mill Road facing retail spaces. This will be their flagship east coast

store for the San Francisco based company. They hope to be open in

October 2015.

2) April 6th movie filming in the 2400 block of 18th Street, NW

We learned this week from the DC Film Office that a movie about Edward

Snowden will be filmed in various locations along the 2400 block of 18th

Street, NW from about 6 am to 3 pm on Monday April 6th. Oliver Stone is

directing the movie and stars Joseph Gordon Levitt as Edward Snowden.

There will be a lot of production vans and crew parked along 18th Street

and Columbia Road but only for the day.

Evidentally Edward Snowden and his girlfriend had their first date and many

more dates in an Adams Morgan restaurant. Watch the movie and find out

which one!

3) Joseph's House Healing Garden Neighborhood Kick-off

on March 23


Our friends and neighbors at Joseph’s House are turning their dream of a

fully accessible healing garden into reality and are holding a reception

Monday, March 23, 6:30 -8:00 at Potter's House, to share the design with

the community.  In addition to spaces for solitude, conversation, and small

gatherings, the garden will offer neighbors a sidewalk alcove with a bench,

lending library, and dog water bowl.

Several of our neighborhood business, Adams Inn, Lunar Massage, Pleasant

Pops, The Printer, and Tryst, are providing support to Joseph's House's

Indiegogo campaign for the garden.

You can RSVP for the reception here .

4) Kudos to City Bikes for helping stop crime

We read this great story about Saul Leiken the General Manager of City Bikes

on WTOP this week. While we don't recommend people following criminals, we

do appreciate the extra effort Saul and his staff took to get the bike back to

the customer and to get an arrest in the case. Nice work!

5) Bike to Work Day - Friday May 15th

We are hosting another pit stop for Bike to Work Day on Friday May 15th from 7:30 am to 9:30 am in Unity Park at Columbia Road/Euclid and Champlain Streets.

We have a commitment from Tryst for coffee, fruit, bagels and pastries and would welcome other food donations or bike themed raffle prizes.

We'll have our usual bike clinic for on-the-spot repairs and lots of raffle items as well as FREE tshirts if you register for the Adams Morgan pit stop.

Co-organized by Commuter Connections and the Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA), the annual event draws residents from the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia in support of cycling as a healthy, green commuting option that reduces car emissions, and has a positive impact on the environment.

Registration for the 2015 event is free and easy to complete online at www.biketoworkmetrodc.org. The first 14,000 registrants who attend an official pit stop will receive a free event t-shirt. All registrants will be entered into a raffle to win one of many donated bicycles. Bike to Work Day launched in the Washington area in 2001 with just a few hundred registrants and has grown every year since, to nearly 17,000.


“It’s exciting to see how Bike to Work Day has grown and been supported by the residents, businesses, and organizations in the region. We’re hopeful that the event will continue to grow in popularity and expose new riders to the benefits of cycling,” said Nicholas Ramfos, Director of Commuter Connections. “Ten percent of Bike to Work Day participants reported that they started cycling to work after participating in their first event, and more than 20 percent say cycling is now a regular part of their commutes.”

*** Learn more about bike commuting: For tips on bicycling to work, check out A Commuters Guide to Bicycling available through Commuter Connections at www.commuterconnections.org/commuters/bicycling/

*** Ride with others in a commuter convoy: Commuter convoys on Bike to Work Day will be led by experienced bicycle commuters, and many routes are available. Find a convoy near you at: http://www.biketoworkmetrodc.org/first-time-rider-info/4606-2/

*** Brush up on cycling skills: Participate in a City Cycling Class to learn how to safely share the road with cars, other bikes, and pedestrians: http://www.waba.org/adult-education/

Social Media for Bike to Work Day:

https://twitter.com/BikeToWorkDay , @BikeToWorkDay, #BTWDC

https://www.facebook.com/biketoworkdaymetrodc

We already have a commitment from the weather that it will be a lovely day and not a monsoon like last year! Join us!

Let's Make Lemonade!

We learned about Lemonade Day-DC from our friends at the Historic Dupont Circle Main Street Group and we think it sounds really fun.

Lemonade Day-DC (LDDC) is a free, experiential learning program that targets DC's 4th-7th graders and teaches them about entrepreneurship and financial literacy.

DC Lemonade Day, which is sponsored by The George Washington University and Google, empowers students to own and operate their own business - a lemonade stand!

LDDC allows students and teachers to take their in-class learning into all Wards of the city where students set up and run their own lemonade stands on Saturday, April 11, 2015.

LDDC seeks to empower and inspire the next generation of business leaders and entrepreneurs. Adams Morgan merchants are encouraged to sign up to support young DC entrepreneurs!

To register your business location, visit www.dc.lemonadeday.org .

DCRA and DDOE Training Schedule

DCRA has scheduled two open trainings on the green and energy codes (find all upcoming trainings on our website at:

http://dcra.dc.gov/page/green-building-events-training-opportunties )

Green Building In DC : Fundamentals

The training will focus on applicability and how to move your project through from design to occupancy for the Green Building Act, Green Construction Code and Energy Conservation Code. There is no registration required, please join us on one of the following dates at DCRA’s office at 1100 4th St SW, Washington DC 20024

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

10:00am to 11:00 AM

DCRA Room E200

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

10:00am to 11:00 AM

DCRA Room E200

Green Review Meetings

We also wanted to reiterate the opportunity for projects to use our green review meetings.  If you are struggling with the application of the green or energy codes to your project design, sign up for a free, one hour, one-on-one opportunity to discuss specific design compliance questions, including the components of  your plans; how to use compliance tools; full consideration of standards and specifications; and the inspection requirements after permit.

Every Monday

2:00-3:00 PM

Sign up by emailing us at green.building@dc.gov

____

DDOE has scheduled additional stormwater management and GAR training sessions. The complete list of available scheduled training sessions is below and available via http://ddoe.dc.gov/swregs and http://ddoe.dc.gov/gar .

All trainings are located at DDOE’s office at 1200 First St., NE, Washington, DC 20002. Please RSVP to Matthew Espie at matthew.espie@dc.gov or (202) 715-7644.


Training: General Compliance

Includes site and BMP design, use of off-site retention, and MEP process for PROW associated with parcel-based projects

Tuesday, March 31, 2015
9 am–4 pm
DDOE Room 509

Wednesday, April 29, 2015
9 am- 4 pm
DDOE Room 509

Training: Using the Stormwater Database
This training focuses on using the Stormwater Database in the submission process for DDOE review of Stormwater Management Plans (SWMPs), Soil Erosion and Sediment Control (ESC) Plans, and Green Area Ratio (GAR) Plans, and for participation in the SRC and RiverSmart Rewards programs. The training includes an overview of database functions and exercises to enter mock plans and applications.

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

9 am- noon

DDOE Room 509

Tuesday, April 21, 2015
1 pm- 4 pm
DDOE Room 509

Training: Generation and Certification of Stormwater Retention Credits (SRCs), Discount on Stormwater Impervious Fees, and Use of the Online Application Portal

Friday, March 27, 2015
9 am- 3 pm
DDOE Room 509

Thursday, April 23, 2015
9 am–3 pm
DDOE Room 509

Training: Green Area Ratio (GAR)
The seminar provides an overview of the GAR, the plan submittal process, the GAR Guidebook, and the role of the Certified Landscape Expert.

Thursday, April 30, 2015
2 pm-4 pm
DDOE Room 509

Office Hours
Compliance with the District’s 2013 stormwater regulations involves steps and considerations that may be unfamiliar for design engineers accustomed to the District’s old regulations.

If you are struggling with the design of a stormwater management plan, sign up for a free, one hour, one-on-one opportunity to discuss specific site design compliance questions, including the components of a site plan; how to use and interpret the compliance calculator tools; full consideration of standards and specifications; and maintenance responsibilities.

Participants must have completed the General Compliance training. These tutor sessions will not provide determinations, or approvals of products or site designs.

Friday, March 27, 2015
9 am–6 pm
Sign up for a free one hour time slot

Friday, April 24, 2015
9 am–6 pm
Sign up for a free one hour time slot

MINT is organizing another MINT CONDITION Day - June 6th

2nd Annual MINT CONDITION DAY! #MCD 2015

MINT CONDITION DAY VIDEO!!!!! (<----- Watch it!)

Hello MINTy Friends!!

MINT has reserved the Marie Reed Recreation Center Soccer field for Saturday June 6th 2015!

2014 was a GREAT experience with hundreds of people coming through and enjoying a day of fun and fitness.

Thank you to our collaborators from 2014 such as Relay foods, City Bikes, Glen's Garden Market and many more! We hope to have more Adams Morgan businesses participating this year.

We are in the beginning stages of coordinating this event and I would love to schedule meetings with businesses to discuss their involvement!

Best,

--

Gabe Oran

General Manager

Program Director

Master Trainer- NPTI-CPT, Certified Nutritionist, Certified in Pre/post Natal Training

W: 202-470-5237

M: 301-367-8444

gabe@mintdc.com