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| Partnership launched to restore National Mall |
VOICE writes, "By Hannah Rexroth
George Washington, or someone who looked a lot like him, showed up at the South Interior Building recently to celebrate a partnership to restore and preserve the National Mall where Washington’s monument stands.
“The mall is the front yard to all Americans,” said Chip Akridge, chair of the Trust for the National Mall, a nonprofit group that is raising money to restore the Mall. “It sees 25 million visitors annually. If you go and take a walk on the mall, you’ll see a park that is loved to death.”
Thirty years have passed since the Mall’s last major renovation, and the park service is planning a $350 million repair and maintenance project to make it a “world class” park, according to Akridge. The National Park Service has partnered with the Trust for the National Mall to do the renovations. "
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Posted on Nov 26, 2007 20:11pm.
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| 26-year-old Hill daycare searches for new facility |
VOICE writes, "By Hannah Rexroth
The Jenkins Hill Child Development Center is scrambling to find a new home before its lease in the Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church comes to a premature end next August.
The agreement between the church and the nonprofit infant daycare, which has operated in the church since 1981, includes a clause allowing the lease to be terminated by either party with 90 days notice. The lease was scheduled to end in 2009.
The church’s pastor, Andrew Walton, said the church is reevaluating the use of its space and is planning to take a new direction.
“I see this as a positive thing for everyone involved,” he said. “I think this could be a great opportunity for Jenkins Hill. They’ve been doing a great work here, but on a very small scale. There is no room for them to expand.” "
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Posted on Nov 19, 2007 12:59pm.
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| Train derailment further pollutes Anacostia River |
VOICE writes, "BY BEN WEINSTEIN
Retrieving wreckage from last week's Anacostia River train derailment could pose a greater environmental threat than the spilled coal itself, environmentalists and city officials said.
On Nov. 9, several freight cars crashed through an unstable bridge, dumping hundreds of tons of coal into the river. An official with the D.C. Department of the Environment said removing the relatively innocuous debris could stir up more dangerous, possibly carcinogenic industrial waste from the riverbed. CSX began cleaning the site last week, and the Environment Department will monitor water samples throughout the process."
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Posted on Nov 19, 2007 11:31am.
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| Northeast commissioner to serve on alcohol board |
VOICE writes, "Northeast commissioner to serve on alcohol board
BY BEN WEINSTEIN
Mayor Adrian Fenty recently nominated Northeast resident Nick Alberti to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, the independent panel that oversees alcohol-licensing and enforcement issues.
Alberti, a five-year member of the Northeast Capitol Hill advisory neighborhood commission, said he is up to the task in part because of his years of community activism.
"I think it's always good to have a fresh voice," Alberti said of the beverage control board, adding that as a neighborhood commissioner he knows how board actions affect businesses and neighborhoods."
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Posted on Nov 15, 2007 17:54pm.
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| Arena Stage to head across river in December |
VOICE writes, "Arena Stage to head across river in December
By Amy Arden
Arena Stage, a theater presence in Southwest DC for decades, will be temporarily relocating to Crystal City in late December. The theater complex at 1101 6th St. SW is closing for extensive renovation and expansion, with plans to reopen for the 2010-11 season.
The renovation is the culmination of the Next Stage Campaign, which raised $104 million for the project. The new facility will open with a new name, Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater."
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Posted on Nov 14, 2007 12:25pm.
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| Northeast residents ponder H Street bar cap |
VOICE writes, "Northeast residents ponder H Street bar cap
BY BEN WEINSTEIN
Some Northeast residents are gauging support for a measure to limit bars on H Street, a move some call premature and others consider smart planning.
Supporters say setting limits could prevent the corridor from becoming a bar district and that early planning would help draw a more desirable mix of businesses to H Street."
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Posted on Nov 09, 2007 14:06pm.
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| 4th St. fire destroys family’s home again |
VOICE writes, "4th St. fire destroys family’s home again
BY HANNAH REXROTH
History repeated itself last week, when a fire ignited at 621 4th St. NE, and spread to four row houses, including the home of Barbara Thompson, whose family’s home suffered a similar fire 30-plus years ago.
In 1970, the fire at the home claimed the life of Thompson’s grandmother. This time, it left her family homeless and four firefighters severely injured.
Thompson, 57, returned from North Carolina on Oct. 29 and found her home at 619 4th St. nothing more than a burned-out shell. “All I could do was scream and cry,” she said. “I’ve been doing a lot of crying lately.”"
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Posted on Nov 09, 2007 14:02pm.
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