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 All Things Current: What you'll find in your Aug. 20, 2014, edition

BUSINESS

The District’s recent expansion of a small-business grant initiative called !reat Streets" in #ard $mar%ed a milestone for economic development along upper &$th Street' but officials are no(

loo%ing at expanding the program to more of the corridor) *all editions+

 , ne( dance studio (ill open this fall in &th Street .eights' performing double dut/ as a

neighborhood arts hub in a former &012s movie theater along the upper &$th Street corridor) *all

editions+

 ,s commercial development around &$th and U streets proliferates' a group of sta%eholders is

see%ing to create a business improvement district to enhance and connect the area3s business

communit/) *Dupont 4urrent' 5ogg/ Bottom 4urrent+

DE6E789:ENT

 ,fter 4ongress t(ea%ed its rules for maximum building heights in D)4) this spring' the cit/3s ;oning

4ommission is examining ho( to let developers ta%e advantage of ne( rooftop uses (hilestimulating additional affordable housing production) *all editions+

EDU4,TI8N

The Shining Stars :ontessori ,cadem/ charter school that had sought to open in !lover 9ar% next

(ee% (ill instead lease space in Northeast' school officials announced :onda/' though the/ still

hope to move to #isconsin ,venue for a future school /ear) *North(est 4urrent' !eorgeto(n

4urrent+

#ard < D)4) 4ouncil member :ar/ 4heh recentl/ toured :ann and .earst elementaries to ma%e

sure the/3re read/ for the upcoming school /ear as expansion pro=ects continue) *North(est

4urrent' !eorgeto(n 4urrent+

7I>U8? 7I4ENSIN! Three ne( restaurants are coming to #isconsin ,venue in !eorgeto(n@ a merged Aapanese

concept under the helm of the former Sushi-o chef' and a piCCa place do(n the bloc%) *all

editions+

T(o D)4) bar veterans are e/eing a controvers/-plagued 7ogan 4ircle site as the/ loo% to resurrect

the popular 4ro(bar tavern that operated in the &002s near 5arragut North) *Dupont 4urrent'

5ogg/ Bottom 4urrent+

987ITI4S

The ?ev) !ra/lan .agler describes his focus on nurturing small local businesses as he runs for an

at-large D)4) 4ouncil seat' in an intervie( (ith The 4urrent as part of a series on at-large D)4)

4ouncil candidates3 polic/ positions) *all editions+

8T.E? NE#S

Aelleff ?ecreation 4enter in !eorgeto(n has a ne( outdoor mural this month than%s to a group of

summer campers from the 5illmore ,rts 4enter) *all editions+

8N T.E :,?ET

 , classic-st/led home sitting on a large leaf/ lot on !arfield Street is available for &'0F'222) *all

editions+

89INI8N *all editions+

Editorial@ #e3re glad to see ,merican Universit/ testing for chemical contamination before

developing its East 4ampus site)

Editorial@ The D)4) 4ouncil should stud/ (a/s to ma%e outdoor pools available for more of the /ear)

Sher(ood@ The clashes in 5erguson' :o)' highlight the over-militariCation of toda/3s police forces)

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S98?TS *North(est 4urrent' !eorgeto(n 4urrent+

!onCaga football has high expectations this season after last /ear3s in=ur/-related losses)

#ilson football held its o(n on Saturda/ in a scrimmage against po(erhouse De:atha)

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