The DC Water Occupation of Flagler Place has begun #BloomingdaleDC #548daysLeft pic.twitter.com/LIsEoquOmG
10:53 AM - 4 Aug 2014
Monday, August 04, 2014
it is confirmed - the 5D National Night Out celebration will be held at the Florida Avenue Park on Tuesday, 08-05-2014
To: MPD-5D@yahoogroups.com
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2014 09:34:18 -0400
Subject: [MPD-5D] Standby…News Flash
It is confirmed…
The 5D National Night Out Celebration will be held at the Florida Avenue Park on Tuesday August 5, 2014
Join MPD 5D for an evening of celebration at the Florida Avenue Park (1st and Florida Ave NW) from 6pm-9pm. It is a night to celebrate community pride, unity, and most importantly public safety partnerships. We will provide crime prevention tips/safety information, food, and child fingerprinting. Residents will have the opportunity to interact with MPD Command staff, the CAC, and with our exhibitors
Bring your Family, Tell a Neighbor, Meet your Friends there
Our exhibitors/supporters this year include
ADT security
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Alice Ferguson Foundation
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All Nations Baptist Church
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Apria Healthcare
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Bates Area Civic Association
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Beltway Dog Training
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Bloomingdale Civic Association
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Drug-Free World
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Eagle Bank
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Harmony DC Public Charter Schools
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MPD, Victim Services Branch
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Neighbors United for DC
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Postal Inspection Security Team Washington Division
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Trusted Health Plan
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Urban Alarm
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Bloomingdale Civic Assn, Bates Area Civic Assn & Fifth District present National Night Out -- Tuesday, 08-05-2014
Posted at the MPD-5D list at Yahoogroups:
Natalie meets Smitty
See this tweet and pic from Sunday, 08/03/2014, from Bloomingdale resident Natalie Hopkinson:
Natalie Hopkinson @Nattyrankins
Natalie Hopkinson @Nattyrankins
Just met my neighbor @smittyforag collecting signatures in #bloomingdaledc #dcision2014 I am very impressed! pic.twitter.com/Uc3x3GToxo
10:28 PM - 3 Aug 2014
MPD 5D alert from 9:22 pm last night: Robbery F/V at 116 Rhode Island Avenue NW
See this DC Alerts tweet from yesterday:
DC Police Department @DCPoliceDept
DC Police Department @DCPoliceDept
5D robbery F/V_116 Rhode Island Ave NW, LOF B/M ski msk, 6'1" gray t shirt blu jeans, L/S running east on R/I ave // #8130
9:22 PM - 3 Aug 2014
Sunday, August 03, 2014
? who has picked up petitions for ANC 5E commissioners for the single member districts (SMDs) that cover Bloomingdale (as of 08-01-2014) ?
See this info from the DC Board of Elections and Ethics:
Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner petition pick-up list for the November 4, 2014 General Election
8/1/2014
5:33 PM
5E01 Deborah Debbie Smith Steiner xxxx 6th Street, NE 20017 202-681-0095 7/25/14 steinerlynn@gmail.com
5E03 Nes Robinson xxx Todd Place, NE #1 20002 202-506-5539 7/14/14 8/1/14 nesrobin4@yahoo.com
5E03 Alex Marco Underwood xxx T Street NE 20002 202-498-4128 7/17/14 alexunderwood@comcast.net
5E03 Renee T. Lewis xxx T Street, NW 20002 202-486-5648 7/24/14 reneetlewis@yahoo.com
5E04 Adam Duffy xxx R Street, NE #B 20002 781-534-5604 7/9/14 8/1/14 duffyforanc@gmail.com
5E04 Sylvia M. Pinkney xx R Street, NE 20002 202-269-4180 7/7/14 7/11/14 5e04@anc.dc.gov
5E05 Joyce Robinson-Paul xx N Street, NW 20001 202-330-7955 8/1/14 statehood4dcnow@gmail.com
5E05 Bradley Ashton Thomas xxx P Street, NW 20001 202-670-0151 7/8/14 bradleyathomas.anc@gmail.com
5E06 Teri Janine Quinn xxxx 2nd Street, NW 20001 214-908-1913 7/18/14
5E07 Bertha Holliday xx T Street, NW 20001 202-491-3996 8/1/14 bhollidaypsy@gmail.com
5E07 Jon Mandel xxx Seaton Place, NW #B 20001 202-702-7786 8/1/14 jonmandel@gmail.com
5E07 Betsy McDaniel xxxx 1st Street, NW 20001 202-709-5307 8/1/14 betsyforanc@gmail.com
5E08 Austin L. Pearl xxxx North Capitol Street, NW 20002 202-486-5282 7/31/14 5e08@anc.dc.gov
5E09 C. Dianne Barnes xx Adams Street, NW 20001 202-387-2497 7/7/14 7/21/14 dianne_brns@yahoo.com
5E09 Kirby Vining xx Franklin Street, NE 20002 202-213-2690 7/7/14 8/1/14 nulliparaacnestis@gmail.com
5E10 Sally Hobaugh xxx Ascot Place, NE 20002 202-412-9618 7/10/14 sally.hobaugh@gmail.com
Here is a map of the ANC 5E single member district boundaries.
What's the rundown to date?
The position of ANC 5E06 is running uncontested -- just one candidate so far -- Teri Janine Quinn.
The position of ANC 5E07 has three Bloomingdale residents running so far -- Bertha Holliday, Jon Mandel and Betsy McDaniel.
The position of ANC 5E08 has only one Bloomingdale resident running to date -- Austin Pearl.
And the position of ANC 5E09 has two people -- Bloomingdale resident Dianne Barnes and Stronghold resident Kirby Vining.
Note that just because petitions have been picked doesn't mean that the petitions will subsequently be turned in with the minimum number of signatures.
So stay tuned.
8/1/2014
5:33 PM
5E03 Nes Robinson xxx Todd Place, NE #1 20002 202-506-5539 7/14/14 8/1/14 nesrobin4@yahoo.com
5E03 Alex Marco Underwood xxx T Street NE 20002 202-498-4128 7/17/14 alexunderwood@comcast.net
5E03 Renee T. Lewis xxx T Street, NW 20002 202-486-5648 7/24/14 reneetlewis@yahoo.com
5E04 Adam Duffy xxx R Street, NE #B 20002 781-534-5604 7/9/14 8/1/14 duffyforanc@gmail.com
5E04 Sylvia M. Pinkney xx R Street, NE 20002 202-269-4180 7/7/14 7/11/14 5e04@anc.dc.gov
5E05 Joyce Robinson-Paul xx N Street, NW 20001 202-330-7955 8/1/14 statehood4dcnow@gmail.com
5E05 Bradley Ashton Thomas xxx P Street, NW 20001 202-670-0151 7/8/14 bradleyathomas.anc@gmail.com
5E06 Teri Janine Quinn xxxx 2nd Street, NW 20001 214-908-1913 7/18/14
5E07 Bertha Holliday xx T Street, NW 20001 202-491-3996 8/1/14 bhollidaypsy@gmail.com
5E07 Jon Mandel xxx Seaton Place, NW #B 20001 202-702-7786 8/1/14 jonmandel@gmail.com
5E07 Betsy McDaniel xxxx 1st Street, NW 20001 202-709-5307 8/1/14 betsyforanc@gmail.com
5E08 Austin L. Pearl xxxx North Capitol Street, NW 20002 202-486-5282 7/31/14 5e08@anc.dc.gov
5E09 C. Dianne Barnes xx Adams Street, NW 20001 202-387-2497 7/7/14 7/21/14 dianne_brns@yahoo.com
5E09 Kirby Vining xx Franklin Street, NE 20002 202-213-2690 7/7/14 8/1/14 nulliparaacnestis@gmail.com
5E10 Sally Hobaugh xxx Ascot Place, NE 20002 202-412-9618 7/10/14 sally.hobaugh@gmail.com
Here is a map of the ANC 5E single member district boundaries.
What's the rundown to date?
The position of ANC 5E06 is running uncontested -- just one candidate so far -- Teri Janine Quinn.
The position of ANC 5E07 has three Bloomingdale residents running so far -- Bertha Holliday, Jon Mandel and Betsy McDaniel.
The position of ANC 5E08 has only one Bloomingdale resident running to date -- Austin Pearl.
And the position of ANC 5E09 has two people -- Bloomingdale resident Dianne Barnes and Stronghold resident Kirby Vining.
Note that just because petitions have been picked doesn't mean that the petitions will subsequently be turned in with the minimum number of signatures.
So stay tuned.
campaign flier for ANC 5E07 commissioner candidate and Bloomingdale resident Dr. Bertha Holliday
Could you please place the attachment announcement/info on your next listserv & Bloomingdale blog?
As always ---Thanks,
Bertha
come out for this Tuesday's National Night Out at the Florida Avenue Park
From the Bates blog:
Bates Area Civic Association
Bloomingdale Civic Association and
5th District Police Department
Present
Tuesday, August 5
6pm – 9pm
Florida Avenue Park
Florida Avenue NW and First St NW
With Financial Support from
Bates Area Civic Association
Bloomingdale Civic Association
Apria Healthcare
seeking a skilled person who can remove paint from intricate wood surfaces
See this message from a neighbor:
I am sorry to bother you with this, but a while back someone have high praise to a skilled gentleman who can remove paint from intricate wood surfaces. I saved the email for the longest time, knowing I'd want to call on him eventually, but now I can't find it. Is there any way you can help?
shower vs. tub
Bloomingdale resident and 10 Square Team Associated Broker Suzanne Des Marais made this comment yesterday at the Bloomingdale DC list at Google Groups:
I frequently receive e-mail questions from neighbors about how changes to their home could affect eventual market value. A few weeks ago I shared about how removing a parking space in favor of more usable outdoor space affects value. Here was a question I received last week from an owner of a Bloomingdale interior bay front Victorian:
I need your professional advice on our future Master Bath. We will hopefully be working on our basement this fall and have a new bathroom with shower not a tub in the basement. It should be awesome!
Adding that shower will allow us to redo our only full bath in the house (it currently is a 3bed/1.5 bath). For the current hall bathroom we plan to gut it and keep it in the same footprint. The tub is tiny (52" x 28") and expanding the bath isn't really an option.
So if you have been counting, we will have one full bathroom with tub, Once full bathroom with shower stall only, and one half bathroom. We plan to convert a walk in closet into an en suite. My husband wants a walk in shower and I think a tub is better for resale (not that we are selling). If we put it a human size tub (60") then it can have a shower head and jets and all that business but we will most likely never bathe in it only shower. If we do a walk-in shower it will be awesome and have a steam function to add from what a tub would allow, relaxation.
My response: If I understand correctly, you already have a small tub in your hall bath and would like to know whether it is important for re-sale to have a tub or whether a really nice shower with no tub is okay in the master bath.
When I started selling real estate in the neighborhood in 2001, and for several years after, people did not seem to expect more than one bathroom, let alone worry about the shower/tub conundrum. As the values have risen, so have the expectations of the buyers. Especially for renovated houses (those that command the highest prices), there is generally a preference for at least two bathrooms on the bedroom floor.
I have seen the lack of a tub be a deal breaker on an otherwise nice house, so I think it's a good idea to have at least one tub, if there's an option. As long as there is one tub, I think it's fine to have a really nice shower in the second or master bath from a valuation perspective. That said, if you plan on being in the house for a few more years, I think the most important thing is to do what is most desirable and functional for you.
See this response from a 2nd Street NW resident:
In answer to the lady who asked Suzanne Des Marias regarding whether to install a bath or shower in their being renovated home - I am a senior citizen, and the majority of my guests are also. When renovating the house several years ago, I installed a spa bath in the "guest" bathroom. One weekend a friend of similar age came to stay for the weekend - she did not have a shower the whole time she was with me - she kept telling me she would have one when she got home (Nth Carolina).
After she left, I went to inspect what problems there may have been with the bath, and I found several -
After she left, I went to inspect what problems there may have been with the bath, and I found several -
1. The sides of the bath were high
2. There were sliding glass shower doors
3. There was very little room to get into the shower, between the glass door & faucets, unless the sloping back of the bath was used.
4. Even if one could get over the sides of the bath, getting out was almost impossible - if one slipped in the bath they could cut themselves in 2 by getting caught on the glass rail slides.
I immediately took out the bath & installed a very large shower. If & when my place is ever sold, and there is a requirement from the new owner for a bath, then there is enough space to install one.
Since I intend to be here a long time - when the time for replacing the shower for bath comes, many changes in baths may be available. In the meantime, my guests can shower at leisure.
Saturday, August 02, 2014
Roger K. Lewis captures the sentiment
See this tweet:
East Meets West DC @eastmeetswestdc
Academia weighs in on McMillan redevelopment plan #bloomingdaledc #mcmillanzoning http://wapo.st/1qzSjvT
I do think that this single panel aptly captures the two major positions regarding the development of McMillan.
East Meets West DC @eastmeetswestdc
Academia weighs in on McMillan redevelopment plan #bloomingdaledc #mcmillanzoning http://wapo.st/1qzSjvT
I do think that this single panel aptly captures the two major positions regarding the development of McMillan.
MPD expands littering enforcement pilot program
To: mpd-5d@yahoogroups.com
From: MPD-5D@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2014 10:56:06 -0400
Subject: [MPD-5D] FW: Metropolitan Police Expand Littering Enforcement Pilot Program
Contact: Gwendolyn Crump, (202) 727-4383
August 2, 2014
Metropolitan Police Expand Littering Enforcement Pilot Program
(Washington, DC) – On August 1, 2014, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) launched citywide enforcement of the District of Columbia’s anti-littering laws, expanding it from a pilot program used in the Fourth and Sixth Police Districts, and allowing officers to issue $75 Notices of Violation (NOV) to any pedestrian observed littering.
Throughout the month of August, MPD officers will issue only warnings to violators in the First, Second, Third, Fifth, and Seventh Districts, as the Department works with community partners to educate the public about littering enforcement. Officers in the Fourth and Sixth Districts will continue to issue actual tickets.
Beginning Monday, September 1, 2014, anyone in the District of Columbia violating the littering law may be issued a $75 ticket.
If an officer sees a person dropping waste material of any kind on public space, in waterways, or on someone else’s private property, the person may receive a $75 NOV for littering. Anyone issued the NOV is required to provide their accurate name and address to the officer. Those who refuse or fail to provide their accurate name and address can be arrested and, upon conviction, be fined an additional $100 to $250 by the D.C. Superior Court. Failure to respond to a littering ticket by either paying the fine or appealing the ticket to the Office of Administrative Hearings will result in a doubling of the fine.
MPD officers will continue to issue $100 traffic tickets to the driver of any vehicle where an officer observes either the driver or any passenger toss trash of any kind onto someone else’s private property or onto any public space, such as streets, alleys, or sidewalks.
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Bloomingdale resident and artisan Rania Hassan: Three current exhibitions -- RandallScottProjects, Gallery at 200i, and Threadquarters!
Subject: Three current exhibitions: RandallScottProjects, Gallery at 200i, and Threadquarters!
From: darnknit@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2014 19:34:12 +0000
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![Forming [Series I] by Rania Hassan. Oil, Fiber, Wood.](https://gallery.mailchimp.com/b0ca253b52f0f4a8fee1cf5c0/images/d521ad4b-50a9-4016-bdd7-967191a95b6f.jpg)
Flagler/Adams construction update from the Thursday, 07-31-2014, DC Water 1st Street Tunnel forum meeting
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2014 12:51:48 -0700
From: bloomingdalecc@gmail.com
To: bloomingdalecc@googlegroups.com
Subject: Flagler/Adams - Construction update from FST Forum
At last night's forum, DC Water handed out a schedule as follows for Flagler/Adams. The streets will be shut down soon.
- August 8: Mobilize construction staging area
- August 13: Demolition of curbs, planters
- August 18: Install drill rig (ends 9/5); relocate storm inlet (we've asked repeatedly where the drills/cranes will be, but DC Water has refused to disclose).
- August 22: Relocate 6-inch water line and fire hydrant (ends 9/5)
- Sept. 1: Replace 30-inch water main.
Also, DC Water previously committed to providing reports on air quality, noise, and vibration for each CSA. They are now claiming to be too busy, and maybe they'll have a format to consider by September.
For those who attended, feel free to add more, either about the other staging areas or other topics.
? low water pressure around 1st and Rhode Island Avenue NW ?
See this 08-01-2014 message:
Has anyone else been experience low water pressure on 1st and R St. NW since Monday morning?
If you are having this problem please contact Emanuel.Briggs@dcwater.com at DC Water and let him know.
See this 08-02-2014 update from this resident:
DC water fixed the problem last night
Has anyone else been experience low water pressure on 1st and R St. NW since Monday morning?
If you are having this problem please contact Emanuel.Briggs@dcwater.com at DC Water and let him know.
See this 08-02-2014 update from this resident:
DC water fixed the problem last night
Friday, August 01, 2014
Open Houses in and around Bloomingdale on 8/3/2014
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| 130 R St NE |
The featured property shown above, located at 130 R St NE is being listed by Evan Carson of Coldwell Banker. It will be open for viewing this Sunday from 1-3pm. You can find more information in the links below.
The list of open houses scheduled for Sunday in and around Bloomingdale can be seen here. A map of the same open houses can be found here.
*Agents,
to have your open houses included in this weekly post, please have them
tagged in MRIS by 10am on Friday. If you don't see your open house in
the links, feel free to add in the comments. Also, if you would like
your open to be featured with a picture for this post, please e-mail
david at 10 square team dot com by 10am on Friday before the open.
Roger K. Lewis: "McMillan plan combines preservation, urban design and inventive architecture"
Click on the link to read the * entire * post by Washington Post columnist Roger K. Lewis.
You should click on the link below to see the included cartoon graphic at the Post website (which I have not copied in here to keep the Washington Post attorneys off my back) -- the graphic sums up the two positions well!
Real Estate
Roger K. Lewis is a practicing architect and a professor emeritus of architecture at the University of Maryland. His cartoon may be seen atwww.washingtonpost.com/realestate.
You should click on the link below to see the included cartoon graphic at the Post website (which I have not copied in here to keep the Washington Post attorneys off my back) -- the graphic sums up the two positions well!
Real Estate
McMillan plan combines preservation, urban design and inventive architecture
The fate of the McMillan Sand Filtration Plant has been the subject of heated controversy ever since the federal government closed the water purification facility in 1986 and sold the 25-acre site to the District of Columbia. During the years, dramatically differing opinions and ideas for transforming McMillan have led to multiple contrasting plans for the site.
But next month the destiny of the historically landmarked McMillan site may be determined and the disputes rendered moot. The D.C. Zoning Commission is reviewing the latest plan (www.envisionmcmillan.com), a well-conceived, pragmatic work of urban design and architecture.
The ongoing controversy has pitted two camps against each other. One camp strongly believes that most if not all of the site should be a city park. The other camp strongly favors blended use of the site — relatively intense real estate development coupled with a fair amount of open space.
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Clearly, the plan for the McMillan site is much more than a conventional, two-dimensional mapping of land uses. It is a thoughtfully considered, multi-dimensional work successfully marrying historic preservation, creative urban design and inventive architecture, all benefitting the public. Already given a thumbs-up by the D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board, this ambitious plan deserves the Zoning Commission’s approval.Roger K. Lewis is a practicing architect and a professor emeritus of architecture at the University of Maryland. His cartoon may be seen atwww.washingtonpost.com/realestate.
St. George's Episcopal Church Free To Be Me summer evening camp -- Monday, 08-18-2014 through Friday, 08-22-2014
From Janis Evans at St. George's Episcopal Church at 2nd and U Street NW in Bloomingdale:
Please post on your respective listserves and community bulletin boards, forward to others in our community.
Please post on your respective listserves and community bulletin boards, forward to others in our community.
Thanks a bunch,
Janis
Program Coordinator/Outreach Co-chair
National Night Out on Tuesday, 08-05-2014: 5 Day 4 Nights
To: MPD-5D@yahoogroups.com
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2014 09:27:12 -0400
Subject: [MPD-5D] 5 Days 4 Nights [1 Attachment]
Good Morning 5D Community,
The countdown begins 4 Days 3 Nights UNTIL National Night Out!
Join MPD 5D for an evening of celebration at the Florida Avenue Park (1st and Florida Ave NW) from 6pm-9pm. We will provide crime prevention tips/safety information, food, and child fingerprinting. Residents will have the opportunity to interact with Command staff, Beat Officers, the CAC, and Friends.
Our exhibitors/supporters this year include
Bates Area Civic Association
Bloomingdale Civic Association
Apria Healthcare
Postal Inspector Security Team Washington Division
All Nations Baptist Church
Alice Ferguson Foundation
MPD, Victim Services Branch
Harmony DC Public Charter Schools
Neighbors United for DC
ADT security
Drug-Free World
Trusted Health Plan
Take out your comfy shoes, (the Park is Beautiful you WILL want to walk around and visit the food and exhibitor sections) Bring Your Neighbors, Meet Your Friends There
5D Outreach
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