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All Things Current: What you'll find in your Jan. 20, 2016, edition ALCOHOL LICENSING Glover Park's upcoming Rite Aid is seeking a license to sell beer, wine and spirits. (Georgetown Current) DEVELOPMENT The District's rewritten zoning code won unanimous approval last week, with changes that include reduced parking minimums slated to go into effect in September. (all editions) A permit granting round-the-clock demolition of the former Washington Post headquarters is raising noise concerns among some downtown neighbors. (Northwest Current, Dupont Current, Foggy Bottom Current) EDUCATION An audit of the D.C. Public Schools athletics program concluded that its previous director was “grossly negligent” and mishandled funds. (Northwest Current, Georgetown Current, Dupont Current) TRANSPORTATION The D.C. Department of Transportation is working to improve five particularly dangerous intersections around the city, including Wisconsin Avenue and M Street NW and 14 th and U streets NW. (all editions) YEAR IN REVIEW What happened in Northwest's 2015, in rhyme. (all editions) OPINION (all editions) Editorial: We're supportive of a compromise proposal to allow new restaurants in Georgetown only under certain conditions, and we hope it's approved. Editorial: The D.C. Court of Appeals has thankfully thrown out a case against the $1 billion plan to bury unreliable power lines, paving the way for the District to see if this ambitious plan bears fruit. Sherwood: Walmart has reversed course on building a pair of long-sought Ward 7 stores, leaving local officials fuming. SPORTS (Northwest Current, Georgetown Current) D.C. Interscholastic Athletic Association basketball players are no longer at a disadvantage over their private-school counterparts, now that the league has implemented a 30-second shot clock this season. Gonzaga basketball edged out Paul VI basketball 73-69 in overtime on Monday. DISPATCHES (all editions) Hearst second-graders study version of “Cinderella,” Sidwell fifth-graders “walk for water” to raise money for African students, 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 Email us to receive this newsletter every Wednesday. The Current comes out in print every Wednesday and is posted online on Thursdays at

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All Things Current: What you'll find in your Jan. 20, 2016, edition

ALCOHOL LICENSING Glover Park's upcoming Rite Aid is seeking a license to sell beer, wine and spirits. (Georgetown

Current)

DEVELOPMENT The District's rewritten zoning code won unanimous approval last week, with changes that include

reduced parking minimums slated to go into effect in September. (all editions) A permit granting round-the-clock demolition of the former Washington Post headquarters is raising

noise concerns among some downtown neighbors. (Northwest Current, Dupont Current, Foggy Bottom Current)

EDUCATION An audit of the D.C. Public Schools athletics program concluded that its previous director was “grossly

negligent” and mishandled funds. (Northwest Current, Georgetown Current, Dupont Current) TRANSPORTATION

The D.C. Department of Transportation is working to improve five particularly dangerous intersections around the city, including Wisconsin Avenue and M Street NW and 14th and U streets NW. (all editions)

YEAR IN REVIEW What happened in Northwest's 2015, in rhyme. (all editions)

OPINION (all editions) Editorial: We're supportive of a compromise proposal to allow new restaurants in Georgetown only

under certain conditions, and we hope it's approved. Editorial: The D.C. Court of Appeals has thankfully thrown out a case against the $1 billion plan to

bury unreliable power lines, paving the way for the District to see if this ambitious plan bears fruit. Sherwood: Walmart has reversed course on building a pair of long-sought Ward 7 stores, leaving local

officials fuming.

SPORTS (Northwest Current, Georgetown Current) D.C. Interscholastic Athletic Association basketball players are no longer at a disadvantage over their

private-school counterparts, now that the league has implemented a 30-second shot clock this season.

Gonzaga basketball edged out Paul VI basketball 73-69 in overtime on Monday.

DISPATCHES (all editions) Hearst second-graders study version of “Cinderella,” Sidwell fifth-graders “walk for water” to raise

money for African students, 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

Email us to receive this newsletter every Wednesday.

The Current comes out in print every Wednesday and is posted online on Thursdays at

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