Many Bates Area residents are happy with this news. Click on the story link below to watch the video. Section of D.C. Street Reopens After 38 Years Part of a D.C. street that’s been closed to traffic since the 1970s is back open. News4’s Megan McGrath has more on the new and improved green street. … More NBC Washington: the 100 block of O Street NW re-opens after 38 years

To: From: MPD-5D@yahoogroups.com Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2015 14:32:17 +0000 Subject: [MPD-5D] 8.15.15 Decedent Identified in Homicide: 1500 block of First Street, Northwest Public Information Office 202-727-4383 August 15, 2015 **Decedent Identified** Homicide: 1500 block of First Street, Northwest (Washington, DC) – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating the homicide that … More MPD: 8.15.15 Decedent Identified in Homicide: 1500 block of First Street, Northwest

To: From: MPD-5D@yahoogroups.com Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2015 11:13:38 +0000 Subject: [MPD-5D] 8.15.15 Homicide: 1500 Block of First Street, Northwest Public Information Office 202-727-4383 August 15, 2015  Homicide: 1500 block of First Street, Northwest  (Washington, DC) – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating the homicide of an adult male victim that … More MPD: 8.15.15 Homicide: 1500 Block of First Street, Northwest

See these overnight tweets: dcalerts ‏@dcalerts 4h4 hours ago Shooting at 0105 hrs in the 1500 b/o 1st Street, NW. No lookout. CALL 911 W/ EVENT # I20150464827 1:43 AM – 15 Aug 2015 DC Police Department ‏@DCPoliceDept 4h4 hours ago Shooting: 0105 hrs in the 1500 block of 1st Street, NW. No lookout 1:22 … More MPD: Shooting at 0105 hrs in the 1500 b/o 1st Street NW + street closure

See this tweet about one of the artists at 52 O Street Artist Studios — Virginia Arrisueno, founder of Denada Design:   Worn Creative ‏@WornCreative 13h13 hours ago Virginia Arrisueno founder of @denadadesign just joined the lineup for F*it on Aug 20 http://bit.ly/1haZLQ0  #ladyup 4:34 PM – 14 Aug 2015 The organization sponsoring this F* … More 52 O Street Artist Studios’ Virginia Arrisueno a panelist at the 08-20-2015 F* DC Fashion Edition

Click on the link to read the entire DCist post on the re-opening of O Street NW: Part Of O Street Re-Opens After 38 Years A ‘Green Street’ BY CHRISTINA STURDIVANT IN NEWS ON AUG 14, 2015 1:40 PM Update: The headline incorrectly stated that this is the first ‘green street.’ In fact, DDOT has … More DCist: “Part Of O Street Re-Opens After 38 Years A ‘Green Street’ “

From: MPD-5D@yahoogroups.com To: MPD-5D@yahoogroups.com Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2015 15:48:44 -0400 Subject: [MPD-5D] Breakins occurring around 3rd and P St. And loitering and gambling Breakins occurring around 3rd and P St. And loitering and gambling. My neighbors have walked into burglaries in progress next door to me. We live across from the field of Dunbar … More MPD-5D listerv Email: “Breakins occurring around 3rd and P St. And loitering and gambling”

See this message from Howard University’s Maybelle Taylor Bennett: From: Bennett, Maybelle T. Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 8:10 PM Subject: Howard University ­ The Community Connection ­ August 12, 2015 Howard University – The Community Connection Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. WELCOME TO THE COMMUNITY CONNECTION! Dear Neighbor, … More Howard University ­ The Community Connection ­ August 12, 2015

ANC 5E05 Commissioner Bradley Thomas says the last word he has received is that O Street is scheduled to open this Friday, August 14 at 10:30am.  There is a chance it might be pushed back by a few days so he can be in attendance.  Will keep you posted if we here anything different or … More Status of O Street Opening

Washington Business Journal reporter Michael Neibauer reports on DCRA permits of interest. Bates Area residents are already familiar with Ditto Residential‘s 4-unit condo project at 4th, P & New Jersey Avenue NW. Are you aware of Ditto’s nearby residential project at 1537-1541 6th St NW ? See this permit mention from Michael Neibauer: 1537-1541 Sixth … More Bates Area residents might wish to follow Ditto’s 6th St NW condos project in Shaw