There’s no doubt that our parks and trees are important to us. Neighbors packed DC Water’s informational meeting on July 18th to learn more about the potential impacts of large sewer rehab projects planned for Rock Creek’s Soapstone Valley and Glover-Archbold parks. Read more about the importance of public input here. ANC 3F hosted the […]
UDC Admits Campus Plan Violations
by Brady Holt Current staff writer The University of the District of Columbia is out of compliance with some aspects of its campus plan, a university spokesperson said, acknowledging a complaint filed by the Van Ness/North Cleveland Park advisory neighborhood commission. Spokesperson Michael Rogers said in an interview last week [July 1-5] that the university […]
Pepco, D.C. Propose To Underground Wires
By Elizabeth Wiener Current Staff Writer First the pain, then the gain. Starting next year, Pepco and city contractors hope to start putting 60 high-voltage feeder lines underground, winding up in six or seven years. The work is projected to yield a nearly 60 percent reduction in the frequency and duration of power outages that […]
Grants Could Spruce Up Connecticut Avenue Strips
by Elizabeth Wiener Current Staff Writer Aiming to boost the Cleveland Park and Van Ness commercial corridors, Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh is working to get the two Connecticut Avenue strips designated as “retail priority areas,” making businesses there eligible to apply for city grants to renovate, expand or improve their offerings. Cheh […]
What Is A Grocery Store? ABC Board Vets New Rules
by Alix Pianin Current Staff Writer New rules that define “full-service grocery stores” in D.C. might mean an uphill battle for pharmacies applying for liquor licenses. The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board announced last month that it intends to adopt a series of regulations to more firmly define what constitutes a grocery store — and, by […]
Group Pushes City To Address Sidewalk Gaps
by Brady Holt Current Staff Writer Pedestrian safety activists are pressing for a change in the D.C. Department of Transportation’s policy for installing new sidewalks. Currently, residents seeking sidewalks on their block must submit a petition with signatures from at least 51 percent of the block’s households, and get advisory neighborhood commission support. This runs […]
Wilson Alum Co-directs Controversial Film
by Brian Kapur Current Staff Writer After Trevor Martin graduated from Wilson High School in 2004, he went to Tufts University in Boston to pursue a career as a diplomat. But his ambitions quickly changed after he won a grant during his freshman year to make a documentary in Colombia about violence against human rights […]
Council Speeds Money For Deal-Reno Restoration
By Elizabeth Wiener Current Staff Writer The D.C. Council is speeding up restoration of the historic Reno School as well as an addition linking the structure to Alice Deal Middle School, which has seen its popularity — and enrollment numbers — soar since a major modernization project was completed in 2009. Council members, at the […]