A bunch of schools are slated for “modernization” and the city is holding meetings to talk about their plans. Dunbar High School is on the list and residents can hear about plans for Dunbar at a DC Gov-hosted meeting: Dunbar High School Tuesday, May 25th 1301 New Jersey Avenue, NW, 6PM Here’s the press release … More Dunbar High School facelift
Dear blog readers, please note that you can now access the BACA blog at http://www.batesareacivicassociation.org/blog. The old address was https://dcbaca.wordpress.com, and this still works. And it goes to the same page that http://www.batesareacivicassociation.org They’ll both take you now to a static Home Page – which will also be the BACA web site. We’re working towards … More BACA blog address change
Please come out and support the neighborhood cleanup on Saturday, May 1 . It’ll probably last an hour to an hour and a half and will consist of picking up trash and clearing undesireable stuff. Leave a comment or send an email if you know of a particular area that needs some attention. Otherwise, we’ll … More Reminder for Saturday’s clean up
I like highlighting artists in our midst. So thanks to Scott Roberts for circulating this: You’re invited! LeDroit Park resident and photographer, Mark Silva, is being featured as part of a group photography show on Tuesday, April 27 (starting at 7PM) at Social Restaurant, 1400 Meridian Place, NW. The show is part of a campaign, … More LeDroit Park resident in photo show
Does anyone know what is going in on at 4th and Florida, NW? They finally have fixed up this beautiful building!
the link to purchase tickets is http://perrycenterderby.eventbrite.com
Love this program. (Sorry, the BBC video embedded shows a 30 second ad first). Where could we put a mural in the BACA area? How about at the Florida Ave Park? The side of the billboard lot (but that’s private land). Info about Murals DC at their blog here. more about “Washington DC street murals … More BBC profiles DC Mural Program
I don’t know if blog readers are interested in the politics of the Council and Mayor’s race, but it is surely what our councilmembers are thinking about and we as constituents can think about how to take advantage of the impending get-elected fervor. I just found this clip on Jack Evans, who is the Ward … More DC Council Politics
Some news about the O Street Market/CityMarket at O project in Shaw from the DC Metro Urban Diary (DC MUD) blog. O Street Market: The Possibility of Progress Posted by Shaun Conway on 4/23/2010 10:50:00 AM Despite yesterday`s Historic Preservation consent approval of a one-time, two-year extension for Roadside Development`s O Street Market (http://dcmud.blogspot.com/2008/06/o-street-bull-market.html) and … More Possible Progress on O Street Market
Neighbors, The May 1 Treebox Party event has been downgraded to a regular cleanup. The Beautification Committee wanted to make sure we were properly spending the ANC grant that we’d gotten before we expended any funds, and it just didn’t happen in time for us to plan for a 1 May grand planting event. … More May 1 beautification event downgraded
Bates Area Civic Association 