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D.C. schools to introduce gifted-and-talented program
The Washington Examiner
Feb 01Lisa Gartner D.C. Public Schools is rolling out its first gifted-and-talented program in two middle schools this fall, The Washington Examiner has learned. After testing for a year at Hardy Middle School in Georgetown and Kelly Miller Middle »
2011 Person of the year: Patrick Pope
Washington Examiner
Jan 04Jonetta Rose Barras He was booted out of Hardy Middle School, which he had built into a high-performing institution. Then, he was forced to sit for months in a central-office cubicle before being shipped to what some described as Siberia: a st »
D.C. to help American University, Gallaudet University employees buy homes near their work
Washington Business Journal
Dec 20The District is partnering with Gallaudet University and American University to relocate workers closer to their D.C. jobs with the promise of down payment assistance. Mayor Vincent Gray on Tuesday unveiled the "Live Near Your Work" pilot program, unde... »
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Anacostia loses another 19th century home from neglect
Greater Greater Washington
Jan 31by John Muller For the past two decades Hannah Hawkins has watched a 120-year-old house gradually deteriorate behind the community center she runs in historic Anacostia. The crumbling home at 2228 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue SE will be demolished th... »
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Rebuilding Place In The Urban Space
Jan 21An H Street e-list calls our attention to this piece, " D.C. Residents Call for Fewer Bars on H Street" from the Washington Informer, with quotes from African-American residents about the gentrification of the commercial district. Note that this isn't ... »
Patrick Pope: Person of the Year
The Georgetown Dish
Jan 08Former Hardy Middle School principal Patrick Pope last week was named "Person of the Year" by Washington Examiner columnist Jonetta Rose Barras. "He was booted [by former chancellor Michelle Rhee] out of Hardy Middle School, which he had built into a h... »
Weekend links: Not again
Greater Greater Washington
Jan 07by David Edmondson Photo by FrodoBabbs on Flickr.Metro brake breaks again: Another brake part fell from a Metro train Friday, leading the agency to inspect 464 railcars' brakes. The failed brake was of a different design than the one that failed two we... »
Bring On The Botanicals! D.C. Distillery Aims To Make Gin By Summer
Young & Hungry
Jan 06Fans of D.C.'s own Gin Rickey could have a hometown spirit on hand for their native cocktails this summer. Y&H colleague Lydia DePillis over at Housing Complex has the scoop on a new distillery now under construction in Ivy City, which aims to be crank... »