by Lynne Heneson
Penny Pagano, Director of Community and Local Government Relations at American University, this week confirmed that AU is in discussions with the owners of Epicurean Market and Restaurant to lease the retail space once occupied by Balducci’s at 3201 New Mexico Avenue.
While I’ve never been in Epicurean and Company, I spoke to a friend [...]
Entries from December 2009
December 11, 2009
Goodbye Balducci’s. Hello Epicurean?
December 11, 2009
Board Meeting, December 10th
by Matthew J. Kelly
The Board of Directors met in closed session on Thursday, December 10, to discuss matters including the Lobby Project. Diane Baschant was not present.
In-Unit Fire Alarm Speakers
By a vote of 5 to 0, the Board approved a motion to sanction residents who refuse access to their apartment by Towers staff for [...]
December 8, 2009
False Alarm
by Louis Lieb
When the D.C. Fire Department was recently called to the Towers in mid-November, Towers resident Ed Gifford happened to be on the scene with his camera. Ed recently relocated to the area and is looking for work as a professional photographer.
Way to go, Ed!
December 7, 2009
Kitty & Julia
by Kitty Lansdale
The holiday season provides the perfect opportunity to put on hold this busy and sometimes stressful world to celebrate friends and family with festive food and holiday cheer.
It is time to get out old family recipes that inspire fond memories buried in the stained pages of mother’s cookbooks, evoking the smells, sights, sounds [...]
December 4, 2009
New Maintenance Coordinator
by Liz Cullison, General Manager
The position of Towers Maintenance Coordinator has been filled by Patricia Cottom.
Before becoming our new Maintenance Coordinator, Patricia worked with The Towers as a contracted Safety Patrol Supervisor on the day shift, Monday through Friday. She often assisted at the courtesy window of the Management Office and is familiar with many [...]
December 3, 2009
Debate over Towers Topics Continues
by Nancy Dunne
A contentious meeting between the Communications Committee and Mitchell Strickler, the Board president, last month ended with the committee chairwoman offering to resign and the threat that Towers Topics will no longer be published by a Towers committee.
Also attending the meeting, at the invitation of Helena Falla, the Committee chair, was Board [...]
December 2, 2009
Chag Sameach! (Happy Holiday!)
by Lynne Heneson
Chanukah is a minor Jewish holiday, but one that is full of light and fun. Don’t miss our Chanukah celebration on Friday, December 11th at 5 p.m in the lobby. We’ll retell the ancient story, have a sing-along of favorite tunes in English, Hebrew, and Yiddish, light the candles, spin the dreidel, and eat [...]
December 1, 2009
2010 Budget Approved
by Matthew Kelly
At a special meeting held last night in the Activities Room, the Board of Directors approved a $6 million budget for the Towers for 2010.
The Board rejected a proposed zero-percent increase in Owners fees by a vote of 4 to 3, and instead approved an increase in assessed fees of 1% by the same [...]
