This was to be a park for those we have lost, and it is a park that this neighborhood has lost out on. http://friendsofbundy.wordpress.com/njo-park/ The documents and diagrams of the park are back up online.
Cross post from Eckington listserv: I’m sad to report that Luciana Cafe has closed. Frank had talked about the landlord raising the rent and that this would probably force him to shutdown. This was the first of the “wave” of restaurants in the area that we would visit and the only one that we used … More Luciana Cafe – out of business
… (last post and then I swear i’m on vacation)… What is going on with the ANEC Annex lot of empty buildings on the southwest corner of NJ and P St? It just got new asphalt laid by the city. But isn’t that a private lot? The buildings look much more haggard now that … More Speaking of concrete…
The mayor announced today the kick off on construction of the segment of the bike trail that will go from Catholic University to Union Stations. Info about the Metropolitan Branch Trail. The Metropolitan Branch Trail (MBT) is a proposed 8-mile multi-use trail that runs from Silver Spring in Maryland to Union Station in the District … More Construction starts in Eckington on MBT bike trail
Finally, after a couple of years of vacantness, work has begun on the store at 3rd and P St NW. These photos show the inside and there are some not easily visible workers in there surrounded by the dust from the jackhammering. I talked to the contractors this morning and they said the work would … More Work begins on Bates Market. Yahoo!
Attn Local Business and Property owners located in the North Capitol Main Street service area: Ward 5 Councilmember Harry “Tommy” Thomas, Jr. and North Capitol Main Street, Inc. are partnering to host a business meeting on Tuesday, June 9th at 9 am. This will be the first in a series of monthly meetings—to be held … More North Capitol Development Meeting
Thomas Outlines Initiatives Targeting Ward 5 Hot Spots Ward 5 Councilmember Harry “Tommy” Thomas, Jr. held a press conference on May 21, 2009 at the office of North Capitol Main Street, Inc. (NCMS) to discuss initiatives targeting North Capitol Street and other Ward 5 hot spots. Two days prior to the press conference, four individuals … More Ward 5 Hot Spots – Council Member Thomas
I posted before about the Latin American School to go into the old JF Cook School at Unit and P St. However, it seems instead it is a Youth Center. Mai Fernandez, the director, will be speaking about it at next Monday’s BACA meeting. I don’t know anything about it but their web site is … More New Latin American Youth Center
First the Subway eatery, then a condo building and soon North Capitol Street will be posh. Below is an old post on DCMUD blog, but interesting nonetheless. North Cap has crazy potential to be a great retail destination and I can’t wait for it to take off. Years of planning appear to be paying off … More ‘Dunbar Place’ Condos on North Cap
Three years after it was initially scheduled for completion, work is finally underway on the long awaited Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library. And the fact that excavation is now bristling along at the Rhode Island Avenue, NW site, courtesy of Forrester Construction, isn’t the only piece of good news for Shaw bibliophiles. Officials at DC Public … More Work underway on new Shaw Library
Bates Area Civic Association 