Without balance, parking bills will hurt business Parking on one side of every residential street in DC’s Wards 1 and 6 could be reserved for residents only, at all times of the day, under a pair of bills introduced by Jim Graham and Tommy Wells, the Councilmembers for those two wards. Tomorrow, the Council will … More How other wards are dealing with parking problems
From the Eckington list @ 5.15 pm: There was a major shooting at Rst and North Cap. street just a few minutes ago. 10 or more shoots fired. Schools kids going home and lots of people on the streets. Update: ‘s FoxDC’s video (3 1/2 minutes) about the shooting: http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/dc/051909_ne_dc_shootings
REMINDER ANC 5C meeting Tuesday, May 19th at 7:00 pm. First New Hope Baptist Church 3rd & Seaton, N.E. (enter on Seaton side)
From Shaw list: May 21, 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m., Kennedy Recreation Center, 1401 7th Street, NW. Horseshoe mini-tournament for ages six and up. Are you up for a horseshoe challenge? Will you pitch clockwise, flip, rolling flip or counterclockwise? Join us for a mini-horseshoe tournament! For more information, call Oscar Taylor at 671-4794.
See the DC North article below that says the developer of the former Kelsey Gardens apartment complex (and the prospective Addision Square) may begin work by February, with expected finish date in 2012. See the photos below of the developer’s vision and/or visit the developer’s website: http://www.met-dev.com/upcomingprojects.html . Kelsey Gardens Redevelopment Delayed, But Still Moving … More Kelsey Gardens Project May Get Going in Feb
Does anyone know about this business at 1835 3rd St NW? http://www.breathepositive.com Among their array of services is this: Experience the Power of the Breath every first Sunday of the month at 7 p.m. EST. If this is for real, I would like to check it out on June 7. Any other takers? Caryn
Body: Vintage plantations shutters for $30 a blind. See Craigslist ad http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/hsh/1174162259.html
RAIN, Shine or thunderstorms starting at 10 am in front of the Big Bear Cafe, EVEN IF IT RAINS! Even if it Thunderstorms! The short story is that we have more producers than last year! We have pasta and sauces and jams, we have mushrooms and flowers, we have 3 great veggie stands including an … More Don’t forget the farmers market on Sunday
> There’s a new website that you can copy and paste an email to the > Director of DCRA, demanding the removal of the billboards at P and > New Jersey. > http://www.shawbillboardblight.org/
Cary Silverman, the president of the Mt. Vernon Square Neighborhood Association emailed me to let BACA know that he sent a letter to DCRA urging that they enforce the city’s longstanding billboard moratorium and address several violations throughout the Mt. Vernon and Shaw neighborhoods – including ours. Please see the PDF attached here. IllegalBillboards.pdf
Bates Area Civic Association 