I am pleased to announce the regular schedule for “Grosso Near You.”  The informal meetings will take place four Thursday's a month with my Chief of Staff, Aaron Pritchard, at four rotating coffee shops in D.C. The meetings will provide the opportunity for constituents to bring ideas and issues directly to me as part of an effort to make the D.C. Council more accessible to the public.

This outreach is a way to make me readily available on a regular basis around D.C.  I represent residents in every ward and my office is available to hear new ideas and help solve problems that people face. So please join me and Aaron on  Thursday, February 21, 2013 at the  Big Chair Coffee and Grill  located at  2122 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE from  8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

My initial meeting was held in Ward 8 at the Big Chair Coffee and Grill where I talked to residents about issues that included education, housing, and economic development within Ward 8. The following is the schedule for “Grosso Near You:”

Grosso Near You Schedule

First Thursday of every Month

8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

Pound the Hill

621 Pennsylvania Avenue SE

Washington, D.C. 20003

Second Thursday

8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

Modern Times Coffeehouse

Politics and Prose

5015 Connecticut Avenue N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20008

Third Thursday

February 21, 2013

8:oo a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

Big Chair Coffee and Grill

8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

2122 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE

Washington, D.C. 20020

Fourth Thursday

February 28, 2013

8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

Big Bear Cafe

1700 1 ^st Street NW

Washington D.C. 20001