Updates

LAKE FORT FISHER: Lake Fort Fisher was drained this week and a crew arrived early Friday morning. They have begun jack-hammering up the alley to resurface it and they removed the Mulberry tree at the end of the alley that some neighbors had hoped to have included in the field.

— Amy Fisher, 427 13th St. NE

HOMICIDE ON 300 BLOCK OF 13TH: A police spokesman said Wednesday that Corey Ward, 23, was the victim in the homicide that occurred on Aug. 13/14, alongside 309 13th St. NE. The spokesman, Officer Kenneth Bryson, said that no arrests have been made and that the case remains under active investigation. The homicide was reported by Libo Liu (500 block of 14th St. NE) in the Aug. 17 issue of the Corner Forum.

COMINGS AND GOINGS: If you have met one of the area's new residents or know someone about to move out, please ask them if they'd like to introduce themselves or say goodbye. According to the Long & Foster Web site, http://www.longandfoster.com, viewed yesterday, the real estate listings for the Corner Forum area have changed from Sept. 5 as follows: 1246 Duncan Pl. NE ($365,000) is newly listed; 408 13th St. NE is listed at a lower price (it was $412,000 on April 14, $385,000 on June 14, $349,990 on July 5, $329,990 on Aug. 31; and $309,990 yesterday); and 1306 Emerald St. NE is still listed at the same price ($298,000).

CORNER FORUM ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: The following people helped produce or distribute the Sept. 7 issue of the Corner Forum: Marc Borbely, 536 13th St. NE (editing, folding, distributing); Tammi Cioffi, 536 13th St. NE (proofreading); and Sharon Cochran, 1300 block of Emerald Street NE (folding, distributing). There are 78 households in the Corner Forum area that are subscribed to the newsletter (29 on E Street, 25 on Emerald Street, 18 on 13th Street, and 6 on Duncan Place).

— Marc Borbely, 536 13th St. NE §