Stronghold resident Kenyan McDuffie has been elected as the new councilmember for Ward 5. He will be sworn in later this month. You can read the Washington Post story here. You can read the Washington Times story here. I have copied in the Washington City Paper story from 5 pm, before the election was over. … More Kenyan McDuffie elected as new Ward 5 CM
This week, instead of getting to know a BACA business, I stopped by a BACA community organization, one that has a distinct niche at the intersection of art and technology. In fact, there’s only about 30 of these organizations in the country, and one is located right here at 1418 North Capitol St. NW. FabLab … More G2K a BACA Business (Sort of): FabLab DC
It is time to enjoy the best gardens in our neighborhood. The annual Bates Area Civic Association’s Flower Power needs your talents to: · Plan this year’s Garden Walk Select the categories to judge the best gardens Plan the Flower Power Reception (last year’s reception was amazing) Plan to make this the Best Neighborhood Event … More Flower Power Garden Walk and Reception 2012
Below is an insert from the Shaw Neighborhood Investment Fund Document prepared by the Office of the Deputy Mayor Planning and Economic Development. As our community changes and evolves with the times and preserves its history, we will work with the office of planning on defining the official name of our neighborhood. Insert shaw_nif_final_plan The … More Are We Shaw or Truxton Circle?
Hanover/Bates Safety Walk – Thursday, May 9th, 8pm corner of 1st and O St NW
On Wednesday, May 9th, members of the community had an opportunity to visit the construction site of Dunbar High School. Here are some photos from the site.
Cher Castillo Freeman Sky Real Estate bio 1703 North Capitol Street NE has a new tenant – Sky Real Estate. Its owner is Cher Castillo Freeman. Her bio is attached to this post. “I am happy to annnounce my upcoming Grand Opening/Art Buzz Showcase next Thursday, May 17th from 6-9pm. My website has lots of … More Sky Real Estate – new business at 1703 North Capitol St NE
Just passing on good information that was shared with me. **** PLEASE NOTE: I have no other information, so please refer to website below **** USPTO to Hold Recruitment Open House May 18-19 The United State Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will hold a Recruitment Open House Friday, May 18, and Saturday, May 19, in … More USPTO to Hold Recruitment Open House May 18-19
Personal Reflections The Medical Marijuana Dispensary is not the first issue that has created different schools of thoughts in our community; I still remember the issues surrounding the J.F. Cook building and The Latin American Youth Center. The key issue is how to we allow each other to present our views, respect those views (even … More Agreeing to Disagree and Respect Opinions
Thursday, May 24, 2012 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Walter E. Washington Convention Center 801 Mt Vernon Place, NW Room 152 Washington, DC 20001 This forum is sponsored by the DC SEU and the Office of the People’s Counsel LEARN ABOUT The District of Columbia Sustainable Energy Utility (DC SEU) and how it is helping … More Saving Energy & Money with the DC SEU
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