The popular DC Metro Urban Diary (DC MUD) blog profiles 118 Bates Street NW, which appears to be on the market.   Your Next Place ttp://dcmud.blogspot.com/2011/07/your-next-place_31.html The DC MUD blog post indicates that 118 Bates Street NW has a list price of $685,323.

From: MPD-5D@yahoogroups.com [mailto:MPD-5D@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of John Ayala Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2011 1:01 PM To: MPD-5D@yahoogroups.com Subject: [MPD-5D] Guardian Angels Requested for 1st and O Streets, NW  Good Afternoon, I’m starting to see some interest in a patrol around First and O Streets, NW. I would be more than happy to start a Guardian … More Want to Be An Angel?

On Jul 30, 2011, at 3:42 AM, Olivia Padilla <olivia.padilla@gmail.com> wrote:  Dear Neighbors, I attended the Zoning Commission Hearing regarding the variance the city requested for parking around the new building site. The meeting was really interesting. I was the only person in attendance, with the exception of a couple who live on 1st Street. … More [Dunbar Shaw] Dunbar High School Demolition/Reconstruction

We Need You at National Night Out Tuesday, August 2, 2011 5:30pm -8:30pm   Dear Neighbors, we have the distinct honor to host the 5th District Police and Ward 5’s National Night Out. The Hanover and Bates Area Civic Associations in partnership and sponsorship from the 5th District Citizens Advisory Council will host this event … More Come Join the Fun – National Night Out. Tuesday, August 2nd.

Here’s some more information on the new park originally posted as a comment. Sign Up to Help Build the New Playground at 45 P Street NW I am a local parent who is excited about the new playground that will be built at the Associates for Renewal in Education (ARE) facility at 45 P Street … More Volunteer to help build our new playground

Friday, July 22, 2011  Dear Commissioners, Community Leaders and Friends of the FloridaAvenuePark,  I received a call from Ms. Jackie Stanley from DPR to notify me of the scheduled closing of the FloridaAvenuePark. The park will start the pre-construction, demolition phase on Monday, August 1st (as we had notified the committee, this could have taken … More Public Notice of Park Closure on Monday, August 1, 2011

Happened to pass by this new specialty market on 9th street. It’s called Seasonal Pantry and they specialize in a selection of prepared items, fresh and dried pasta, and produce from local farmers (the homemade popsicles and ice cream caught my eye!) They also serve dinner by reservation. Address is 1314 ½ Ninth Street N.W. … More New Speciality Food Market on 9th Street

Dear Neighbors –  As of July 4th, we have had 4 assaults within a 3 block radius. A man was beaten in the morning on July 4th at the corner of P and First St NW. This was done by 3 young men, possibly juveniles.  Wednesday, July 13th, someone was assaulted at the unit block … More Neighborhood Crime Alert

The Associates for Renewal in Education is getting a new playground next to their building on the unit block of P st. The playground is a partnership between John Carlson of the Washington Capitols, Elliot Segal from DC101 and KaBOOM! A video press release is available here http://washingtoncapitals.tumblr.com/post/7859290415/john-carlson-elliot-segal-from-dc101-and-kaboom Does anyone have any other information, and … More New Playground on P ST