Fall Fest 2013 – Call for Vendors & Performers!
The Friends of Rhode Island Avenue (FoRIA) invites food vendors, local artisans, musicians, performers, and area businesses to showcase your services at the 2nd Annual Rhode Island Avenue Fall Fest Saturday, October 5 Visit our Fall Fest page to sign up to request more information and reserve your spot on The Avenue! Deadline to register is September 6, 2013 – don’t wait another...
Read MoreRhode Island Avenue Fall Fest – Coming Saturday Oct 5
Save the date for our second annual, Rhode Island Avenue Fall Fest on Saturday, October 5. Click over to our Fall Fest page on this website to get fill details or sign up below if you’d like to volunteer or have a table! Click here to volunteer Click here to Sponsor or have a...
Read MoreInformation Session: Great Streets Capital Improvement Funding
Here’s the latest information on the Great Streets Small Business Capital Improvement Funding program: As mentioned in a previous post, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Economic Development (DMPED) has released the first round of grant applications for the Small Business Capital Improvement grants, with funding up to $85,000 to use for starting or improving small businesses. The funds can be used for such projects as facade improvement, renovations, and some equipment purchases. There will be a series of information sessions for small businesses, including one for Rhode Island Avenue at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, July 22nd, at the Woodridge Library (1801 Hamlin). If you are a small business on Rhode Island Avenue NE, and are interested in pursuing this fantastic grant opportunity, please plan on attending the the information session on Monday. Additionally, FoRIA is available to help you with the application process, along with our parters at Washington Area Community Investment Fund (WACIF) and the Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce...
Read MoreWMATA: Rhode Island Avenue Metrobus Ridership Survey
On Tuesday, July 16, WMATA will conduct a rider survey as part of the Rhode Island Avenue-Baltimore Avenue Corridor Study. The study is part of an effort to improve service on the bus lines serving Rhode Island Avenue and Baltimore Avenue. As we wrote earlier, there is no continuous bus line that runs the length of Rhode Island Avenue. Survey forms will be placed on buses at Eastern & Michigan Avenue (Route G8) and the Rhode Island Avenue Metro Station (Routes 82, 83, 84, 86, T18) and staff will hand out surveys to riders at the following stops: College Park-U of MD Metro Station (Routes 83, 86), Brookland-CUA Metro Station (Route G8), New Carrollton Metro Station (Routes 84, T18), and at Rhode Island Avenue & 34th Street – Mt. Rainier (Routes 82, 83, 84 86, T18). An online survey is available on the WMATA web page for the study: www.metrobus-studies.com, and a rain date of Wednesday, July 17th has also been scheduled. This rider survey will be followed up by a series of public meetings designed to get your input on ways to improve bus transportation along the Baltimore and Rhode Island Avenue corridor. We’ll be publishing the meeting dates and locations as soon as we know about them. Here are some additional resources for news and updates about the study: Metrobus-Studies.com Twitter: @MetrobusStudies Twitter:...
Read MoreRIA Businesses: “Great Streets” Grants Now Available!
Great Streets Funding Announcement Released Today’s issue of Funding Alert, from the Office of Partnerships and Grant Services (OPGS), included the release of the funding announcement we’ve been waiting for – the Great Streets Small Business Capital Improvement Grant. This is a phenomenal opportunity for Rhode Island Avenue business grantees to get reimbursed for renovations and certain pieces of equipment and fixtures. To find out more and download the complete application, visit www.greatstreets.dc.gov. Got questions? Email us! ...
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