Blog Roundup: Gun Safety Concert, Proper Drugs Disposal, and Adopt a Kitty

Ceasefire Concert 4/28; Gun Safety Forum 5/6; +more 

Celebrate the passing of state gun control legislation with local Jewish youth artists.  The concert will take place at the Takoma Park Community Center on the corner of Maple Avenue and Philadelphia Avenue.

With Guest Speaker, Maryland State Senator Jamie Raskin.

BGE Celebrates National Volunteer Week with 10 Days of Environmentally Focused Community Service Projects

Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE) today announced that as part of its long-standing commitment to environmental stewardship, corporate responsibility and charitable giving, more than 260 BGE volunteers will participate in 20 community service events over 10 days with 25 local nonprofit organizations.

Partners in Preservation: Historical Characters, Free Preservation Pops at Farragut Friday

Come down to Farragut Friday tomorrow to get a Free Preservation Pop, courtesy of Partners in Preservation. We will be down in Farragut Square from 11-2 to spotlight historic preservation and encourage voting to give away $1 million in preservation grants. We’ve partnered with Pleasant Pops to hand out free Preservation Pops to anyone who posts about the program on Facebook or tweets using #preserveDMV.

A Remedy for Drug Disposal

The last time you went to the medicine cabinet in search of aspirin, did you find a bunch of old prescriptions and unused medicine? Did some of them expire before your children were born? You’re not alone.

 Just throw them away, right? Wrong! There’s a lot to think about when disposing of unused, unwanted medicine and prescriptions. Proper disposal keeps these drugs out of reach of children, pets and anyone else not given that prescription. It also helps keep our water supply and environment safe.

Adopt a Friend - "Brad" the Shy little Lovebug!

Brad is very shy and nervous but when he get to know you, he becomes very affectionate.  Brad loves to hide so don’t be worried if you can’t find him for awhile. If you or anyone you know is interested in adopting the wonderful pet featured this week, please call the Prince George's Animals Management Facility in Upper Marlboro.

Washington Spirit responds to Open Letter from a Fan

Well, not directly, of course. But let's check the score card after the first home game:

1. Keep ticket prices low and parking free. $12 and $15 tickets due to the voucher pack. Free parking. SCORE.
2. Make it easy. Very easy. SCORE.
3. Don't be gimmicky. Didn't see any gimmicks other than the little MSC Academy teams at half time but hey, that is fun for them. The game, however, was excellent. Good quality. SCORE.