SPECIAL THIS MONTH
26 The Noose Incident - On one hand Barack Obama is scoring big across the nation. On the other hand, things may not have changed as much as we would like to think. Peter Waldron
reports on disturbing incidents of racism in our city.
36 Can DCPS reshuffle 26,000 students and and get dozens of schools ready with just a few months notice? Writer Virginia Spatz says the devil is in the details of this massive restructuring and reorganization.

NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
8 East Washington Calendar | PDF only
16 Bulletin Board • by Peter Vankevich | PDF only
20 The District Beat • by Mark Segraves | PDF only
22 Ward 7 & 8 News • by Sylvia Brown | PDF
26 The Noose Incident • by Peter J. Waldron | PDF
28 The Numbers • by Ed Lazere | PDF only
30 Meet Your Neighbor: Melani N. Douglass • by Maceo Thomas | PDF
32 Nonprofit Profile: The Far East Kiwanis Club Pursues the Dream •
by Kendra Langdon Juskus | PDF
34 DC Green • by Elizabeth McGowan | PDF only

KIDS AND FAMILY
36 DCPS Reorganization and Restructuring: The Devil’s in the Details … and the Wide View • by Virginia Avniel Spatz | PDF only
40 The 411 on Adoption • by Khadijah Ali-Coleman | PDF
42 Motivating Your Reluctant Reader: Encouraging Children Who Choose Not To
Read • by Ed-Genuity Consultants | PDF

BODY & SPIRIT
44 NBC4 Health and Fitness Expo: UDC Students Reach Out to the Public •
by B. Michelle Harris McQureerir | PDF
46 What Is Your Love Language? • by Rev. Kip Banks | PDF

EAST WASHINGTON LIFE
48 Tasty Italian Flare at Locanda • by Monica F. Jacobe | PDF only
50 In The Barbershop • by Maceo Thomas | PDF
52 Single in SE • by Jillian P. Brown | PDF
53 Life Against the Grain: Honoring Ward 7 Artist Ira Blount • by Deidre R. Gantt | PDF
54 Southeast Stylings: Meet Top Players in DC’s Hip Hop Game • by Khadijah Ali-Coleman | PDF

REAL ESTATE & FINANCE
56 Washington Overlook: A Charming Community East of the River • by Hayden Wetzel | PDF
57 Keys to Homeownership: What Happens When Home Prices Drop? •
by Frank Demarais and Lewis Smith | PDF only
57 Changing Hands • compiled by Don Denton | PDF only
58 Grandview Estates: A Project That Will Live Up to its Name • by Jessica White | PDF
60 Building Wealth • by Armstrong Williams & Blake Allison | PDF only

CLASSIFIEDS
62 The Classifieds | PDF only

THE NOSE
65 The Nose Knows • by Anonymous | PDF only

February 2008 East of the River Cover, Contents and Masthead | PDF only