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| Gallaudet’s new rules calm Northeast neighborhood |
VOICE writes, "Gallaudet’s new rules calm Northeast neighborhood
BY BEN WEINSTEIN
Gallaudet University recently extended its conduct rules to include student behavior off campus — a change made after years of complaints about loud, unruly parties in Northeast Capitol Hill neighborhoods.
Students accused of violating the code of conduct off campus are now subject to the same disciplinary process previously reserved for on-campus offenses. And both university officials and Northeast residents say the change has already quieted the neighborhood.
“It was helpful. It was extremely helpful,” Northeast resident Eric Kerensky said, adding that before the recent code amendment, off-campus parties kept neighbors awake on any given day of the week until 3 a.m. “The parties were unbelievable.”"
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Posted on Sep 12, 2007 19:26pm.
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| Eastern Market doubles for European flower mart during movie shoot |
VOICE writes, "Eastern Market doubles for European flower mart during movie shoot
BY CELESTE MCCALL
September started off with a bang on Capitol Hill.
Eastern Market welcomed Tinseltown as moviemakers descended on the historic structure Sept. 5 to shoot a pivotal scene in “Body of Lies.”
Director Ridley Scott, his crew and dozens of local extras, were filming a car bombing in the political thriller that stars Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio.
Cameras were stationed in three locations along Seventh Street, with one planted on the roof of Port City Java."
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Posted on Sep 11, 2007 14:41pm.
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| B&G Club asks city for $3.2 million to keep sites running |
VOICE writes, "B&G Club asks city for $3.2 million to keep sites running
BY PATTI SHEA
The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Washington has proposed two contracts that would continue to fund 12 of its D.C. facilities, including Capitol Hill’s Eastern Branch, but activists say the city is getting a raw deal.
According to the memorandums of understanding, the Boys & Girls Club would agree to continue
operations through the end of the next fiscal year in exchange for $3.2 million from city coffers. The organization announced in April its intention to close the Eastern Branch (261 17th St., SE) and Georgetown’s Jelleff Branch (3265 S St., NW) due to budget constraints."
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Posted on Sep 08, 2007 13:51pm.
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| Schools make moderate gains in reading, math |
VOICE writes, "Schools make moderate gains in reading, math
BY VICTORIA SOLOMON
D.C. students earned slightly higher scores this year on the city's standardized test compared with 2006 — the first time students took the new assessment — but only about a third of all students met proficiency benchmarks.
The D.C. Comprehensive Assessment System, which is more strenuous than the old standardized test, assesses reading and mathematic abilities at both traditional public schools and public charter schools. Students are scored as below basic, basic, proficient or advanced. A certain percentage of students must meet the D.C.-established proficiency target to earn a school “adequate yearly progress” under the federal No Child Left Behind act."
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Posted on Sep 08, 2007 13:34pm.
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| EmpowerDC Gaining Momentum |
admin writes, "EmpowerDC Gaining Momentum
By KATIE PEARCE
Across the city, at rallies, D.C. Council sessions and community meetings, a grass-roots organization called EmpowerDC is rousing interest.
"We're not always the nice guys," said the group's co-founder, Parisa Norouzi. At a rally last month that protested D.C. Council legislation setting the stage for the sale of three public West End properties to a private developer, Norouzi led the crowd in chanting, "Public property is not for sale!"
In recent months, EmpowerDC has been shopping around a platform called the People's Property Campaign, with the goal of mobilizing more support by fall. Several groups — including four advisory neighborhood commissions, the D.C. Tenants' Advocacy Coalition and, late last month, the D.C. Federation of Citizens Associations — have passed resolutions in support of the campaign, which seeks to establish a more restrictive and more transparent process for the District's disposition of public property.
Issues like the one in the West End serve as "examples of how badly our system is broken," Norouzi said, adding that while EmpowerDC "likes to support and engage in neighborhood battles," it remains focused on the broader picture.
EmpowerDC's stance toward the District's public property is "purist," said Norouzi. "Our fundamental position is that public property should be used for public space, not private profit."
If a parcel's current use is no longer necessary, the campaign asserts, that property should go toward community needs. Specifically, the group believes, such sites should be used to expand government services, replace spaces the city government currently rents or house community programs like homeless shelters and small-business incubators.
One of the group's ultimate goals is to instigate change at the legislative level."
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Posted on Aug 31, 2007 20:24pm.
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| Charter board OKs options expansion |
admin writes, "Charter board OKs options expansion
BY BEN WEINSTEIN
The D.C. Public Charter School Board on Aug. 8 approved Options Public Charter School's request to add new grades to its Northeast Capitol Hill campus.
Options, 1375 E St., NE, will add a ninth-grade class this school year and will phase in 10th, 11th and 12th grades over the next several years, according to a school official. Before this year, the school had fifth through eighth grades.
The school, which serves special-needs students, currently has 240 children and will add 40 more when the ninth grade is established. Though expanded uses and charter schools have become controversial themes in the school's Northeast neighborhood, community representatives have not opposed Options' charter amendment."
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Posted on Aug 31, 2007 20:11pm.
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| BZA stands by AppleTree decision |
admin writes, "BZA stands by AppleTree decision
BY BEN WEINSTEIN
The city's zoning board Aug. 17 said it will not overturn its decision that allows the AppleTree Institute for Education Innovation to proceed with plans for its 12th Street preschool campus in Northeast. more …
The Board of Zoning Adjustment said the school could move forward with plans to get building permits for its 138 12th St., NE, location, despite neighbors’ assertions that the board ignored new city codes and two board members failed to disclose potential conflicts of interest.
The zoning board "recognizes the [Northeast Capitol Hill advisory neighborhood commission] obvious frustration with the outcome of the process," said board chair Ruthanne Miller. But, she added, members make decisions based process, not on outcomes.
During the AppleTree case, the Zoning Commission adopted new regulations for public schools locating in residential neighborhoods. The new rules would effectively deny the school's plans because they don't provide enough parking spaces; but the board said the new rules did not supersede older regulations."
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Posted on Aug 31, 2007 20:02pm.
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