Calling the program “Potholapalooza, DC Gov is spending the next month taking on the city’s potholes. The release says that maintenance workers filled 518 potholes on March 16 alone! Find out more and report a pothole here.
From Neighbor Ilyssa: Dates: Friday, March 20th & Friday, April 3rd. Location: In front of Perry School: 128 M Street, NW / Washington, DC 20001 Time: 11:30 until the Food Runs Out! 1 Plate -$6.25 (includes fish sandwich and two sides) 1 Fish Sandwich – $4.00 1 Side – $2.00 Sides include: Potato Salad, Mac … More Perry School Presents… Ms. Naomi’s Fish Fry!
M A P There will be a race around our neighborhood this Saturday. North Capital Street will be closed on Saturday until 9:45am. Street Closures for National Marathon Event is Saturday, March 21 (Washington, D.C.) The SunTrust National Marathon and Half Marathon will be run on Saturday, March 21, 2009. The races are scheduled to … More Street Closures for National Marathon
I saw this notice about Bloomingdale Resident Tracye McQuirter who has a business called By Any Greens Necessary. Check out the website. It looks great. This made me think to mention that I get a weekly or biweekly vegetable delivery and love it! They bring it on Fridays and it is superflexible, allowing you to … More Eating healthy, local delivery
If you plan to booze it up tonight, a nonprofit Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP), the St. Patrick’s Day SoberRide program. Call 1–800–200–TAXI (8294) for a free cab ride home! Check out more info at http://www.soberride.com.
Denise who lives on P St NW has been inquiring into the billboards that cause an eyesore on New Jersey Ave/4th St, and P St NW. She’s written the following for community awareness: We’ve established through the Permit Operations branch of DCRA that there are no permits for billboards in that location. Quoting an email … More Illegal billboards at NJ/4th/P St NW
I thought I’d share with the community my knowledge of what’s happening with the old Bates Market, on the corner of 3rd and P St NW, which has been empty for two years now. I’ve been in touch pretty regularly with the new owner of the property. As he tells it, he has been trying … More Bates Market update
Common Good City Farm (formerly 7th Street Garden) is garden grown and cared for by the community, whose members then have access to fresh produce. Its new host is the Gage School in Bloomingdale. It has a job training program among other things. What a great idea. They’re holding a fundraiser on Monday. For more … More Community Garden Mar 16 fundraiser
DCMUD blog wrote about Thoron Development’s Dunbar Place development, which will occupy the former site of six rowhouses at 1322-1330 North Capitol Street and 7 Hanover Place, NW. Despite initially projecting a late 2009 completion, Thoron’s Robert T. Taylor now tells DCmud that construction will be underway by sometime in “March or April.” Once completed, … More Construction to start on Dunbar Place condos
The Bloomingdale for Now blog has a good post on a meeting about streetscape plans for the Howard Theater at T St and Florida Ave. Thanks for the update. The InShaw blog has some good discussion on this topic.
Bates Area Civic Association 