Mayor Bowser Public Calendar for Wednesday, July 8, 2015

On Wednesday morning, Mayor Muriel Bowser will attend a groundbreaking ceremony for a JBG development project in Ward 1. Shortly after, Mayor Muriel Bowser will kick-off AlleyPalooza, a campaign that will repair or renovate 64 alleys throughout the District - eight in each of the District’s eight wards over the summer, in Ward 5. Following, Mayor Bowser will deliver remarks at the grand opening of Ben’s Chili Bowl on H Street. Later, Mayor Bowser will deliver remarks at the Marion S. Barry Youth Leadership Institute (MBYLI) Leadership Summit at The Catholic University of America. In the evening, Mayor Bowser will attend Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Beat the Streets event at Riggs Road Playground.

Press Schedule

10 am
JBG Development Project Groundbreaking
1306 U Street, NW
Open Press
*Closest Metro: U Street/African-American Civil War Memorial/Cardozo Metro Station*
*Bus Lines: 90, 92, 93, 96, X3*

11 am
AlleyPalooza Press Conference
Location: Alley in the 5000 block of Eastern Avenue, NE
(Alley connects Eastern Avenue, NE and Galloway Street, NE; Press conference is at the Galloway Street entrance)
Open Press
*Closest Metro: Fort Totten Metro Station*
*Bus Lines: F6*

12:10 pm
Ben’s Chili Bowl Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting
Location: 1001 H Street, NE
Open Press
*Closest Metro: Union Station Metro Station*
*Bus Lines: X2*

2:15 pm
MBYLI Leadership Summit.
Location: The Catholic University of America, Hartke Theatre
3801 Harewood Road, NE
Open Press
*Closest Metro: Brookland-CUA Metro Station*
*Bus Lines: 80, H2, H3, H4, H8*

6:45 pm
MPD Beat The Streets Event
Location: Riggs Road Playground
5701 6th Street, NE                                      
Open Press
*Closest Metro: Fort Totten Metro Station*
*Bus Lines: E4, R1, R2*