All Things Current: What you'll find in your Jan. 13, 2016,
edition
DEVELOPMENT Contentious plans to redevelop St. Thomas' Parish
won unanimous support from the D.C. Board of
Zoning Adjustment yesterday. (Dupont Current, Foggy Bottom
Current) After years of vacancy, prospects for housing at the site
of the former Italian Embassy in Adams
Morgan are looking up, neighborhood leaders say. (Dupont
Current)
EDUCATION Plans for the $200 million-plus renovation of the
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library downtown
are rolling forward to the next phase of revisions after the
National Capital Planning Commission provided review and comments
last Thursday. (all editions)
ENVIRONMENT A bill from Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh
would ban gasoline-powered leaf blowers in 2022
to address noise complaints. (Northwest Current, Georgetown
Current)
HISTORIC PRESERVATION Planned renovations at the AMC Theatres
movie house at 3111 K St. NW have been rejected by the
Old Georgetown Board. (Georgetown Current, Dupont Current, Foggy
Bottom Current)
RECREATION A choral group for residents over 55 is encouraging
them to provide an encore performance. (all
editions)
OTHER NEWS A new book collects the sights, themes and tone of
D.C. from a host of local authors. (Northwest
Current, Dupont Current)
ON THE MARKET (all editions) A newly constructed Chevy Chase
home built on the site of a century-old one where neighbors
lost
a preservation battle brings higher ceilings and a modern
interior layout for $1,995,000.
OPINION (all editions) Editorial: Given the numerous and
increasing complaints about airplane noise in a number of
Northwest neighborhoods, we were encouraged by Mayor Muriel
Bowser's recent support for residents on this issue.
Editorial: A measure before the D.C. Council to help residents
and businesses buy security cameras isa worthy effort to improve
public safety across the city.
Sherwood: As Americans defy probability by imaginging Powerball
windfalls, the D.C. GOP is also up against long odds as it jockeys
to make a difference in the presidential race.
SPORTS (Northwest Current, Georgetown Current) Sidwell girls
basketball eked out a 55-52 victory over Wilson on Saturday, aided
by penalties against
the Tigers. Gonzaga's defense corralled the Mustangs in an 84-50
basketball victory last Thursday. Jeanne Westney is now the fifth
St. John's student to win a D.C. Gatorade Volleyball Player of
the
Year award.
ALSO IN THE CURRENT Crime report Advisory neighborhood
commission reports and agendas Reports from local citizens
associations
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