Bates Area Civic Association

See this 1/22/2010 message from Victoria Leonard, Office of Ward 5 Councilmember Thomas: Invitation to Ward 5 Small Businesses to Participate in the Ward 5 Small Business Showcase at Councilmember Thomas’ Saturday, March 6, 2010 Ward 5 Expo Do you operate a small business in Ward 5? Perhaps a bakery, café, art gallery, dance studio, … More invitation to Ward 5 small businesses to participate in the 3/6/2010 Ward 5 Expo

President Obama and family served food today at So Others Might Eat.  I assume that this was at SOME”s feeding on the unit block of O Street NW. The local news covered the story. News Channel 8:   http://www.news8.net/news/stories/0110/697175.html WTTG-TV Fox 5:  http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/obamas-mlk-day-of-service-011810 Father John Adams is briefly interviewed in the Fox 5 TV report. Washington … More President Obama & family serve food at S.O.M.E.

4th St. Neighbor Ilyssa forward this on:

NWCHCAFlyer01252010 Dear Neighbors, Please come to the Criminal Justice Public Forum hosted by the Northwest Columbia Heights Community Association: Date: Monday, January 25, 2010 Time: 6:30 to 8:00 PM Location: St Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal Church 1525 Newton St NW, Washington DC, 20010 Downstairs dining room, 16th-Street side, enter through the red doors Panelists: … More Criminal Justice Public Forum

1. DC premiere of Law & Disorder http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6ZbYbJaV1c&fmt=18 January 21, 7:00 PM – 2010 E Street Cinema’s 555 11th St, NW Washington DC 20004 (entrance is located on E St between 11th & 12th Street) “Law & Disorder” was named the 2009 Pare Lorentz International Film Festival “WINNER” for “BEST FEATURE FILM” To purchase your … More Local Films by Local Filmmakers

Dear Neighbors and Friends, The Embassy of Haiti and ServeDC are asking for volunteers to man telephone banks at the Haitian Embassy, 2311 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, http://www.haiti.org. If you have time to assist, please contact ServeDC at 202-727-7925, Ms. Amy Ward is the Director, http://www.serve.dc.gov. If you are able to offer mental health services and … More Volunteers Needed for Haitian Relief Needed

January 2010 Expansion of the Special Liaison Unit & New Listserv Group to Accompany The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is pleased to announce the expansion of the Special Liaison Unit to better serve the needs of the community. The Special Liaison Unit supports community policing with communities that are sometimes underserved, and is composed of … More MPD Announces Expansion of Special Liaison Units

CommunityImpactStatementOn Monday, 8 February 2010, 10:30AM, Room 412, the Council Committee on Public Safety and the Judiciary is scheduled to hold a public hearing on B18 – “Community Impact Statement Amendment Act of 2009”. This bill was Co-Introduced by Committee Chairman Phil Mendelson, Councilman Jack Evans, Councilwoman Muriel Bowser, and is Co-Sponsored by Councilman Jim … More “Community Impact Statement” Committee Hearing

The focus is upon the portion of North Capitol Street mostly north of the Bates area. If you want to just read the executive summary, then go here:  http://www.planning.dc.gov/planning/frames.asp?doc=/planning/lib/planning/north_capitol_street_study/1north_capitol_report_web.pdf Here is the link to the entire study:  http://www.planning.dc.gov/planning/cwp/view,a,1354,q,645949.asp    Two blogs — WashCycle and GreaterGreaterWashington — have commented on the just-released DDOT study. You are invited … More DDOT has released its “North Capitol Street Cloverleaf Feasibility Study”

Catholic University forwarded the following message to the Metropolitan Police Department and Commander Greene wanted to keep you informed. Greetings from Catholic University, CUA will be conducting a test of our emergency notification equipment on Friday, January 8, 2010. It is only a test. We will be activating all of our emergency sirens and audible … More Emergency Equipment Testing on Jan. 8th.