Read this 7/23/2010 message posted at the LeDroit Park list from Bloomingdale Civic Association President Robert Brannum:  From the D.C. Register DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS NOTICE OF ACTION  School Name Change  The Chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) announces an action to change the name of a District of Columbia public school, pursuant to … More KC Lewis School at 300 Bryant St NW to become high school for at-risk youth

Artists Needed for Art Market This year’s Art + Music Walk in Bloomingdale will include an Artist market. We will provide the tables and chairs, all you need to bring is your locally produced masterpieces! Last year’s popular event attracted nearly 400 people from all over the DC metro area, and this year we are … More Call for Artists: North Capitol Main Street’s Art + Music Walk on Saturday, 8-7-2010

See this brief crime item from “The Blotter” column in the Friday, March 26, Examiner newspaper. Vehicle stolen with baby on board DC Police were searching Thursday for suspects after a mother’s car was stolen with her baby inside.  It happened at about 7:30 am near North Capitol and P Streets NW.  The mother ran … More car near North Capitol & P with baby inside stolen

See this very very brief article from the Washington Business Journal.   Note that this NCRC Women’s Business Center is on the unit block of New York Avenue NE in NoMa. Tuesday, March 23, 2010, 2:53pm EDT National Community Reinvestment Coalition opens Women’s Business Center Washington Business Journal – by Sarah Krouse Staff Reporter http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2010/03/22/daily32.html?iana=e_du_pap The … More Women’s Business Center opens at 64 N Y Ave NE

See the first few paragraphs from this post at the DC Metro Urban Diary (DC MUD) blog regarding the M M Washington School at 27 O Street NW. So it looks like the school will be developed into affordable senior housing + some community space.  M.M. Washington Goes to Urban Matters and Mission First Posted by Shaun on … More DC MUD reports that MM Washington School to be developed into 90+ affordable senior housing units

Two neighborhood schools in the news I have provided links to two articles that mention neighborhood schools.  You can click on the links to read the articles if you like. a)  Dunbar Senior High School is classified as “worst of the worst.” 25 area schools labeled persistently failing By: Leah Fabel Examiner Staff Writer March 12, … More Dunbar: “worst of the worst”; Walker-Jones generates waiting list in DC schools lottery