C.O.V.E. http://ward5cove.blogspot.com Coalition for Voter Empowerment Is a voter education initiative, sponsored by a coalition of six civic associations of the West End of Ward 5 in Washington, D.C.  [Bates, Bloomingdale, Eckington, Edgewood, Hanover, and Stronghold Civic Associations] Mission            C.O.V.E. was established in 2006 as a neighborhood coalition to empower and to educate the … More Come Meet 2 More Ward 5 Council Member Candidates

A One City – One Hire Job Seeker’s Symposium  Saturday, April 14, 2012 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Walter E. Washington Convention Center 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW Exhibit Hall C Washington, District of Columbia 20001 In order to attend, you must: • Be a DC resident, • RSVP at Path2WorkRSVP@dc.gov, and • Register for … More Job Seeker’s Symposium

Northeast Performing Arts Group is accepting Applications for our 32nd Annual Summer Arts Camp. Register Now for Summer Arts Camp with Northeast Performing Arts Group!SPACES ARE LIMITED! Monday, June 18 – Friday, August 17, 2012, Hours:7:00 AM –6:00 PM, Monday – Friday. Boys & Girls ages 6-18. Only $85 per week. Camp includes professional staff … More 32nd Annual Summer Arts Camp

Monthly HHW/E-Cycling/Personal Document Shredding Sat., April 7, At Ft. Totten Transfer Station  The Department of Public Works announced today its monthly Household Hazardous Waste/E-Cycling/Personal Document Shredding drop-off is Saturday, April 7, between 8 am and 3 pm at the Ft. Totten Transfer Station. District residents may bring toxic items, such as pesticides, batteries and cleaning … More Monthly HHW/E-Cycling/Personal Document Shredding Sat., April 7

From: Thomas, Bradley (ANC 5C01) [mailto:5C01@anc.dc.gov] Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 1:06 PM Good Afternoon All: We have two items which require attention: 1.  Best One Liquor, at 322 Florida Avenue, N.W., has applied for a license renewal.  The hearing is on the renewal application is scheduled for May 21, 2012 and we have until … More Community Action Items

Mayor Gray announced last week the release of the Vibrant Retail Streets Toolkit, which evaluates the essential elements of outstanding retail areas and offers a customizable toolbox of strategies and implementation steps to improve retail streets. Developed by the D.C. Office of Planning (OP) and its consultant partner, Streetsense, the Toolkit provides a framework for … More Mayor Gray Releases Vibrant Retail Streets Toolkit

š Mayor Gray Announces Plans for Year-long DC Emancipation Celebration Last week, Mayor Vincent C. Gray and At-Large Councilmember Vincent Orange announced events and activities, as well as introduced partnerships and unveiled a website to kick off the 2012 District of Columbia Emancipation Day and 150th Commemorative Anniversary of the Emancipation Act in the District … More Plans for Year-long DC Emancipation Celebration

This Washington Post article indicates that the DC Department of General Services will consider charter school offers to lease the JF Cook & Langston Schools. Click on the WaPo link below to read the entire article. Vacant D.C. school buildings could house public chartersBy Bill Turque, Published: April 3 [http://www.washingtonpost.com/todays_paper?dt=2012-04-04&bk=B&pg=3] Four vacant D.C. public school buildings could … More WaPo: Charter school leases considered for Cook, Langston

Subject: [MPD-5D] NEW DAY THIS WEEK: Hanover/Bates Walk – WEDNESDAY, 4/4, 8pm Members of the Hanover/Bates communities will be conducting their neighborhood walk on WEDNESDAY this week, instead of Thursday, to accommodate the COVE event at CAPCS. We meet at 8pm at the corner of First and O Streets NW.   Since the COVE events will be … More Hanover/Bates Community Walk This Wednesday

The owners of Kuumba Kollectables stopped by the Bates Area Civic Association’s meeting to introduce themselves and their business. They also provided the attendees with a variety of samples of some of their delicious treats.  KUUMB KOLLECTIBLES 312 Florida Avenue NW Tel. 202-797-8823 Visit them on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/KuumbaKollectables KUUMBA is a small local business … More KUUMBA KOLLECTIBLES