Downtown Neighborhood Association Launches Downtown Citizen

We recently launched a monthly publication titled the Downtown Citizen and the comments have been very positive. It is a collaborative effort with the Convention Center Community Association. The collaboration was the result of a discussion between Miles Groves and Martin Moultin during the Heart of DC Picnic planning. Five hundred copies were distributed throughout the neighborhood with most buildings receiving a small bundle and a digital copy is  available on this site (to the left).

Downtown Citizen will contain neighborhood themes, news on events, announcements, editorials. It will contain news on our activities and those of the three (2F, 2C, 6C) Area Neighborhood Commissions that help or plague our community. It will also work to brand our neighborhood so that we have an identity recognized by District agencies, Council members, and the Mayor’s office.

We hope to bring news on major development efforts across our neighborhood, Real estate news, developer interviews, agency leader interviews, and point-of-view commentaries and more.

There was limited advertising in the first issue and we expect more in future issues. Since this is a free publication, it needs to be funded by member dues, sponsorships, or by local advertising. We think the focus will be on local advertising to help promote our local neighbors who have made investments in this community with their retail, restaurant, or service businesses. So, along with a rant about some quality of life issue, there could be a coupon or other advertisement adjacent that can be cut or clipped from the print version or cut from a printing of the digital version.

This effort is a community service and will last as long as it has value, serves as a local resource, and is adequately supported. A nice start as our association enters its fourth year.