From Scott Roberts/Bloomingdale listserv: It looks like some of the vacant lots in the north-east part of BACA will be parking for the firehouse. Brian Brown introduced the operator and project manager of the Engine Company 12 Restaurant – Steve May. Here is information that Brian and Steve supplied: The 1st floor of the restaurant … More Engine Company 12 Firehouse Update

See attached the official meeting notes of the ANC 5C Monthly Public Meeting, 18 January 2011. ANC 5C Meeting Minutes 18 Jan 2011 Final Version.pdf

Various DC Government Representatives will be walking through our area to hear our concerns. We hope you’ll join too.

I invite and encourage you to join us at Saturday’s A.W.E. Festival – a collaboration between the St. George’s Episcopal Church and the local community – to feature “artists, writers, and entertainers” who either reside in or otherwise have deep roots in our neighborhood. The event is going to take place Saturday afternoon, from 2:00 … More Local Artists Festival this Saturday

Saturday, March 5, 2011, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Martin Luther King Jr. DC Public Library Washingtoniana Division 901 G Street, NW, 3rd Floor Easy access from the Metro Center Station FREE Workshop and Lunch Participants will learn how to use research tools to discover the history of their home and neighborhood in this hands-on … More Free: Learn about the history of your home

EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE A DEGREE! PASS-ON TO SOMEONE WHO CAN USE THIS! Great jobs for young men who aren’t in college and strong young women also! This is Obama money for “infrastructure” the jobs are located all over, paid training in Atlanta . This is an awesome opportunity, please pass this on. … More AMTRAK IS HIRING – PASS IT ON!!!

It was great to see all the new trees planted around the neighborhood. Then came the strange plastic tree rings (at least they look strange to me). Apparently, they’re called “BioPlex Tree Rings,” and here’s some helpful info from the PoP blog on how they work, and what to do if you don’t want them … More Info on Tree Water Rings

From the City Paper: “What timing! Bisnow is reporting that B&B Investments has purchased a warehouse at 50 Florida Avenue NE for “under $10 million,” and plans to build housing units totaling some 300,000 square feet within 18 to 24 months. They’ll presumably all be market rate, too, which would pour a lot of money … More 50 Florida Ave: Possible Condo Development?

From Victoria A. Leonard via Eckington Digest: “Per the inquiry about the DDOT wall project on North Capitol Street. I heard back from DDOT today. The agency indicates that the wall is a 3.50 feet (3 ½’) tall safety wall on the median to protect the ornamental fence where cars keep running into it on … More 3.5 Foot Wall Going up on North Capitol