Friday, March 8, 2013
Input sought from businesses in Mount Rainier, Brentwood and North Brentwood.
The Gateway Community Development Corporation is circulating a survey designed to gauge the needs of businesses in Brentwood, North Brentwood and Mount Rainier. Dubbed the Business Needs Assessment Survey, the resulting report will help guide the CDC's "economic development and business recruitment and retention strategies," according to an announcement from the Gateway CDC. The Gateway CDC will be partnering with the Mount Rainier Business Association to distribute the survey to businesses within those towns. The Business Needs Assessment Survey builds on an earlier survey conducted by the Mount Rainier Business Association. "That gathered great information from the business community," reads the announcement. "From these responses …
Saturday, July 21, 2012
New site includes directories for businesses, artists and studios along Route 1 corridor.
Are you an artist looking for a studio to lease along the Route 1 corridor? Then you might want to check out the Gateway Arts District's updated website, MyGatewayArts.org. The site now boasts a small directory for artists, businesses and studios along the Route 1 corridor between Mount Rainier and Hyattsville's northern border with Riverdale Park. Don't see your name or business on the directory? You can add it here. The overhaul of the website has been ongoing for some time now. Back in February, organizers behind the website put out an open call for artists, designers and other businesses in the Gateway Arts District to submit their information to the site for the directories. The updated site also features expanded informational …
Friday, May 11, 2012
The arts come alive in the Gateway Arts District this Saturday.
This Saturday, lace up your best walking shoes and be sure to be in the mood for some art. Why? Because if you live anywhere near Hyattsville, Mount Rainier, Brentwood or North Brentwood you'll be up to your ears in it. That's right, it's the eighth Gateway Arts District Open Studio Tour. The event will feature more than 120 artist studios open for public perusal. You can plan your trip with the map above as well as download and print out a map to take with you as you explore the Gateway corridor arts scene. The multi-city event runs from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 12. Highlights on this year's tour include the 39th Street Gallery in Brentwood. That gallery will be hosting the reception for Love, Loss and Lipstick, a collaboration …
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
East City Art gives the lowdown on the upcoming Gateway Open Studio Tour.
Michael Theis
11:41 pm on Friday, March 8, 2013
I use Queens Chapel/Michigan when I'm headed to upper NW, like Columbia Heights, but if I am headed downtown by car, I usually take Rhode Island Avenue to North Capitol Street. The lights have never really been a problem for me. more ›