The Ward 5 Wave

Ward 5 Councilmember Zachary Parker and Communications Director Melissa Littlepage catch up on recent Council hearings, legislative meetings, and more. The Councilmember leads a tour for officials from around the region of DC farms and urban agriculture initiatives, with soundbites from Gail Taylor at Three Part Harmony Farm in Ward 5, Jaren Hill-Lockridge at Dreaming Out Loud’s Marion Barry Avenue Market in Ward 8, and more. Read the latest Ward 5 Weekly newsletter at ward5.us/news, and subscribe to get the newsletter straight to your inbox every Friday evening at ward5.us/newsletter.

Ward 5 Councilmember Zachary Parker and Communications Director Melissa Littlepage share updates from the DC Council’s October 1 Legislative Meeting, CM Parker’s meetings with directors of DC Public Library and the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services, and special guests from the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), Khary Armster and Mary Williams, join to talk about exciting scholarship opportunities for high school and college students. Read the latest Ward 5 Weekly newsletter at ward5.us/news and subscribe to get the newsletter straight to your inbox every week at ward5.us/newsletter.

Ward 5 Councilmember Zachary Parker and Communications Director Melissa Littlepage talk about Ward 5 Week, September 16-21, Ward 5 Day, September 22, and what neighbors can expect with the end of Council Recess next week. You can read the latest Ward 5 Weekly Newsletter at ward5.us/news and subscribe to get the newsletter straight to your inbox every week at ward5.us/newsletter.

Ward 5 Councilmember Zachary Parker and Communications Director Melissa Littlepage give the latest updates on Ward 5 Day, free tickets to an upcoming Nationals baseball game, and more. Deputy Chief of Staff Conor Shaw joins to discuss DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb’s lawsuit against gun stores in Montgomery County, MD and gun legislation introduced by Councilmember Parker last year. Read the latest Ward 5 Weekly Newsletter at ward5.us/news, and subscribe at ward5.us/newsletter.

Ward 5 Councilmember Zachary Parker and Communications Director Melissa Littlepage share details about the upcoming Ward 5 Day event on September 22, along with a celebration of Labor Day and unions. Melissa also sits down for a chat with ANC 5D Chair, Salvador Sauceda-Guzman, and Constituent Services Coordinator, Oliver Stoute, to talk about Trinidad Day and constituent services in the area. Read the latest Ward 5 Weekly Newsletter at ward5.us/news and subscribe at ward5.us/newsletter.

Ward 5 Councilmember Zachary Parker and Communications Director Melissa Littlepage chat about a recent report detailing an impending crisis in the District’s rental housing market. Longtime Ward 5 neighbor, lawyer, and landlord Raenelle Zapata chats about her up-close-and-personal experiences with the pressures of DC’s rental housing market. More news and updates about back-to-school events are shared. Read the latest Ward 5 Weekly Newsletter at ward5.us/news, and subscribe at ward5.us/newsletter.