This is something I’d like to attend. Everyone I’ve talked to in our neighborhood said their tax assessment went down. However, mine went up! Councilmember Phil Mendelson is holding five Town Hall meetings focusing on the District’s recently announced tax assessments. The workshops are designed to both educate residents on the tax assessment process as … More Town halls on DC tax assessments
Update: Last night (Mar 12) Commissioner Bonds showed us a matrix of repairs in ANC 5c01 and 5c02 that she intends to submit to this master list. She also sought input for other projects. I will try to get and post this matrix here. In the meantime reply below or email the commissioner directly if … More ANC5c making a list of infrastucture needs
Some of you have seen me or my girlfriend Ama out front in the garden on 3rd Street NW. We’re by no means professionals, but I’ve let myself become obsessed and in the process have learned quite a bit. This season will be our first season growing at something close to capacity for our little … More Growing food in Shaw
For your information, The Department of Public Works (DPW) has announced that daytime mechanical street sweeping will resume in scheduled, signed residential neighborhoods on Monday, March 23, 2009. Alternate-side parking restrictions in these areas will go into effect as well. Parking tickets, which carry a $30 fine, will be issued, beginning March 30, to vehicles … More Daytime Residential Street Sweeping Resumes March 23
Many in the neighborhood are by now quite aware that the charter school at 1st and P NW, Community Academy Public Charter School (CAPCS), has leased its auditorium to Metropolitan Baptist Church (MBC) as the church waits on completion of a new complex in Largo, Maryland. For the time being, the church intends to hold … More CAPCS and Metropolitan Baptist Church
We have collected 18 signatures to make the unit block of P ST NW (between First ST and N. Capitol) residential parking only between the hours of 7am and 8:30pm M-F. This is due to our neighbors coming home from work and having no place to park because of all the Maryland and VA registered … More Residential Parking Petition Unit Block of P ST W
A new business has opened up where Stocking and Stuff used to be. On Sunday, March 8, there was live music, a red carpet at the entrance and velvet rope. It appears that the place is being operated as a night club. Jim Berry and Anita Bonds are aware of this and are researching if … More New Business Establishment on P ST NW and N. Capitol ST
I would really like to find someone who would like to contribute on Real Estate issues in our neighborhood. This is such an important topic. Is there a realtor in the neighborhood who would like to keep us up to date on these issues? Let us know. In the meantime, I saw talk of this … More Site for Real Estate Info
ANC 5C01 Commissioner Anita Bonds and the Bates Area Civic Association, Inc. will hold a joint SMD — Civic Meeting at Mount Sinai Baptist Church on Thursday, March 12, 2009. Please help us to spread the word about this meeting, as a number of important community concerns will be discussed in this forum. Information relating … More Joint SMD – Civic Meeting Mar 12
I recently talked about both the Shaw and the Main Streets Initiative here. And as if Rhode Island Ave felt left out I got this notice for a meeting about the Rhode Island Great Streets Initiative for a “community meeting” TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2009, 7:00 to 9:00 P.M. Washington Center for Aging Services 2601 18th … More Rhode Island is a “Great Street”
Bates Area Civic Association 