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 New Front Farmers Market
The new Capitol Riverfront Farmers Market, offering fresh produce and locally prepared foods, will open next Thursday, May 6th and operate from 3 pm - 7 pm weekly through October. Pick up fresh fruits, veggies and more on your way home from work and pack up a picnic this summer to bring to the outdoor movies starting June 3rd! The market will occur at the intersection of New Jersey Ave., SE & M St., SE, adjacent to the Navy Yard Metro (New Jersey Ave exit). Entrance to the market is on M St., SE.
Every Thursday, the Capitol Riverfront provides a festive marketplace with over ten local farmers and vendors selling fresh fruits and vegetables, breads and baked goods, herbs and spices, pickles, olive oil, jams, honey, desserts, flowers, prepared foods and more. The fresh food market is presented by the Capitol Riverfront BID and Diverse Markets Management, in partnership with The Donohoe Company.
The first 50 customers to attend the farmers markets on Thursday, May 6th will receive a $5 off coupon for any purchase at the market! Coupons will be handed out at the entrance to the market. See the flyer here. Read the press release here.
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 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
Trapeze School demos
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 is starting up again on Thursday, May 6th, meets weekly 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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 Trapeze School's Outdoor Rig Grand Opening
Trapeze School New York (TSNY) Washington, DC will celebrate its Grand Opening on Saturday, May 1st with a Staff and Student Show and the opening of TSNY DC's outdoor trapeze rig. The "First of May" celebration pays homage to the traditional start of the circus season. The Grand Opening begins at 7:30 pm and includes a showcase by students from the Intensive Flying Workshops and performances by staff in silks (aerial fabric), acrobatic partner balancing, and on the flying trapeze by the Performance Fly Team. The event is open to the public and tickets can be purchased for $5 by calling 410.459.6839 or by visiting the office at the corner of 4th and Tingey Streets, SE. Read the press release for the Grand Opening here. Learn more about the Trapeze School or schedule a class at their website here.
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 Taste of 8th this Saturday
After getting your morning workout in at Fitness in the Front, head up to Barracks Row for Taste of 8th this Saturday, May 1st from 1 - 4 pm. Enjoy tastes from 14 of the restaurants offering a variety of international cuisine. Get a first look at Ted's Bulletin which will be opening in the next couple weeks but will offer milkshake samples on Saturday. Zest, also new this year to Barracks Row will be offering tastes of its fresh bistro menu. Other restaurants include Belga Cafe, CAVA, Old Siam, Las Placitas, Starfish Cafe and more! Levi's Port Cafe, famous for its pork barbecue and located in the Capitol Riverfront, will be participating this year as well. Tickets are $5 or 5 for $20, and can be purchased at 8th Street retailers - Capitol Hill Bikes, Chateaux Animaux, Groovy DC, Hill's Kitchen and Homebody. For last minute tasters, tickets can be purchased the day of the event at the Barracks Row Main Street ticket booth at 8th and E Street, SE. Read the full press release here. |
 Anacostia River Business Summit
The Capitol Riverfront BID and the Anacostia Watershed Restoration Partnership are hosting an Anacostia River Business Summit on May 18, 2010 to launch a historic effort to restore the river and its watershed. The efforts will be based on the recently released Watershed Restoration Plan by the Army Corps of Engineers. Speakers include George Hawkins, WASA; Charles Fox, USEPA; Frank Dawson, Anacostia Watershed Restoration Partnership; Sandy Wiggins, E3Bank; David Borchardt, The Tower Companies; and Uwe Brandes, ULI.
1:30 Exhibitor Hall Opens
3:00 Program
Presentation of the Anacostia Watershed Restoration Plan
Panel 1: Federal and District Leadership Efforts
Panel 2: The Business Impact
Q & A
5:30 Networking Reception and Exhibitor Hall
See the invitation here and register here. Registration fee is $30.
If interested in sponsorship or exhibitor opportunities, please email info@capitolriverfront.org.
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 Capitol Hill Restoration Society Home Tour
Celebrate Mother's Day and springtime by touring more than a dozen traditional homes and contemporary interiors on the Capitol Hill Restoration Society's (CHRS) 53rd Annual House and Garden Tour. The Capitol Hill homes blend features from the past and present, such as parlours converted into high-def surround-sound family rooms and traditional kitchens with open vistas to artfully landscaped patios and back yards.
The tour occurs on Saturday, May 8th from 4 - 8 pm and Sunday, May 9th from 11 am - 5 pm. Tour tickets are $25 in advance ($20 for CHRS members) and $30 the weekend of the tour. They can be purchased online at www.chrs.org, at select venues around the Hill (locations available at the CHRS website), and at the CHRS booth at Eastern Market on weekends. Read the full media advisory here. |
 Pups in the Park
Bring your four-legged friend to Nationals Park for Pups in the Park day on Saturday, May 8th at 1:05 pm and Sunday, August 29th at 1:35 pm. Tickets are $20 for owners and $5 for dogs in the left field mezzanine level with a portion of the proceeds going to the Washington Humane Society. If you purchase tickets to both games, you and your dog will be invited to participate in the On-Field Pup Parade on August 29th! See the event flyer here.
For more information, contact Katherine Mitchell at 202.640.7649 or katherine.mitchell@nationals.com.
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 WDCEP Small Business Awards & Business Plan Competition
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Faces of the Front
The Capitol Riverfront BID is highlighting people who live and/or work in the neighborhood as part of "Faces of the Front." Each newsletter will feature a different person and their story. All the profiles can be found on our website here. If you would like to be considered or would like to nominate someone else as a future Face of the Front, let us know here.
Duffy and Elena Welsh
Residents, Capitol Quarter
Duffy and Elena Welsh have their dogs to thank for their move to the Capitol Riverfront.
Several years ago, while living in a condo in Penn Quarter, an internet search suggested the Congressional Cemetery dog park for an after-work drive to exercise their pooches. Along the way, they would detour through the Front to check out the future site of the new stadium.
Fast outgrowing their condo, Duffy and Elena stopped by EYA's Capitol Quarter sales center after one of their dog adventures. The duo were so taken with the property that they camped out for a week to secure a townhome reservation, even turning down offers of $10,000 to $20,000 for their place in line.
"We bought into the whole idea. Where are you going to get a townhouse with a roof terrace and a parking garage right next to a Metro and the baseball stadium and the waterfront," says Duffy, an IT consultant who works near the Verizon Center. "It just doesn't happen a lot in DC - the ability to purchase something like this at a very competitive price."
Duffy and Elena, who works at a DC hotel, relish homeownership where there is open space for their dogs, where their work, restaurants and entertainment are just a short ride away on the Metro, where they can walk to a ballgame and where they have wonderful neighbors - many of whom they got to know during their week camping out on the street.
And they look forward to the future.
"It is a rare opportunity that you have this whole redevelopment, which is huge. I just want them to get it all done," says Duffy. "I'm impatient but I'm sure it will all be here. Instead of a two or three year plan, it may be five, but it's definitely going to happen."
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