All Things Current: What you'll find in your Oct. 14, 2015, edition

ALCOHOL LICENSING A bill intended to address noise from the city’s exploding nightlife scene is still inching through the

legislative process, even as many within the business community oppose it. (all editions) A Starbucks program that brings nighttime food and alcohol service to its coffee shops is on tap for

five D.C. locations, including Chevy Chase, Georgetown and Dupont Circle. (all editions)

BUSINESS The Georgetown SunTrust is the bank's first local “Innovation Branch,” offering a suite of new

technology to customers. (all editions)

D.C. COUNCIL A bill to seize a Georgetown alley using eminent domain, following its sale to a private investor a few

years ago, received a favorable response from D.C. Council members at a committee hearing last Thursday. (Georgetown Current, Dupont Current)

HISTORIC PRESERVATION A project to renovate the Chevy Chase bus turnaround building might be back on track after months of

delays, despite mixed messages regarding the status of the necessary federal grant. (Northwest Current, Dupont Current)

RECREATION Plans to spruce up the landscape surrounding a nearly 50-year-old sculpture of famed Irish patriot

Robert Emmet in Sheridan-Kalorama are set to get underway this fall and conclude in the spring. (Northwest Current, Dupont Current, Foggy Bottom Current)

Though Dupont Underground organizers had been hoping to open the first platform of the below-ground tunnel for arts uses this fall, the timeline is now unclear due to necessary rehab work, pending permits and unmet fundraising goals. (Dupont Current, Foggy Bottom Current)

OTHER NEWS An unexpected $47 million windfall in city funds will go toward a series of projects across the District –

including the Duke Ellington School for the Arts, Lafayette Recreation Center and Garrison Elementary School playground – but community leaders near some projects are wondering why the mayor didn't seek local input. (all editions)

As city leaders look for broader fixes to the District's homelessness problem, residents in such neighborhoods as Tenleytown and Foggy Bottom are seeking solutions for their own communities. (alleditions)

ON THE MARKET (all editions) A tastefully expanded Palisades bungalow offers both classic charm and modern living spaces, and

it's available for $1,225,000.

OPINION (all editions) Editorial: While the D.C. Council should study the possible effects, we're enthusiastic about the

proposed increase in paid family leave for District residents and employees. Editorial: The District's leafy streets must not be lost to growing insect infestation. Sherwood: Will the third prosecutor to take over the Vincent Gray investigation finally charge or clear

the former mayor?

SPORTS (Northwest Current, Georgetown Current) The St. John's girls soccer team is expecting to make a tournament splash, despite a youthful and

injury-plagued roster.

After a shaky start to the season, the Georgetown Day boys soccer team found its groove on offense last Thursday and dismantled Saint James 5-0.

On the gridiron, Maret, Sidwell and St. John's win while St. Albans falls, and a host of public school teams will resume rained-out games in November.

DISPATCHES (all editions) Blessed Sacrament's charity drives, Janney Elementary's visits to Calleva and the Lincoln Memorial,

and other reports from local schools.

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