All Things Current: What you'll find in your Jan.

6, 2016, edition
ALCOHOL LICENSING
A proposed relaxation of Georgetown's alcohol license moratorium won the support of the
community's advisory neighborhood commission on Monday. (Georgetown Current, Dupont Current)
BUSINESS
Spring Valley deli Wagshal's has found success after adding a dine-in component last fall. (all
editions)
DEVELOPMENT
A nine-story apartment building is slated to replace the Scottish Rite Center's rear parking lot at
Columbia Road and Mozart Place NW. (Dupont Current, Foggy Bottom Current)
EDUCATION
Months of delays to a kitchen renovation project at School Without Walls at Francis-Stevens illustrate
a broken system for school modernization, which city agencies say they've been working to address
moving forward. (all editions)
The Washington International School is revising its proposal for an expansion that would include a
new academic building and improved landscaping on the northwest corner of its Cleveland Park
campus. (Northwest Current, Dupont Current)
Hyde-Addison Elementary School students might spend as much as the next two school years off
campus in temporary facilities or in a different school building during a lengthy modernization process,
with Elllington Field on the table as a possible site for trailers. (Georgetown Current)
RECREATION
After a Palisades resident happened upon England's weekly 5K Parkruns, he began working to bring
the program to Northwest D.C. (all editions)
OTHER NEWS
American University's Katzen Arts Center, which just celebrated its 10th anniversary, is preparing to
open new gallery space later this month. (all editions)
A new book published by a Georgetown Library employee offers a kid-friendly tour of foreign cultures.
(all editions)
ON THE MARKET (all editions)
A thorough renovation has turned a Columbia Heights row house, on the market for $1,295,000, into a
bright, modern space.
OPINION (all editions)
Editorial: We applaud the District's newly implemented Styrofoam restrictions, and we hope that
mandatory deposits of recyclable bottles could become law in the future.
Editorial: A proposal for bus-only lanes on 16th Street during rush hour is reasonable and resulted from
outstanding public outreach.
Sherwood: From no praise for you to kinda environment friendly, the political diets of 2016.
SPORTS (Northwest Current, Georgetown Current)
Following a Dec. 29 injunction, Coolidge's boys basketball coach is back with the team after being
fired last fall for allegedly doctoring a student's transcript.
Visitation's burgeoning hockey program has the team looking at a Purple Puck victory over Holy
Cross and at plans for varsity status.
Gonzaga again failed to win its Purple Puck hockey tournament, but the team is optimistic that its
fortunes will improve later this season.

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