We are looking to make summer of 2017 a great one for community and family activities. We are looking for committee members and volunteers to coordinate this year’s Flower Power – The Annual Flower Power (neighborhood garden walk, fund raiser and reception) will be held on Saturday, June 17th. Volunteers are needed to organize the … More We Need You for Summer Events
Join you neighbors this Saturday as we clean up and plant flowers in tree boxes from North Capitol, Florida Ave, New Jersey Ave, and P Street – This includes cleaning up and planting flowers in the tree boxes at the Florida Ave Park. Free flowers will be distributed to plant in tree boxes. When: Saturday, June 18, 2016 9:00am … More BACA Beautification Day – This Saturday, June 18, 2016
Today, Council Member Thomas’ office notified me of the progress being made on the renovations of the Florida Avenue and First St. Park. The park may be under renovation as early as July through October of 2011. Some neighbors from Bloomingdale and one member of the BACA Board have expressed concerns about the park being … More Good News? About the Renovations of the Florida Avenue Park
We all benefit from making our neighborhood safer and more attractive. Working recently with several investors that have chosen to open their business north of our community, the key has been “the neighborhood”. Investors look at the attractiveness and cleanliness of the neighborhood, in addition to the safety of the neighborhood prior to investing. So … More Your Involvement Makes All The Difference
By: Freeman Klopott 04/27/11 8:05 PM Examiner Staff Writer Follow Him @FKlopott Andrew Harnik/Examiner file Tossing a cigarette butt on a D.C. sidewalk could soon mean getting a pricey ticket from a police officer.The D.C. police department is starting a pilot project next week that will have officers walking the beat ticketing pedestrians for dropping … More Examiner: D.C. to ticket litterers
We need a hero!!! Okay just someone that wants to encourage others to beautify their yards, tree boxes and back yards through flowers and planting. Flower Power is an annual tradition in our neighborhood. Flower Power is organized through a series of early spring planting projects (first took place April 9 with the neighborhood cleanup … More Who Will Lead Neighborhood Beautification Project?
Department of Parks and Recreations was scheduled to provide an update on the renovations at the park during our last Civic Association meeting. The reason the presentation did not take place is because DPR is because a larger community meeting will be scheduled later this month. The purpose of the meeting is to provide other … More Florida/Firs ST Park Update
Monday, April 4 at 7pm Bates Area Civic Association Meeting, Mt. Sinai Church on Q and 3rd ST NW – if you attend one meeting only, this may be it. Guest list for the Civic Association Meeting Include:
Have you seen more instances of graffiti around the District of Columbia or in your neighborhood? Has your home ever been tagged with graffiti? Are you familiar with DPW’s free graffiti abatement program and other initiatives to help property owners clean up graffiti? Are you a business that gets repeatedly tagged with graffiti and looking … More DPW Online Chat – March 30, on Grafitti Removal
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