All Things Current: What you'll find in your April 9, 2014, edition

DEVELOPMENT The Old Georgetown Board has requested design modifications for two planned M treet housing pro!ects" and selected a fa#ored approach to an addition to $%de&'ddison Elementar%( )Georgetown *urrent+ ED,*'T-ON The cit% has un#eiled initial options o#er the wee.end to redraw D(*( school /oundaries and reform the wa% District students are assigned to pu/lic schools( )all editions+ Ma%or Vincent Gra%0s /udget proposal includes additional moderni1ation funds for se#eral Northwest schools( )all editions+ ENV-2ONMENT The Old Georgetown Board has appro#ed the use of the ru//er% 3le4i&Pa#e surface in tree /o4es along 5isconsin '#enue and M treet" which cit% ar/orists sa% will help trees sur#i#e in the commercial corridors0 tough conditions( )all editions+ POL-T-* 5ith the end of the Democratic primar% last wee." #ictorious candidates turned their attention to the general election" setting out to /roaden their appeal /efore facing #oters again this fall( )all editions+ OT$E2 NE5 The 6nd District of the Metropolitan Police Department has launched a monthl% communit% /i.e with the goals of /uilding closer relations /etween residents and police officers and decreasing crime( )Nothwest *urrent" Dupont *urrent" 3ogg% Bottom *urrent+ 7u/ilee $ousing" a nonprofit that has pro#ided afforda/le residences in 'dams Morgan for 89 %ears" is see.ing to turn two neigh/orhood properties into reha/ilitation homes for adults recentl% released from prison( )Dupont *urrent+ P2-NG 2E'L E T'TE G,-DE )all editions+ The District0s real estate mar.et continues to en!o% strong demand" leading to higher home #alues e#en while in#entor% remains limited( The annual D* Design $ouse fundraiser has dec.ed out the interior of a 3orest $ills home with #aried st%les and themes( -n designing a new condo /uilding in haw" de#elopers turned to a feng shui consultant( ' New :or. '#enue condo /uilding in Mount Vernon quare /oasts the District0s first par.ing lift( -n *restwood" a resident has charted ;99 %ears of neigh/orhood histor% in a new /oo.( ' , treet afforda/le housing comple4 is poised for rede#elopment as mar.et&rate condos and su/sidi1ed rental apartments( 5h% do e#en the most desira/le communities ha#e #acant homes< 's the cit% weighs regulator% changes" 2ealtors are praising accessor% apartments in single&famil% homes as a sound in#estment( *alling all chefs= Photos of some of the /est .itchens in homes for sale in Northwest( Listing of recent home sales( OP-N-ON )all editions+ Editorial> Man% pro/lems ha#e resulted from mo#ing the primar% election date to 'pril( Editorial> 'dult education deser#es additional funding( herwood> Muriel Bowser ma% sit out man% planned candidates forums(

PO2T )Northwest *urrent" Georgetown *urrent+ t( 'l/ans0 new /ase/all coach has high standards for the Bulldogs( The t( 7ohn0s *adets /ase/all team is loo.ing for redemption after wea. pla%off performances( Gon1aga foot/all coach 'aron Brad% is stepping down after four %ears( D- P'T*$E Bur.e students tra#el to outh Da.ota for a ser#ice pro!ect" 5ilson launches a mini spirit wee. to prepare for D*&*' " and other reports from local schools( )all editions+ 'L O -N T$E *,22ENT *rime report 'd#isor% neigh/orhood commission reports and agendas 2eports from local citi1ens associations *alendar of the wee.0s e#ents *lassified ads and ser#ice director% Email us to receive this newsletter every Wednesday. The *urrent comes out in print e#er% 5ednesda% and is posted online on Thursda%s at currentnewspapers(com?archi#e(php and issuu(com?currentnewspapers( To reach The *urrent with a news tip" correction" ad#ertising inquir%" or other question or comment" email newsdes.@currentnewspapers(com or call 696&688&A66;(
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