Monthly Archives: May 2010

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH PROGRAM

We are in the process of organizing our Community Watch Program. We have 5 Block Captains that have committed to help kick off the program. We are seeking more individuals looking to make our neighborhood safer to join. To become … Continue reading

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Crime/Safety Advisory

Robbery with Force and Violence at the 1400 Block of First ST NW Crime/Safety Advisory Dear Neighbors, Sunday at around 10 pm. I was walking a neighbor home when we ran into a robbery in progress. A young couple was … Continue reading

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City Paper on Big Bear alcohol license pursuit

Bear Necessities: Will Booze Fuel Bloomingdale’s Renaissance or Regression? Posted by Lydia DePillis on May. 27, 2010 at 04:13 pm On a breezy Saturday afternoon, the only sounds in the Big Bear Café at 1700 1st Street NW in Bloomingdale … Continue reading

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Hanover Civic Associations – Participate in May 29 and June 5 Neighborhood Beautification

Hanover Civic Association will host neighborhood clean up and tree box beautification on Saturday May 29th and June 5th. Thanks to an ANC grant, we are able to buy plants to beautify our streets and neighborhood’s tree boxes. On June … Continue reading

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Please help with this house!

The three-hundred block of P Street has improved SO much this year, but there’s one house that still a dilapidated shell: 310 P Street. Please help us put pressure on the owner to fix up the property and file a … Continue reading

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UHOP Parade in Shaw this Saturday

Got this from another neighborhood listserv: Heads up…looks like the United House of Prayer Memorial Day Parade will be this Saturday May 29. This parade will effectively shut down the neighborhood from about 11:30 to about 2:30 -3:00pm. They march … Continue reading

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Visit the Bike Rack in Logan Circle!

Dear readers, the owner of the The Bike Rack reached out to this blog to help promote his business within the community and get the word out about community rides and educational workshops. For the cyclists among us, read on: … Continue reading

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Flower Power 2010 on June 26

Every year (or so), the Bates Area Civic Association sponsors Flower Power 2010 – a beautification project for our East Shaw neighborhood.  Visit http://batesareacivicassociation.org/flowerpower/ for more info and for the link to the nomination form. How it works Neighbors nominate … Continue reading

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New P St parking signs

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Residential Parking on Unit Block of P ST NW

After many months of wrangling with DDOT, it appears that the unit block of P St now has zoned parking. All those who live there, hurry and get your parking permit sticker now, lest you get a ticket next week. … Continue reading

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