EASTERN MARKET SCHEDULE FOR WEEK OF THANKSGIVING 2009
 
Eastern Market will be open from 7 am to 7 pm TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY for your Thanksgiving shopping needs. 
 
**  Featuring the SOUTH HALL MERCHANTS and Extended FARMERS LINE operations **
 

In observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday, Eastern Market will be closed THURSDAY NOV 26, 2009 and FRIDAY NOV 27, 2009 and will Re-OPEN, Saturday under normal business hours.

 
From your friends at Eastern Market, the best wishes to all for a safe and happy Thanksgiving Holiday. 
 
We look forward to seeing you at
The Market!

GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Office of Property Management
For Release: Friday, January 9, 2009
Contact: Bill Rice
 
Eastern Market to Open for MLK Birthday and Inauguration
 
(Washington, DC) Mayor Adrian Fenty today announced that historic Eastern Market on Capitol Hill will be open on Monday, January 19, Martin Luther King’s Birthday, and on Tuesday, January 20, to introduce the Market to the many visitors in town for the Inauguration of President Obama.  The Market, on 7th and C Streets, SE, is normally closed on Mondays
 
“Eastern Market is one of the District’s great historic attractions and the Market is a short 7-block walk from where President Obama will be sworn-in on January 20th,” said Mayor Fenty.   During the first half of the first Obama Administration the Market will undergo exciting changes, including new management, the reopening of the renovated historic Market building and completion of a major streetscape project on 7th Street.”
 
The 135-year-old Market is host to a wide variety of shopping, dining and visitor experiences.  In the East Hall, merchants offer fresh meat, fish,  flowers, cheese, poultry, vegetables, deli foods, dairy products and prepared lunch dishes. The weekend outdoor market, also open on MLK Day and on Inauguration Day, offers fresh fruit and vegetables, antiques, crafts and handmade imported cultural items.
  
Bill Rice
Public Information Officer, Ofc. of the Dir., Ofc. of Property Mgt.
2000 14th St., NW, 8th fl, Wash., DC  20009
(202) 437-7787, 202.727.9877/f
bill.rice@dc.gov; opm.dc.gov

GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Office of Property Management
Office of Contracting and Procurement

For Release: Friday, August 1, 2008

Contacts: Bill Rice, OPM, 202-437-7787; Briant Coleman, OCP, 202-409-0183

District Issues RFP for Eastern Market Manager

The District of Columbia has released a Request for Proposals for the management of the Eastern Market, the 135-year-old national historic landmark on Capitol Hill.  The Market Manager will be responsible for the coordinated day-to-day administration and development of the Market, now being rehabilitated by the D.C. Office of Property Management (OPM) following a devastating fire in April, 2007.

“OPM wants to make sure that Eastern Market grows and prospers,” said Robin-Eve Jasper, acting director of OPM.  “We want the management team to help make Eastern Market the best public market in the country.”

The RFP for the management of Eastern Market has been in development for the past several months, with assistance from David O’Neil, a nationally recognized authority on public markets. The RFP also reflects extensive review by the Eastern Market Community Advisory Committee (EMCAC), the official avenue for local input into the Market.

“We are delighted that OPM is moving forward with this RFP,” said Donna Scheeder, chair of EMCAC.  “We’re confident that the management selected through this RFP will retain the Market’s character while it develops new opportunities for merchants, shoppers and the community.”

Eastern Market has been continuously used as a public food market since 1873. After last year’s fire, the displaced merchants were relocated to the new East Hall while the Market was rehabilitated.  Today, the Market, on 7th Street, SE, between C Street and North Carolina Avenue on Capitol Hill, is the only public market in the District that has retained its original function as a thriving marketplace, featuring a broad array of food merchants, farmers and growers, joined on weekends by artisans, antiques dealers and other specialty vendors.  Art shows, music and theatre performances, and craft sales complement the food vending.  All of these activities make Eastern Market popular with local residents, visitors and shoppers from the entire metropolitan area.

The full RFP (DCAM-2008-R-1010) is posted on the Office of Contracting and Procurement website, at www.ocp.dc.gov (under Business Opportunities), and on OPM’s website, at www.opm.dc.gov.  A pre-proposal conference for potential offerors will be held on August 14, 2008 at Eastern Market.  The closing date for submission of proposals is September 16, 2008, 2 pm.

 Open Longer to Serve You Better!

New Hours at Eastern Market - Effective July 1st

Tuesday - Friday – 7 am to 7 pm

Saturdays – 7 am to 6 pm

Sundays – 9 am to 5pm

Closed on July 4th

DC’s Oldest Continually Operated

Fresh Food Public Market

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Eastern Market

306 7th Street SE

(on Capitol Hill)

A M E R I C A N P L A N N I N G A S S O C I A T I O N
News Release
For immediate release October 2, 2007

Contact: Anita Harris, DC Office of Planning, 202-442-7635; anita.hariston@dc.gov
Donna Scheeder, Eastern Market Community Advisory Committee,
202-744-0818; dsch@loc.gov
Denny Johnson, APA, 202-349-1006; djohnson@planning.org

Eastern Market Selected as One of 10 Great Neighborhoods in America
Civic Activism an Enduring Staple in This DC Neighborhood

Washington, DC — The American Planning Association (APA) announced today that the Eastern Market Neighborhood, located in Washington, DC, has been designated as one of 10 Great Neighborhoods for 2007 through APA’s Great Places in America program. APA Great Places exemplify exceptional character and highlight the role planners and planning play in creating communities of lasting value.

“Eastern Market is the heart and soul of Capitol Hill,” said Mayor Adrian M. Fenty. “While the historic market hall was severely damaged by fire this spring, this community’s spirit and commitment to rebuild never wavered. Eastern Market is a as vibrant a place as it has ever been and that it is a testament to just how important this place is to the citizens of the District,” he said.
During a ceremony Tuesday morning at Eastern Market, APA presented Mayor Fenty with a Great Places certificate for the Eastern Market neighborhood.
“The Eastern Market neighborhood stands out not only as a jewel of Washington, D.C.,” said APA Executive Director Paul Farmer, FAICP, “but it shines as an example of the good that happens when residents care about where they live and take time to be involved.”
APA selected Eastern Market one of 10 Great Neighborhoods because it is a thriving testament to the spirit and commitment of its residents. Their civic pride and dedication, combined with the centuries-old vision for their neighborhood, sustain the community’s unique characteristics.
APA Great Places offer better choices for where and how people work and live. They are enjoyable, safe, and desirable. They are places where people want to be – not only to visit, but to live and work there everyday. America’s truly great neighborhoods are defined by many unique criteria, including architectural features, accessibility, functionality, and community involvement. Through Great Places in America, APA recognizes the unique and authentic attributes of essential building blocks of great communities – streets, neighborhoods, and public spaces.

The Eastern Market neighborhood was included as part of the original design of 1791 by the visionary planner, Pierre L’Enfant. While it retains the street pattern and much of the open space visualized by L’Enfant, the neighborhood is fully developed with buildings from the early 1800s to the present time — simple frame dwellings and alley houses, large and ornate Victorian-era homes, porch-front homes from the World War I as well as churches from every era. Its tree-lined residential streets open out into pulsating commercial districts with their own eclectic mix of locally-owned businesses and some franchises.

The Eastern Market neighborhood also has some of the city’s oldest buildings. One of the more important structures of the neighborhood is Eastern Market itself, which has been in continuous operation since 1873. The Market serves a diverse and broad cross-section of people; promotes community involvement and operates as a hub for social activity.

Further, the neighborhood easily accommodates the transportation needs of pedestrians, bicyclists, drivers, transit users; and it meets the needs of its community for a local market. Barracks Row, which runs from Pennsylvania Avenue south to the Navy Yard, has emerged as a prime shopping and dining destination. This nascent business area is the result of the Barracks Row Main Street program, an economic revitalization effort that seeks to restore small businesses and make the neighborhood more self-supporting.

Eastern Market neighborhood residents have been vital to the long-term strength of the community. Their civic activism has sustained the neighborhood by defeating numerous development proposals that would compromise its unique characteristics, including the neighborhood’s famed marketplace. Most recently, citizens demonstrated their commitment and tenacity by pressing city officials and others to finalize a plan for permanently restoring the 134-year-old Eastern Market after it was destroyed by a fire in April 2007.
The nine other APA Great Neighborhoods for 2007 are: Chatham Village, Pittsburgh, PA;
Elmwood Village, Buffalo, NY; The First Addition Neighborhood, Lake Oswego, OR; Hillcrest, San Diego, CA; North Beach, San Francisco, CA; Old West Austin, Austin, TX; Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY; Pike Place Market Neighborhood, Seattle, WA; and West Urbana, Urbana, IL. For more information about these neighborhoods, and the list of APA’s 10 Great Streets for 2007, visit www.planning.org/greatplaces.
This year’s 10 Great Streets and 10 Great Neighborhoods will be celebrated as part of APA’s National Community Planning Month, in October 2007, designed to recognize and celebrate the many residents, leaders, officials, and professionals who contribute to making great communities. For more about National Community Planning Month, visit www.planning.org/ncpm.

The American Planning Association and its professional institute, the American Institute of Certified Planners, are dedicated to advancing the art, science and profession of good planning — physical, economic and social — so as to create communities that offer better choices for where and how people work and live. Members of APA help create communities of lasting value and encourage civic leaders, business interests and citizens to play a meaningful role in creating communities that enrich people’s lives. APA has offices in Washington, D.C., and Chicago, Ill. For more information, visit its website at www.planning.org.

D.C. United Media Relations

Washington, D.C. - On Sunday, D.C. United will present a check for $50,000 to support the merchants of the Eastern Market, who were displaced by the fire that occurred on April 30. D.C. United’s Co-Managing Partners Victor MacFarlane and Will Change as well as D.C. United President & CEO Kevin Payne will be on hand with Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton and Councilman Tommy Wells for the event. Full information is available below.
What: Banner hanging and check presentation ceremony to signify Eastern Market merchants are open for business during the rebuilding phase of historic market building

When: Sunday, June 10 @ 10:30 a.m.

Where: Eastern Market (Corner of 7th & C Streets, SE)

Who: Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton
D.C. Councilman Tommy Wells
D.C. United Co-Managing Partners Victor MacFarlane and Will Chang
D.C. United President and CEO Kevin Payne
Eastern Market merchants
Members of the Capitol Hill Community Foundation

About Eastern Market
Built in 1873 and designed by architect Adolf Cluss, Eastern Market is the last of Washington’s 19th century markets to remain in continuous operation. It is easily accessible by Metro and adjacent to numerous restaurants and shops in the picturesque Capitol Hill neighborhood. The South Hall is the last remaining traditional market in Washington. Weekends are enlivened by an outdoor Farmers Market, the Market Festival, an Arts & Crafts Fair on Saturdays and The Flea Market at Eastern Market on Sundays. With all these attractions, Eastern Market has become an internationally recognized destination.

COSC is inviting members of the community who would like to donate items for the sale to drop them off at COSC through Friday. If you have things around your home that are taking up precious space please drop them off at COSC. You can also drop by Saturday to see what they have for sale.

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