David, From what I understand there are two basic approaches/processes working in parallel on the traffic issues. 1. Individuals and associations are working...
William, The other challenge for citizens is not to allow the issue to create rifts within the community especially if it has potential to create animosity ...
We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. ANC 1A Meeting Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2003 Time: 7:00PM EST (GMT-05:00) ANC 1A Meeting The first...
columbia_heights@yaho...
Jan 2, 2003 12:02 am
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In order to strike a reasonable balance between the residents of the city and automobiles passing through residential areas, DC has developed "Traffic Calming...
Recently, someone driving a small truck destroyed the wood posts holding the gates spanning the rear of my back yard. (A super-conscious neighbor was kind...
lwannemach@...
Jan 2, 2003 2:18 am
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Dave, I don't understand how, or why you are drawing race into this. People on X street pay taxes just like the people on Y street-- so consider the...
John, I wasn't bringing race and class into it. I was encouraging that race and class be kept out of the issue. A statement like the following encourages the...
I tried to send this Tuesday, but my network server was acting funky: All well and good Jack, but I live at 13th and Fairnont. I won't go through your points...
An iron fence contractor had just installed an iron ornamental fence in my front yard few days ago and it looks good. If you are considering an iron fence for...
Hi. I have two small areas of dry wall and duct work in my basement apartment that needs to be fixed/replaced (mainly due to moisture damage). Can anyone...
Hello Everyone, The City Garden Coop is always looking for new members. Operating out of a basement in Mount Pleasant, we get cheap, good organic and local...
A few months ago the city "courtesy" towed my car from its street location in order to perform emergency road work. Unfortunately, my car was not in the...
Bryce I had the same thing happen to me -- same charges -- even though I was not ticketed and booted. This sounds like a regular practice. Perhaps the mayors...
Kevin B. Zeese
zeese@...
Jan 2, 2003 9:33 pm
9936
Just to caution everyone -- one of my friends was attacked on New Year's Eve after leaving our party. As he crossed Harvard on 13th, a group of about 6...
Birth Defects Prevention Month 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, 2003 According to the March of Dimes, each week in Washington, D.C. 30 babies are born to...
Please forward to others who may be interested. Thanks! Garden Resources of Washington (GROW) announces the availability of small grants up to $1,000 for...
D.C. Woman's Body Found Under Bed In 2nd Police Search By David A. Fahrenthold Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, January 3, 2003; Page B01 A 72-year-old...
Denise, I really don't have a problem with Ginkoes. The nuisance tree that I was talking about is called a an ailanthus, or "tree of heaven". They are ...
There is a law left over from the 1800's, which has apparently never been superceded, making it illegal to grow aillanthus anywhere in the District of ...
washingtonparks@...
Jan 3, 2003 4:30 pm
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The ailanthus was once a popular tree because of their fast growth. Now they are Washington's "illegal" tree. It is against the law to plant them. The Ginkgo,...
While very pretty and disease resistant, the Ginko does have one major drawback - the females stink! More precisely the fruit of the female trees stinks as the...
Larry, Although I am rarely incorrect and usually don't admit it even when I am, I was wrong when I said the ginkgo was not a flowering plant. It is and does ...
The fruit of the gingko is a delicacy in Asian cultures. It is also one of the earliest of the deciduous trees. The ailatanthus, I believe, was the "tree grows...
Dave, You didn't seem particularly overjoyed or concerned when some of us in largely ungentrified NE Columbia Heights were out in the cold going door-to-door...
John, I was complaining to high heaven to have a traffic study done concerning development, and taking a lot of grief from some members of the egroup because...
