The DCDOG listserv says there is a biweekly working group meetings to establish a dog park in Ward 5. Where: Saturday, April 18th at 12 noon at the Langdon Park Recreation Center located at 2901 20th Street, NE. Shana Fulton, Ward 5 Dog Group. I think they are aiming to put it in Langdon Park, … More Ward 5 Dog Park meeting/Vaccine clinics
I don’t want to use this forum to post every crime and get us as citizens of this community worked up, without offering some plan of action. I fear a lot of rhetoric will create anxiety but not alleviate the problems. However, we are all aware that there seems to be an alarming uptick in … More Assaults
Neighbors, I cannot attend this meeting. I went to the last one and there was not one person except me from our single member district (SMD). At the last ANC meeting each commissioner went through issues and projects in their SMD. Commissioner Bonds was not in attendance and so our SMD was skipped. Hopefully, she … More ANC 5C Meeting Agenda-Apr 21, 2009
Cindy Brown of Green Spring Gardens will be discuss how to grow vegetables in DC this Saturday at the Historical Society. More details below the jump.
This could be fun to go to one night this summer: Community Night at the Spy Museum the last Friday of every month
Did any others read the North Capitol Heartbeat? ANC 5C recalled 4 grants, one of them being from the Bates Area Civic Association and another from Bloomingdales. The organizations failed to use the grant money and/or failed to account for all funds spent. I think that it would be nice for all of us to … More BACA Grant Recalled
Today’s crop of fliers includes one designed to look like a government document: DC HOMEOWNERS 2009 GUIDE. The flier goes on to say that you “may be eligible for home improvements.” But there’s no government program mentioned. Small print at the bottom gets to the bottom line: CRC (initials unexplained) will “Place Your Application With … More Check it First
If I was to host a meet and greet your neighbor reception and ask for a $10 contribution to support tree box beautification, would you attend?
I just made a new category called “grant opportunity.” There are many ways to get funding to improve the neighborhood, if we have groups organized and committed to doing so. This one is interesting from Truxton Circle’s Isabelle Mack (lifted off the Bloomingdale listserv): Support for Community Pedestrian Safety Groups University of North Carolina Highway … More Grant for pedestrian safety
Frozen Tropics mentioned it first. But I saw it on the InShaw blog. Sankofa Video and Books at 2714 Georgia Avenue NW will be ‘exploring’ the issue of gentrification this week through a series of panel discussions. Nearby and definitely relevant to us.
Bates Area Civic Association 