All Things Current: What you'll find in your Oct. 22, 2014,
edition
VOTERS GUIDE The 28-page Voters Guide special section includes
profiles of candidates for mayor, at-large D.C.
Council member, council chairman, attorney general, and State
Board of Education representativesfor wards 1 and 3, along with the
candidates' responses to a series of questions, based on in-depth
interviews. (all editions)
D.C. COUNCIL The D.C. Council is seeking to improve police
interactions with the District's minority communities
a long-standing issue of concern attracting new attention
following the August shooting of an unarmed black teenager in
Ferguson, Mo. (all editions)
EDUCATION A design review panel is requiring that Washington
Latin Public Charter School include more
windows on its planned gymnasium to improve its appearance. (all
editions) A small new private school is slated to open next fall in
Massachusetts Avenue Heights. (all
editions)
ENVIRONMENT A pair of projects advancing in Chevy Chase and
Petworth pilot a slew of runoff-reducing
techniques that will soon be spreading across the District.
(Northwest Current, Georgetown Current, Dupont Current)
HISTORIC PRESERVATION The D.C. Independent Film Festival is
seeking reminiscences about the District's cinemas as part of
a new oral history project, with a discussion on the MacArthur
Theatre scheduled for next week. (alleditions)
The futures of the Carnegie Library and International Spy Museum
are abruptly in question, now that the museum has withdrawn plans
to open in the library due to an unfavorable Historic Preservation
Review Board decision. (all editions)
POLITICS With similar policy positions, attorney general
candidates are focusing on the differences in their
experience. (all editions) Anita Bonds calls for better
relations between police and the public, in an interview with The
Current
as part of a series on at-large D.C. Council candidates' policy
positions. (all editions)
RECREATION Officials have selected their preferred design to
revitalize Franklin Square Park. (Dupont Current,
Foggy Bottom Current)
TRANSPORTATION A trio of Pepco infrastructure projects are
coming to upper Wisconsin Avenue in a few months,
including upgrades to a substation and power line undergrounding
that will lead to extensive lane closures. (Northwest Current,
Georgetown Current, Dupont Current)
A design panel has backed a controversial plan to include
sidewalks in a redo of Oregon Avenue in Chevy Chase. (all
editions)
The D.C. Department of Transportation will reduce Arkansas
Avenue to one travel lane in each direction amid concerns about
traffic safety. (all editions)
A new city plan commits to a two-year timetable for a set of
transportation improvements. (all editions)
OTHER NEWS The D.C. Council is preparing to consider a name for
a Georgetown alley that was researched and
proposed by a local 12-year-old. (all editions) A group of
churches in Georgetown is providing free dinners for homeless
people on weekend
nights, helping to ensure that those in need are fed throughout
the entire week. (Georgetown Current, Dupont Current, Foggy Bottom
Current)
ON THE MARKET Awash in sunlight and benefiting from many
renovations, a two-bedroom Georgetown row house is
available for $1,650,000. (all editions)
OPINION (all editions) Editorial: Karl Racine's legal and
managerial experience set him apart from other candidates for
attorney general, and we endorse him. Editorial: Phil
Mendelson's record of reasonableness makes him worthy of
re-election as D.C.
Council chairman. Notebook: Mark Segraves, filling in for Tom
Sherwood, observes that even with legalization of
concealed carry and, possibly, marijuana, large asterisks still
loom. SPORTS (Northwest Current, Georgetown Current)
St. John's girls soccer is looking for a WCAC title win this
year against a slew of tough competitors. Though they forced the
game to overtime, St. John's football ultimately lost 20-19 to Good
Counsel
on Saturday. Maret and Gonzaga, meanwhile, saw blowout
victories. Wilsons boys and girls cross-country teams raced past
their D.C. Interscholastic Athletic
Association competition to win the leagues championships on
Saturday.
DISPATCHES Annunciation School visits Gettysburg, Hearst
Elementary studies D.C. monuments, and other
reports from local schools. (all editions)
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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