All Things Current: What you'll find in your March 5, 2014, edition

DEVELOPMENT St. Thomas Parishs latest attempt at building a new church recei ed the blessing o! the Episcopal Diocese o! "ashington# but man$ neighbors arent thrilled about a proposal !or housing on part o! its Dupont %ircle propert$. Plans !or se en stories o! tin$ apartments behind Dupont %ircle&s Patterson Mansion won unanimous appro al Thursda$ !rom the D.%. 'istoric Preser ation (e iew )oard# with !uture *oning deliberations slated to re iew the planned lac+ o! par+ing. ED,%-T.ON The principals o! high/achie ing School "ithout "alls and Ma$a -ngelou Public %harter School&s middle school re!lected on their students& successes at a recent meeting o! the D.%. State )oard o! Education# opining on what !actors lead to academic achie ement. POL.T.%S -t/large D.%. %ouncil candidate Pedro (ubio described his 01 million a!ter/school mentorship plan# in an inter iew with The %urrent as part o! a series on candidates& polic$ positions. Ma$or Vincent 2ra$ won o erwhelming ictories in two ma$oral campaign straw polls this past Saturda$# securing re/election endorsements !rom the Latino Democratic %aucus and the -sian -merican 3 Paci!ic .slanders Democratic %aucus. OT'E( NE"S 'ome alues rose 4.55 percent cit$wide# with notable surges in gentri!$ing neighborhoods li+e Petworth# )roo+land and Trinidad# according to the proposed !iscal $ear 6781 ta9 assessments released this wee+. The D.%. Department o! Par+s and (ecreation has re ised its plans to o erhaul the pla$ground at 2u$ Mason (ecreation %enter in response to communit$ !eedbac+. Plans to board up to si9 dogs at a Palisades grooming shop were ni9ed b$ the )oard o! :oning -d;ustment last wee+ a!ter residential neighbors said the$ !eared noise and odor impacts. SEN.O( L.V.N2 SE%T.ON <ohn 'ines# =8# was le!t sleeping in his car a!ter his medical e9penses rose. 'e was one o! a rising number o! homeless seniors in D.%. whom arious programs aim to help. This spring# olunteers will comb the District as part o! the inaugural )loc+/b$/)loc+ "al+# a cit$ e!!ort to identi!$ problems and resources !or residents =7 and older. (esidents o! a Logan %ircle retirement home are loo+ing to bring eco/!riendl$ trends to the older generation. Dupont %ircle Village co/!ounder .ris Molots+$# winner o! the Ma$or&s -ward !or %ommunit$ Ser ice# has led man$ age/!riendl$ initiati es. -n -merican ,ni ersit$ Par+ boo+ club is celebrating >7 $ears o! literar$ pleasure and in!ormal support. Local organi*ations are o!!ering arious options !or seniors to see the sights near and !ar. ON T'E M-(?ET - !our/bedroom Embass$ (ow home surrounded b$ ambassadors and other diplomats is a ailable !or 08#@@1#777. OP.N.ON EditorialA Ma$or Vincent 2ra$&s record isn&t per!ect but it outshines his opponents&# and we endorse his re/election. SherwoodA Enough politics B let&s tal+ local breweries.

SPO(TS CNorthwest %urrent# 2eorgetown %urrentD (oose elt beat St. <ohn&s and Maret topped %esar %ha e*# lea ing these two to !ace o!! in tomorrow&s D%S-- bo$s bas+etball title game. Visitation and St. <ohn&s will battle !or the D%S-- girls bas+etball title tomorrow a!ter de!eating National %athedral and "ilson# respecti el$. (oose elt&s bo$s bas+etball and )ell&s girls won D%.-- titles last wee+. D.SP-T%'ES Maret&s Epoet tree#F Shepherd Elementar$&s school auction# and other reports !rom local schools. -LSO .N T'E %,((ENT %rime report -d isor$ neighborhood commission reports and agendas (eports !rom local citi*ens associations %alendar o! the wee+&s e ents %lassi!ied ads and ser ice director$ Email us to receive this newsletter every Wednesday. The %urrent comes out in print e er$ "ednesda$ and is posted online on Thursda$s at currentnewspapers.comGarchi e.php and issuu.comGcurrentnewspapers. To reach The %urrent with a news tip# correction# ad ertising inHuir$# or other Huestion or comment# email newsdes+Icurrentnewspapers.com or call 676/6>>/J665.
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