All Things Current: What you'll find in your April 16, 2014, edition

DEVELOPMENT A local developer intends to convert a Georgetown church property into four town ho es as the congregation relocates to Maryland! "ut the pro#ect is drawing concerns fro neigh"ors$ %Georgetown &urrent' ED(&AT)ON As parents and policy a*ers ali*e a"sor" and de"ate the far+reaching proposals for refor ing D$&$ Pu"lic ,chools "oundaries and feeder patterns! any are also loo*ing at i pacts proposed at their specific schools$ %all editions' Less than four years after the city e-panded ,toddert Ele entary to replace the .de ounta"le/ trailers that housed overflow students! the Glover Par* advisory neigh"orhood co ission says it0s ti e for the trailers to co e "ac*$ %Northwest &urrent! Georgetown &urrent! Dupont &urrent' ,ta*eholders at ,chool 1ithout 1alls 2igh ,chool rallied outside the 1ilson 3uilding to call for changes to the school4s erger with the for er 5rancis+,tevens Education &a pus$ %all editions' P(3L)& ,A5ET6 The D$&$ &ouncil is wary of a 5ire and E ergency Medical ,ervices proposal to deco ,haw firehouse to "oost a "ulance capacity$ %all editions' T7AN,PO7TAT)ON

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OT2E7 NE1, &hevy &hase4s Poto ac Video! the District4s last full+service video rental store! is slated to close soon$ %all editions' The National Par* ,ervice hopes to install a doc* for *aya*s and canoes to access the &9O &anal in Georgetown$ %all editions' The co panies "ehind the redevelop ent of the Third &hurch of &hrist! ,cientist! site in Dupont &ircle cere onially presented :;<!<<< to three co unity groups last 1ednesday! fulfilling a =oning re8uire ent$ %Dupont &urrent' ON T2E MA7>ET A si-+"edroo ,panish+style anse in &leveland Par* that "oasts a royal connection and views of the National &athedral is availa"le for :?!@A;!<<<$ %all editions' OP)N)ON %all editions' EditorialB The proposed school "oundary changes in#ect a dangerous uncertainty into the District4s pu"lic school syste $ EditorialB 1hen a firefighter i plicated in fatal negligence can retire with a full pension "efore the trial "oard even announces its ruling! so ething is wrong with the syste $ ,herwoodB A re"u*e to the N,A "ut a new inconvenience for driver4s licenses ar* this wee*4s good news and "ad news in the security theater$ ,PO7T, %Northwest &urrent! Georgetown &urrent' The ,t$ Cohn4s girls lacrosse progra has gotten a a#or "oost fro its new coach$ Gon=aga "oys lacrosse has re"ounded fro its "lea* losses to regain cha pionship+level confidence$ 7ichie Petit"on! a Gon=aga #unior! has co itted to play foot"all at the (niversity of Ala"a a$

D),PAT&2E, Cewish Pri ary Day ,chool visits the National 2unger ,eder! 7oss Ele entary studies Marian Anderson! and other reports fro local schools$ %all editions' AL,O )N T2E &(77ENT &ri e report Advisory neigh"orhood co ission reports and agendas 7eports fro local citi=ens associations &alendar of the wee*4s events &lassified ads and service directory Email us to receive this newsletter every Wednesday. The &urrent co es out in print every 1ednesday and is posted online on Thursdays at currentnewspapers$co Darchive$php and issuu$co Dcurrentnewspapers$ To reach The &urrent with a news tip! correction! advertising in8uiry! or other 8uestion or co ent! e ail newsdes*Ecurrentnewspapers$co or call F<F+F@@+GFF?$
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