EAST OF THE RIVER MAGAZINE | JUNE 2012 | CAPITALCOMMUNITYNEWS.COM
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
08.............Go See Do
10.............East of the River Calendar
14.............STAYCATION • by Kathleen Donner
24.............The Bulletin Board
28.............The District Beat • by Martin Austermuhle
30.............The Numbers • by Kwame Boadi & Ed Lazere
32.............DCPS Barring Notices • by Virginia Avniel Spatz
34.............Turner Elementary Sets Elections • by Virginia Avniel Spatz
36.............New Libraries Open • by John Muller
38.............Francis Gregory Library Open? • by Michelle Phipps-Evans
EAST WASHINGTON LIFE
40.............ACM: Out and About • by Michelle Phipps-Evans
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42.............Books on Effects of Race Riots • by Stephen Lilienthal
44.............The Health Scholar Next Door • by Candace Y.A. Montague
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KIDS & FAMILY
46.............Kids and Family Notebook • by Kathleen Donner
HOMES & GARDENS
51.............Changing Hands • compiled by Don Denton
52.............The Classifieds
54.............The Nose • by Anonymous
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