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All Things Current: What you'll find in your Feb. 4, 2015,
edition
DEVELOPMENT
D.C. planning officials are set to release a draft action plan
in March for their Van Ness Visionproject a budding effort to
reitali!e the co""ercial district along Connecticut #enue
bet$een
#lbe"arle and Van Ness streets. %North$est Current&
'eorgeto$n Current& Dupont Current(
The ne$ o$ners of a )pring Valle* retail co"ple+ are hoping to
brea, ground ne+t *ear on a ne$
t$o-stor* building $ith about /&000 s1uare feet of retail
and office space. %all editions(
#lthough )afe$a* has co"pleted its "erger $ith #lbertsons under
the ne$ o$nership of Cerberus
Capital Manage"ent& 1uestions re"ain about the fate of the
co"pan*2s Palisades location& $hich
has preiousl* been e*ed for redeelop"ent or sale. %all
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#"erican 3niersit* and its neighbors hae reached an agree"ent on
co"pensation for an*
ground$ater-related da"age that "ight ste" fro" the construction
of its East Ca"pus par,ing
garage& helping secure the project2s 4oning Co""ission
approal. %North$est Current $est&
'eorgeto$n Current& Dupont Current(
ED3C#T5ON
'arrison and Marie 6eed ele"entaries are a"ong the D.C. schools
that stand to lose significant
funding for "oderni!ations this *ear& under a proposed
reprogra""ing that boosts allot"ents for
in-progress projects including renoations at Du,e Ellington
)chool of the #rts and 6ooseelt 7igh.
%Dupont Current& 8ogg* 9otto" Current(
ENV56ONMENT
The E"bass* of 8inland is celebrating its ne$ LEED Platinu"
certification after upgrading the
eniron"ental practices at the Massachusetts #enue building.
POL5T5C)
5n a cro$ded field& :ard ; D.C. Council candidates are
tr*ing to pitch the"seles as alternaties to9o$ser protege 9randon
Todd& $ho has ra,ed in a significant fundraising adantage.
%North$est
Current east(
Led b* their ne$ chair Noah )"ith& Dupont Circle2s adisor*
neighborhood co""issioners are
e"bar,ing on an effort to "ore proactiel* shape public polic*
related to their co""unities. %all
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P39L5C )#8ET
