Ever think about making a difference in our neighborhood and being a community leader? Now is your chance. Our community is thriving and growing and committed residents are essential to continue moving our community forward. New leadership, new ideas and energy are essential to our community’s development. The Bates Area Civic Association is accepting nominations … More Call for Nominations to Lead Us Forward

See this 09-22-2014 message from Demetris Cheatham, Executive Director, North Capitol Main Street: North Capitol Main Street, Inc. (NCMS) is looking for board and committee members as well as volunteers! If you are interested in being a board member, committee member or general volunteer, please click here to complete the form. If you have any … More North Capitol Main Street, Inc. (NCMS) is looking for board and committee members as well as volunteers

Bates Area residents: Please complete this Survey Monkey survey! North Capitol Main Street is keenly interested in learning what you want to come to the neighborhood.

Here is the announcement from North Capitol Main Street Executive Director Demetris Cheatham — for this Saturday’s Art All Night event along North Capitol Street:

Five DC neighborhoods are participating this year in Art All Night DC.  One of the five neighborhoods is North Capitol Street.  The event is being coordinated by North Capitol Main Street.  The event will run from 9 pm to 3 am. Details forthcoming soon.  So stay tuned.

See this tweet and pic: Shaw Main Streets ‏@shawmainstreets 14h @kellytowles working on mural at 7th & P Streets, NW for #artallnightdc in Shaw, 09/27/14 from 7:00 PM-3:00 AM. pic.twitter.com/rToUOfvxic And see this tweet and Instagram post: Kelly Towles @kellytowles Some details from the Neighbors wall – just a lil magic http://instagram.com/p/tKsKW-DkyI/ 

The two teams who presented at the Monday, 09-15-2014, Bates Area Civic Association meeting and at the Tuesday, 09-16-2014, ANC 5E meeting have established Twitter accounts for their respective projects.  Great! Flux on Florida: Maedwell Cos and E&G Group: The Twitter hashtag for the project at Florida and Q Street NW is  Note that a … More both development teams bidding on the Florida & Q St NW lot now have Twitter accounts for their projects

Thanks to Washington Business Journal reporter Michael Neibauer for covering permits issued in DC. Here you go: 1428, 1430 North Capitol St. NW:  Raze permits issued for a two-story brick building with basement, and a three-story brick building.

Some tweets from this week’s Hanover Area Civic Association meeting: Jonathan Rogers ‏@JRogers202 10h …and, from the HACA meeting, 57 N St. (Chapman Stables) to become a 250+ unit condo??? @TruxtonCircle pic.twitter.com/xYoNHyAeLM Jonathan Rogers ‏@JRogers202 10h Also heard at the HACA meeting that this vacant lot at Hanover Pl. & N. Capitol could become a … More HACA tweets: Homewood Suites maybe coming to North Capitol & Hanover Pl NW; 57 N St NW to maybe become 250-unit condos;

Bates Area folks: See the agenda of tonight’s ANC 5E meeting.  Note that the DHCD lots at Florida & Q Streets NW are on the agenda.  It appears that the same two development teams that presented at the Monday, 09-09-2014, Bates Area Civic Association meeting are back again tonight.  So if you missed the presentations … More Maedwell & @FluxonFlorida on the agenda of tonight’s ANC 5E meeting