Click on the link to see the full set of NoMa and Truxton Circle murals profiled in this Greater Greater Washington blog post. Five new murals that add life to NoMa and Truxton Circle by Jake Sacks   •   February 9, 2015 Four new murals are brightening NoMa and Truxton Circle. Here’s where you … More two Truxton Circle area murals profiled by Greater Greater Washington

See this tweet: dcalerts ‏@dcalerts 1h1 hour ago Shooting at 1901 hrs in the 200 block of Q Street, NW_Lookout for 2 B/M, black clothing, black hatsDO NOT TAKE ACTION CALL 911 W/ EVENT # I…

Click on the link to read the entire Washington Post article. Bloomingdale resident and Dunbar High School math teacher David Tansey is quoted. Education District embarks on plan to bring more quality teachers to poor schools By Michael Alison Chandler February 6 at 10:18 PM District officials are developing a plan to bring more effective … More Dunbar High School math teacher David Tansey quoted in 02-06-2015 WaPo article

See the message below from the DC Historic Preservation Office. Note that 1720 & 1722 New Jersey Avenue NW in ANC 6E is across the street from the Bates/Truxton area in ANC 5E. From: HistoricWashington@yahoogroups.com To: HistoricWashington@yahoogroups.com Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2015 09:35:14 -0500 Subject: [HistoricWashington] Raze Applications Received by D.C. Historic Preservation Office Greetings: … More raze applications for 1720 & 1722 New Jersey Ave NW

Cross-post from the Bloomingdale Kids list at Yahoogroups: Mundo Verde Tour Thu Feb 5, 2015 6:26 am (PST) . Posted by: “Sade Gray” moonsammygray Hi Families, In case you missed Mundo Verde’s tweet: Mundo Verde invites Ward 5 prospective families for an info session on Wed Feb 11 from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Looking forward to meeting neighbors! … More Mundo Verde Public Charter School tour — Wed, 02-11-2015

Ward 5 resident and patriarch Harold Gist has requested that this housing message be posted here: Rare Opportunity in Historic Shaw!!!   Limited by your own imagination — A chance to put your own finishing touches on a 2 bedrooms; 2 baths home with a partial basement in the Center of Washington! House in need … More courtesy post: house near 6th & Florida Ave NW for sale

From: MPD-5D@yahoogroups.com Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2015 09:11:05 -0500 Subject: [MPD-5D] Arrest Made in Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) Contact: Officer Hugh Carew 202-727-4383 February 5, 2015 Arrest Made in Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun)   (Washington, DC) – Detectives from The Metropolitan Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division have announced an arrest has … More MPD: arrest made in Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) that occurred on the 200 block of N St NW

dcalerts ‏@dcalerts 7h7 hours ago Robbery at 2233 hrs in the 400 block of Q St NW. No Lookout DO NOT TAKE ACTION CALL 911 W/ EVENT # I20150061661

Click on the link to read the entire Governing article. Note that the census tract that includes Bates/Truxton Circle/Hanover is labeled as “gentrified.” http://www.governing.com/gov-data/washington-dc-gentrification-maps-demographic-data.html To assess how gentrification has reshaped urban neighborhoods, Governing analyzed demographic data for the nation’s 50 most populous cities. Changes in several measures, described below, were calculated for each city’s Census … More the census tract that includes the Bates area “is gentrified” (based upon the 2000 census data)

See this tweet from Mundo Verde Public Charter School, 30 P St NW: Mundo Verde PCS ‏@MundoVerdePCS 8h8 hours ago Mundo Verde invites prospective #Ward5 families for an info session on 2/11 from 9-10am. Looking forward to meeting neighbors! #mvpcs