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

2, 2016, edition
DEVELOPMENT
After seven years of planning, the transfer of 66 acres from the former Walter Reed Army Medical
Center to the District government is about to become official, following a recent ceremony attended by
D.C. and federal officials. (all editions)
Plans to construct a seven-story condo building on the Adams Morgan SunTrust site won over
preservation officials last week, despite persistent concerns and frustrations from community
members and local officials. (Dupont Current, Foggy Bottom Current)
EDUCATION
St. Patrick's Episcopal Day School will add a third campus in the Palisades area, consolidating its
sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders into a new middle school: a former office building on MacArthur
Boulevard. (Northwest Current, Georgetown Current)
ELECTION
Both candidates in a contentious election for Spring Valley's advisory neighborhood commission 3D02
seat say theyre best-suited to serving the community going forward and that their opponent has
either violated the rules or distracted from the issues. (all editions)
The D.C. Board of Elections intends to keep a polling location at the Georgetown Library next
Tuesday despite ongoing minor repairs from weekend water damage. (all editions)
TRANSPORTATION
Metro has announced its preferred option for redesigning streets around the Tenleytown Metro station,
with a goal of improving safety and facilities for pedestrians and cyclists, though parking would
decrease significantly. (Northwest Current, Dupont Current, Foggy Bottom Current)
OTHER NEWS
A pair of longtime WMAL veterans have updated to the podcast format as they and their guests
reminisce about D.C.'s past in Our Town. (all editions)
NORTHWEST PASSAGES (all editions)
Palisades resident Dana Tai Soon Burgess recently produced the new dance production Margin as
the National Portrait Gallery's first choreographer-in-residence.
When local professional choir The Thirteen set out to explore ones relationship with self, others and
the wider universe, the group turned to a mix of mostly 20th-century works to produce a lively and
successful program during a recent performance.
ON THE MARKET (all editions)
A light-filled two-level condo in the heart of Logan Circle is available for $1,195,000.
OPINION (all editions)
Editorial: Given Metro's desperate need for a regional dedicated funding source, we'd accept a
property tax increase rather than a higher sales tax if it meant that Virginia municipalities would get on
board.
Editorial: Although they don't get the most attention, it's important to learn about your candidates for
advisory neighborhood commissioner as you vote this month.
Sherwood: Whoever wins the presidency won't be a fan of Maryland's governor reducing the odds
that the state will house the FBI's next headquarters.
SPORTS
Wilson boys edged out Bell while the Tigers girls clobbered School Without Walls last Wednesday to

win DCIAA soccer titles. (Northwest Current, Georgetown Current)

Last Thursday's DCIAA cross-country championship was a runaway victory for Wilson, with the Tigers
girls and boys both taking gold. (Northwest Current, Georgetown Current, Dupont Current)

DISPATCHES (all editions)

Eaton Elementary helps re-tree D.C., Our Lady of Victory seventh-graders make their own pickles,
and other reports from local schools.
ALSO IN THE CURRENT
Crime report
Advisory neighborhood commission reports and agendas
Reports from local citizens associations
Calendar of the week's events
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