Here is an announcement for a Mundo Verde Public Charter School activity. Note that Mundo Verde PCS will be opening up on the unit block of P Street NW. This announcement is from the Bloomingdale Kids list at Yahoo Groups. Hello Families, Mundo Verde PCS–soon to be a Ward 5 school–has organized a holiday photo … More Mundo Verde PCS holiday photo shoot to raise money for its move to 1st & P St NW

News from the Washington Business Journal regarding the Wal-Mart just south of the Bates Area. Click on the link to read the entire post. Wal-Mart’s first two D.C. stores set opening dates Nov 19, 2013, 9:14am EST Rebecca Cooper, Staff Reporter- Washington Business Journal D.C.’s first two Wal-Marts will open on the same day, just … More 77 H St NW Wal-Mart set to open 12-04-2013

Bates Area resident Matt Malinowski is a contributor to the Greater Greater Washington blog. Yesterday, he posted an entry on parking requirements under the proposed DC zoning regulations update initiative. He mentions the pursued zoning variance by the Mundo Verde Public Charter School folks for its school on P Street NW. I have copied the … More GGW post on parking requirements mentions Mundo Verde PCS

See this news: Ten-Screen Movie Theater Coming to NoMa Posted by Aaron Wiener on Nov. 7, 2013 at 6:39 pm Landmark Theatre – JBG copy Landmark Theatres is planning to open a 10-screen movie theater in NoMa, with an anticipated opening in fall 2016. The cinema will be part of the Capitol Point development by … More WCP Housing Complex: “Ten-Screen Movie Theater Coming to NoMa”

So Others Might Eat (S.O.M.E.) has a feeding facility on the unit block of O Street NW. There may be interest by Bates residents in S.O.M.E.’s Benning Road project. Note that the Benning Road project does not include a feeding facility. Also note that there are no stated plans to relocate the existing feeding facility … More WCP: “here’s what S.O.M.E. has planned for Benning Road”

See this NBC4 WRC-TV news report: City-Funded Transgender Center Closes Its Doors By Jackie Bensen and Mila Mimica Tuesday, Oct 29, 2013 | Updated 11:24 PM EDT A plague of financial trouble caught up with Transgender Health Empowerment (T.H.E.) in the District this week. The city-funded organization housed on North Capitol Street NW was a … More NBC4: Transgender Center, 1414 North Capitol St NW, closes

See this tweet from Washington Business Journal Michael Neibauer regarding the soon-to-open Walmart within strolling distance of the Bates area: Michael Neibauer ‏@WashBizNeibs 16h A wise source tells me 77H Wal-Mart opens Dec. 4, Georgia Avenue as soon as Dec. 5. But Wal-Mart won’t confirm. 4:11 PM – 29 Oct 13

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Of general interest to Bates area residents, since S.O.M.E. has a feeding facility on the unit block of O Street NW nearby. S.O.M.E.’s Fr. John Adams is quoted. ANC Commish: Benning Road Metro deserves better than SOME project Michael Neibauer, Staff Reporter- Washington Business Journal Oct 25, 2013, 12:02pm EDT Updated: Oct 25, 2013, 12:33pm … More S.O.M.E.’s Ward 7 project: not everyone happy about it

Thanks to Washington Business Journal reporter Michael Neibauer’s resport below on So Others Might Eat (S.O.M.E.), which has a feeding facility in the Bates area on the unit block of O Street NW. SOME details its plans for Benning Road Metro project Michael Neibauer, Staff Reporter- Washington Business Journal Oct 24, 2013, 10:21am EDT A … More see S.O.M.E.’s Benning Road project — does not include a feeding facility