Another Washington Post article on the medical marijuana dispensary coming to 1334 North Capitol Street NW.  Click on the article title to read the entire story. Medical marijuana dispensary prepares to open in D.C. By Tim Craig, Monday, December 31, 5:48 PM A townhouse on North Capitol Street in Northwest Washington, with unobstructed views of the U.S. Capitol … More MM dispensary at 1334 North Capitol St NW prepares to open

From: “Press, MPD (MPD)” <mpd.press@dc.gov> To: “mpd-5d@yahoogroups.com” <mpd-5d@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2012 5:25 PM Subject: [MPD-5D] 12/29/12 Pedestrian Hit and Run Traffic Fatality: New York Avenue & First Street, NW Contact: Police Officer Araz Alali (202-727-4383) December 29, 2012  Pedestrian Hit and Run Traffic Fatality: New York Avenue and First Street, NW (Washington, DC)-Detectives from the Metropolitan Police … More pedestrian hit & run traffic fatality: New York Ave & 1st St NW

This info is from data.dc.gov Data Catalog FULL_ADDRESS DESC_OF_WORK PERMIT_APPLICANT OWNER_NAME 33 HANOVER PL NW JULIAS W. WRIGHT TEMNIT AFEWORK 306 P ST NW JOHN A TRAYLOR PATRICK BELMAR 203 BATES ST NW NA NA NA 1711 LINCOLN RD NE JERONE  SCOTT BRIAN R BROWN 221 FLORIDA AVE NW JERONE  SCOTT LOUISE D BROWN 9 … More recent DCRA building permits for the Bates area

Dear Friends, Please help spread the word about the National Symphony Orchestra’s week of over 30 free events throughout the U St. Corridor/Howard University/Shaw/Logan Circle, January 8-14, 2014! There are three big events I need your help inviting residents and community constituents to attend: Ø  Tue, Jan 8, 7:30pm ~ Opening Event at the Howard … More National Symphony Orchestra “In Your Neighborhood”

The medical marijuana dispensary planned for 1334 North Capitol Street NW in the Bates area is mentioned in this Washington Times article.  You can click on the link to read the entire article. First marijuana growers in D.C. clear regulatory hurdles Documents put city one stop closer to legal medical use By Tom Howell Jr. … More 1334 North Capitol St NW medical marijuana dispensary obtains occupancy documents

Are you familiar with Portrait City DC? See this 12/17/2012 message from the Portrait City DC team: Louis Caruso is the son of Alfio Caruso, who founded Catania Bakery in Washington, DC in 1932.  Louis lived in the apartment above the bakery at 1404 N. Capitol, where he typically worked from 3 in the morning until 1 in … More Catania Bakery’s Louis Caruso profiled by Portrait City DC

See this post from Urban Turf.  One of the neighborhoods profiled both in 2010 and this year, 2012, is Truxton Circle. I have copied the section of the blog post below on Truxton Circle. Best Use of a Magic 8-Ball December 17, 2012 by Shilpi Paul Homebuyers and investors are always trying to figure out … More Truxton Circle: comparing 2010 vs. 2012 — and beyond

Two articles of general interest to Bates area residents, since this first medical marijuana dispensary will be right here in the neighborhood at 1334 North Capitol Street NW: Marijuana growing center, dispensary move one step closer to opening By Tim Craig Posted at 01:44 PM ET, 12/13/2012 Dec 13, 2012 06:44 PM EST The District has … More medical marijuana dispensary at 1334 North Capitol Street NW one step closer to opening

Watoto Children`s Choir Free Concert at Mt. Sinai Baptist Church, 3rd & Q St NW — Saturday, 12/15/2012 From: Paula Stevens-Lassiter Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 2:56 PM Subject: Watoto Children’s Choir from Africa Please join us. Free Concert. All are invited.

First, see this tweet from the DC Board of Elections and Ethics (DC BOEE) this morning: DCBOEE ‏@DCBOEE Recount for ANC-SMDs 5E05 and 6A02 underway now in Room 280 North of One Judiciary Square. 9:34 AM – 11 Dec 2012 And read this subsequent tweet from DC BOEE this evening: DCBOEE ‏@DCBOEE DCBOE completes recount. No … More DC BOEE vote recount of ANC 5E 05 race: Joyce Robinson-Paul still winner over Bradley Thomas