Thought this article on a renaissance happening in DC was awesome. There’s every reason that 7th and 9th Street should continue to further develop in order to connect what the NY Times calls the nexus area – U St at 14th going down to 9th St. — to Chinatown. See this excerpt: Washington night life, … More NYT: Washington Night Life Revives
This is a friendly reminder to mark your calendars now to attend Councilmember Thomas’ Ward 5 Expo on Saturday, March 6, from 9:30 am to 2 pm, at the Kellogg Conference Center, Gallaudet University, 800 Florida Avenue, NE. Registration begins at 9:30 am. The morning session, from 10 am to 12 noon, will feature updates … More Reminder: Ward 5 Expo – this Saturday, 3/6/2010
A fine day for civil rights in America. I’m proud to live in DC today. Same-Sex Marriage Becomes Legal in DC – Line Forms – NYTimes.com.
Sure would be a great project for one of our empty nearby schools: District lofts project to combine housing and artists` space From The WashPost A one-story warehouse in Northeast Washington where artists have come for more than 20 years to hone their craft is being transformed into an arts campus where they will not … More WP on an Artspace coming to NE
Per my earlier post about the Gage Eckington Park, the group below has formed to support a dog park. This park is at 3rd and V St NW and would be the nearest thing to a dog park we have in the BACA area. If you are interested in supporting this process, see below. Discuss … More Help start a dog park nearby
From Scott Roberts of Bloomingdale fame: See this news from the Washington Business Journal: Thursday, February 25, 2010, 4:57pm EST | Modified: Thursday, February 25, 2010, 5:15pm Radio One pulls out of Broadcast Center One project Washington Business Journal – by Jonathan O`Connell Staff Reporter Radio One Inc. has backed out of plans to relocate … More Bad news for development in Shaw
This was on the Ledroit Park list serv. This park is only a few blocks from the BACA area. I wanted to report back to the list and to the larger community on an outcome of Tuesday’s Civic Association meeting. Thanks to the efforts of many residents in the LeDroit Park and Bloomingdale area who … More Gage Eckington Park in Ledroit Park back on track
The D.C. Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB) invites you to a community town hall meeting on financial policies, programs and services. You will meet DISB’s new Commissioner Gennet Purcell. Also on hand will be representatives from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Federal Reserve Bank. Feel … More Financial Town Hall Meeting – February 25
In my role as local sports reporter for the blog, I present you this article for posting. Dunbar graduate, San Francisco 49er, Pro-Bowl tight end, and BACA blog favorite, Vernon Davis, is the honorary captain for the U.S. curling team at the Olympics. Pretty cool. http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/news/story?id=4805616 Ryan
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