UC Washington Center - Capital Connection: December 2008

Thursday, December 4, 2008

No Sales Tax in DC from Black Friday - Dec. 7

Twice a year, the D.C. government grants a reprieve from the 5.75 percent sales tax on clothing, shoes and accessories that cost less than $100. The tax holiday began on Black Friday and continues through Dec. 7. For details, call the Office of Tax and Revenue at 202-727-4829 or visit http://cfo.dc.gov/otr.

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

National Christmas Tree Lighting

The lighting of the National Christmas Tree is the beginning of a three week Washington, DC Christmas tradition. Nationally known entertainers and a military band perform and the President brings a message of peace to the nation and the world.

2008 Live Entertainment:
country music star, Rissi Palmer
multiple Grammy winner Jon Secada
popular Nashville singer/songwriter Phil Vassar
Washington-based dance troupe Step Afrika!
U.S. Army Chorus’s SFC Steve Cramer appearing as Santa Claus
4-year-old singer Kaitlyn Maher, who came to national attention as one of the ten finalists in this year’s “America’s Got Talent” competition. The United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own,” under the baton of Colonel Thomas Rotondi, Jr. will be this year’s featured service band, with The Enterprise High School Encores from Enterprise, Alabama providing vocal support to the guest artists as well as solo performances of holiday favorites.

Date and Time: December 4, 2008, 5 p.m.Location: The Ellipse near The White House. The closest Metro stations to the White House are Federal Triangle, Metro Center and McPherson Square.

Crime Report

These listings are taken from the Washington Post, Weekly Section. We have reprinted them here to make you aware of trends in areas you might frequent. Use caution and good judgment when you are out and about.

Northwest, DC

R Street

9 a.m. March 1 to 3 p.m. March 3. A man allegedly sexually assaulted a female in a residence.

Connecticut Avenue, 1200 block

3 to 3:05 a.m. April 2. A man approached a female from behind and demanded a cellphone. When she turned, he snatched her cellphone and purse and fled.

Connecticut Avenue, 2600 block

6:15 to 6:20 p.m. April 3. Several males picked up a bucket containing a musician's tips. The musician saw one take cash from the bucket, which was then returned to the musician. When the musician confronted them, he was assaulted. The males fled.

Prospect Street, 3000 block

4:45 to 4:50 p.m. April 5. A male grabbed propertyy from a female at a restaurant and fled.

Q Street, 1700 block

2:11 a.m. April 5. A male pedestrian was robbed by a male at gunpoint.

Wisconsin Aveneu, 2300 block

4:30 to 5 p.m. April 5. Property was stolen from a female's handbag at a grocery store.

14th and P Streets

3 to 3:02 a.m. April 3. Two pedestrians were crossing a street when a male approached from behind and knocked a cellphone from a female pedestrian's hand. He picked it up and fled.

Connecticut Avenue, 1700 block

6:30 to 6:35 a.m. April 5. A bookstore was entered by throwing a rock through a front glass door. Money was taken from a cash register, and the store was ransacked.

Woodley Road, 2600 block

4:30 to 4:31 p.m. April 2. A man knocked on a door of a hotel room and forcibly entered the room when a female opened the door. He showed a knife and sexually assaulted her, then fled.

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