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First, see this tweet from the DC Board of Elections and Ethics (DC BOEE) this morning: DCBOEE ‏@DCBOEE Recount for ANC-SMDs 5E05 and 6A02 underway now in Room 280 North of One Judiciary Square. 9:34 AM – 11 Dec 2012 And read this subsequent tweet from DC BOEE this evening: DCBOEE ‏@DCBOEE DCBOE completes recount. No … More DC BOEE vote recount of ANC 5E 05 race: Joyce Robinson-Paul still winner over Bradley Thomas

The popular Greater Greater Washington blog has a post today on affordable housing and Ward 5. Amid change, affordable housing revitalizes parts of Ward 5 by Elizabeth Falcon • December 11, 2012 2:43 pm Here is the section of this blog post that mentions Open Arms Housing, whose apartment building is located in the Bates … More GGW post on Ward 5 affordable housing mentions Open Arms Housing

See this post from Washington City Paper’s Alan Suderman: Anita Bonds, D.C.’s Newest Councilmember Posted by Alan Suderman on Dec. 10, 2012 at 9:27 pm Anita Bonds, a longtime fixture in the background of District politics, was selected tonight to be an interim at-large councilmember by the D.C. Democratic State Committee. She easily dispatched her … More Bates area resident Anita Bonds, DC’s newest councilmember

Washington Post reporter Mike DeBonis noticed a tweet from the DC Board of Elections and Ethics (DC BOEE) announcing a recount of the ANC 5E 05 race between Joyce Robinson-Paul and Bradley Thomas. DCBOEE @DCBOEE 4:23 PM – 7 Dec 12 BOE Announces Recount of Two ANC Contests – SMD5E05 and SMD6A02 on Tuesday, December … More DC BOEE recount this Tuesday of ANC 5E05 race

Join NoMa resident Tiffany Griffin as she teaches you how to prepare vegan dishes that will wow even the most omnivorous of your friends and family. When: All lessons are 1-4 p.m. December 1, 2012: Veggies (Clementine Roasted Brussels Sprouts; Cayenne-Apricot Glazed Carrots) December 8, 2012: Sides (Stuffing/Dressing; Cranberry Sauce; Sweet Potatoes) December 15, 2012: … More Vegan Holiday Cooking Class

The DC Department of Transportation (DDOT) expects construction to start in first quarter of 2013 on First Street, NE. The project will rebuild the entirety of First Street, NE and its sidewalks from Columbus Circle to New York Avenue, including significant improvements to the side streets of K, L Pierce, M, Patterson, and N. The … More First Street Construction Project Starts in January

News Release  For Immediate Release Contact: Officer Tisha Gant (202-727-4383) December 7, 2012  Missing Person: Noble Watkins (Washington, DC)-The Metropolitan Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a critical missing person identified as 11 year-old Noble Watkins. He was reported missing on Thursday, December 6, 2012, from the 5500 block of B Street, … More Missing Person Alert

Shiloh Baptist Church – 1500 Ninth Street, NW Sunday Decemb er 9, 5 p.m. The Messiah A Sacred Oralorio by G.F. Handel The Shiloh Senior Choir Mount Sinai Baptist Church 1615 Third Street, NW Saturday, December 15, 6 p.m. The Watoto Children’s Choir from Uganda, Africa

Okay, mission-critical topic here! How many people who live, work, shop, visit or worship in the Bates Area are Twitter users? If you aren’t a Twitter user, it’s okay. But if you ARE a Twitter user, then you may have noticed that a #hashtag —“People use the hashtag symbol # before a relevant keyword or … More for Twitter users: what #hashtag should be used for the neighborhood?