At Monday’s BACA meeting, representatives of DC Department of Public Works presented a preview for the plans of the preview of plans for the new and improved Florida Ave. Park at 1st St NW. There has been approved a $1.7 million renovation plan and the reps showed the diagrams of the new design, which include … More Renovations at Florida Ave Park in the works
Dunbar is a block away from my house, but I have no idea what goes on there. I wish the community had better relations with the school.There was the WashPost article back in August 2009 that outlined plans for the Brooklyn-based organization “Friends of Bedford” to run Dunbar, but there seems to have been some … More WP: Dunbar gets new administrators, more security
See this note: Yesterday I found a set of keys (maybe 10 or so on the ring) in the intersection of P & 3rd. I was going to just move them to the sidewalk, but that’s a busy spot and I assumed they’d get picked up and taken, so I kept them. Please contact Bill: … More Keys found
See this note from NOMA Bid: Dear Neighbors, In an effort to provide additional security for bicycles in the racks at the New York Avenue Metro Station, NoMa BID Ambassadors and METRO Transit Police are giving more attention to bicycles at the station. Here are some tips on how to report stolen, abandoned or vandalized … More Bicycles at NY Ave Metro
Free Range Christmas Trees These natural beauties are 100% pasture-raised with no hormones or antibiotics! Ok, but seriously, when the Big Bear Cafe approached me about bringing locally grown Christmas Trees into the District, I knew immediately to ask Pine Haven Farm, a family-owned and operated Christmas tree farm, about providing the trees. They are … More Christmas Trees at the Big bear Cafe – Starting Dec 4
The Council of the District of Columbia Committee of the Whole is convening a public roundtable on December 10, 2010 on the proposed development of the John F. Cook Elementary School by Youthbuild Charter School and the Latin American Youth Center. The Youthbuild Charter School will train 150 students, aged 16-24 on the first floor … More Commissioner Pinkney re: LAYC/JF Cook
Angie Rodgers is right. You should prepare to testfy before the Council on the disposition of the J.F. Cook School. However, your testimony should be in support of the community NOT the Latin American Youth Center (LAYC). There has been overwhelming community opposition to this proposal of the LAYC…a proposal which will rob us of … More Response to the LAYC posting
Your friendly blog moderator hasn’t been the best lately at keeping up with events in and around the Bates Area. If you have an area of interest and want to communicate about it, please feel free to shoot us a note. I’ll post your post for you, or if you are a BACA resident and … More Update on the Bundy lot
See this note and question last night to BACA from resident at 1st and P St NW. Anyone have any info? I live at 1st and P and for the past half hour at least there has been a police van with flood lights outside. I also saw a couple of cruisers in the area. … More Police on 1st and P. Any info?
From 3rd St neighbor Bill: I’m looking to find an off-street parking space as near the corner of 3rd & P as possible. The car is a Honda Accord with out-of-state plates, and I use it on a fairly frequent basis (2-3 times/week). If you have a space you might be interested in leasing out … More Needed: Off-street parking
Bates Area Civic Association 