The news, features and other content found in the Sept. 24, 2014, edition of The Current Newspapers, which is distributed to homes and businesses in Northwest Washington, D.C. Email currentnewspapers@gmail.com to subscribe to the newsletter; contact newsdesk@currentnewspapers.com for other inquiries.
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The news, features and other content found in the Sept. 24, 2014, edition of The Current Newspapers, which is distributed to homes and businesses in Northwest Washington, D.C. Email currentnewspapers@gmail.com to subscribe to the newsletter; contact newsdesk@currentnewspapers.com for other inquiries.
All Things Current: What you'll find in your Sept.
24, 2014, edition
D.C. COUNCIL A clearly reluctant D.C. Council enacted emergency legislation on Tuesday that will allow registered gun owners to carry concealed firearms on city streets. (all editions) A unanimous D.C. Council ote will let two La! "chool students re#oin the $ilson Tigers foot!all team. (Northwest Current% &eorgetown Current% Du'ont Current) D()(LO*+(NT A new two,story retail !uilding du!!ed -*ros'ect *lace. is 'lanned to re'lace a longtime surface 'ar/ing lot on *ros'ect "treet near $isconsin Aenue in &eorgetown. (&eorgetown Current) An am!itious 'lan to !uild two +arriott,!randed hotels and an a'artment !uilding #ust west of the $alter (. $ashington Conention Center% and #ust north of the gleaming new +arriott +ar0uis% is moing slowly through the a''roal 'rocess. (Du'ont Current% 1oggy 2ottom Current) (DUCATION Chey Chase3s Lafayette (lementary "chool is slated for moderni4ation and e5'ansion starting in 6une 789:% with new wings re'lacing tem'orary trailers and 9;<8s additions% and !ringing an end to -o'en classrooms.. (Northwest Current) The 1illmore Arts Center is cele!rating its =8 th anniersary with a festial on "aturday. (all editions) LI>UO? LIC(N"IN& A grou' of Du'ont Circle residents may 'rotest the li0uor license renewal of the !eer garden "auf @aus at 979A 9Bth "t. to ensure the esta!lishment com'lies with its 'romises a!out noise. (Du'ont Current) *OLITIC" The three leading candidates for mayor met in their first de!ate last Thursday% s'arring oer hot, !utton issues including education and ethics at a forum s'onsored !y American Uniersity. (all editions) T?AN"*O?TATION All west!ound traffic will li/ely !e dierted off *ennsylania Aenue #ust !efore &eorgetown !eginning ne5t year during re'airs on the !ridge oer ?oc/ Cree/ *ar/% with some residents 0uestioning a detour 'lan using narrow 7A th "treet. (&eorgetown Current% Du'ont Current% 1oggy 2ottom Current) OT@(? N($" A local writer has 'u!lished a !oo/ that he calls the first com'rehensie history of ?oc/ Cree/ *ar/. (all editions) The leadershi' of the Children3s National @ealth "ystem is ho'ing to esta!lish a new research facility on 9C.7 acres of the former $alter ?eed Army +edical Center% ta/ing oer s'ace currently allocated to the U.". "tate De'artment. (all editions) "e0uels% an u'scale womenDs consignment sho' in Tenleytown% recently moed and e5'anded into a new% more 'rominent s'ace in the !uilding it has called home for eight,'lus years. (all editions) O*INION (all editions) (ditorialE 1uture elections need more than four mayoral de!ates. (ditorialE The D.C. De'artment of Trans'ortation is ma/ing encouraging 'rogress toward sorting out the city3s 'ar/ing woes. "herwoodE A security failing !y the "ecret "erice is hardly grounds to /ee' the 'u!lic een farther away from the $hite @ouse.
"*O?T" (Northwest Current% &eorgetown Current) $ashington International "choolDs olley!all team re'eated its season,o'ening ictory oer rial Coenant Life last Thursday after !oth teams u''ed their game and !attled through a fie,set thriller. A strong second half !rought $ilson3s !oys soccer team a hard,won 7,9 ictory oer $alls last $ednesday. "eeral Northwest foot!all teams saw winning foot!all 'erformances% including +aret% &on4aga% "t. 6ohn3s and Coolidge. AL"O IN T@( CU??(NT Crime re'ort Adisory neigh!orhood commission re'orts and agendas ?e'orts from local citi4ens associations Calendar of the wee/3s eents Classified ads and serice directory Email us to receive this newsletter every Wednesday. The Current comes out in 'rint eery $ednesday and is 'osted online on Thursdays at currentnews'a'ers.comFarchie.'h' and issuu.comFcurrentnews'a'ers. To reach The Current with a news ti'% correction% adertising in0uiry% or other 0uestion or comment% email newsdes/Gcurrentnews'a'ers.com or call 787,7==,<77C. The Current News'a'ers :9B: +acArthur 2ld. N$% "uite 987 Mailing address: *ost Office 2o5 =8=88 $ashington% D.C. 7889:,8=88 Co'yright H 789=% The Current News'a'ers% all rights resered