Some kids have been going around the neighborhood asking for funds for a band trip. Please see this note from Dunbar’s principal: Dunbar does not have a band. The person soliciting funds from people is an impostor and should be reported to the police. The band instructor was let go before I got to Dunbar … More Dunbar has no marching band
Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development Wednesday, June 9, 2010 7:30 p.m. Dunbar Senior High School 1301 New Jersey Ave NW, Surplus of DC-Owned Property **M. M. Washington Career High School The surplus declaration process is an essential piece of the overall re-development process for District-owned real estate in order to … More June 9 meeting on the future of MM Washington High School
Jess on P St wants to give this away. Any takers? Email: jescohen@gmail.com
Thanks to all who signed up for free plants and dirt for Saturday’s planting event. We had funds to purchase plants and dirt for 30-40 boxes and we’ve gotten enough folks signed up to fill this. Only if folks don’t show up or if we have extras we’ll give those supplies out after 11am. Here’re … More Reminder: Saturday Beautification and Treebox Planting
Neighborhood Corps member are groups of people who live, work, congregate in the same community in the District of Columbia who have been trained to be active volunteers capable of assisting first responders and other community members during emergencies or disasters that occur in their own community. To be a Neighborhood Corps member one must … More Neighborhood Corps June Academy!!
Bear Necessities: Will Booze Fuel Bloomingdale’s Renaissance or Regression? Posted by Lydia DePillis on May. 27, 2010 at 04:13 pm On a breezy Saturday afternoon, the only sounds in the Big Bear Café at 1700 1st Street NW in Bloomingdale are the tapping of laptops and some hushed conversation, with the occasional shout of a … More City Paper on Big Bear alcohol license pursuit
Got this from another neighborhood listserv: Heads up…looks like the United House of Prayer Memorial Day Parade will be this Saturday May 29. This parade will effectively shut down the neighborhood from about 11:30 to about 2:30 -3:00pm. They march up 6th Street from about M street up to Rhodes Island then over to 7th … More UHOP Parade in Shaw this Saturday
Dear readers, the owner of the The Bike Rack reached out to this blog to help promote his business within the community and get the word out about community rides and educational workshops. For the cyclists among us, read on: The Bike Rack is a full service independent bicycle dealer located in the Logan Circle … More Visit the Bike Rack in Logan Circle!
Every year (or so), the Bates Area Civic Association sponsors Flower Power 2010 – a beautification project for our East Shaw neighborhood. Visit https://batesareacivicassociation.org/flowerpower/ for more info and for the link to the nomination form. How it works Neighbors nominate their or their neighbors’ yards. The Flower Power Committee will narrow down the nominations, and … More Flower Power 2010 on June 26
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