From Local Realtor Michael Nine. Thanks Michael! Things seems to be selling for pretty low prices. Ouch. But at least things are selling. Truxton Circle Real Estate May 2009 Active Truxton Cirle May 20009 39 NEW YORK AVE NW, LP: $665,000 77 NEW YORK AVE NW, LP: $299,000 1231 NEW JERSEY AVE NW … More TC Real Estate Update
via Council of the District of Columbia. There’s a lot of cool information about Ward Five on this site. Population: 71,604 Ward 5 is home to numerous historical sites and interesting attractions. Soldiers’ Home is located in Pleasant Hill. On the grounds of the Soldiers’ Home is a cottage where President Lincoln spent the summers … More About Ward 5
From the WashBizJournal: No real estate developer has scored bigger in the budget back-and-forth to date than Roadside Development LLC, the city’s partner in redevelopment plans for the O Street Market in Shaw. Evans secured $1 million from parking meter increases for the project and another $1.5 million from the economic development committee’s budget, money … More O Street Market update
via Byte Back. I saw this on the Brookland list: Free computer classes for low-income youth. Byte Back in the Brookland neighborhood provides affordable, hands-on computer training. This work enables economically disadvantaged adults to acquire marketable skills — and thus, jobs. They have a whole bunch of different classes, including HTML, which I would like … More Free computer classes in Brookland
Via: The Brookland Blog. Looks like this neighborhood yardsale is a big deal. Would anyone like to go next Monday before or after flower power events?
These aren’t my concerns but they are the concerns of metro residents, according to a new study. See here: MWCOG.org – Press Release. Study also found that: The region’s residents are connected and engaged. Seventy percent of residents said they felt a strong connection to the region, while 77 percent rated the region as an … More Metro residents most worried about traffic?
Where: Mt. Sinai Church at 3rd and Q St NW When: 7-9 pm Neighbors, This is written to provide you with a friendly reminder of the upcoming meeting of the Bates Area Civic Association, Inc. as well as to give you a sense of the issues that will be addressed in this forum. Please help … More May 4 BACA Meeting Notice
From “Criminal Justice Journalists” daily roundup: CA Sheriff Offers Interactive Public Crime Map ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The San Bernardino County, Ca., Sheriff’s Department yesterday became the region’s first large agency to offer an interactive public crime map through its Web site — one covering all 20,000 square miles of its jurisdiction, reports the Riverside Press-Enterprise. Residents may … More An Interesting Idea
My friend works for Cultural Tourism DC, who plans Passport DC every year. It’s pretty awesome. via A Guide to the Passport DC Embassy Open House – washingtonpost.com: One of the wonderful things about Washington is that it is full of embassies. On Saturday, more than 25 of them will open their doors to the … More Passport DC Embassy Open House, Saturday
My new roommate says there’s a sign now at the entrance of Dunbar High School Track that says it’s open to the public for use after 4.30 pm till dusk! Anybody get notified about the shift in policy?
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