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The news, features and other content found in the Oct. 21, 2015, edition of The Current Newspapers, which is distributed to homes and businesses in Northwest Washington, D.C. Email [email protected] to subscribe to the newsletter; contact [email protected] for other inquiries.
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All Things Current: What you'll find in your Oct. 21, 2015, edition
BUSINESS Wegmans and Whole Foods are among the grocers in talks with developers about taking over a spot
in the planned 66-acre “Parks at Walter Reed” complex. (Northwest Current, Dupont Current)
D.C. COUNCIL Planned redevelopment of the Valero gas station site across from Georgetown's Four Seasons Hotel
can proceed after the D.C. Council voted 11-2 to exempt the project from a ban on closing service stations. (Georgetown Current)
HISTORIC PRESERVATION A recent open house celebration marked 100 years since the historic relocation of the Dumbarton
House and construction of the Dumbarton Bridge, along with a new branding effort for the future. (Georgetown Current)
PUBLIC SAFETY The GroupMe messenger app is gone from Georgetown, withdrawn by a local business group in the
face of withering media coverage that highlighted allegations of racial profiling. (all editions)
RECREATION The D.C. Department of Transportation is in the midst of a seven-month study on the feasibility of a
“cap park” atop part of the Connecticut Avenue underpass at Dupont Circle. (Dupont Current, Foggy Bottom Current)
Long-delayed renovations to Kalorama Park will begin next week, the D.C. Department of General Services announced yesterday afternoon. (Dupont Current, Foggy Bottom Current)
OTHER NEWS The Zoning Commission backed American University's request for more Saturday construction hours
on its behind-schedule East Campus project, but members chided the school over continued community engagement concerns. (Northwest Current, Dupont Current)
The Washington Ethical Society's second annual film festival on immigration issues will take place Thursday through Sunday. (all editions)
ON THE MARKET (all editions) An unusually inexpensive home for high-end Spring Valley – priced at $769,000 – gives up size to its
pricier neighbors but doesn't sacrifice quality and style.
OPINION (all editions) Editorial: If a recent complaint is accurate, the inability of the D.C. Department of Human Services to
provide Spanish translation services is unconscionable and the effects on local residents are real. Editorial: Mayor Muriel Bowser's homelessness pledge may sound like mere rhetoric, but it's helping
spark real action in D.C. neighborhoods. Sherwood: The new “FreshPAC” fundraising machine is renewing concerns over a pay-to-play culture
in D.C. politics.
SPORTS (Northwest Current, Georgetown Current) Overturning expectations before a national TV audience, Gonzaga football dominated DeMatha 24-14
on Friday. National Cathedral field hockey edged out rival Visitation in a 2-1 thriller last Wednesday. Wilson's cross-country teams shined in a tough national tournament in Orlando, Fla., earlier this
month.
DISPATCHES (all editions) Jewish Primary Day School celebrates Chagigat HaChumash, Murch Elementary checks out the
school's 1930s and '40s history, 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
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