From: North Capitol Main Street <info@ncmsinc.org> Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 4:55 PM Subject: YOU’LL WANT TO SAVE THIS DATE Having trouble viewing this email? Click here RESIDENTS OF BLOOMIGDALE, ECKINGTON & TRUXTON CIRCLE . . . SAVE THE DATE! Something’s up at NCMS. At NCMS we have been quietly working behind the scenes to … More North Capitol Main Street: Save the date! Saturday, 3-31-2012
See this brief announcement of two Ward 5 council candidate meet-and-greets coming up in Bloomingdale: 1) Delano Hunter: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 82 S Street NW, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. No RSVP requested. 2) Kenyan McDuffie: Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 69 S Street NW, 5:00 pm – 7:00 PM. To RSVP, contact Jon … More two Ward 5 candidate meet-n-greets coming up
I am posting this message from a T Street NW resident: From: Faye Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2012 3:18 PM Subject: New Fla Ave Park My husband and I took our toddlers to the new Florida Avenue park yesterday afternoon. On a positive note, the park seems nicely-built, clean, and interesting to the kiddos. It … More concerns about the just-opened Florida Avenue Park
Listen to this WAMU Metro Connections story on the future of the 52 O Street Studios: http://wamu.org/programs/metro_connection/12/02/03/district_artists_fear_loss_of_homes_livelihood “This past summer, Metro Connection visited 52 O Street: a Northwest D.C. building that’s long been committed to providing affordable housing and work space for Washington’s artists. Now these artists are fearing some major changes, as the … More WAMU: 52 O Street Studios –> youth hostel
rendering of the Wal-Mart nearest Bates Check out the DC Metro Urban Diary (DC MUD) blog which has just posted an update on the closest Wal-Mart to the Bates area — 801 New Jersey Avenue NW, at the corner of New Jersey, 1st & H Streets NW. 801 New Jersey Ave Walmart Set To Break … More Wal-Mart project just south of Bates – groundbreaking in Spring
I have been keeping with the DC Board of Elections and Ethics (DC BOEE) ‘ s announcements of people who have picked up petitions for the open Ward 5 council seat. See this name & addresss that popped up this afternoon: Julianne M. Robertson King, Democratic 6 Hanover Place, NW, Washington, D.C. 20001 FYI.
Lace Lounge logo See this message from Edgewood resident Tim Clark: Straight Up Politics: A space for residents to have blunt conversations about ward 5 and city politics. As ward 5 looks to elect new leadership, it`s important that voters have an opportunity to vet each candidate and make an informed decision at the polls. … More Ward 5 candidates forum on Tues, 1-24-2012
Washington City Paper Housing Complex reporter Lydia DePillis is soliciting stories on pop-ups. Contact her if you are passionate about pop-ups — or even if you`re not! Tell Me Your Pop-Up Stories Posted by Lydia DePillis on Jan. 10, 2012 at 9:14 am One thing I`ve noticed after a couple years of watching neighborhood blogs … More City Paper wants to hear your pop-up stories
DC Council Chair Kwame Brown sent out an e-newsletter this evening. One item in his e-newsletter reports on a special ANC 5C meeting this Tuesday at CAPCS, 1400 1st St NW, on ” ongoing legislative activities.” Ensuring Continued Service to Ward 5 Residents We ended our week on a somber note with the resignation of … More Kwame: special ANC 5C meeting at CAPCS this Tuesday
A post at the Sociology of Ward 6 blog (yeah, I had never heard of it either…) reports that the UN has declared 2012 the Year of the Cooperative — and provides a map of all of the cooperatives in DC. Some newer residents may not realize that the Bates area includes a housing cooperative … More Northwest Cooperative, 224 R St NW
Bates Area Civic Association 