Saturday, June 6th. The Police Department and Police Academy students in coordination with other DC Governmemnt agencies cleaned up and gave a fresh coat of paint to our park on Florida Avenue and First St. Trees were also cut back to allow more light into the park and the gate is kept locked by Parks … More Florida Avenue Park Gets a Face Lift
Shaw Long View Gallery will relocate to at 1234 Ninth Street, a currently vacant building directly across from the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, NW. Mari posted about it over at InShaw and so did Renew Shaw. Independence Bank Headquarters Coming to 9th and N, according to Renew Shaw DCMUD writes about the a new … More Neighborhood blog roundup this week
I can’t get this PDF to insert into the blog space. But please click on it! See attached info on the Flower Power Garden Walk and how to sponsor the Flower Power event, which goes toward neighborhood beautification. Please consider sponsorship. Flower Power 2009.PDF – Adobe Reader.PDF
Come out and help beautify our neighborhood as we prepare for the Flower Power Garden Walk next month! On June 6th, we will be outside starting at 9am, picking up litter, pulling weeds, and tidying up our blocks. We’ll meet at 1st and P Sts, by the Armstrong School, to begin, but feel free to … More Community clean-up June 6th!
Nominations will be accepted through May 29, so if you’d like to nominate yourself or your neighbor(s), you can access the form here and then either e-mail it to bacaflowerpower@gmail.com or print and drop it off at 308 P St. And tickets are now on sale for the Garden Walk and Reception– this is a great … More There’s still time for Flower Power nominations!
In addition to the flyers that are being and will continue to be distributed throughout the neighborhood, you can now fill out and submit nominations electronically. Click here for the form, and then send it to bacaflowerpower@gmail.com Make sure you help all of the nice yards and treeboxes out there get the recognition they deserve, … More Nominate your neighbors for Flower Power!
Speaking of neighborhood heroes, I’d also like to send a huge thanks over to the Flower Power team: Derek, Geovani and Marie. They were sweating and carrying mounds of trash bags when I saw them Saturday. They spent their Saturday morning cleaning the neighborhood and fixing up some tree boxes. Turnout for this neighborhood cleanup … More Speaking of neighborhood heroes…
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
To the community’s disappointment, a green roof was not included in the final plans for Shaw’s new library due to costs. But the DC Public Library has now filed an application for funding from the DC Department of the Environment that would allow a vegetated green roof to be a feature of the new Watha … More Green Roof for Shaw Library!
FLOWER POWER … More FLOWER POWER 2009
Bates Area Civic Association 