May 24th Bike Ride with Neighbors

BicylesSPACE is a great bike shop in DC that hosts a series of free bike rides around the city.  A group of neighbors usually does these rides together, so please send me an email (lifeontheedgewood@gmail.com) if you would like to join us!  They are easy paced and end with a picnic which is a great way to meet other cyclists and neighbors.

Announcing Our First Full Moon Outing This Season-- Join Us for a Ride and Picnic!

The Full Moon will be out Friday, May 24th and we are excited to again start up our Full Moon Outings that each time attracted hundreds of riders last summer.


Be sure to wear light colors and join us for an evening mosey along the waterfront to enjoy the pleasures of a calm spring night. After meeting at the shop at 8pm, the moonlight will guide our ride through the city. Along the way, there will be some musical surprises. And, we will finish with a grand picnic on the boardwalk overlooking the water at Yards Park.

We are happy to present this event for free. Enjoy a great evening of riding, music, food, and refreshing beverages on us! The night will be full of simple fun!
Please RSVP to our facebook invite and register here for the ride so that we can know how many people are coming. And, if you're willing to help set up the picnic or serve as a marshall along the ride route, kindly send a message to volunteer@bicyclespacedc.com.

http://www.bicyclespacedc.com/blog/2013/5/15/first-full-moon-ride-of-the-year.html

Grand Opening of Performing Arts Space in Edgewood

Saturday, May 18, 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM, DC Collab, a community service group a part of Public Allies DC, will be hosting a Grand Opening of the performing arts space at Edgewood Terrace.


There will be workshops during the morning, free lunch, DJ, free raffles, live performances, and free HIV/AIDS testing. This event is for the whole community, the Space will be serving youth ages 16-24.

Please come out and support creating a safe space for the young people of Edgewood. We would like to give a big thank you to our in-kind raffle donators from the neighborhood- B'Cafe and Morono1 located in the 12th St barber shop.

REMINDER: Edgewood Neighborhood Cleanup TOMORROW!

Just wanted to send out a reminder that tomorrow is the Edgewood Neighborhood monthly cleanup. The group meets in front of the Edgewood Rec Center at the corner of 3rd and Evarts NE at 10:30 a.m. The cleanup is sponsored by the Friends of Edgewood Recreation Center and occurs the first Saturday of every month same time and location. The group picks up trash around the neighborhood including the rec center and has a cookout afterwards.

This is a great way to meet your neighbors and show pride in our neighborhood!

If you cannot come try and cleanup around your block today or tomorrow morning so we can cover more areas!!!

Guest Post: Got Plantable Space?

The District has made some strides lately towards becoming a greener, healthier place to live. The Mayor’s recently released Sustainable DC Plan has set some goals that we believe are reachable – including a 40% tree canopy goal, and an annual tree planting goal of 8,600 trees per year. But as hard as we’ve worked the past 10+ years, we know we’re not capable of achieving them without your help.

Casey Trees has been a very, very proud Ward 5 resident for quite some time, and we know our way around little Edgewood pretty well. We’ve planted quite a bit along the Metropolitan Branch Trail, as well as in conjunction with the Edgewood Citizens Association, but we know it’s not enough:

Can you imagine Ward 5 more than half covered by tree canopy? Because we know it’s possible.

 

The current 28% canopy could be nearly doubled to 55% with the amount of potential plantable space available in Ward 5. But we can’t do it on our own – we’re asking all of our fellow Edgewood-ers to look around the next time they’re going for a run, walking the baby stroller, or heading home from work and consider one question: “Got Plantable Space?”

If the answer is yes, then Casey Trees’ Community Tree Planting program is the next step. We provide the trees, tools, and technical assistance for hundreds of plantings around the District in the fall and spring every year – all you have to do is submit an application. Let us know a place for 10 or more trees in Edgewood and we’ll make it easy to make a difference.

No one knows your neighborhood like you. Help us give it a greener future.

Thinking Green Thoughts –
Casey Trees

friends@caseytrees.org

REMINDER: Edgewood Neighborhood Cleanup TOMORROW!

Just wanted to send out a reminder that tomorrow is the Edgewood Neighborhood monthly cleanup. The group meets in front of the Edgewood Rec Center at the corner of 3rd and Evarts NE at 10:30 a.m. The cleanup is sponsored by the Friends of Edgewood Recreation Center and occurs the first Saturday of every month same time and location. The group picks up trash around the neighborhood including the rec center and has a cookout afterwards.

This is a great way to meet your neighbors and show pride in our neighborhood!

If you cannot come try and cleanup around your block today or tomorrow morning so we can cover more areas!!!

Garden Workshop: Starting Seeds on Tuesday 3/19 @ 7pm

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Come to the Edgewood Recreation Center on Tuesday, March 19th at 7pm to start growing seeds you can take home and grow.

If you've never grown veggies from seed, come learn how... If you already do, come share your know-how and start some more seeds.

What you'll need to bring: a paper egg crate and seeds. Alternately you could bring a baking dish or (1/2 inch deep or more) tray and newspaper. Feel free to bring any other seed starting containers.

We'll provide the soil and some seeds if you don't have any. Feel free to invite your children, friends or neighbors.

See you Tuesday!

The Edgewood Garden Crew

Edgewood Community Garden*
E-mail: edgewoodcg@gmail.com
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Twitter: @EdgewoodGarden5
Edgewood Garden Blog
*sponsored & supported by the Public Service Grant Commission, a program of The George Washington University's Center for Civic Engagement and Public Service

REMINDER: Edgewood Neighborhood Cleanup TOMORROW!

Just wanted to send out a reminder that tomorrow is the Edgewood Neighborhood monthly cleanup. The group meets in front of the Edgewood Rec Center at the corner of 3rd and Evarts NE at 10:30 a.m. The cleanup is sponsored by the Friends of Edgewood Recreation Center and occurs the first Saturday of every month same time and location. The group picks up trash around the neighborhood including the rec center and has a cookout afterwards.

This is a great way to meet your neighbors and show pride in our neighborhood!

If you cannot come try and cleanup around your block today or tomorrow morning so we can cover more areas!!!