Cleveland Park Metro Elevator Out of Service Until May

Here's the latest bad news from Metro:

Service Advisory - Cleveland Park: Entrance Elevator Out of Service for Modernization. Beginning on or about January 5 through early May, 2012, the entrance elevator at the Cleveland Park Station will be out of service for a multi-month modernization project. During this time crews will replace all key components of the elevator to provide more reliable service.

Shuttle bus service will be provided to/from Woodley Park Station. In addition, customers can use Metrobus routes  L1, L2, and L4 to travel between Cleveland Park and Woodley Park.

Is it just us, or does this missive strike you as a bit lacking in information? Maybe even misleading? Is it really "modernization" when you schedule five months of repairs for an inadequately maintained, often broken-down elevator? Perhaps "replacement" is the more accurate term when all the "key components" of the elevator are involved. Also, wouldn't it have been nice to include a brief nod to courtesy in the announcement -- you know the sort of thing: "Metro thanks you for your patience" or "regrets the inconvenience"? Or is that taken as so much boilerplate these days that it's better not to throw it in?

Free on the Cleveland Park Listserv

Cleveland Park Listserv's Iconic Logo Photo

 taken by Bill Adler

The Cleveland Park Listserv is the area's largest neighborhood email list, with over 10,000 members. It's a great place to talk about city and neighborhood issues, find services, such as plumbers, hear about area events, and more. The "more" department includes giving away and getting free things. Everything from ovens to DVDs to plants get given away. Why throw something out, when that thing can find a happy home with somebody else?

People join the Cleveland Park Listserv for the conversation and information, but hang around for the free stuff, too.

Happy 11th Birthday Cleveland Park Listserv

Happy Birthday to the Cleveland Park Listserv!

The Cleveland Park Listserv turns 11 today. We don't remember exactly what time of day the listserv was born, but it probably wasn't too long after we had our morning coffee.  The Cleveland Park Listserv, All Life Is Local's companion listserv, is the largest neighborhood email list in the United States, with over 10,000 members.

The photo above is the iconic symbol of the Cleveland Park Listserv.

Since it was founded in 1999, the Cleveland Park Listserv has reunited countless lost dogs with their owners, found plumbers on major holidays, alerted neighbors to crime, hosted innumerable discussions about zoning, parking, DC politics and every imaginable issue. Over 68,000 messages have been posted on the listserv.

--Bill Adler and Peggy Robin
Founders, Cleveland Park Listserv
Publishers, All Life Is Local

Cleveland Park Listserv's Iconic Photo

From time to time we're asked about the photograph that's used on the Cleveland Park Listserv's website.

That photograph of the Cleveland Park Listserv, has been the iconic image of the listserv since 1996.  (The Listserv itself was founded in 1999.)  The cool, mood lighting comes from the neon of the stores nearby, including Sala Thai, which is no longer in Cleveland Park, but whose illumination is preserved in this photograph.

If you're into the nitty-gritty of such things, this photograph was taken without a tripod, using a Fuji FinePix F30, f/2.8, 1/34 second exposure, ISO 3200.

We've always loved this photograph of the Cleveland Park Metro canopy and are delighted that it is the symbol of the Cleveland Park Listserv.

Here's the light that makes this photo so unique and iconic: