Florida Avenue Park ribbon-cutting -- Saturday, 02-25-2012

From Geovani Bonilla, President, Bates Area Civic Association:

Join Mayor Vincent C. Gray,
DPR,
5C ANC,
The Bates Area Civic Association and residents

Saturday, February 25th at 10am
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Florida Avenue Park (Florida and First St. NW)

Join our Community in a celebration and efforts to make the Florida Avenue Park a Community Park .

See the new play grounds, renovations and learn about the Bates Area Civic Association and Friends of The Park`s plans to bring more activities to this beautiful park.

Join Us Make This a Community and Family Affair.

Enjoy snacks from local businesses:
- Uncle Chips Cookies and Coffee
- Big Bear Café

Geovani A. Bonilla, President
Bates Area Civic Association

soliciting Bloomingdale Civic Association Nominating Committee volunteers and Friends of the Florida Avenue Park representative

See this message from Teri Janine Quinn, President, Bloomingdale Civic Association:

BLOOMINGDALE CIVIC ASSOCIATION ELECTION NOMINATING COMMITTEE

It is time to prepare for the Bloomingdale Civic Association (BCA) elections! The BCA is seeking volunteers to serve on the BCA Election Nominating Committee. The Committee will compile and submit to the BCA a slate nominees for the BCA's elected positions. If you are interested in serving on the nominating Committee, please contact me (terijanine @ gmail.com or 214 then 908 then 1913) or another executive board member as soon as possible.

FRIENDS OF FLORIDA AVENUE PARK

You may have noticed that the work on the Florida Avenue Park is progressing quite nicely. The BCA received a request for the Bates Area Civic Association seeking a representative from the BCA to help form the Friends of the Florida Avenue Park (FFAP) group. The representative will serve on the Initial Board of the FFAP for six months. The Initial Board will define the mission, goals, activities, schedule, rules, and structure of the FFAP. Please let me know as soon as possible if you are interested in being the BCA representative on the FFAP.

Best,

Teri Janine Quinn
President, Bloomingdale Civic Association

Florida Avenue Park groundbreaking

A Bloomingdale parent took this photo at the Florida Avenue Park groundbreaking event.

Nice to see the Mayor, the Councilmember .... and a very young resident helping break the ground for the new park!

postponed: Florida Avenue Park groundbreaking

From ANC 5C04 Commissioner John Salatti:

Just received this info from the City.

Thanks,
John

John T. Salatti
Commissioner, ANC 5C04
Vice President, Bloomingdale Civic Association
(202) 986-2592
``Together, Building a Better Bloomingdale``

From: Thomas, Carl D. (EOM)
Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 4:28:01 PM
Subject: RE: Florida Ave. Park Groundbreaking Aug. 4th

Good Afternoon Ward 5,


I am saddened to announce the groundbreaking for Florida Avenue Park will be postponed. Further information will be forthcoming. I apologize for any inconvenience this postponement may cause. Thank you.

groundbreaking at Florida Avenue Park with Mayor Gray – Thursday, 08/04/2011

Posted at the BloomingdaleKids list at Yahoogroups:

Posted by: ``John T. Salatti`` john.salatti@gmail.com
Tue Aug 2, 2011 10:36 pm (PDT)

Well, parents, here is news many of you have long been waiting for!

Good Morning Ward 5,

There is exciting news for the Bates/Truxton/ Bloomingdale/ Hanover area of our Ward.

On Thursday August 4th, 2011, Mayor Gray will be on hand for the Florida Avenue Park Groundbreaking! !! The groundbreaking ceremony will begin at 11:30am. The location of the groundbreaking will be at 1st and Florida Avenue, NW. Joining Mayor Gray will be Civic and Community Leaders, ANC Commissioners, Elected and Government Officials and YOU!!

See you there!

Carl Thomas
Mayor`s Office of Community Relations and Services
Ward 5 Community Liaison
202-340-7141
Carl.Thomas@dc.gov

Let me know if you have any questions!

See you there,

John

John T. Salatti
Commissioner, ANC 5C04
Vice President, Bloomingdale Civic Association
John.Salatti@gmail.com
``Together, Building a Better Bloomingdale``

Natalie Hopkinson: In Bloomingdale, Faces of Gentrification

See this TBD item from Bloomingdale resident Natalie Hopkinson:

http://www.tbd.com/pictures/2011/05/in-bloomingdale-faces-of-gentrification/rawrr-3150-209.html .

Big Bear Cafe, the Bloomingdale Farmers' Market, Field to City and the Florida Avenue Park (across the street from Big Bear) are all mentioned.

Glad that I don't own a pork pie hat.

What do you think?

(Photo above titled "HIpster Parade" courtesy of Matthew Beck from Natalie Hopkinson).