Washington, D.C., August 12, 2008…The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) has begun design for a segment of the Metropolitan Branch Trail (MBT) that will run between New York Avenue and Franklin Street, N.E. in the NoMa (north of Massachusetts Avenue) neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Part of a planned eight-mile pedestrian and bicycle trail between Union

Washington, D.C., July 28, 2008… NPR, the longtime Washington-based broadcast and digital media company, has closed on its acquisition of 1111 North Capitol Street, N.E. in the NoMa (north of Massachusetts Avenue) neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Last March, NPR announced that it will relocate from Penn Quarter to this former warehouse in NoMa, just north

Washington, D.C., June 27, 2008… XM Satellite Radio, one of the first businesses to locate in the District of Columbia’s emerging NoMa (North of Massachusetts Avenue) neighborhood, was one of three metropolitan area businesses honored by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments’ (COG) Commuter Connections program, operated by COG’s National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board.The

Washington, D.C., June 25, 2008… A private-sector environmental firm and a Federal government agency have leased a total of 44,660 square feet at the Capitol Plaza I building, located at 1200 1st Street, N.E. in Washington D.C.’s NoMa neighborhood, just one block from the New York Avenue Metro station.Point Carbon, based in Oslo, Norway, has

Washington, D.C., June 23, 2008… Ms. Dana Chieco has joined the NoMa (North of Massachusetts Avenue) Business Improvement District (BID) as Planning and Program Manager. Her responsibilities include overseeing all aspects of infrastructure and public space planning and implementation for the BID, including transportation, streetscape, sustainable design, public art, and parks. Ms. Chieco joins the

Washington, D.C., June 23, 2008… The NoMa (North of Massachusetts Avenue) Business Improvement District (BID) in Washington, D.C. is pleased to announce the neighborhood’s latest restaurant lease, Au Bon Pain. Au Bon Pain will open in the spring of 2009 in a 2,734-square-foot space within the new Courtyard by Marriott hotel now under construction at

Washington, D.C., June 19, 2008…At its second annual meeting, the NoMa (North of Massachusetts Avenue) Business Improvement District (BID) of Washington, D.C. honored Mayor Adrian M. Fenty and four other partners who have significantly contributed to the quality of the life in the fast-growing BID: Mayor Fenty received accolades for his leadership and his support

Washington, D.C., June 9, 2008… The emerging NoMa (North of Massachusetts Avenue) neighborhood of Washington, D.C. will soon be one of the city’s most bicycle-friendly destinations, with the Metropolitan Branch Trail (MBT) linking bikers to the New York Avenue Metrorail station, the National Mall, and north to Takoma Park, Maryland.Completion of the seven-mile section of

Washington, D.C., June 4, 2008… Five Guys, the popular homegrown restaurant that serves quality burgers and fries, will open this summer in the NoMa (north of Massachusetts Avenue) neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It will join Pound Coffee, Heidi’s Brooklyn Deli, and Sister’s Pizza & Mussels in a retail building just outside the New York Avenue

Washington, D.C., May 6, 2008…. The NoMa (North of Massachusetts Avenue) Business Improvement District (BID) in Washington, D.C. is hosting two exciting free public arts and entertainment events opening this week: Artomatic and the James Bond Film Festival.Artomatic, the Washington, D.C., area’s homegrown art extravaganza, opens to the public at noon on Friday, May 9,