About

Our Mission

H Street Main Street’s mission is to encourage and develop dynamic and quality, services and community resources in a safe and welcoming environment for the immediate community and beyond. Through a holistic approach in developing partnerships, working with volunteers, youth participation, providing technical assistance, education, and highlighting the importance of history, preservation and the arts we will change for the better.

Our Story

H Street has returned to its roots as a thriving, commercial hub, and is home to a diverse, cohesive community. A revitalized visual and performing arts scene, hipster bars, music venues, and a boom of high-end condos and apartments are quickly reshaping the historic corridor, bringing new opportunities for residents, consumers and business owners.

Whether it’s  falafel, or fried fish; bluegrass, jazz, or rock, H Street’s scene offers something for everyone. The one-and-a-half mile commercial corridor boasts coffee shops, a farmer’s market, more than 100 retail stores, and a collection of international cuisines, including Italian, Ethiopian, Middle Eastern,  Japanese, Jamaican, British, Belgian and Southern, among many others.

Since its inception, the H Street Main Street organization has been a strong and effective advocate and principal leader of H Street redevelopment. A nonprofit entity, H Street Main Street represents the interests of the H Street community in presentations to DC Government officials, including testifying before the DC City Council and working for grant funding to support H Street business improvements.

H Street Main Street perhaps is best-known as the principal organizer of the H Street Festival. The event, held annually on the third Saturday in September, draws more 150,000 festival-goers to enjoy great food, music, art, and camaraderie. All year long, H Street Main Street provides valuable commercial property improvement services and government relations assistance to the H Street business community.

Board of Directors

Alita Brown Treasurer

 

Delicia Gunn

 

Derek Dyson Chair

 

Tony Richardson Vice Chair

 

Cristelle Meli

 

Bernard Gibson

 

Leon Robbins

 

Meet Our Team

Anwar Saleem

Executive Director

Kesia Minor

Program Manager

Wuiping Yap

Special Projects Manager