All Things Current: What you'll find in your July 22, 2015,
edition
BUSINESSES Following a bruising zoning battle, Nando's Peri-Peri
announced Friday that it will not be opening a
planned Woodley Park location, citing uncertainty about whether
the restaurant could be forced to close in just a few years.
(Northwest Current, Dupont Current, Foggy Bottom Current)
Community leaders in Van Ness and Tenleytown are hopeful that
planned Main Streets groups will help make their commercial
corridors into more appealing destinations. (Northwest Current)
After two years of renovations, the Mad Fox Taproom is preparing
to open in Glover Park this fall. (all editions)
The owners of Foggy Bottom's Burger, Tap and Shake opened their
new Tenleytown location last week. (all editions)
D.C. COUNCIL Following the lead of Montgomery County, a
grass-roots coalition is hoping the D.C. Council will
create an Office of Child Care Services in the District, with
the end goal of offering universal child carecoverage to the citys
parents. (all editions)
DEVELOPMENT Plans for a new building in the Spring Valley
Shopping Center were rejected last Thursday by the
Historic Preservation Review Board, with members saying
additional tweaks and more community engagement are needed.
(Northwest Current, Georgetown Current)
As the three-month, $1.4 million renovation of Jubilee Housings
Ontario Court building wraps up in Adams Morgan, city officials and
community stakeholders gathered in the courtyard Friday to
celebrate. (Dupont Current, Foggy Bottom Current)
The Historic Preservation Review Board last week approved
revised plans for a new church for St. Thomas Parish at 18th and
Church streets NW and an adjacent residential building, while
seeking detail changes that would mask the project's height.
(Dupont Current, Foggy Bottom Current)
HISTORIC PRESERVATION A pair of grand 1920s homes in
Massachusetts Avenue Heights and Forest Hills are the newest
members of the District's inventory of landmark buildings,
following votes by the Historic Preservation Review Board last
Thursday. (Northwest Current, Georgetown Current)
The Historic Preservation Review Board generally supported the
scaled-back renovation plans for the Martin Luther King Jr.
Memorial Library, though concerns remain about how to handle the
brick vestibule. (all editions)
PUBLIC SAFETY A notable uptick in robberies and thefts from
autos in the Metropolitan Police Departments 4th District
prompted Ward 4 D.C. Council member Brandon Todd to hold a
community public safety meeting last week with police officials.
(all editions)
OTHER NEWS Georgetown's Tudor Place has named a new executive
director amid a chorus of praise for the
outgoing Leslie Buhler. (Georgetown Current) Aprils Watergate
garage collapse resulted from workers piling up too much dirt and
storing equipment
on its roof during construction on the adjacent hotels ballroom,
a city investigation concluded. (Georgetown Current, Dupont
Current, Foggy Bottom Current)
ON THE MARKET A seven-bedroom Spring Valley home, backing to
verdant parkland, is on the market for $2,545,000.
(all editions)
OPINION (all editions) Editorial: Congress should fully fund the
invaluable D.C. Tuition Assistant Grants program, which
levels the playing field with states that have public university
systems. Editorial: A last-minute decision to alter a
community-supported plan for the Friendship Recreation
Center is deeply unsettling, and Mayor Muriel Bowser should
closely study neighbors' thoughtful recommendations while there's
still time to adopt them.
SPORTS (Northwest Current, Georgetown Current) Former St. Johns
basketball standout Marissa Coleman was named to the WNBA all-star
game for
the first time in her career early last week, and she played in
the prestigious contest Saturday at the Mohegan Sun Arena in
Connecticut.
Jeryne Fish, who recently wrapped up her senior year at National
Cathedral School, was named D.C.'s Gatorade award winner for girls
track and field this summer.
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