With the support of Alice Harper and CSOSA, the Flower Power Committee and community members lead a great effort to collect trash from the streets and sidewalks in our neighborhood. Our appreciation to all that participated and to Derek Vollmer from the Flower Power Committee on taking the lead on these efforts and to Alice … More Flower Power and Community Clean Up
Capital Pride Stand Up for Equality Reception, Honoring Mayor Adrian Fenty, 12 City Council Members and GLAA – Hosted by the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club 6pm-9pm The Madison 15th and M, NW Free event, but $20 suggested contribution. You can join both Gertrude Stein and the National Stonewall Democrats for only $35 SATURDAY, JUNE 13 … More DC Pride Events
Monday night’s good news is that BACA found out formally that City Hall has approved a plan for the Cook School building on P Street NW. The bad news is that it’s not the project we thought we were going to get. The word was that KIPP was going to open another of its schools … More Storm Over Cook
From Ryan on 3rd St: The newest issue of Rolling Stone magazine is what they call the “Hot Issue”. In it, the editors tell us what they feel is “hot” in the worlds of music, movies, politics, society, etc. They even went as far as naming a “Hot Hood”. Guess who won? Shaw/Logan Circle. Check … More Rolling Stone Mag says Shaw is “hot”
Join North Capital Main Street, Inc. (NCMS) and the Urban Land Institute (ULI) to Improve the North Capital Main Street Business Corridor NCMS invites you to be a part of the ULI Technical Assistance Study for the North Capital Main Street business corridor. Come and discuss corridor issues with a panel of professionals selected by … More Join ULI to Discuss North Capitol Street Corridor Issues — Wednesday, 6/17/2009
Committee Reports: (a) Caryn Nesmith, Jon Hasse and Peter Katel will give the Public Relations Committee report. The Committee continues to be interested in receiving feedback from residents about the content and user friendliness of the BACA Blog. In addition, they would like to have your help in promoting its existence within your circle of … More BACA Meeting Reminder: Monday, June 1, 2009
Come out and help beautify our neighborhood as we prepare for the Flower Power Garden Walk next month! On June 6th, we will be outside starting at 9am, picking up litter, pulling weeds, and tidying up our blocks. We’ll meet at 1st and P Sts, by the Armstrong School, to begin, but feel free to … More Community clean-up June 6th!
I am pretty delinquent on updating a lot of spaces on this blog. Calendar: there are many things I’m blogging about that I need to put on the calendar page. Home Improvements: Trying to put folks as i see them listed elsewhere. News: We’ll see what I do with this page; it’s just sort of … More Help me to blog
via Summer Film Series: ‘Who’s Afraid of Elizabeth Taylor?’ – City Desk – Washington City Paper. With the lamented demise of Screen on the Green, the 2009 National Theatre Summer Cinema series is one of the few free film events left in D.C. This year’s series honors philanthropist/diamond-, husband-, and Oscar-collector (Butterfield 8, Who’s Afraid … More Summer Film Series: ‘Who’s Afraid of Elizabeth Taylor?’
I’m finding that local politics is complex. Shaw isn’t an exception; the area across the NJ Ave border has split off into different neighborhood associations. I won’t pretend to know details, but the Convention Center Civic Association (CCCA) is one of the newer civic associations that got frustrated with the older one and formed their … More Congresswoman Norton at last Shaw meeting
