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Truxton Row townhouses on 4th/N

May 1, 2010

Truxton Row is a wonderful collection of newly constructed townhouse condominium residences in the heart of beautiful, historic Mount Vernon Square. Created and built by Collins Lange Development in partnership with well-known Robertson Development, Truxton Row features handsome, well-detailed, period facades combined with exceptional interiors, thoughtfully designed for function and furnishing. Truxton Row is for … More Truxton Row townhouses on 4th/N

Dunbar High School facelift

April 30, 2010

A bunch of schools are slated for “modernization” and the city is holding meetings to talk about their plans. Dunbar High School is on the list and residents can hear about plans for Dunbar at a DC Gov-hosted meeting: Dunbar High School Tuesday, May 25th 1301 New Jersey Avenue, NW, 6PM Here’s the press release … More Dunbar High School facelift

BACA blog address change

April 29, 2010

Dear blog readers, please note that you can now access the BACA blog at http://www.batesareacivicassociation.org/blog. The old address was https://dcbaca.wordpress.com, and this still works. And it goes to the same page that http://www.batesareacivicassociation.org They’ll both take you now to a static Home Page – which will also be the BACA web site. We’re working towards … More BACA blog address change

Reminder for Saturday’s clean up

April 29, 2010

Please come out and support the neighborhood cleanup on Saturday, May 1 . It’ll probably last an hour to an hour and a half and will consist of picking up trash and clearing undesireable stuff. Leave a comment or send an email if you know of a particular area that needs some attention. Otherwise, we’ll … More Reminder for Saturday’s clean up

LeDroit Park resident in photo show

April 25, 2010

I like highlighting artists in our midst. So thanks to Scott Roberts for circulating this: You’re invited! LeDroit Park resident and photographer, Mark Silva, is being featured as part of a group photography show on Tuesday, April 27 (starting at 7PM) at Social Restaurant, 1400 Meridian Place, NW. The show is part of a campaign, … More LeDroit Park resident in photo show

BBC profiles DC Mural Program

April 24, 2010

Love this program. (Sorry, the BBC video embedded shows a 30 second ad first). Where could we put a mural in the BACA area? How about at the Florida Ave Park? The side of the billboard lot (but that’s private land). Info about Murals DC at their blog here. more about “Washington DC street murals … More BBC profiles DC Mural Program

DC Council Politics

April 24, 2010

I don’t know if blog readers are interested in the politics of the Council and Mayor’s race, but it is surely what our councilmembers are thinking about and we as constituents can think about how to take advantage of the impending get-elected fervor. I just found this clip on Jack Evans, who is the Ward … More DC Council Politics

Possible Progress on O Street Market

April 23, 2010

Some news about the O Street Market/CityMarket at O project in Shaw from the DC Metro Urban Diary (DC MUD) blog. O Street Market: The Possibility of Progress Posted by Shaun Conway on 4/23/2010 10:50:00 AM Despite yesterday`s Historic Preservation consent approval of a one-time, two-year extension for Roadside Development`s O Street Market (http://dcmud.blogspot.com/2008/06/o-street-bull-market.html) and … More Possible Progress on O Street Market

May 1 beautification event downgraded

April 22, 2010

Neighbors, The May 1 Treebox Party event has been downgraded to a regular cleanup. The Beautification Committee wanted to make sure we were properly spending the ANC grant that we’d gotten before we expended any funds, and it just didn’t happen in time for us to plan for a 1 May grand planting event. … More May 1 beautification event downgraded

Pound Coffee open on Saturday!

April 21, 2010

I wanted to make sure everyone knew that we are now open nights and Saturdays at Pound (near the NY Ave metro)! We heard from many locals and neighbors that they really wanted us to be open when they were home from work. So our hours are now Monday-Friday 6:30am to 7:00pm and Saturdays from … More Pound Coffee open on Saturday!

Bates Area Civic Association

Washington, DC, between North Capitol St NW/New Jersey Ave NW & Florida Ave NW/P St NW

Author: Cary