All Things Current: What you'll find in your April 26, 2017, edition

EDUCATION
In a wide-ranging interview with The Current, Mayor Muriel Bowser discussed various education
issues that included funding levels, the future of the old Hardy School site in Foxhall and the lack of a
contract with the city's teachers union.
The long-gestating project to rehabilitate the historic Stevens School in the West End may lose its
long-promised educational partner, with city officials revisiting earlier commitments to provide the
space for Ivymount's special-needs program.

POLITICS
Recent turnover at Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3D has brought fresh perspectives on the
ANC's role to its section of western Ward 3.

RECREATION
The Washington Canoe Club's deteriorating Georgetown building is inching toward short- and long-
term renovation work.

OTHER NEWS
Pepco will begin a long-delayed project next month to modernize a 1940s-era substation on
Wisconsin Avenue NW to address increased demand for electricity in Friendship Heights.

GETTING AROUND IN D.C.

Adjustments to Metro's bus and rail fares and service are coming early this summer.
Car reviews of the 2017 Volvo S90 luxury sedan and 2018 Volkswagen Atlas full-size crossover.

ON THE MARKET
A nine-bedroom 1875 Georgetown mansion, available for $8,950,000, recalls the style and splendor
of the Gilded Age in an excellent location.

OPINION
Editorial: The need for a stable regionwide funding commitment to Metro remains clear.
Editorial: Georgetown University is continuing to seek atonement for an ugly episode of its
slaveholding history.
Sherwood: To the U.S. Secret Service, an E Street NW sidewalk near the White House is evidently a
danger that must be eliminated.

SPORTS
As Ultimate Frisbee's popularity grows, Wilson took its third straight DCSAA crown by edging out Field
on Sunday. (Northwest Current, Georgetown Current)
After a rough patch and some adjustments on the field, Visitation lacrosse dominated Stone Ridge 20-
9 on Thursday. (Northwest Current, Georgetown Current)
Wilson's softball team just returned from a Cuban spring break trip with fresh insights into the game,
each other and the world around them. (Northwest Current, Georgetown Current, Dupont Current)

DISPATCHES
Maret first-graders took a boat ride in the Anacostia River, School Without Walls' Youth and
Government Club joined a regional legislative conference, and other reports from local schools.

PET OF THE WEEK

Ten-year-old Odysseus has had a long journey, and this sweet dog is now waiting for a loving home at
the Humane Rescue Alliance.
FLOWER MART GUIDE
Calendar of events and other information for the annual Flower Mart, to be held May 5 and 6 at the
Washington National Cathedral.

ALSO IN THE CURRENT

Crime report
Advisory neighborhood commission reports and agendas
Reports from local citizens associations
Calendar of the week's events
Classified ads and service directory

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