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THE CAPITOL HILL CURRENT
Fri, March 12, 2010Washington, D.C.
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A little girl is enamored with a postal worker emptying out a Pennsylvania Avenue SE mailbox. (photo by Julie Westfall)
D.C. NEWS
Wells hopes to allow residents to park closer to intersections
City advocating new zone for Union Station development
Marine Barracks outline massive development plans
Sudden Circulator stroller ban infuriates District parents
Two candidates running for Fengler's neighborhood commission seat
Carjacking trend continues into new year despite police efforts
Neighbors make noise over chicken proposal
All-ages activity center
envisioned for Eastern Branch
Despite preparation, some befuddled by bag fee
Park Service plan ponders monumental changes to Mall
Norton: D.C. will get voting rights early this year
Charter school's 12th Street NE row house location approved
A family tree controls market Christmas dynasty
Police promise more action on Hill carjacking spree
Confusion over potential Hill parking changes prompts delay
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DOWNHILL
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University High official apologizes for plagiarism as residents fight charter proposal

A representative of University High, a want-to-be charter school that has applied to move into the dormant International Graduate University, apologized this week for apparent plagiarism in the school’s charter application. But he said it should not stop the school from being approved next month.
Council forced to dive into murky public sign issue

The D.C. Council must decide by March 2 whether to authorize three giant "special signs" downtown to replace five dilapidated billboards torn down in December in wards 5 and 6. The chair of the committee that oversees the sticky signage issue predicts her colleagues will reject the deal.
H Street NE police detail
under threat

The weekend police force on H Street NE might be shrinking next month as the neighborhood’s most prominent bar owner fights to build two 99-seat roof decks.
DIGEST
Kingsman Field Dog Park construction should start in April
DC Circulator added to Google Transit
Wells introduces bill to deal with 'dangerous dogs'
Capitol Hill tote bags on sale for green cause
International school mulls becoming charter
Hill Center continues raising renovation funds
Two District agencies plan move to NoMa
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NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSIONS
Near Northeast commission (ANC 6C) supports extension on New York Ave. project; supports various runs
The commission unanimously voted to support a two-year extension for the development of 460 New York Ave. NW due to the owner’s inability to find a buyer, but conditioned its support on promises from the developer to maintain the property until construction begins.
Southeast Capitol Hill commission (ANC 6B) aims to examine local retail/restaurant mix
Commission chair David Garrison announced he has formed a “special committee for retail mix,” to be chaired by commissioner Ken Jarboe. Garrison has been participating in a Ward 6 economic development roundtable that is generating ideas for addressing a recent string of retail store closures. He said he formed this new special committee to ensure that the roundtable’s solutions are in line with the commission’s priorities.
Ronneberg wins Northeast Capitol Hill (ANC 6A) special election; commmissioners support new liquor licenses
At the commission’s Feb. 11 meeting residents of the commission’s single-member district 6A02 elected Drew Ronneberg to replace former commissioner Joe Fengler in a special election. Ronneberg received 92 votes; Bobby Pittman received 14.
IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
Worshipping with pride
St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church in Dupont Circle might seem an unlikely venue for a Catholic Mass, but for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, the sanctuary is a haven in a sometimes challenging effort to sustain their faith.
A steady light in a flickering system
At 7 a.m., much of the District is still getting into gear, but Cheryl Warley is already at her post as principal of J. O. Wilson Elementary School. Eleven hours later, she’ll still be here, making sure all the students have made it out of the building, and that kids in after-school programs are properly situated.
HILL TWITTER
voiceofthehill: Except for ANC 6A being called elitist by 6C commish Ryan Valasco, the Union Station play-by-play was too tame to tweet.
voiceofthehill: RT @capitolhilldc: SKEEBALL at @HStCountryClub: Registration for spring season now open at http://www.hstcountryclub.com #CapitolHill #Hst
voiceofthehill: @theHillisHome on the new City Gallery on #HSt. http://bit.ly/ahydwy #capitolhill
voiceofthehill: RT @postmetro: Capitol Hill parents say they need more middle school options: http://bit.ly/aZNclX #postschools
voiceofthehill: Uh, no, we haven't. RT @nbclocaldc: Have you seen the tree sweater along Barracks Row? http://is.gd/aeL1e

OPINIONS
How to make a deal
Before final decisions are made on the future of the Eastern Branch Boys & Girls Club building — which the city recently purchased — the District government should seek extensive community input.
Moving on at Rosedale
Hats off to the D.C. Council for pushing to get the Rosedale Community Center under construction after Mayor Adrian Fenty's administration pulled a fast one with funding. The administration moved funds from the D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation to the semi-independent D.C. Housing Authority.

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Snow? Oh, that was so long ago ...
Last Friday, the D.C. Council held a hearing on the city's snow removal efforts. It came just three weeks after the start of back-to-back snowstorms that flummoxed most of the region.
At a theater near you ... ?
It really could be a movie, all the things that have happened or are about to happen.
Is everything wearing out ... ?
The word on the transit system is not good.
From battered to batter up ... !
Baseball's opening day at Nationals Park is April 5, less than two months away. There, did that make you feel a little better in all this snow?

ON THE MARKET
G St. SW home an updated original
At a symposium last winter on modernist architecture in historic settings, the National Building Museum’s senior vice president Martin Moeller told the audience that the Southwest D.C. development along G Street was one of the standout urban-infill projects in the country. And as the development approaches its 50th anniversary and Southwest its second wave of urban redesign, it’s evident that these cheery, bright town homes retain much of their mid-century charm, while renovations have brought many of them stylishly into the new century.
Butterfield offers value, not bargain
Realtor Marilyn Charity knows that two of her listings, the last two-bedroom units available in the Butterfield House at 1020 Pennsylvania Ave., face some competition from other new condominiums in the area. But she is adamant that the red-brick 28-unit building stands head and shoulders above the alternatives on Capitol Hill.
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