DC Leaders break ground at The Wharf. Courtesy of Andy Litsky By Wilma Goldstein For the past 24 years, Andy Litsky served as a member of the Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) representing the Southwest Waterfront. Since Home Rule provided for local elected representation in DC, fewer than 40 intensely dedicated citizens have served on the ANC […]
ANC 6D Commissioners Swearing In
Photo caption: The ANC 6D commissioners after being sworn in. (From left): Rhonda Natalie Hamilton (6D06), Roger Moffatt (6D05), Cara Lea Shockley (6D02), Andy Litsky (6D04), Gail Fast (6D01), Ronald R. Collins (6D03), and Meredith Fascett (6D07). Photo courtesy of Perry Klein. The Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) commissioners were sworn in on Jan. 2 at […]
Remembering Roberta Weiner
Our friend, Roberta Weiner, died early in the morning on June 18 at George Washington University Hospital after a very brief illness. Many of us knew her as the administrative director of ANC 6D, where she served for four years. However, during a long career as a progressive activist, Roberta held positions both nationally and locally […]
ANC Commissioners Sworn In
Please enjoy these photos from the swearing-in of ANC commissioners on Friday, Jan. 2. Photos courtesy of Perry Klein. (photo caption: The two new commissioners of ANC 6D, Meredith Fascett (L) and Marjorie Lightman (R). Commissioner Fascett represents 6D07, the Navy Yard-Ballpark area of Southeast. Marjorie Lightman represents 6D01, the area west of 4th St. and […]
AARP SW Waterfront Chapter #4751 News
Andy Litsky, AARP-DC Executive Council member and Chair, ANC 6D Commission, installed the 2014 officers and committee chairs of the AARP Southwest Waterfront Chapter #4751 at its first meeting of the year on January 15th. He administered the oath of office to (L to R) Betty Jean Tolbert Jones, president; Evelyn B. Dorsey, vice president; Julia Lindsay, […]
Wells: ANC Commissioner Ron McBee was More than a Community Leader
Today, Councilmember Tommy Wells extended his condolences to the friends and family of DC ANC-6D Commissioner Ron McBee, who recently passed away. “My deepest sympathies and condolences go out to the family and friends of Ron McBee. Ron McBee was so much more than a community leader serving on the ANC. He was a friend […]
ANC Meeting: The People Push Back
The press, the people, and the Internet demonstrated their power at the April ANC 6D meeting on May 13th. Allison C. Prince, Esq., speaking for the Bernstein Companies, said that she would ask the DC Zoning Commission to postpone the hearing for their development at 3rd and M St SW. The City Paper website had […]