From the Sunday, May 9, 2010 Washington Post: Metropolitan Branch Trail Weekend cyclists might want to check the new section of the Metropolitan Branch Trail. The opening this week of the 1.5-mile segment between New York Avenue and Franklin Street NE means people can bike or walk on four miles of paved trail between Union … More Met Branch Trail opens b/w NY Ave and Catholic U
Wally from 3rd St. wanted to alert the neighborhood of the following: Friday evening 7 May a guest of mine parked my (old) black Mountain Track Trek 820 bicycle at the Northwest One Library. He used only the chain and padlock, not the U-lock. When he came out of the library, the bike had been … More Stolen bike
See below for information for seniors to sign up for yard beautification using the mayor’s conservation corps. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty’s Conservation Corps (MCC) will provide District seniors with free landscape beautification services in their neighborhoods from June through August. To apply, please fill out the form below and a representative will contact you. Seniors … More Free Neighborhood Beautification for Seniors
There has been great interest in the District’s portion of the Walter Reed site. See this main Washington Post article that reports Howard University’s interest in the site: Howard seeks Walter Reed land for hospital, health colleges By Ovetta Wiggins Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, May 7, 2010; B02 [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/06/AR2010050605607\.html] There is a sidebar … More S.O.M.E. has submitted a proposal for all or part of the Walter Reed site
If you ever wanted to try Bikram Yoga (or you already do it)… on Friday, May 14th at 8pm – 9:30pm come to Bikram Yoga of Capital Hill: http://bikramyogacapitolhill.com/index.html. Proceeds from the 8pm class will go toward the Perry Center, Inc. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=123525010997224
This Washington Post article sure makes it seem so. D.C. set to vote on legalizing marijuana, already a widely used drug By Paul Schwartzman and Annys Shin Washington Post Staff Writers Tuesday, May 4, 2010 Just after 11 one morning last week, two men and two women, all in their early 20s, sat on a … More Are we a pot-smoking community?
inshaw.com, In Shaw (the historically gentrified blog) wrote about this. I wanna go. This is the same group that did the Shadow Show on Marion St that Margaret, Henry and I went to a few weeks ago. Marie writes: What I speak of is Banished Production’s “A Tactile Dinner”, which I attended back during the DC … More Local group does interactive theater at Big Bear
NoMa Summer Screen is a free, weekly, outdoor film series, featuring local BBQ by Smokin’ Somethin’ and music by Fatback. This year’s theme is The Future is Now, films that grapple with the future or the element of time. Bring a blanket, lawn chair, Frisbee and cooler, and enjoy great films under the stars. Subtitles … More NoMa Summer Screen Starts May 12
hi all, I’m working on the first of what I hope will be a quarterly printed newsletter for the BACA area. I need volunteer writers and photographers to contribute news and photos about and around our community. Please contact me at bacadc@gmail.com Please let me know ASAP if you think you’d like to contribute. How … More BACA Newsletter – call for contributors
I’m emailing you in hopes to reaching out to the people who know the neiborhood and to introduce you to DC’s newest style destination, Toucan Boutique. We started as an online store last year and have just opened up our first location at 1911 9th Street NW. Toucan focuses on Brazilian fashion, emerging designers and … More Intro To Toucan Boutique on 9th St
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