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The news, features and other content found in the Feb. 24, 2016, edition of The Current Newspapers, which is distributed to homes and businesses in Northwest Washington, D.C. Email [email protected] to subscribe to the newsletter; contact [email protected] for other inquiries.
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All Things Current: What you'll find in your Feb. 24, 2016, edition
BUSINESSES Drafthouse Comedy is bringing standup downtown next month after outgrowing an Arlington location.
(Dupont Current, Foggy Bottom Current) Georgetown's Halcyon Incubator is giving boosts to fledgling businesses that want to change the
world. (Georgetown Current, Dupont Current, Foggy Bottom Current)
D.C. COUNCIL A bill to grant off-campus powers to university police forces is facing opposition in some communities.
(all editions)
EDUCATION Cost overruns at the Murch Elementary School modernization have left the project with a $20 million
budget shortfall, and city officials are seeking to make up the difference with additional funding and a scaled-back design. (Northwest Current, Dupont Current)
ENVIRONMENT Plans are advancing for large-scale tests of runoff-reducing “green infrastructure” in Georgetown,
Glover Park and eastern Ward 4 starting next year. (all editions)
REAL ESTATE (all editions) Georgetown's iconic 18th-century “Little Red House” is on the market for the first time since 1950,
listed at $865,000 fully furnished.
OPINION (all editions) Editorial: We're intrigued by a suggestion to provide a top-notch public recreation facility as part of the
Ward 8 arena that will serve the District's professional basketball teams. Editorial: The city's newly launched weekend enforcement against illegal construction eliminates an
important regulatory blind spot. Sherwood: Perhaps the only thing more painful than traveling on bumpy Beach Drive will be enduring
its upcoming two years of repairs.
SPORTS (Northwest Current, Georgetown Current) St. John's basketball standout Anthony Cowan Jr. promised a standout year – and capped it off on
Monday with a victory over DeMatha to win the WCAC crown. After placing second in the WCAC finals, St. John's wrestlers redeemed themselves at the D.C.
Classic Championship with a convincing first-place win.
DISPATCHES (all editions) Eaton Elementary held its science fair, Field eighth-graders heard from a Holocaust survivor, 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 service directory
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