All Things Current: What you'll find in your March 11, 2015,
edition
DEVELOPMENT City planning officials are set to release a draft
action plan next month for their Adams Morgan
Vision project an effort to develop a road map for the future of
the distinctive D.C. neighborhood, which may include more of a
community-serving focus rather than its current status as a
regional nightlife hub. (all editions)
An expansion project for the Ingleside at Rock Creek retirement
community has secured its Board of Zoning Adjustment approval. (all
editions)
EDUCATION A new education group is looking to strengthen the
network of schools in Ward 3 and elsewhere
that feed into Wilson High. (all editions) D.C. public school
students are working to solve some of humanitys biggest challenges
from the
environment to health to poverty thanks to the Aspen Institute
and some celebrity assistance. (alleditions)
GOVERNMENT Advisory neighborhood commissions whose grants were
overturned are among the voices calling
for a variety of reforms to the ANC grant process. (all
editions)
HISTORIC PRESERVATION The D.C. Historic Preservation Review
Board will soon consider three landmark nominations for
properties in and around Grant Circle including a proposed
historic district that seek to rein in the rapid redevelopment
thats now transforming parts of Petworth. (Northwest Current,
Dupont Current)
The Georgetown advisory neighborhood commission is asking the
city to block building permits or excavation at 3324 Dent Place
pending an archaeological investigation for artifacts from freed
slaveYarrow Mamout. (Georgetown Current, Dupont Current)
OTHER NEWS Dupont Circle ANC commissioner Mike Silverstein
recently got a seat at a more powerful albeit
fictional table, playing one of the White House advisers to draw
the ire of House of Cards President Frank Underwood. (all
editions)
HEALTH, WELLNESS & AGING SECTION (all editions) As the
village movement becomes a mainstream option for aging at home,
advocates are looking
for more hard data on the national phenomenon. An ongoing study
-- involving two D.C. villages -- seeks to fill that void.
Sibley Memorial Hospital's innovation hub is experimenting with
small, quick fixes that might improve hospital operations.
Residents in parts of Upper Northwest have a little-known
alternative to 911: calling the volunteer Bethesda-Chevy Chase
Rescue Squad, which could have an available ambulance closer than
any operated by the Districts Fire and Emergency Medical Services
Department.
Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh preaches and practices
healthy lifestyle choices. A Parkinson's diagnosis turned one
Forest Hills woman into an advocate for fellow patients. Across
Northwest, yoga enthusiasts have found new careers in sharing their
passion as instructors. Legislation before the D.C. Council would
would mandate the use of pulse oximetry testing on
newborns at all city hospitals, which advocates hope will spot a
heart ailment in time for surgery.
ON THE MARKET (all editions) A 1920s Colonial on Foxhall Road is
designed for entertaining inside and out, and it's available
for
$1,950,000.
OPINION (all editions) Editorial: Mayor Muriel Bowser and the
D.C. Council are exercising sensible caution by limiting
marijuana legalization to private homes for now. Editorial:
Following revelations of exorbitant pay, the city should mandate
greater transparency
regarding charter school salaries. Sherwood: Even amid changing
demographics, city officials are striving to care for our
homeless
neighbors.
SPORTS (Northwest Current, Georgetown Current) Visitation edged
St. John's girls basketball 51-47 for the Cubs' first D.C. State
Athletic Association
win. The St. John's boys basketball team redeemed itself from a
Washington Catholic Athletic
Conference loss when the Cadets beat rival Gonzaga 74-66 at last
night's DCSAA title game.
SCHOOL DISPATCHES (all editions) British School of Washington
visits Gettysburg, Key School enjoys First In Math, and other
reports
from local schools.
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commission reports and agendas Reports from local citizens
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