FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, November 6, 2012 Media Contact: John Lisle, 202.671.2004; john.lisle@dc.gov   DDOT’s Urban Forestry Administration Completes Major Storm Cleanup Crews Now Focusing on Stump Removal in Wake of Sandy (Washington, D.C.) The District Department of Transportation’s Urban Forestry Administration (UFA) has completed the major storm cleanup work in the wake of Hurricane … More DDOT’s Urban Forestry Administration Completes Major Storm Cleanup

Note that one of the recipients of the Gingertown confectionary campus project is So Others Might Eat (S.O.M.E), which has a feeding facility on the unit block of O Street NW. DC Design Community to Build Enormous Gingerbread University November 5, 2012 A university town fashioned from gingerbread, licorice whips, gumdrops and icing will come … More S.O.M.E. to benefit from Gingerbread House project

This from Mac: We have a very sweet orange cat that has moved into our back yard at 33 N St., NW.  It’s so affectionate and craves human contact so we think it must have been someone’s pet.  It’s been living in our backyard now for several weeks now. We love the cat and would … More Lost Cat on N St.

Please join the Bates Area Civic Association for Calendar Year 2013. Membership is $20 and moneys are used to support events such as: 1. Tree box and neighborhood beautification projects 2. Neighborhood Clean Ups 3. 5th District Police Gala 4. Movie Nights at the Park 5. National Night Out 6. Community Programs – Events We … More Please Join BACA Membership for 2013

Monday, November 5, 2012 Meeting Agenda 7 PM, Mt. Sinai Church 3rd and Q ST NW Refreshments Will Be Served I.                    Meeting Called to Order Treasurer’s Report 2013 Memberships II.                  Community Updates/Announcements Meeting with Congresswoman Norton, Wednesday, November 7 5th District Police Department Safety Update Special Guest (s) 7:15 PM – 8:30 PM Ms. Pamela … More Reminder BACA Meeting – Monday, Nov 5 at 7pm

This article ran in the Fall issue of The Ward 5 Heartbeat. Apologies for only cross-posting it here now! A commitment to neighbors and to local enterprise animate the business approach of Atilla Suzer, owner of Bacio Pizzeria and Green Paws pet store with his wife Lisa Friedman. Both businesses are located at 81 Seaton … More G2K a BACA Business: Bacio and Green Paws

For those of you who are following the development of the WalMart at 1st, H and New Jersey Avenue NW, just south of the Bates area, see this Washington Business Journal article.  I have included the first few paragraphs of the article.  You can click on the article title to read the entire news story. … More some 77 H St NW WalMart news

2012 Leaf Collection Begins Mon., Nov. 5 Holiday Tree Collections: Dec. 31 – Jan. 12 The DC Department of Public Works announced today that it will begin collecting leaves Monday, November 5 and will continue collections through January 12, 2013. DPW will be in each neighborhood at least twice for two weeks collecting leaves during … More 2012 Leaf Collection Begins Mon., Nov. 5

Government of the District of Columbia Department of Transportation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, November 1, 2012 Media Contact: John Lisle at 202-671-2004, john.lisle@dc.gov ***TRAFFIC ADVISORY*** DDOT to Begin Catch Basin Construction in 500 and 600 blocks of Florida Avenue, NW Work Will Require Temporary Lane Closures (Washington, D.C.) The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will … More DDOT to Begin Catch Basin Construction in 500 and 600 blocks of Florida Avenue, NW