All Things Current: What you'll find in your Dec. 2, 2015, edition

ALCOHOL LICENSING Three leading Georgetown community groups generally agree that more restaurants should be

allowed in the neighborhood, yet negotiations on its liquor license moratorium have stalled as they differ on the specifics. (Georgetown Current, Dupont Current, Foggy Bottom Current)

BUSINESS The D.C. Office of Planning has a laid out a framework to beautify and enliven the Van Ness

commercial corridor. (Northwest Current, Dupont Current)

DEVELOPMENT A local hotel owner abruptly suspended controversial plans to build roof decks on its Dupont Circle

and Massachusetts Avenue Heights buildings. (Georgetown Current, Dupont Current, Foggy Bottom Current)

The prospective developers of the former Spring Valley Superfresh site are adjusting their plans after hearing mixed reactions from residents at a recent community meeting. (Northwest Current, Georgetown Current, Dupont Current)

EDUCATION The District's elementary and middle school students aren't faring much better than high schoolers in

the new PARCC standardized test, as education officials say they expected the low scores. (all editions)

A School Without Walls High School art instructor is D.C. Public Schools' teacher of the year. (all editions)

ENVIRONMENT Local environmental advocates are urging the city to plant nine new trees to shade the sidewalk

outside the PNC Branch on Dupont Circle, though D.C. officials claim such a project is likely not feasible. (Dupont Current, Foggy Bottom Current)

HOLIDAYS IN WASHINGTON (all editions) It wouldn’t be the holiday season without lights, and several displays across D.C. are sure to get

everyone in a festive mood. The National Museum of American History is displaying children's toys from the late 19th and early 20th

centuries, amid a Smithsonian-wide holiday festival.

ON THE MARKET (all editions) A three-bedroom Berkley home, on the market for $1,299,000, has more space and more unusual

amenities than you'd expect at first glance.

OPINION (all editions) Editorial: The D.C. Council should review the pros and cons of banning or otherwise restricting noisy,

high-polluting leaf blowers. Editorial: The Georgetown community must come together on a nightlife compromise that supports a

shared goal: more restaurants, but controlled impacts on neighbors. Sherwood: After initial expectations of an expedited timeline, the D.C. Council is preparing serious

scrutiny for a proposed family-leave bill.

SPORTS (Northwest Current, Georgetown Current) A last-second sack let Sidwell football top Eastern for the DCSAA Class A football crown on Saturday. Gonzaga football trounced Friendship Collegiate on Saturday, giving the Eagles a chance to defend

their DCSAA crown this weekend.

Wilson's DCIAA football title drought still dates to 1991, following a 40-24 Turkey Bowl loss to H.D. Woodson.

DISPATCHES (all editions) Lafayette Elementary students and neighbors review their new playground, Washington International

fourth-graders get a visit from a storyteller, and other reports from local schools.

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