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TRAFFIC ADVISORY | Walk to End HIV this Saturday

TRAFFIC ADVISORY | Walk to End HIV this Saturday

Several street closures and detours in Ward 8.

MPDThe Advoc8teOctober 21, 2022traffic advisoryComment

Oct 20 | NPS Virtual Meeting To Discuss Redesign Of Problematic Park in Congress Heights

Oct 20 | NPS Virtual Meeting To Discuss Redesign Of Problematic Park in Congress Heights

Two conceptual designs will be shared.

COMMUNITY MEETINGThe Advoc8teOctober 20, 2022WARD 8, Shepherd ParkComment

Mayor Bowser Opens New MPD Cadet Corps Training Center

Mayor Bowser Opens New MPD Cadet Corps Training Center

The facility is located at 2405 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE.

RESOURCESThe Advoc8teOctober 20, 2022MPD CADET PROGRAM, WARD 8Comment

Oct 20 | Ward 8 Education Council Meeting

Oct 20 | Ward 8 Education Council Meeting

Happening this Thursday at 6pm.

EDUCATIONThe Advoc8teOctober 20, 2022WARD 8 EDUCATION COUNCILComment

Oct 20 | Finding A Way, Serbian Contemporary Art at the Anacostia Arts Center

Oct 20 | Finding A Way, Serbian Contemporary Art at the Anacostia Arts Center

Serbian wine tasting and words from Serbian artists!

FREE EVENTThe Advoc8teOctober 20, 2022WARD 8, ANACOSTIA ARTS CENTERComment

Oct 22 | Volunteer Event at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens

Oct 22 | Volunteer Event at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens

Free registration, open to groups and individuals.

CLEANUPThe Advoc8teOctober 20, 2022WARD 7Comment

Oct 19 | Arcadia Mobile Market Bellevue Library and Fort DuPont

Oct 19 | Arcadia Mobile Market Bellevue Library and Fort DuPont

Accepts and doubles the face value of food stamps (SNAP, WIC, and Senior FMNP)!

MARKETThe Advoc8teOctober 20, 2022ARCADIA MOBILE MARKETComment

MPD 6D VIDEO | Suspect Sought in an Armed Carjacking (Gun) Offense: 700 b/o Kenilworth Terrace, NE

MPD 6D VIDEO | Suspect Sought in an Armed Carjacking (Gun) Offense: 700 b/o Kenilworth Terrace, NE

Occurred on Monday, October 17, 2022.

MPDThe Advoc8teOctober 20, 2022MPD 6D, CARJACKINGComment

MPD 6D VIDEO | Arrest Made and Vehicle Sought in an Armed Carjacking (Hammer) Offense: 4000 Block East Capitol Street, SE

MPD 6D VIDEO | Arrest Made and Vehicle Sought in an Armed Carjacking (Hammer) Offense: 4000 Block East Capitol Street, SE

A 2019 blue Infiniti, last seen bearing Maryland tags of 5EY1294.

MPDThe Advoc8teOctober 20, 2022MPD 6D, CARJACKINGComment

Mayor Bowser Announces $1 Million in Public Service Loans Forgiven with Support from the DC Student Loan Ombudsman, Encourages More Washingtonians to Apply for Loan Forgiveness

Mayor Bowser Announces $1 Million in Public Service Loans Forgiven with Support from the DC Student Loan Ombudsman, Encourages More Washingtonians to Apply for Loan Forgiveness

Apply for loan forgiveness under the PSLF program before October 31, 2022!

RESOURCESThe Advoc8teOctober 19, 2022STUDENT LOANSComment

Oct 20 | Finding A Way, Serbian Contemporary Art at the Anacostia Arts Center

Oct 20 | Finding A Way, Serbian Contemporary Art at the Anacostia Arts Center

Serbian wine tasting and words from Serbian artists!

FREE EVENTThe Advoc8teOctober 19, 2022WARD 8, ANACOSTIA ARTS CENTERComment

Oct 20 | NPS Virtual Meeting To Discuss Redesign Of Problematic Park in Congress Heights

Oct 20 | NPS Virtual Meeting To Discuss Redesign Of Problematic Park in Congress Heights

Two conceptual designs will be shared.

COMMUNITY MEETINGThe Advoc8teOctober 19, 2022WARD 8, Shepherd ParkComment

Oct 22 | Volunteer Event at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens

Oct 22 | Volunteer Event at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens

Free registration, open to groups and individuals.

CLEANUPThe Advoc8teOctober 19, 2022WARD 7Comment

FOR SALE IN WARD 8 | 3509 Brothers Place, SE - $1,100,000

FOR SALE IN WARD 8 | 3509 Brothers Place, SE - $1,100,000

Vacant 4-unit property,newly renovated!

REAL ESTATEThe Advoc8teOctober 19, 2022WARD 8, HOME FOR SALEComment

MPD 7D | Double Homicide: 1300 b/o Congress Street, SE

MPD 7D | Double Homicide: 1300 b/o Congress Street, SE

The decedents have been identified as 19-year-old Reginald Cooper and 19-year-old Davonte Berkley.

MPDThe Advoc8teOctober 19, 2022MPD 7D, HOMICIDEComment

MPD 6D | Homicide: 600 b/o Southern Avenue, SE

MPD 6D | Homicide: 600 b/o Southern Avenue, SE

The decedent has been identified as 55-year-old Mark Carter, of no fixed address.

MPDThe Advoc8teOctober 19, 2022MPD 6D, HOMICIDEComment

MPD 6D | Arrest Made in a Homicide: 300 Block of 50th Street, NE

MPD 6D | Arrest Made in a Homicide: 300 Block of 50th Street, NE

A homicide that occurred on Sunday, August 7, 2022.

MPDThe Advoc8teOctober 19, 2022MPD 6D, HOMICIDEComment

MPD 6D | Arrest Made in an Unarmed Kidnapping and Theft One (Stolen Auto) Offense: 3200 b/o Dubois Place, SE

MPD 6D | Arrest Made in an Unarmed Kidnapping and Theft One (Stolen Auto) Offense: 3200 b/o Dubois Place, SE

Occurred on Monday, October 17, 2022

MPDThe Advoc8teOctober 19, 2022MPD 6DComment

MPD 6D VIDEO | Suspects Sought in an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun): 5100 b/o Sheriff Road, NE

MPD 6D VIDEO | Suspects Sought in an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun): 5100 b/o Sheriff Road, NE

Occurred on Thursday, October 13, 2022.

MPDThe Advoc8teOctober 19, 2022MPD 6D, GUNSComment

Applications being accepted for the $10,000 Michelle Obama Award for Memoir

Applications being accepted for the $10,000 Michelle Obama Award for Memoir

A new creative writing award for public high school students!

SCHOLARSHIPThe Advoc8teOctober 18, 2022Michelle ObamaComment