Monthly Archives: April 2010

Dunbar High School facelift

Posted on April 30, 2010 by

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 … Continue reading →

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BACA blog address change

Posted on April 29, 2010 by

Dear blog readers, please note that you can now access the BACA blog at http://www.batesareacivicassociation.org/blog. The old address was http://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 … Continue reading →

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Reminder for Saturday’s clean up

Posted on April 29, 2010 by

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 … Continue reading →

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LeDroit Park resident in photo show

Posted on April 25, 2010 by

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 … Continue reading →

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What’s going on at 4th and Florida, NW?

Posted on April 24, 2010 by

Does anyone know what is going in on at 4th and Florida, NW?  They finally have fixed up this beautiful building!

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2nd Annual Kentucky Derby Party: May 1st, 3:30-7:00pm

Posted on April 24, 2010 by

the link to purchase tickets is http://perrycenterderby.eventbrite.com

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BBC profiles DC Mural Program

Posted on April 24, 2010 by

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 … Continue reading →

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DC Council Politics

Posted on April 24, 2010 by

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 … Continue reading →

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Possible Progress on O Street Market

Posted on April 23, 2010 by

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 … Continue reading →

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May 1 beautification event downgraded

Posted on April 22, 2010 by

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 … Continue reading →

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