Olivia writes: Hi Everyone, I’m having a yard sale at 218 P Street on Saturday, September 19 from 8-12. I will be selling small furniture, linens, picture frames, clothes, 2 sets of bunk beds, and lots of other stuff at CHEAP PRICES. Please stop by to browse or just to say hi! Best, Olivia
This looks like a good program. DC RESIDENTS GET FREE CONSTRUCTION AND HOSPITALITY TRAINING NOW Councilmember Brown authored the “Get DC Residents Training for Jobs Now Act” and fought to fund it in this year’s budget. Now, the first classes are being offered for pre-apprenticeship construction training and hospitality industry career training. The classes are … More Free job training for DC residents
He’s updated his blogroll and provided a list of DC neighborhood blogs. via bloomingdale (for now): UPDATE: blogroll updates.
I’d like to do a little research of the various social services offered around us, and so this week I start with Bread for the City, the outreach center on 7th and P St for families under the poverty line. And since I got jabbed by a reader last week for writing about libraries when … More A visit to Bread for the City
The September 2009 issue of the Hill Rag includes an article on the new Walker Jones Education Campus just south of the Bates area. I have pasted the first few paragraphs below of the article. You can click on the link to read the entire article Dropping the Anchor: New School in Northwest One Opens … More Hill Rag article on Walker Jones
I met a neighbor last week who had to leave her home after living there for 21 years. We talked because I was trying to help her find a home for her dog. As of last week, she has had to temporarily move in with her son and could not take the dog. Her story … More Some realities around us
A member of the Eckington listserv asked readers to send Ward 5 Coucilmember Harry Thomas telling him your views on same-sex marriage, as it appears that a bill will be introduced in the near future on the issue and both sides are gathering their forces to lobby the issue. I wrote to Thomas and below … More I support same-sex marriage
When: September 12 noon – 4pm Where: Upshur Pool, 4300 Arkansas Avenue, NW, and at Francis Pool, 25th and N Streets, NW (Washington, DC) — The DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) will host their first DPR Doggie Day Swim on Saturday, September 12, from 12 noon to 4 pm at the Upshur Pool, … More DPR To Host First DPR Doggie Day Swim
I was surfing the webs when I came upon a map service that displayed the former and current site of Dunbar Senior High School. To be more precise, these would be the second and third sites for the Dunbar School as I recall is was located on a different block originally. I have found several … More Bates Area Maps-DHS
I saw this on the list servs from Ward 1 Councilmember Jim Graham: Do you—or someone you know–owe back taxes on your home or property? I have been advised that from September 9 through September 11, the Office of Tax and Revenue will hold its annual tax sale. At that sale, taxpayers that owe back … More DC Home Tax Sale starts Sept 9
Bates Area Civic Association 