You have seen Bates Area resident Kelly Towles’ art on the wall of Rustik Tavern, yes? See this Phillip Museum blog post. Click on the link to read the entire Phillips Museum blog post. WHISTLER AND HOPPER, GRAFFITI-STYLE POSTED ON JULY 8, 2014 BY EXPERIMENT STATION Last week, DC-based artist and long-time Phillips fan Kelly … More Bates Area resident & artist Kelly Towles featured in Phillips Museum blog post

Click on the link to read the * entire * Washington Business Journal blog post. I have included a few paragraphs below. Jul 7, 2014, 2:49pm EDT UPDATED: Jul 7, 2014, 3:28pm EDT Here’s the plan to preserve, update D.C.’s Mid City East Michael Neibauer Staff Reporter- Washington Business Journal The refresh of D.C.’s Mid … More WBJ article on the MidCityEast Small Area Plan

Some Bates Area residents might wish to read this Washington Post story on Third Street Church of God, located near the Bates Area. Click on the link to read the entire Washington Post article. For D.C.’s Third Street Church of God, expanding, renovating wasn’t easy BY HAMIL R. HARRIS July 4 at 10:05 PM The … More WaPo story on Third Street Church of God at 1204 3rd St NW (near Bates)

The Thursday, 07/03/2014, DC Register included a Notice of Availability of the draft Small Area Plan for the MidCityEast for public comment. Here is the direct DC Regs link: http://www.dcregs.dc.gov/Notice/DownLoad.aspx?NoticeID=4986496 … The neighborhoods included in the MidCityEast Small Area Plan are LeDroit Park in Ward 1, Sursum Corda in Ward 6 and Bloomingdale, Eckington, Truxton … More Bates Area folks: public comment solicited on the MidCityEast Small Area Plan

See this Email: From: “‘Press, MPD (MPD)’ mpd.press@dc.gov [MPD-5D]” <MPD-5D@yahoogroups.com> Sender: MPD-5D@yahoogroups.com Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2014 20:40:07 -0400 To: mpd-5d@yahoogroups.com<mpd-5d@yahoogroups.com> ReplyTo: MPD-5D@yahoogroups.com Subject: [MPD-5D] Three District Men Plead Guilty to Charges in 2013 Shooting That Left 13 People Wounded on North Capitol Street PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, July 3, 2014 For Information Contact: Public Affairs (202) 252-6933 http://www.justice.gov/usao/dc/index.html … More three DC men plead guilty to charges in 2013 shooting that left 13 people wounded on North Capitol Street

From Washington Business Journal reporter Michael Neibauer:   http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/breaking_ground/2014/07/leading-permits-perseus-realtys-the-adamo-il.html   1510 North Capitol St. NW: An existing two-story single family home will get a third-floor addition as it is converted into two units    

See this DCRA permit review from Washington Business Journal reporter Michael Neibauer: Mundo Verde PCS Jun 20, 2014, 10:16am EDT Kosher steakhouse, new homes and pigeon poop lead D.C. permits Michael Neibauer, Staff Reporter-Washington Business Journal 30 P St. NW: Mundo Verde Public Charter School was issued a permit for the construction of a 10,500-square-foot annex planned … More Mundo Verde PCS annex construction DCRA permit issued

See this tweet from Open Arms Housing, 57 O Street NW:   Open Arms Housing @OpenArmsHousing at 57 O St NW is having an open house on Thursday, 06-19-2014…  

Summer Family Movies at The Park Florida Avenue Park Florida Avenue and First St NW Friday Movie Nights Gather at 7pm Popcorn and Refreshment Served June 13 Special Presentation of The Incredibles July 11 Movie To Be Announced August 1 Movie To Be Announced Geovani A. Bonilla Bates Area Civic Association Email: gbonilla@hospicemanagement.com

Click on the link to see the entire Popville post and the supplied pic. 06/11/14 8:24am Partial Building Collapse at 117 New York Ave, NW by Prince Of Petworth