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All Things Current: What you'll find in your Feb. 12, 2014,
editionD.C. COUNCIL
Deal Middle School student leaders successfully lobbied at a
D.C. Council roundtable for a
Nebraska Avenue bus shelter. (all editions
D!"!LO#M!N$
%esidents &ho &ant to testify on the 'ro'osed D.C. onin)
re&rite no& have until A'ril *+ to do so,
an e-tension of about a onth and a half. (all editions
A /oard of 0onin) Ad1ustent decision to allo& a front roo on
a 2esley 3ei)hts teardo&n 'ro1ect
has rankled soe residents. (all editions
!DUCA$ION
$he ne& librarian at 3ardy Middle School is &orkin) to
add ore e4books and 'o'ular titles to hook
students on readin). (North&est Current, 5eor)eto&n
Current, Du'ont Current
LI6UO% LIC!NSIN5 A ne& Du'ont Circle )rou' is 'ushin) for
)reater enforceent a)ainst ni)htclubs it clais e-ceed
D.C. noise standards. (Du'ont Current, 7o))y /otto Current
#OLI$ICS
Muriel /o&ser &on last &eek8s 2ard 9 Deocrats ayoral
stra& 'oll, but her ar)in &asn8t
enou)h for the )rou'8s foral endorseent. (all editions
%eta :o Le&is &ants to brid)e the District8s ;di)ital
divide,< she said in an intervie& &ith $he
Current as 'art of a series on 'olicy 'ositions of ayoral
candidates.
#%!S!%"A$ION
$he 3istoric #reservation %evie& /oard recently re1ected a
'lan to deolish t&o sall but historic
buildin)s in Chinato&n &ithout discussin) the onuental
'ro1ect drivin) the re=uest. (all editions #lans to turn a )rand
stand4alone Mount #leasant hoe into condoinius &ere recently
re1ected
by the 3istoric #reservation %evie& /oard, &ith the
debate hi)hli)htin) broader concerns about
out4of4scale additions and continued condo conversions. (all
editions
A 'ro'osed historic district for the Meridian 3ill area has
broad su''ort but soe 'ro'erty o&ners
on its ed)es are lookin) to o't out. (Du'ont Current, 7o))y
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#U/LIC SA7!$>
A recent death outside a Northeast fire station could be
sy'toatic of a 'robleatic culture &ithin
the D.C. 7ire and !er)ency Medical Services De'artent, Chief
?enneth !llerbe told residents at
a counity eetin). (all editions
2orkers cleanin) u' a troubled S'rin) "alley 'ro'erty recently
reoved a sealed container and
containated soil that contained the blisterin) a)ent
le&isite, but the U.S. Ary Cor's of !n)ineerssaid these finds
did not 'ose a threat. (North&est Current, 5eor)eto&n
Current
$%ANS#O%$A$ION
#lanned revisions to 2isconsin Avenue in 5lover #ark that
reverse controversial lane chan)es &ill
likely be in 'lace by the end of March, accordin) to a local
advisory nei)hborhood coissioner.
(5eor)eto&n Current
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$he Safe&ay store in /ri)ht&ood closed for a day last
&eek after the 3ealth De'artent found five
;critical< violations includin) evidence of rodents. (all
editions
3oeo&ners do not need to kee' 'ayin) interest after 'ayin)
their delin=uent 'ro'erty ta- bills, the
D.C. Court of A''eals has ruled @ a sall coda to a scandal in
&hich the fir Aeon seied any
local 'ro'erties over inor debts. (North&est Current, Du'ont
Current, 7o))y /otto Current
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/USIN!SS
$he #instri'es bocce and bo&lin) bistro o'ened in
5eor)eto&n on 7riday, 'roisin) ;)ood, clean
=uality fun.< (all editions
ON $3! MA%?!$
A Sheridan4?aloraa Colonial hoe has a odest a''earance but a'le
s'ace and a rity
location, and is available for B,+,. (all editions
O#INION (all editions
!ditorialE $he D.C. Council acted &isely to decriinalie
'rivate use of ari1uana, and should no&
study &hether le)aliation is also a''ro'riate. !ditorialE
$he D.C. De'artent of $rans'ortation ust coordinate &ith
nei)hbors before re'lacin)
their streetli)hts &ith ne& L!Ds.
Sher&oodE 7orer D.C. Council eber Michael /ro&n i)ht
shed soe interestin) li)ht on the
investi)ations of local 'oliticians.
S#O%$S (North&est Current, 5eor)eto&n Current
Several North&est teas stood out at the St. Albans
Invitational &restlin) tournaent.
Coolid)e boys basketball to''ed %oosevelt FG4FB in a reatch of
last seasonHs DCIAA
cha'ionshi' )ae.
$he St. :ohn8s Lady Cadets sto'ed "isitation8s basketball tea
des'ite an in1ury4'la)ued roster.
DIS#A$C3!S
Annunciation8s seventh4)raders e-'erient &ith oss,
2ashin)ton Latin sho&s off its dance
oves, and other re'orts fro local schools. (all editions
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%e'orts fro local citiens associations
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