Category Archives: Neighborhood Development

Public Realm Plan Community Meeting Wednesday, September 12

You are invited to the Public Realm Plan Community Meeting Wednesday, September 12, 2012 The NoMa Business Improvement District, with assistance from AECOM, will host a community meeting to present initial ideas and take questions and suggestions on Wednesday, September … Continue reading

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G2K a BACA Business (Sort of): FabLab DC

This week, instead of getting to know a BACA business, I stopped by a BACA community organization, one that has a distinct niche at the intersection of art and technology. In fact, there’s only about 30 of these organizations in … Continue reading

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Get-to-Know-A-Bates-Area-Business: Revive Catering and Food On-the-Go

This is the first in what I hope can be a semi-regular series of profiles of local business owners in the neighborhood. If you’re a local entrepreneur and have a story to tell, let me know! “Food brought us together, … Continue reading

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Ask Mayor To Support a Small Area Plan

From: Thomas, Bradley (ANC 5C01) [mailto:5C01@anc.dc.gov] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 11:40 PM To: BACA Residents Subject: Small Area Plan Budget Line Item Friends and Neighbors: Sample Small Area Plan Support Letters We are in the critical budget determination stage … Continue reading

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Ward 5 & medical marijuana

Abigail Padou, Brookland resident and editor of the Brookland Heartbeat newslettter, has released the Fall issue of the Brookland Heartbeat. The Fall 2011 issue of Brookland Heartbeat is online at http://www.brooklandheartbeat.org . One of the articles is about Ward 5 … Continue reading

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Heads up on the NCEC annex

On the Shaw list serv is a lot of back and forth about plans for a restaurant at the NCEC annex at the corner of NJ Avenue and P St NW.  Apparently it is going to be a program for … Continue reading

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More on 9th Street’s “Seasonal Pantry” eatery

Last week I posted about new eats in Shaw.  I was a roving blogger, posting from my cell phone. I finally got a chance to sit down and look at what Seasonal Pantry is all about. The eatery describes itself … Continue reading

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Giant/O Street Market update

Giant is supposed to close tomorrow for the slated renovations.  I saw the following on the Shaw blog. I think Andrew Huff is a rep for Ward 2′s Jack Evans. From: “Huff, Andrew (Council)” Date: September 6, 2011 6:54:21 PM … Continue reading

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New eats on 9th Street

Some great looking eateries are showing up on the 1300 block of 9th St in Shaw one after another. They might have been there for a bit and I’m only seeing them now. First up is Sundevich, “international recipes made … Continue reading

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GGW blog post on Florida Avenue Park meeting

Neighborhood resident Malcolm Kenton attended this past Monday’s meeting on the Florida Avenue Park project. See the first two paragraphs of his post at the Greater Greater Washington blog below. For a safe park, the best defense is a good … Continue reading

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