Committee Reports: (a) Caryn Nesmith, Jon Hasse and Peter Katel will give the Public Relations Committee report. The Committee continues to be interested in receiving feedback from residents about the content and user friendliness of the BACA Blog. In addition, they would like to have your help in promoting its existence within your circle of … More BACA Meeting Reminder: Monday, June 1, 2009
Come out and help beautify our neighborhood as we prepare for the Flower Power Garden Walk next month! On June 6th, we will be outside starting at 9am, picking up litter, pulling weeds, and tidying up our blocks. We’ll meet at 1st and P Sts, by the Armstrong School, to begin, but feel free to … More Community clean-up June 6th!
I posted before about the Latin American School to go into the old JF Cook School at Unit and P St. However, it seems instead it is a Youth Center. Mai Fernandez, the director, will be speaking about it at next Monday’s BACA meeting. I don’t know anything about it but their web site is … More New Latin American Youth Center
From Pete on Bates: Does anyone know how to report graffiti and order its removal?
From Ted McGinn: Dear BFM Fans: Full market this week. ALL our producers are back and Lots of new things at market on Sunday: TRY OUR NEW FARMERS’ MARKET ATM Yep, we now take debit cards at the market! Just come see Holly at the market table and see how it works. You swipe your … More This week’s farmer’s market goods
I am pretty delinquent on updating a lot of spaces on this blog. Calendar: there are many things I’m blogging about that I need to put on the calendar page. Home Improvements: Trying to put folks as i see them listed elsewhere. News: We’ll see what I do with this page; it’s just sort of … More Help me to blog
via Summer Film Series: ‘Who’s Afraid of Elizabeth Taylor?’ – City Desk – Washington City Paper. With the lamented demise of Screen on the Green, the 2009 National Theatre Summer Cinema series is one of the few free film events left in D.C. This year’s series honors philanthropist/diamond-, husband-, and Oscar-collector (Butterfield 8, Who’s Afraid … More Summer Film Series: ‘Who’s Afraid of Elizabeth Taylor?’
I’m finding that local politics is complex. Shaw isn’t an exception; the area across the NJ Ave border has split off into different neighborhood associations. I won’t pretend to know details, but the Convention Center Civic Association (CCCA) is one of the newer civic associations that got frustrated with the older one and formed their … More Congresswoman Norton at last Shaw meeting
The Washington Examiner writes about our billboard problem. Thanks to Cary Silverman of MVSNA for passing this along. Billboards have been illegal in the District since 1931. However, some remain up, such as this one on 11th Street and K Street NW. It is not entirely clear which ones are up legally and which are … More ‘Spotting illegal billboards tough”
Cultural Tourism DC is offering more than 120 free walking tours (and a few bike tours) in 18 neighborhoods across Washington, DC. this weekend (check out the full detailed schedule here). See the renewshaw blog: Walking Tours of Shaw This Weekend for more info on tours in and around Shaw.
Bates Area Civic Association 