Eastern Market Reopens. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty joined administration officials, District leaders, community members and local vendors for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand reopening of the historic Eastern Market. The event marks the completion of a $22 million renovation after a fire partially damaged the market in April 2007. Read more >>
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District Mourns. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty issued a statement in response to the nine confirmed fatalities from the Metrorail train collision. Read more >>
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New Field. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, joined by Allen Y. Lew, executive director of the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization (OPEFM), hosted a ribbon cutting to celebrate the completion of a new state-of-the-art athletic field and playground for the youth and residents of the Benning Terrace housing community.Read more >>
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H.D. Woodson. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, Allen Y. Lew, executive director of the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization (OPEFM) and city officials unveiled the final design concept for H.D. Woodson Senior High School. Construction for the $98 million project will begin in August.Read more >>
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Green Summer Kick Off. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty kicked off the Green Summer Job Corps, a summer-long green jobs program for District residents between the ages of 14 and 21. DDOE began the Job Corps last summer, and has doubled its size – to 800 participants – for 2009.Read more >>
Facilities Plan Mayor Adrian M. Fenty announced that the District's Office of Property Management (OPM) has completed the city's first-ever District of Columbia Facilities Plan, a comprehensive strategy for managing more than 18 million square feet of owned space and 3.7 million square feet of leased space.
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Summer Orientation The District's 2009 Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) kicked off with more than 22,000 registrants ready to embark on a productive summer of work experience.
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