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Rhode Island Avenue Main Street Logo Survey

Posted on Mar 21, 2014 in RIA Main Street, Uncategorized

FoRIA is launching the RIA Main Street program. Help us pick the new logo!   RIA community members: Vote, then share with families and friends. Know any businesses who you think should join the RIA community? Send along to them as well. RIA businesses: Vote, and then share with other businesses along the RIA corridor. And, if you have friends and colleagues who could be potential future RIA business owners – share with them as well. Let’s get the word out about the great things that are coming to RIA! Other DC metro community members or businesses: We’d love your thoughts, too! Great things are continuing to happen along RIA. We’d love to invite you to be part of the action. You can vote for more than one logo or leave feedback on things you like or don’t like. Our goal is to have a version with Rhode Island Avenue spelled out as well as a shorter version for smaller materials. Voting will close at 5pm Wednesday, March 26. Vote here or copy and paste this url in your browser: http://svy.mk/ODgyw5 Interested in learning more about RIA Main Street or want to get involved? Sign up for email updates, like us on Facebook, and follow us on twitter.  A new website will be coming in the next month or so, but we’re always looking for volunteers (and donors!) – especially as RIA Main Street starts moving full speed ahead. And don’t forget to join us on March 24 to learn about how to get involved:   Organization Info Session with DC’s DSLBD Main Street Program Staff March 24, 2014  5:30 – 7:30 pm Art Enables 2204 Rhode Island Ave. NE Washington, DC 20018 RSVP now!...

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Green Roof Networking Happy Hour

Posted on Feb 5, 2013 in Uncategorized

From the Anacostia Watershed Society: Green Roof Networking Happy Hour at Boundary Stone, featuring information on DC Dept. of Environment’s Green Roof Rebate...

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Big Lots! Comes to RIA

Posted on Nov 12, 2012 in Commercial RIA, New Biz, Uncategorized

contributed by Shani hernandez Big Lots! , the newest addition to the Rhode Island Shopping Center in Edgewood opened their doors Saturday, November 10th. The store will have a Grand Opening with free giveaways on Friday November 16th at 9:00 am. From their website: “As the nation’s largest broadline closeout retailer, Big Lots has the power to negotiate the best deals in the business. We sell a broad range of high-quality, brand-name products, including consumables, seasonal items, furniture, housewares, toys, electronics, home decor, tools and gifts.” Big Lots! is located at 524 Rhode Island Avenue NE Suite C. They are open Monday – Saturday from 9:00 am – 9:00 pm. and Sunday 10:00 am – 7:00 pm....

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Potential New RIA Dance & Fitness Studio Seeks Community Feedback

Posted on Aug 7, 2012 in Uncategorized

Want to see a new dance & fitness studio come to RIA? This potential new RIA biz needs your input! “A new dance studio seeks to open on Rhode Island Ave. NE in summer 2013, offering a full range of dance classes for youth and both dance and fitness classes for adults. To help the business owners learn more about how they can serve the community, please participate in this survey (the survey will be open until August 24).”...

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