All Things Current: What you'll find in your Aug. 12, 2015, edition BUSINESSES Puzzle-minded patrons of a new Dupont Circle firm must use a series of clues to find their way out of a locked room. (all editions) DEVELOPMENT EastBanc is working on design changes to its polarizing proposal for a new mixed-use building at 2715 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, the current site of a gas station across from the Four Seasons Hotel. (Georgetown Current, Dupont Current, Foggy Bottom Current) EDUCATION After a months-long fight to restore lost funding at Wilson High School, the D.C. Public Schools system has agreed to allocate an additional $680,000 to its budget, bringing the school closer to the $900,000 parents and D.C. Council wanted to see restored. (all editions) The D.C. Public Schools system has dropped its annual Beautification Day, encouraging long-term partnerships with schools as opposed to one-day cleanups, but School Without Walls at Francis- Stevens will host own event to spruce up the campus. (all editions) PUBLIC SAFETY Despite a summer crime spike in the District, Metropolitan Police Department Chief Cathy Lanier argued Monday that the city’s overall crime trends are encouraging, speaking at a Ward 3 meeting held in response to a recent flurry of robberies. (Northwest Current, Georgetown Current) TRANSPORTATION A long-delayed expansion of the District's Capital Bikeshare system is back on track, with 40 new stations and 435 new bicycles due to be delivered later this year. (all editions) OTHER NEWS After nearly 18 years directing the Downtown Business Improvement District, Richard Bradley looks at how the city's central core has advanced since 1997, and what further changes are in the works. (all editions) ON THE MARKET A Chevy Chase home with an award-winning kitchen and lush, environmentally friendly landscaping is on the market for $1,195,000. (all editions) OPINION (all editions) Editorial: Fixing Metro requires capable new leadership – and a dedicated regional funding source that lets the agency's officials make necessary improvements. Editorial: A planned expansion of MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and the work already underway at Sibley Memorial Hospital are great news for Northwest residents. Sherwood: Mayor Muriel Bowser says her new proposal for when to share police body camera footage – just footage shot in public places, as opposed to none at all – balances the competing needs for privacy and transparency. SPORTS (Northwest Current, Georgetown Current) Cathedral soccer coach Danielle Malagari has spent her summer vacation on the air, providing color commentary for the Washington Spirit professional women's team. Maeve Carroll, a rising Visitation sophomore, has gotten ready to help the Cubs over the summer while helping the Fairfax Stars to a national Amateur Athletic Union basketball championship. The D.C. State Athletic Association has announced matchups for the second annual Pigskin Kickoff Classic, which will include Maret, St. Albans and Roosevelt among six schools from across the city.
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All Things Current: What you'll find in your Aug. 12, 2015,
editionBUSINESSES Puzzle-minded patrons of a new Dupont Circle firm
must use a series of clues to find their way out of a locked room
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