This week’s Washington City Paper cover story centers upon gentrification in the District. 
A Guide for the Responsible Gentrifier
by City Paper Staff
April 27, 2012
The article includes brief comments from some residents on the 100 block of Bates Street NW. Click on the article link to read what some Truxton Circle residents had to say to the City Paper reporters.
What do residents actually want out of their neighbors? Believe it or not, the pesky newcomers and stubborn long-timers have fairly similar requirements for the people they’d like to live around.
We talked to residents of the 100 block of Bates Street NW in Truxton Circle, and those hanging out a few blocks away at Bloomingdale’s Big Bear Café.
Here is a sample response:
MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS
Name: Sharon Manning In neighborhood for: “Several years”
“They should mind their own business—noise, parties, music, they call the cops. Maybe they need a man or something so they can mind their own business.” But Manning adds that she’d like neighbors that look out for each other, too.
Other residents interviewed with brief comments are: “Tricky” Rick Reid, Laura Westman, Hellen Papavizas, Christina Samuels, Ronald Herring, Janice Kyle, Amanda Johnson and Michael Snook.
Bates Area Civic Association 