All Things Current: What you'll find in your Feb. 18, 2015,
edition
BUSINESS The founder of cat cafe Crumbs & Whiskers -- a
hybrid cat adoption center and pastry shop may
open at 3211 O St., but she must still wade through the citys
process for opening the first-of-its-kind business. (all
editions)
All Hallows Guild at the Washington National Cathedral has
reluctantly decided to close its gift shop, a decades-old retail
operation whose move from the historic Herb Cottage to an
undergroundparking garage helped spell its doom. (all editions)
DEVELOPMENT A Friendship Heights activist has won his court
battle for attorney fees to cover a long quest for
information about construction of the Tenley-Friendship Library,
which also revealed nearly $1 million in wasted funds. (all
editions)
EDUCATION Newly appointed deputy mayor for education Jennifer
Niles is promising that the $65 million needed
for Murch Elementary Schools full modernization will be
delivered in the mayors 2016 budget, due in April. (Northwest
Current, Dupont Current)
Deputy mayor Niles is also committing to a similarly delayed
modernization at Garrison Elementary.(Dupont Current, Foggy Bottom
Current)
TRANSPORTATION
With Stoddert Elementary's enrollment continuing to rise, the
Glover Park advisory neighborhood commission is reviving a related
community discussion about parking needs near the Calvert
Streetschool. (Georgetown Current)
OTHER NEWS Local filmmaker Aviva Kempner is set to debut her
latest project: a documentary about early-20th-
century philanthropist Julius Rosenwald, who helped build more
than 5,000 schools for African-American children in the South. (all
editions)
The Georgetown Business Improvement District is seeking
community volunteers for a new visitor center it will open this
April in the Shops at Georgetown Park mall. (Georgetown Current,
Dupont Current)
ON THE MARKET (all editions) A 1914 row house in Mount Pleasant
blends restored vintage details with modern upgrades, and is
available for $989,000.
OPINION (all editions) Editorial: We appreciate Mayor Muriel
Bowser's fiduciary restraint in implementing sensible controls
on spending. Editorial: The Metro board should reject a proposal
for further fare hikes and service cuts, and the
region's governments need to give the transit authority more
support. Sherwood: Stamps of approval all around: for the police
chief, for a new school plan, for lottery
sales and, well, for stamps.
SPORTS (Northwest Current, Georgetown Current) Georgetown
Visitation pulled off a rare win possibly its first over St. John's
girls basketball on
Saturday. A torn ACL was going to keep St. John's senior Deana
Moak from her dream of playing varsity
sports, but an arrangement with the opposing team's coach let
her score two points against Visitation.
The St. John's boys and Visitation girls indoor track teams
raced to victory at the D.C. State AthleticAssociation
championships on Feb. 10.
After a stellar season in which the St. Albans soccer team
reached the D.C. State Athletic Association title game, junior
Chris Fleischer was named D.C.'s boys Gatorade player of the year
the first Bulldog to win the award in soccer.
SCHOOL DISPATCHES (all editions) Lowell's visit to Philadelphia,
Washington Latin's Heart-O-Grams fundraiser, and other reports
from local schools.
ALSO IN THE CURRENT Crime report Advisory neighborhood
commission reports and agendas Reports from local citizens
associations Calendar of the week's events Classified ads and
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