All Things Current: What you'll find in your April 8, 2015, edition

D.C. COUNCIL
Mayor Muriel Bowser's first budget is getting a generally favorable reception from Northwest's D.C.
Council members, though some representatives are raising concerns about proposed spending
cuts and tax increases. (all editions)
DEVELOPMENT
The Old Georgetown Board says a planned mixed-use building on the site of a Prospect Street
Domino's outlet is out of proportion with nearby row houses and should be scaled back.
(Georgetown Current, Dupont Current, Foggy Bottom Current)
EDUCATION
As Ward 3 elected officials and education activists organized opposition to proposed Wilson High
School budget cuts last week, questions arose over the District law at the center of the controversy.
(all editions)
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
City preservationists last week approved an emergency application to create a historic district
around Petworths Grant Circle, admittedly spurred by plans to demolish one early-20th-century
home and convert another to condos. (all editions)
Meridian International Center took plans for a modern, glassy apartment building on its 16th Street
frontage to the Historic Preservation Review Board last week, where neighbors offered harsh
criticism but the board -- with many caveats -- declared the basic concept compatible. (Northwest
Current, Dupont Current, Foggy Bottom Current)
POLITICS
Even as Brandon Todd is widely hailed as the clear favorite in the Ward 4 D.C. Council race, his 11
opponents are continuing to make their cases why they're the better choice. (Northwest Current,
Georgetown Current)
The Current's Voters Guide special section features profiles and Q&As resulting from in-depth
interviews with Ward 4 D.C. Council candidates. (Northwest Current east)
TRANSPORTATION
The D.C. Department of Transportation is sorting through Georgetown community feedback in an
effort to tailor the neighborhoods parking policies to its unique circumstances. (Georgetown
Current, Dupont Current, Foggy Bottom Current)
OTHER NEWS
American University and its residential neighbors have reached a rare accord that will allow the
school longer construction hours for its behind-schedule East Campus project. (Northwest Current)
ON THE MARKET (all editions)
A 1923 Beaux Arts home on upper 16th Street, priced at $1,295,000, is welcoming new residents
with spacious accommodations and elegant landscaping.
OPINION (all editions)
Editorial: D.C. Public Schools' wrongheaded interpretation of a law to benefit at-risk students is
starving Wilson High School of the funds it needs to stay successful.
Editorial: Mayor Muriel Bowser's proposal to increase the District's sales tax to 6 percent will greatly
benefit the District at a negligible cost to individual citizens.
Sherwood: The Nationals' opening day spotlights how much baseball has given to Washington.

SPORTS (Northwest Current, Georgetown Current)

The Capital Classic all-star basketball game will get some fresh excitement this year, courtesy of
two Gonzaga hotshots who are suiting up against a squad led by the Eagles' coach.
Now with a roster of seasoned seniors, Sidwell's baseball team is hoping to rebound from last
year's rough record.
SCHOOL DISPATCHES (all editions)
Lafayette Elementary has a successful school auction, National Presbyterian fifth-graders study
ancient Greece, 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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