Michael Nine, a realtor and neighbor from 3rd and Q St, has agreed to give us a regular update on real estate trends in our area. He’s lived in this area for some 20-something years, so can probably share with us a thing or two on how the market’s doing and what is or isn’t … More Local real estate sales for March ’09
In the two years that I’ve lived here, I have met so many great neighbors, those who’ve lived in the area 20 years and those who just moved in. In fact, it seems like I’m seeing new faces about every month, on my and nearby streets. Within sight of my house there’ve been these fresh … More New faces in the neighborhood, crime
Geovani Bonilla writes: We are still looking for Flower Power Volunteers and also for Block Captains. This year, we would like to have block captains solicit donations from neighbors on their block for the beautification of the tree boxes in that block. Volunteers will clean and plant the tree boxes with the dollars raised. Contact … More Flower Power Volunteers and Block Captains
Residents who don’t subscribe to the Truxton Circle site should be aware of the attack reported below. This follows the shooting at 4th and Q. As near as I can tell, the endlessly discussed low level of consistent police presence remains a relevant issue – to put it mildly. MandNofR 4/1/2009 3:47 AM PDT Last … More Crime News
Agenda for the evening will include remarks from: Trena Carrington – Fifth District Community Prosecutor, United States Attorney’s Office Attorney is scheduled to talk about the role and functions of her office. In addition, we will enlist her support in the abatement of certain nuisance properties in the area and in connection with what appears … More Agenda for APR 6 BACA Meeting
Thanks to Mary Ann for forwarding this info: Christian Communities Group Homes, a service of Episcopal Senior Ministries, now offers competitively priced small home repairs including plumbing, electrical, carpentry, painting, and basic handyman services.. Additionally, preventative service packages and resources and guidance for homeowners in need of major repair work are available. AIP/HRM services are … More Handyman services for seniors
Posted at the Eckington list by Ward 5 resident Debbie Smith: The meeting was held at the Washington Center on Aging on 18th Street NE. 125 persons was tallied to be in attendance by Steve Lee the Moderator. The meeting started at 07:03 pm with Mr. Steve Lee giving an introduction of Derrick Woody from … More Rhode Islande Ave Great Streets Meeting Minutes (Mar 2009)
Here are meeting notes to the March 17, 2009 meeting. (It’s a PDF file.) These are not the official notes. They were prepared by Mark Henderson and posted on the Edgewood Web site. Thank you Mr. Henderson.
1. Group photo Originally uploaded by cnesm Ok, our February Beautiful Streets clean up happened a few weeks ago, but since I just figured out how to connect the blog to FLICKR I wanted to share this photo, and invite you all to click on the BACA Photos on the lower right corner of this … More Street Clean Up
Did anyone hear/see anything? On the Shaw listserv fr Mar 19: As reported by Commander Kucik: “There was a shooting last night that occurred in the 400 block of Q Street. The victim suffered a non-life threatening wound and was immediately driven to the hospital by friends. Initially, it took some time to locate the … More Shooting at 4th/QSt
Bates Area Civic Association 