Pete asked me to post this. (We’ll get him contributing himself here soon.) BACA thanks him for taking the lead on this: There is interest in starting an Environmental Services Committee whose focus will be the beautification of the Bates Area. We are looking to recruit members to serve on this committee to develop and … More BACA Beautiful Committee
Cary, the president of the MVNSA proposes an alternative to the city’s plan of a parking lot at the Bundy School. His proposal puts a small parking lot, but also a playground, tennis court and dog park. See a pic of the design here: Life in Mount Vernon Square: What Goes for Progress In Shaw. … More Another alternative for Bundy parking lot
From the Shaw listserv: http://dc.gov/mayor/schedule.asp Mayor’s Schedule* FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2009 5th and O Streets NW 12:45 pm Remarks All Hands On Deck Announcement
I went tonight to the Hanover Civic Association monthly meeting, presided over by Sylvia Mathews, Assn president. In attendance were ANC5C02 Commissioner Sylvia Pinkney, ANC5C01 Commissioner Anita Bonds, BACA President Jim Berry and other members of the community. On the agenda were two topics: The Latin American Youth Center (LAYC) and its bid for use … More More opposition of LAYC at Cook
I wrote about this on May 20 after the ANC5C meeting I went to. See this follow up from the The Sexist – Washington City Paper. Commissioner Gigi Ransom (photo from the City Paper)
See the article on the Greater Greater Washington blog about the history of the O Street Market at 7th and P St NW.
From Pete on Bates: Greetings Neighbors! The 4th of July celebrations and fireworks can sometimes make for quite a mess on July 5th. Anyone interested in joining me for a post-holiday clean-up?? Let’s not let days go by and wait for the street-sweepers to clean up the holiday debris. Neighborhood Clean-Up Details Where – Bates … More July 5th Neighborhood Clean-Up
This from the Shaw list: June 22, 2009 Subject: Vacant Lot Adjacent to 429 O Street, NW (the former Bundy School) Dear Shaw Community Members: In response to concerns regarding the future usage of the land parcel north of 429 O Street, NW, the Office of Property Management (OPM) would like to provide you with … More DCGOV responds on Bundy Parking lot
Hi neighbors, This blog moderator is back from a glorious vacation feeling rested and reinvigorated. And I have thought for ways to make the blog better. It’s been a work in progress since it started a few months ago. It’s ALWAYS open for neighbors’ ideas. Neighborhood discussion/debate over our issues. Neighbors can hit me up … More Blog experimenting
Alice Thompson has arranged a walk through with the mayor. Hot on the list for the BACA area are the billboards on NJ and P St. Please join Mayor Fenty and other Gov. Agencies Friday, July 10th *** 1:00PM. Tour start** Unit Bl. Of O Street NW. Tour ends 3rd and P Street NW. Issues … More Mayor Walk-Through on July 10
Bates Area Civic Association 