Don’t be surprised if a new newspaper shows up on your front doorstep, front yard or building lobby today. It’s called The Northwest Courier. It quietly launched online at NWC.news in late April, And its first print edition is being delivered to households in Northwest DC today. The Courier covers a lot of the same […]
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View three options for Hearst Park pool
This article appears in the September 14, 2016 edition of the Northwest Current (download the newspaper here). We reprint it with permission from Current Newspapers. by Mark Lieberman Current Newspapers staff writer The neighbors invested in the future of Hearst Park have many points of disagreement: whether or not the site needs a pool, how […]
Rise in Van Ness food trucks causes anxiety for restaurants
by Cuneyt Dil Current Newspapers correspondent This article appears in the August 3, 2016 edition of the Northwest Current (download the newspaper here). We reprint it with permission from Current Newspapers. Food trucks have brought a diversity of lunch options for office workers in Van Ness. But neighborhood leaders are also hearing from brick-and-mortar stores […]
Opinion: Building support for state of New Columbia
Alice Mitchell Rivlin, who has lived in Forest Hills for almost 40 years, has had distinguished careers in economics, federal government and DC affairs. She founded and led the Congressional Budget Office, headed the White House Office of Management and Budget, served as Vice-Chair of the Federal Reserve Board, and shaped, served on and subsequently […]
RiverSmart program funds local green efforts
by Mark Lieberman Current Newspapers staff writer Katrina Weinig of Forest Hills wants to see the Broad Branch stream restored and converted for community use. Steve Dryden of Mount Pleasant has been fighting since 2013 to preserve the woodlands of Rock Creek Park as a habitat for avian wildlife. George Washington University seeks a more […]
Murch students to split time during renovation
by Mark Lieberman Current Newspapers staff writer Murch Elementary School students will relocate to a trailer complex on the University of the District of Columbia campus next school year, then move back to campus in fall 2017 to ride out the remainder of the construction, D.C. Public Schools announced Friday [January 22]. City agencies have […]
Murch swing space options draw debate
by Cuneyt Dil Current Newspapers correspondent A late proposal to house Murch Elementary School students at Lafayette Elementary’s trailers during the modernization of the former has drummed enough controversy for one city agency to publicly shy away from the option. D.C. Public Schools, which will decide by Jan. 12 where to house Murch students for […]
Agency has high hopes for Van Ness commercial area
by Mark Lieberman Current Newspapers Staff Writer More than 30,000 cars pass through Van Ness every day, but few of them stop to take advantage of what the area has to offer. Neighborhood leaders, in concert with the D.C. Office of Planning, want to change that. Goals of the long-term project, outlined in the Office […]
Cheh’s annual school tour finds fewer faults
by Cuneyt Dil Correspondent, Current Newspapers The sounds of water faucets running and toilets flushing stop echoing through the empty hallway walls of Wilson High School, and Mary Cheh emerges from the bathroom. The Ward 3 D.C. Council member tells an aide: “Every toilet seat is loose.” He writes it down. One of the faucets […]
Tenleytown, Van Ness leaders cheer ‘Main Streets’ initiative
by Cuneyt Dil Current Newspapers correspondent Tenleytown and Van Ness have their faults, some say: Advisory neighborhood commissioner Tom Quinn once called the former an “architectural nightmare,” and his colleague Jon Bender says it lacks a cohesive identity and brand. Meanwhile, Van Ness commissioner Mary Beth Ray says the latter is a “concrete canyon” better […]