Listserv Changes

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As many of you are aware, Yahoo! is making some pretty significant changes to Yahoo! Groups this fall. Yahoo! Groups is the service provider for our listserv. Because of these and other changes, we have decided to move the listserv to groups.io; a dedicated listerv hosting company started by Mark Fletcher who was one of the pioneers of listerv platforms. Our listserv is in the queue for transition (as are a LOT of other groups; Yahoo’s actions have precipitated a mass exodus). If all goes to plan, all current listserv members should be transferred to the new platform once the transition is complete. We will be communicating to the listserv as we work through the transition and eventually retiring the current listserv. If you’ve not signed up for the listserv before, now is the time to get a jump on the new platform; just send an email to dpca-listserv+subscribe@groups.io.

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37th Annual Douglas Park Fourth of July Parade and Picnic

All Douglas Park residents are invited to the 37th Annual Douglas Park Fourth of July Parade and Picnic.

The neighborhood will gather in Monroe Park (14th St S at S Monroe St) at 10 am on Thursday, July 4th for judging of the best parade floats, costumes, decorated bikes, and the coveted prize of Mr and Ms Douglas Park. The parade itself starts at 10:30am from Monroe Park, proceeding along S Nelson Street to 18th St S, to S Quincy Street and into Douglas Park for the picnic. There will be a waterslide, a moonbounce and sno-cones.

This is a pot-luck picnic, so bring your finest recipes to share:

Folks with last names beginning with A-M are asked to bring a side dish.
Folks with last names beginning with N-Z are asked to bring a dessert.

Free water and hot dogs provided by the Douglas Park Civic Association.

At noon, there will be a reading of the Declaration of Independence. If you would like to volunteer to be one of our readers for the Declaration, please email me!

See you there!

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Civic Association Meeting Monday 24th June 2019

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The next Civic Association meeting will be held Monday 24 June 2019 at 7.30pm in the downstairs meeting room at Firehouse 9 (19th St S at Walter Reed Dr). Pizza will be served. On the agenda:

  • A presentation on plans for the Arlington Trades Center in Shirlington. A brief overview may be found here.
  • We will finalise our plans for the this year’s Fourth of July activities.

This month’s newsletter is available here.
All are welcome to attend.

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Pike West End Food Truck Party, Sat 11 May 2019, 11a-2p

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The first Pike West End Food Truck Party of the year is less than two weeks away!

Enjoy great street food by:

  • Pepe by José Andrés
  • The Peruvian Brothers
  • The Big Cheese
  • El Encanto Latino

Co-sponsored by the Columbia Forest and Douglas Park Civic Associations.

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Civic Association Meeting Tuesday 26th February 2019 [Updated]

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The next Civic Association meeting will be held Tuesday 26 February 2019 at 7.30pm in the downstairs meeting room at Firehouse 9 (19th St S at Walter Reed Dr). Pizza will be served. On the agenda:

  • Elections. This meeting will include our annual election of civic association officers. All current officers (Adam Henderson, President; Megan Lynch, Vice-President; Al Fox, Treasurer and Annette Pigott, Secretary) are running for re-election. However, new nominations are open for all these offices as well. If you would like information about the role of civic association officers, please contact Adam Henderson at president@douglasparkca.org.

    • UPDATE: All 2018-2019 Officers were re-elected to another term.

  • Metti Montessori. This school for 16-mo-olds to 6-year-olds is looking to relocate 3 blocks west of its current S Cleveland St location to 1022–1030 S Highland St. Representatives will be on hand to discuss the plan. Documents are available here.

    • UPDATE: The assembled membership agreed unanimously to support Metta in their move to South Highland Street.

  • 12th St S at the Post Office. After many years, the county appears to be ready to proceed on long-standing plans to connect 12th St S through from Glebe Rd to S Monroe St. Project managers Susan Finotti and Rene Harris will be on hand to review. Documents are available here.

    • UPDATE: There was considerable opposition to connecting 12th St South through to Monroe St; but no opposition to connecting 12th and Lincoln as per previous plans. County staff were encouraged to review the history of both Pike 3400 and the Post Office to learn of historical discussions regarding 12th St.

OTHER ACTIONS: The assembled membership agreed to donate $500 to Phoenix Bikes’ annual fundraiser.

Attendees were reminded to participate in the Neighborhood Survey that closes 9 Mar 2019.

This month’s newsletter is available here.
All are welcome to attend.

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36th Annual Douglas Park Fourth of July Parade and Picnic

All Douglas Park residents are invited to the 36th Annual Douglas Park Fourth of July Parade and Picnic.

The neighborhood will gather in Monroe Park (14th St S at S Monroe St) at 10am on Wednesday, July 4th for judging of the best parade floats, costumes, decorated bikes, and the coveted prize of Mr and Ms Douglas Park. The parade itself starts at 10:30am from Monroe Park, proceeding along S Nelson Street to 18th St S, to S Quincy Street and into Douglas Park for the picnic. There will be a waterslide, a moonbounce and sno-cones.

This is a pot-luck picnic, so bring your finest recipes to share:

Folks with last names beginning with A-M are asked to bring a dessert.
Folks with last names beginning with N-Z are asked to bring a side dish.

Free water and hot dogs provided by the Douglas Park Civic Association.

At noon, there will be a reading of the Declaration of Independence.
See you there!

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Civic Association Meeting Monday 25th June 2018

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The next regular Civic Association meeting will be held Monday 25 June at 7.30pm in the downstairs meeting room at Firehouse 9, Walter Reed Dr at 19th St S. On the agenda:

  • Final plans for the Fourth of July.
  • Preliminary plans for the Trail of Terror.
  • Ideas for Neighborhood Conservation Projects.

This month’s newsletter is available here.
All are welcome to attend.

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Neighborhood Conservation Revision Kickoff, Tue 19 Jun 2018

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Please mark your calendars for 7:30-9PM on Tuesday, June 19th, for our Neighborhood Conservation Plan Revision kickoff event at Fire Station No. 9 (in the basement – and Fire Station No. 9 is the one off of Walter Reed Dr. near the dog park).

We’re going to have food (pizza and other things) and beverages and talk about what we want our neighborhood to look like over the next 10-20 years. At the event, we’re going to go over the NC Plan briefly and we’re going to give you an opportunity to provide your specific thoughts on what you’d like to see in the new plan, and how you can help us get there.

Please join us!

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12th St S (S Highland to Glebe) Neighborhood Conservation Project Documents

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For those who could not attend, attached are the documents presented at the 5 April 2018 meeting regarding the Neighborhood Conservation project along 12th St S from Glebe Rd to S Highland St. This project includes curb, gutters and a sidewalk.

Aerial View [PDF, 31.1 MiB].

Plan Schematic [PDF, 1.7 MiB].

Parking Plan [PDF, 1.4 MiB].

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Meeting on the 12th St S Neighborhood Conservation Project; Thu 5 Apr 2018 at 7.15pm

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The Douglas Park Civic Association will host a special meeting to review the initial design concepts for the Neighborhood Conservation project along 12th St S from Glebe Rd to S Highland St. This project includes curb, gutters and a sidewalk. Please join us for a special civic association meeting Thursday evening 5 April 2018 at 7.15pm in the downstairs meeting room at Firehouse 9; 19th St S at Walter Reed Drive. County staff will present the draft plans and take questions and comments.

See the official County meeting announcement here [PDF, 344 KiB].

Please join us!

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