N.CapMainStreetr-citypaper Have you seen the North Capitol Main Street advertisement in the Washington City Paper and on some Metrobuses promoting three NCMS retail businesses — Boundary Stone, Big Bear Cafe and Rustik Tavern? The PDF of the ad is attached to this post.  Click on the link above to see the ad.    

See this message from North Capitol Main Street President Pat Mitchell: Want to see the nicely formatted message?  Click here: http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=tp9zhzcab&v=0012kO3uRH1XjAt-L1Cfvw-P4DWgwPU-fiT232_cm8cRlvEB-567s60kQWwczAv7HtEidH93WsW2o1PQFDBlQo817W-M_g76hOW5LSsX8TVwie_ijv1exweOgWARiJ6YJ0KlJqF-5CpS8yUWusePPfluw%3D%3D FROM NORTH CAPITOL MAIN STREET   BE KIND TO YOUR TURKEY, TELL HIM HE’S DINNER … SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY (11-26-11) DEPARTMENT OF SMALL; LOCAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DC MAIN STREETS KICK IT OFF IN A BIG … More Happy Thanksgiving from North Capitol Main Street

Tomorrow is the annual Turkey Trot for Hunger event by So Others Might Eat (S.O.M.E.), which has a feeding facility on the unit block of O Street NW. See this * brief * message from S.O.M.E. website’s on the Turkey Trot: 10th Annual Thanksgiving Day Trot for Hunger http://www.some.org/events_trot_main.html Over 300 teams took part in … More tomorrow: S.O.M.E.’s annual Turket Trot for Hunger

See this very brief article on new affordable housing opening up just south of the Bates area: 60-unit affordable housing building opens http://www.washingtonpost.com/todays_paper?dt=2011-11-17&bk=TDC&pg=18 The D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development recently opened the SeVerna, a 60-unit affordable housing building at First and K streets NW in Ward 6. All 60 units will be available … More affordable housing building opens south of the Bates area

You may not like Walmart moving into the neighborhood, but at least the new-construction building just south of the Bates area will be built to LEED standards. You can read the full story from the Washington Business Journal: Walmart will build to LEED in D.C. Washington Business Journal by Michael Neibauer, Staff Reporter Date: Wednesday, … More Walmart at 1st & H St NW to be built to LEED standards

Okay, here is another WAMU 88.5 BACA blog post. WAMU 88.5 radio`s Metro Connection: Door to Door program reported on the 52 O Street Studios last week. Here is the brief text from the WAMU.org website: Coming Together To Make Art: 52 O Street October 21, 2011 52 O Street Studios has been providing creative … More WAMU profiles the 52 O Street Studios

Ward 5 resident Eric Jones posted this brief message at the Ward 5 list: On WAMU’s most recent Door to Door they actually covered Truxton Circle (in the southwestern part of Ward 5) which many folks now call the Bates/Truxton area. You can find it at http://www.wamu.org on the right hand side of the page. … More WAMU Door to Door program mentions Truxton Circle

The DC Historic Preservation Office sent out the message below regarding its next Historic Preservation Review Board agenda. Note that the landmark designations for both the Slater and Langston Schools are on the agenda. From: DC Government Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 4:59 PM Subject: Historic Preservation Review Board Agenda and Consent Calendar for October … More Slater & Langston School landmark designation hearing

See this message from Bertha Holliday, Bloomingdale Civic Association House Tour Committe Chair: COUNT DOWN: 1 DAY SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15 2011 BLOOMINGDALE HOUSE TOUR, ART SHOW & RECEPTION (Rain Date: Sunday, Oct.16) New House Tour/Art Show Activity! PAUL WILLIAMS Of KELSEY & ASSOCS, INC. Is Providing A $1000 Thoroughly Researched HOUSE HISTORY For Raffle. Raffle … More Bloomingdale House Tour, Art Show & Reception tomorrow

Okay, the news that the MM Washington Schoool has been landmarked by the DC Historic Preservation Review Board has been noted here at the BACA blog. Thanks to everyone who has actively participated in this effort. What’s next in the neighborhood for potential landmarking? Slater and Langston Schools on the unit block of P Street … More Slater & Langston Schools up next for historic landmarking