You did read Amanda Abrams’ DC MUD blog post on Bloomingdale, yes?  Now read this message from North Capitol Main Street, following up on Amanda’s article: A Blossoming Bloomingdale By Amanda Abrams reprinted in part from DC Mud Bloomingdale, DC’s funky, off-the-beaten-track Northwest neighborhood, is on the verge of exploding with new dining and nightlife … More North Capitol Main Street: “Blossoming Bloomingdale”

See this DC MUD blog post on the blossoming Bloomingdale restaurant/food outlook: A Blossoming Bloomingdale Posted by Amanda Abrams on 11/08/2012 11:54:00 AM There’s an update on the firehouse at North Capitol Street NW and Quincy Place NW……  

DPW To Observe Veterans Day, Mon., Nov. 12 Leaves Will Be Collected As Scheduled The Department of Public Works announced today how services will be affected in observance of Veterans Day, Monday, November 12. Trash and Recycling Collections: There will be no trash and recycling collections on Veterans Day. Trash and recycling collections will “slide” … More DPW To Observe Veterans Day, Mon., Nov. 12

All the cats and dogs in the neighborhood are purring and yapping for joy: NoMa’s first pet store, Unleashed by Petco, opened this week! The store is holding a grand opening this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, November 10 and 11, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Stop by for $10 gift cards for the first … More Unleashed Grand Opening This Weekend

So Others Might Eat (S.O.M.E.) has a feeding facility on the unit block of O Street NW. Click on the link below to read the entire article. So Others Might Eat lands three properties at Benning Road Metro Washington Business Journal by Michael Neibauer, Staff Reporter Date: Thursday, November 8, 2012, 10:43am EST A D.C. … More S.O.M.E. purchases 3 properties near Benning Road Metro

Some Bates Area residents might be interested in this news regarding Third Street Church of God, located at 1246 New Jersey Avenue NW. The church wanted to bulldoze three contiguous rowhouses it owned located in the Mount Vernon Square Historic District at 1232, 1234 and 1236 4th Street NW. The issue went before the DC … More HPRB denies demo permit for 1232, 1234 & 1236 4th Str NW

Council of the District of Columbia Committee on Libraries, Parks, Recreation, and Planning Notice of a Public Hearing ABBREVIATED/REVISED Councilmember Tommy Wells, Chairperson Committee on Libraries, Parks, Recreation, and Planning Announces a Public Hearing on B19-1016, the “Ward 5 Industrial Land Transformation Task Force Act of 2012″ Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 10:00am Room 412, … More B19-1016, the “Ward 5 Industrial Land Transformation Task Force Act of 2012″

The evening after Election 2012, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton met with Commissioner Bradley Thomas, Commissioner Elect Terri Janine Quinn, Geovani A. Bonilla, BACA President and Bates Area Civic Association members. The Congresswoman covered a wide range of topics, including some specific to our neighborhood. Topics included The Congresswoman’s role in working with Democrat and Republican … More Congresswoman Norton in Our Community

Congratulations to our new ANCs and our Gratitude to our current ANCs for their service. Board of Election Preliminary (unofficial election results) http://www.voteresults.org/default1112.asp ADVISORY NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSIONER 5E05 JOYCE ROBINSON-PAUL NON 400 51.08% BRADLEY ASHTON THOMAS NON 362 46.23% WRITE-IN NON 21 2.681% See Precinct Details ADVISORY NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSIONER 5E06 TERI JANINE “TJ” QUINN NON 390 … More BACA to have 2 new ANCs for 2013

: Notice of Public Hearing B19-0990, Retail Incentive Amendment Act of Designates Ward 5’s North Capitol Street and Rhode Island Avenue, NE as Retail Priority Areas COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING ON B19-0990, the “Retail Incentive Amendment Act of 2012” Thursday, November 8, 2012 11:00 a.m. Room 120 John A. … More COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING ON