See this article regarding Bates Area resident Anita Bonds: Anita Bonds, D.C. Democratic chair, eyes at-large council seat Posted at 10:43 AM ET, 09/11/2012 By Mike DeBonis

McMillan Sand Filtration site development plan followers — see this message from ANC 5C03 Commissioner Hugh Youngblood: Dear Neighbors, Howard University joins the pack as the latest organization to go on the official record with strong opposition to the plan proposed by the Vision McMillan Partners (and backed by Mayor Gray) to destroy Bloomingdale’s historic … More HU letter of opposition to Envision McMillan plan

A neighbor passed along this US Department of the Interior document from 1977 titled “Washington DC’s Vanishing Springs and Waterways.” I have not read this document, but notice on page 7 a rough map of DC’s “downtown areas’s original streams.” Plus there is a looong description of the Tiber Creek. In consideration of the recent … More 1977 document describes Tiber Creek flow

Campaign Celebration Wednesday, September 12, 2012 7:00pm 2035 2nd St. NW, Apt G-102, Washington, DC Sponsored by Donalies Financial Planning, LLC and Finesse Tax Accounting, LLC Come join local business owners, many community and citywide leaders/elected officials as well as, of course, your neighbors and friends for an evening cocktail party to celebrate and raise … More Hugh Youngblood Seecks Election to Represent parts of 4th St/Q St as Part of New ANC

Monday, September 10, 2012 Meeting Agenda 7 PM, Mt. Sinai Church 3rd and Q ST NW  I.          Meeting Called to Order                                             Geovani Bonilla, President II.         Review of Last Meeting Minutes                                David Hall, Secretary III.         Treasurer Report                                                        Margaret Stevens 7:00 PM – 7:20 PM Committee Updates Safety – review of crime statistics and PSA 501 MPD … More BACA Meeting Monday, September 10 Agenda

***PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE*** DDOT to Modify Existing Circulator Service Beginning October 1; Host Semi-Annual Circulator Forum on September 18  Forum Will Provide Opportunity for Current and Future Users to Comment on the Circulator Bus System (Washington, D.C.) In response to rider request, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will implement several minor routing and bus … More DDOT to Modify Existing Circulator Service Beginning October 1

***TRAFFIC ADVISORY*** Northbound 14th Street Bridge Saturday Lane Closure Northbound Access on the 14th Street Bridge will be Kept Open  (Washington, D.C.) The right lane of the northbound 14th Street Bridge will be closed from 6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Saturday, September 8. The closure will start on the Virginia side 200 feet before the … More Northbound 14th Street Bridge Saturday Lane Closure

On Monday, September 10th, the Bates Area Civic Association Members will elect the officers for the 2012-2014 period. You may still make a nomination by emailing the Nomination Committee at bacanominations2012@yahoo.com President Vice President Recording Secretary Treasurer Executive Committee (At Large Member) For a listing of duties for each position, please click on this link.

***TRAFFIC ADVISORY*** Single Lane Conditions Planned for New York Avenue Between Florida Avenue and Penn Street, Saturday, September 8 (Washington, D.C.) As part of the New York Avenue Bridge Rehabilitation Project motorists will encounter single lane conditions on eastbound (outbound) and westbound (inbound) New York Avenue, NE between Florida Avenue and Penn Street from 6 … More Single Lane Conditions Planned for New York Avenue

Office of the People’s Counsel for the District of Columbia   1133 15th Street, NW, Suite 500 | Washington, DC 20005 Phone: 202.727.3071 | Fax: 202.727.1014 TTY/TDD: 202.2876 Website: http://www.opc-dc.gov   Sandra Mattavous-Frye, People’s Counsel Dear Consumers, The District of Columbia frequently experiences power outages. As a result, the Office of the People’s Counsel (OPC) … More Public Hearing on the Pepco Power Outages