O Street Market, Then and Now
June 25, 2009
See the article on the Greater Greater Washington blog about the history of the O Street Market at 7th and P St NW.
July 5th Neighborhood Clean-Up
June 23, 2009
From Pete on Bates: Greetings Neighbors! The 4th of July celebrations and fireworks can sometimes make for quite a mess on July 5th. Anyone interested in joining me for a post-holiday clean-up?? Let’s not let days go by and wait for the street-sweepers to clean up the holiday debris. Neighborhood Clean-Up Details Where – Bates … More July 5th Neighborhood Clean-Up
DCGOV responds on Bundy Parking lot
June 23, 2009
This from the Shaw list: June 22, 2009 Subject: Vacant Lot Adjacent to 429 O Street, NW (the former Bundy School) Dear Shaw Community Members: In response to concerns regarding the future usage of the land parcel north of 429 O Street, NW, the Office of Property Management (OPM) would like to provide you with … More DCGOV responds on Bundy Parking lot
Blog experimenting
June 23, 2009
Hi neighbors, This blog moderator is back from a glorious vacation feeling rested and reinvigorated. And I have thought for ways to make the blog better. It’s been a work in progress since it started a few months ago. It’s ALWAYS open for neighbors’ ideas. Neighborhood discussion/debate over our issues. Neighbors can hit me up … More Blog experimenting
Mayor Walk-Through on July 10
June 20, 2009
Alice Thompson has arranged a walk through with the mayor. Hot on the list for the BACA area are the billboards on NJ and P St. Please join Mayor Fenty and other Gov. Agencies Friday, July 10th *** 1:00PM. Tour start** Unit Bl. Of O Street NW. Tour ends 3rd and P Street NW. Issues … More Mayor Walk-Through on July 10
InShaw Bibiliography of Truxton Circle name
June 18, 2009
To follow on our discussion of the Truxton Circle name, see InShaw’s bibliography of TC in the WashPost.
Lost Park at NJ Ave and O St NW
June 17, 2009
This was to be a park for those we have lost, and it is a park that this neighborhood has lost out on. http://friendsofbundy.wordpress.com/njo-park/ The documents and diagrams of the park are back up online.
What’s in a Name?
June 17, 2009
Since moving to DC I hear the question a lot: “which neighborhood do you live in?” More than anywhere I’ve lived, people in this city seem very conscious of their choice of neighborhood and what it says about them. In my case, and I suppose for many of the people who live near me (at … More What’s in a Name?
Luciana Cafe – out of business
June 17, 2009
Cross post from Eckington listserv: I’m sad to report that Luciana Cafe has closed. Frank had talked about the landlord raising the rent and that this would probably force him to shutdown. This was the first of the “wave” of restaurants in the area that we would visit and the only one that we used … More Luciana Cafe – out of business
Neighborhood Wins
June 14, 2009
I don’t know yet who took first place in the various Flower Power categories. But it’s clear to me that the big winner is the neighborhood. On the tour of the nominated sites that I took with some neighbors Saturday, our corner of Shaw, or Truxton Circle or whatever you want to call it, positively … More Neighborhood Wins
Bates Area Civic Association 