See this tweet and pic: emma brown ‏@emmersbrown  3h Congrats to Dunbar valedictorian Celeste Pitter, a teen mother headed to Trinity Washington for college next year pic.twitter.com/tbzbsJQP9X 11:11 AM – 11 Jun 2014    

Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2014 15:48:05 -0700 From: jarpaul2@verizon.net Subject: Quarterly Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) Meeting On Tuesday, June 10, 2014, there will be a ANC 5E05 Single Member District This meeting is to bring you up-to-date on events, decisions, etc.; affecting the area There is a lot going on in our neighborhood, Get the … More Joyce Robinson-Paul: ANC5E05 SMD meeting — Tuesday, 06-10-2014

See this message from Uncle Chip’s Cookies, 1514 North Capitol Street NW in the Bates area: Uncle Chip’s has a new Spring Sandwich lineup. Two brand new sammies and a new fresh summer veggie option. Come in today! To see the full lineup, click: http://unclechips.com/retail-store SANDWICHES served on ciabatta Regular $7.15, Large $12.25 Buffalo Bill … More Uncle Chip’s – new Spring sandwich menu!‏

See the DSLBD press release here . Here is the bullet point for Uncle Chips from the press release: Uncle Chip’s Cookies, a bakery and sandwich shop located at 1514 North Capitol Street NW. Nice to see a Bates Area retail business receive a Great Streets grant award!

The Movies in the Park activity is sponsored by the Bates Area Civic Association, the Bloomingdale Civic Association and Fifth District Police Department. The first movie of the series is Disney’s “Frozen.”

Date: Fri, 16 May 2014 21:02:41 -0400 From: lmcadoo@klproperties.com (Larry McAdoo) Subject: Another Quality Renovation by KL Development

Date: Fri, 16 May 2014 17:02:12 -0700 From: jarpaul2@verizon.net Subject: Fw: Hanover Area Civic Association Monthly Meeting for May The HACA is holding its May monthly Meeting on Wednesday May 21, 2014; at the CAPS charter School located at 1400 First Street NW. The meeting will be held between 6:30 and 8:30 pm. An agenda … More agenda of the 05-21-2014 Hanover Area Civic Assn meeting

Here is the link to the video that accompanied the Email message below. To: mpd-5d@yahoogroups.com From: MPD-5D@yahoogroups.com Date: Wed, 14 May 2014 13:45:29 -0400 Subject: [MPD-5D] Persons of Interest Sought in a Burglary and Theft: 1400 block of 1st Street, Northwest Contact: Officer Paul Metcalf (202) 727-4383 May 14, 2014 Persons of Interest Sought in … More MPD: Persons of Interest sought in a Burglary & Theft: 1400 block of 1st St NW

Gary Imhoff and Dorothy Brizill of DC Watch produce a periodic Email titled “The Mail.” They sent out an Email today. The first item focuses upon Dunbar High School in the Bates area. I have copied in Gary Imhoff’s comments about Dunbar below. High Expectations Dear Scholars: Thomas Sowell wrote a powerful article about Dunbar … More DC Watch’s Gary Imhoff comments on Dunbar

Washington Business Journal reporter Michael Neibauer spotted this DCRA permit for 310 P St NW: May 8, 2014, 11:26am EDT New life for old home, elevator safety and Wylie Wagg: The day in permits Michael Neibauer, Staff Reporter- Washington Business Journal 310 P St. NW: New three-story single family home that will include an existing … More 310 P Street NW: new three-story single family home