Today’s Washington Post Answer Man column by John Kelly is a retread from 2004 on the landmarked McMillan Sand Filtration site. Enjoy! John Kelly’s Answer Man: Update on water silos By — Thomas R. DeYulia Jr., Alexandria and John Kelly, Published: September 5 http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/john-kellys-answer-man-an-update-on-water-silos/2011/08/21/gIQAj6mq5J.html
Great space! Here’s their website: http://www.sundevich.com/
Recall that the Request for Information (RFI) from YouthBuild Public Charter School for the redevelopment of the JF Cook School had a deadline of one week ago today – Monday, August 29, 2011 — for responses to its RFI. As a brief refresher, here is the calendar of events in PDF from the YouthBuild RFI … More Who responded to YouthBuild’s RFI?
A coworker (who’s also a neighbor) told me about this cute-as-a-button community garden on the 1500 block of Marion street off P ST. Apparently, it was an empty lot and the owners agreed to let the neighborhood create a community garden. They sell their produce on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5-7. The space is even … More Get your veggies here! Marion St. Community Garden
Recall the news about the center of the District of Columbia, according to the results of the 2010 census, being identified as 222 Bates Street NW? See this BACA blog post from 5/17/2011 Now see this article that I spotted over at the Greater Greater Washington blog about a “German artist installing Google Maps place … More Google “A” center-city sculpture at 222 Bates St NW ?
Come out and meet local artists Alex Ventura & Victoria Milko. They are planning a weekend-long art show from September 22-25, 2011. The location for the show is the Hanover Place garage and art studio complex, specifically, the buildings on the west side of Hanover Place contiguous to 52 O, 71 O, 57 N, and … More “Bit Is It” Art Fair
Some great looking eateries are showing up on the 1300 block of 9th St in Shaw one after another. They might have been there for a bit and I’m only seeing them now. First up is Sundevich, “international recipes made with local foods.” Seasonal Pantry – which serves group meals of up to 12 through … More New eats on 9th Street
From the Eckington listserv: Residents, The Ward 5 redistricting task force will be holding a meeting tomorrow night. Details for the meeting are below. Please forward to other list. Wednesday, August 31, 2011-6:30pm 5th District Police Station 1805 Bladensburg Road NE Warm Regards, Tim Clark http://ward5redistricting.blogspot.com
Saw this on the Shaw listserv: The competition is on for the soon to close O St Giants’ customers. Has the Giant announced the shuttle schedule yet? CityVista Safeway goes 24hrs. http://yfrog.com/gyxwdcqxj http://yfrog.com/mgj46kj Flag this media YFrog Flag this media YFrog 11 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone Favorite Reply Delete
In case anyone missed the bright red posting in front, it looks like Full Yum wants to become the 3rd liquor store between Florida and New York on North Capitol. From the abra website: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE REGULATION ADMINISTRATION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Posting Date: August 26, 2011 Petition Date: October 11, 2011 Hearing Date: October … More Full Yum Liquor Store?
Bates Area Civic Association 