District Budget Ignores Ward 5 Parks and Recreation Facilities
In recent emails posted to Brookland’s neighborhood e-group, residents wondered why prominent parks in Ward 5 were so shabby. An analysis of the District’s spending so far this year reveals that Ward 5 received the lowest amount of funding for its parks and recreation facilities out of all eight wards.

DDOT Creates $2.25 Million Landscaping Plan for 12th Street
The plan calls for removing dead and dying trees, planting new trees, installing a “welcome to Brookland” entrance plaza, and creating “pedestrian parks” at selected intersections.

Decision to Kill New Libraries in Ward 5 Exposed — DCPL Reacts
In August, District of Columbia Public Library (DCPL) approached a consulting firm about developing cost estimates to renovate or rebuild Ward 5’s two libraries. DCPL spokesperson George Williams cautioned that the enquiry was a “planning exercise,” not a sign that DCPL intended to make any improvements to Ward 5’s aging libraries.

Brookland Sisters Say Cheese
What do you get when you mix two sisters from Brookland, a kitchen at the former Island Jim’s restaurant, and all natural ingredients? You get Capital City Cheesecake, the newest addition to Brookland’s entrepreneurial scene...

Two Local Authors Make Mark with Children’s Books
In Hey, That Kid Got Issues, author Earnest Williams Jr. writes about the events surrounding his son’s diagnosis with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). In Tate and the Race, author Lydia Diaz Briscoe writes a fictional account of a bicycle race entered by a child in a wheelchair.

Ward 5’s McKinley Tech Named “Catalyst School”
Ward 5 residents do not have to look far for a good high school that prepares students for a top-ranking university.

The Skinny on Roast Beef
There’s a new restaurant on Brentwood Road: MGM Roast Beef, a quick-service eat-in or takeout diner with a relaxed attitude where you can get breakfast, lunch and dinner prepared to order.