Author: scottrobertsinbloomingdale

GGW blog post on Florida Avenue Park meeting

August 18, 2011

Neighborhood resident Malcolm Kenton attended this past Monday’s meeting on the Florida Avenue Park project. See the first two paragraphs of his post at the Greater Greater Washington blog below. For a safe park, the best defense is a good offense by Malcolm Kenton • August 17, 2011 10:25 am http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/11684/for-a-safe-park-the-best-defense-is-a-good-offense A small central DC … More GGW blog post on Florida Avenue Park meeting

Dunbar school project on next NCPC meeting tentative agenda

August 13, 2011

The tentative agenda of the next public meeting of the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) includes two references to the Dunbar Senior High School development project: http://www.ncpc.gov/DocumentDepot/Tentative_Agendas/TentativeAgenda_Current.pdf Here you go: – Dunbar Senior High School, 1301 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. – School Building Replacement (Commission action requested: approval of preliminary and final site … More Dunbar school project on next NCPC meeting tentative agenda

thank you from North Capitol Main Street

August 10, 2011

 See this thank you message from Pat Mitchell, President, North Capitol Main Street: On behalf of the Board of Directors and all the wonderful volunteers of NCMS, Thank You for the tremendous turn-out at the 3rd Annual 2011 NCMS Art+Music Walk.  Each year, we learn something new about ourselves, about the event itself, about you as … More thank you from North Capitol Main Street

Groundbreaking at 2 M St NE (Northwest One) soon

August 9, 2011

Here is some welcome Northwest One news from the Washington Business Journal: D.C. delivers $17M grant for 2 M St. NE Washington Business Journal – by Michael Neibauer Date: Monday, August 8, 2011, 2:55pm EDT The District will award $16.85 million to the developers of 2 M St. NE, the 314-unit apartment building that will … More Groundbreaking at 2 M St NE (Northwest One) soon

mark your calendars for the Saturday, 8-6-2011 NCMS Art + Music Walk

July 18, 2011

See this message Lonna Hooks, Executive Director, North Capitol Main Street:   Want to view the nicely formatted message? Then click here: http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=tp9zhzcab&v=001TTzY1hjm9Fjyoymnkq1-IOa5lozIREEUrf7-S7MUbr7t-VKpEMHfLIUFYN10ZlTb2Wzo8VA3BWRPrpLV-NR1E4eBACG1GYR7ndFphmi6IiuCOZNDKftk_heqby0iE7Y29I4ZorLzxiLJ7j_dG9QEPw%3D%3D NCMS 2011 Art + Music Walk  for the hipster, the chic, the buppie, the yuppie, the old and the young, the kids and the puppy 🙂    Mark your calendar . . .  Yard Art … More mark your calendars for the Saturday, 8-6-2011 NCMS Art + Music Walk

North Capitol Main Street Clean Team report: 2004 bags of trash in June 2011

July 13, 2011

See this message from Lonna Hooks, Executive Director, North Capitol Main Street: Our Clean Team has really been put to the test in this sultry DC heat – but they have just adjusted their schedule to come out earlier to get the job done!! Wave when you see them! The NCMS team collected 2,004 bags … More North Capitol Main Street Clean Team report: 2004 bags of trash in June 2011

Dunbar High School design plans at next NCPC meeting

April 15, 2011

The National Capital Planning Commission (www.ncpc.gov) has issued an announcement about its next public meeting: NCPC Tentative Agenda for May 2011 The National Capital Planning Commission’s Tentative Agenda (http://www.ncpc.gov/DocumentDepot/Tentative_Agendas/TentativeAgenda_Current.pdf ) for its May 5, 2011 meeting is now available online. The meeting begins at 12:30 p.m. and will be held at NCPC’s offices, located at 401 … More Dunbar High School design plans at next NCPC meeting

NCMS needs your help to keep our community cooking !

April 12, 2011

 See this message from Lonna Hooks, Truxton Circle resident and North Capitol Main Street Executive Director:     Dear North Capitol Community – Bates, Eckington, Bloomingdale & Near Neighbors: The District of Columbia is facing a severe budget crisis & The Main Street Programs will have deep cuts.  NCMS is doing a number of programs … More NCMS needs your help to keep our community cooking !