Yards Park Grand Opening
Mark your calendars for the Yards Park Grand Opening weekend on Friday, Sept. 10 - Sunday, Sept. 12th! Join us to kick off the opening of the 5.5 acre world-class riverfront park, where celebrations will include live music, a variety of food and drinks, fitness classes, children's activities, and much more! Stay tuned for details of this weekend event. Be one of the first to experience the iconic bridge, wading canal with waterfall feature, overlook, terraced lawn steps, great lawn, dog park, boardwalk and gardens! The BID is seeking volunteers for the Grand Opening event! Meet your neighbors, experience the park and be a part of the historic Grand Opening! If interested in a volunteer shift, please contact Kathleen at info@capitolriverfront.org. See more images on our flickr page here.
 
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 DDOT Lease Signed for 55 M Street
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 CANCELED: Happy Gilmore Outdoor Movie Tonight
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 1015 Half Street
Progress continues on the construction of 1015 Half Street and remains on schedule to be completed in December of this year. Located at the intersection of Half and N Streets, SE, 1015 Half Street will aim for LEED Silver or Gold certification, and sits just one block north of the Navy Yard Metro station and one block west of the recently opened Justin's Cafe restaurant and bar. The building is ideal for non-profits, government contractors as well as government agencies looking for affordable Class A LEED certified space. Leasing for the 400,000 SF Class A building is being handled by CassidyTurley. For leasing information, please contact Scott Killie or Mark Sullivan.
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MetroDash Recap
Over 500 people competed in Saturday, July 17th's MetroDash's annual nation-wide urban adventure race. The race kicked off at the Capitol Skyline Hotel with physical challenge points scattered throughout the city streets and in the Capitol Riverfront. The "Gauntlet" extreme obstacle course at Canal Park included giant tire rolls, walls to climb over and much more. See photos from the event on MetroDash's facebook page here. |
 Heritage Trail MeetingShare your stories of our historic Southeast DC neighborhood as we embark on the creation of a new Neighborhood Heritage Trail in the Capitol Riverfront. Cultural Tourism DC, in partnership with the Capitol Riverfront BID, is holding two community meetings for the public to share stories, bring photos and help shape the community's heritage trail. The second meeting will be next Tuesday, August 3rd at 6:30 PM at Arthur Capper Senior I, 900 Fifth Street, SE. To learn more about the Washington, DC Neighborhood Heritage Trails Program, contact Jane Freundel Levey of Cultural Tourism DC at 202.661.7581. See the flyer here.
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 A Night at the Park - ziMS FundraiserOn Monday, August 9th, Ryan Zimmerman of the Nationals will host 1,000 guests for A Night at the Park to launch his ziMS Foundation in the DC area. The ziMS Foundation is dedicated to finding a cure for Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Nationals Ballpark will be transformed into an intimate concert hall for an evening featuring performances by Amos Lee, Mutlu, and magician David Blaine. Dinner, cocktails and both silent and live auctions will be in the PNC Diamond Club. Three levels of tickets are offered at $75, $175 and $500, as well as sponsorship packages starting at $5,000. To learn more visit the website here. |
 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.
 Mozzelle Isley
Resident, Axiom at Capitol Yards
When Mozzelle Isley moved to Washington in 2009 for a new job, one of the first things on her list of things to do was to find an apartment in a good neighborhood. Her search took her to Craigslist, newspaper ads and tours of different parts of the city including Columbia Heights, the U Street corridor and the Capitol Riverfront.
"From the freeway, I kept seeing the big signs 'You could be living here'," said the human resource staffing expert who originally hails from Brooklyn, New York. So she decided to check out the Capitol Riverfront, and fell in love with the neighborhood and an apartment at the Axiom.
"What attracted me to the building was that it is brand new from the appliances to the lounge to the gym and other amenities. There are lots of other people in their 20s and 30s and I've met a lot of great people," she says. She enjoys the spirit of the community that she's found in the Front where people in the building gather for taco nights, to watch football playoffs and go to parties in each others' homes.
One other important factor in her decision to move to the Front was her feeling of security. "When walking around some of the other neighborhoods, I just didn't feel safe. You're never completely safe in the city but here I feel very comfortable," she says.
Because of the neighborhood's convenient location on Metrorail and bus lines, Isley says she doesn't need a car. She gets her groceries delivered from nearby grocery stores. And she is confident that as the neighborhood continues to grow, the things she enjoys about the neighborhood - its convenient location, accessibility and community - will only get better.
"I hear water taxis are coming soon and that will be fabulous to be able to get to National Harbor and other places," Isley says.
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