Posts by Bob Coomber — Guest Contributor

Bob Coomber is in his second term as the ANC Commissioner for 7D01, the Kingman Park neighborhood. He strives to make his neighborhood safer, greener. and more welcoming for seniors and working families. During the day, Bob serves as a senior labor attorney for the federal government. He lives with his wife, Nicole; their four sons ages 7, 4, 2 and 2; and their ever-patient dog, Penny.

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  NE DC is turning vacant parking lots into playing fields, thanks to these parents

  Public SpacesBy Bob Coomber (Guest Contributor) June 28, 2018 23

  Some families in Northeast DC couldn’t finding a field nearby, so they found some vacant parking lots nearby and drew up plans for a place for kids to play. After years of work, those parking lots are getting turned into something even grander than neighborhood advocates initially dreamt.  Keep reading…

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  A small group just pushed through a historic district in my neighborhood. Here’s what happened.

  PreservationBy Bob Coomber (Guest Contributor) May 15, 2018 121

  Last week, DC’s Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB) voted to designate our neighborhood, Kingman Park, as a historic district. This happened even though a review of comments to HPRB found a majority of residents opposed the designation.  Keep reading…