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 Clean & Safe Team Recognized at Nationals Park
On Wednesday, April 21st, the BID Clean & Safe Team was recognized by the Washington Nationals for their outstanding service to the Capitol Riverfront neighborhood. The 10 person team along with manager Leon Johnson received the Spirit Award and signed baseball bat on the field prior to the first pitch. William Wardlaw, on-street supervisor, sang the National Anthem and blew the crowds away. Following the award ceremony, the Team enjoyed dinner and great views of the game from the PNC Diamond Club with their guests.
 In addition, the Nationals promoted the evening as Capitol Riverfront night by offering residents, employees and friends of the Front discounted tickets in a special neighborhood section. See photos from the evening here.
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 Justin's Cafe Grand Opening
Justin's Cafe opened to a packed lunch crowd, hungry for a new lunchtime food option, on Friday, April 16th and continued to be busy throughout happy hour, dinner and until 2 am closing. The Cafe serves a variety of fresh salads, sandwiches, and specialty pizzas from an open kitchen. Located in the Velocity Condo building at 1025 First Street, Justin's offers both eat-in and take-out. Check out the website and see the menu here.
Although the kitchen closes at 10 pm, the full bar with unique beers and an excellent wine list will stay open until 1 am on weekdays and 2 am on weekends. If you live in the Front, stop by on Monday nights for 1/2 price bottles of wine. See the flyer here. Also, Justin's Cafe will begin Happy Hour deals this Monday, April 26th which will run Mon - Fri from 6 - 8 pm with $4 drafts, $5 rails and $6 Firefly Vodka drinks.
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 Cherry Blossom Boat Cruise
On Saturday, April 10th, residents of the Front were invited on free Cherry Blossom Boat Cruises offered by DC Harbor Cruises. About 500 residents signed up for one of three 45-minute afternoon boat tours that toured past Hain's Point and towards National Airport. The boat cruises offered the opportunity for residents to get to know their neighbors as well as get out on the river, just a few blocks from their homes. See pictures from the Cruises here.
DC Harbor Cruises offers pre and post baseball game cruises which depart from Diamond Teague Park Piers, behind Nationals Park. The first new Happy Hour on the Harbor cruise is on Wednesday, May 12th from 6:30 - 8:00 pm and costs $20 which includes a free drink, if booked online. Happy Hour cruises will run through June. See the schedule and learn more about DC Harbor Cruises here. |
 Fitness in the Front
Try out a variety of free fitness classes on Saturday, May 1st from 9 am - 12 noon at Canal Park! In addition to the free, drop in classes, stop by tables to enter drawings with Results Gym, pick up giveaways from Washington Sports Club and Capitol Hill Bikes, see Trapeze School demos, and sign up for the Front Run Club and other on-going summer fitness classes at Canal Park. The schedule of events is as follows:
9 am - 10 am
Boot Camp by Elite Fitness
Kickboxing by Results Gym
10 am - 11 am
Pilates by Capitol Hill Yoga
Yoga by Capitol Hill Yoga
11 am - 12 pm
Zumba Dance
Hoopnotica
Acrobatic Balancing Demonstration
Classes will be held at Canal Park at 2nd and M/L Streets, SE, one block from the Navy Yard Metro. Rain date will be Sunday, May 2nd. Check www.capitolriverfront.org for updates.
Also, DC Pickup Frisbee league will be playing at Canal Park on Tuesday nights beginning at 6 pm. The pickup games are open to all. Check out the website here. The new Front Run Club meets each Thursday at Canal Park at 6 pm and is open to all levels of runners. Thanks to a neighborhood resident for leading the runs each week!
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 Sayres and Associates Moves into 55 M Street
Sayres and Associates moved on March 19th from Maritime Plaza and consolidated from Crystal City to 19,657 SF on the 2nd floor of 55 M Street, SE. About 100 employees from Sayres are now located on the same floor rather than spread out in multiple buildings, and directly above the Half Street entrance to the Navy Yard Metro station. Monument Realty's 55 M Street has a total of 275,000 SF of office space and is a LEED Gold Certified Class A office building. Learn more about the site here.
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