East of the River | Table of Contents | October 2009

NEW THIS MONTH
34 Will there ever be a Skyland Town Center? For years, residents of Ward 7’s Hillcrest community have awaited the District-sponsored transformation of a modest strip mall at Good Hope Rd. and Alabama Ave., SE, into a new mixed-use, mixed-income development? Hunter Gorinson investigates the current status of the project.

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8 Go ... Do ... See | PDF only
10 East of the River Calendar | PDF only
16 Curious Minds • by Brad Hathaway | PDF only
18 Bulletin Board | PDF only
20 The District Beat • by Mark Segraves
22 The Numbers • by Liz Williams and Elissa Silverman
24 Penn Branch Redevelopment Moves Forward •
by Virginia Avniel Spatz
26 World-Class or Community-Serving • by Virginia Avniel Spatz
28 An Urban-Nature Transformation • by Virginia Avniel Spatz
30 Local Politics Set the Stage for 2010 • by Sylvia Brown
32 Life After Earmarks • by Virginia Avniel Spatz
33 Ward 7 Networking • by Virginia Avniel Spatz

EAST WASHINGTON LIFE
34 What Will It Take to Finally Get Skyland Open? •
by Hunter Gorinson
36 Hillcrest Community Civic Association • by Michelle Phipps-Evans
38 Mother’s Summertime Tea • by Michelle Phipps-Evans
39 Rolling Down the River • by Kyle Johnson
40 Southeast Stylings: Arts News • by Khadijah Ali-Coleman

KIDS & FAMILY
42 Healthy Marriages, Healthy Parenting, Healthy Families, Healthy Communities • by B. Michelle Harris McQureerir
44 Kids & Family Notebook

REAL ESTATE & FINANCE
46 FHA: The Low Down Payment Mortgage Option •
by Lewis Smith & Frank Demarais
47 Changing Hands • by compiled by Don Denton | PDF only
48 Classifieds | PDF only
50 The Nose Knows • by Anonymous

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