Report from the Neighborhood Action Forum by Doug Ormerod -- On Saturday, January 28, over 1,500 DC residents gathered at the University of the District of Columbia gymnasium for the Mayor’s Neighborhood Action Forum, a follow-up to the November 20, 1999 Citizen Summit. The high turnout was encouraging because the new location of the Forum in far Northwest made it more difficult for residents of Wards 5, 6,7, and 8 to attend... Also, the 2000 Census gets underway in the Palisades ...

from the President's Desk by Cary Ridder -- Spring is around the corner in the Palisades and many of you are thinking about schools for your children for next year. As it turns out, the Palisades has a number of schools educating a wide range of children...

January Crime Watch by Phil Frisbee -- There were eight crimes committed in the Palisades during the month of January—three thefts, four thefts from automobiles, and one case of destruction of property...

February PCA General Meeting Notes by Penny McGinn -- Concerns about our bus service and our traffic problems bought out strong attendance even on the iciest of nights. PCA board member John Finney, acting as moderator, kept the meeting interactive and lively... and see Finney's Letter to the Editor ...

Susan Phibbs Breznay will be the featured artist at the Palisades Post Office for the month of March. Her artwork combines photography, fiber arts, and drawing and painting... by Sheila Rotner.

Neighborhood Schools

River School Profile by Linda Starke -- The River School, which welcomed its first students in January, is an independent, not-for-profit day school for children with and without hearing loss...

PCA Adopts Resolution on Field School and
Neighborhood Alliance to Study Traffic Impact.

Excerpts from Key Notes story on Key School Renovation by Julie Koczela -- Einhorn, Yaffee, Prescott (EYP), the architectural firm that is designing the school plans, presented the first draft of elevations to the Facilities Planning Committee...