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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 »
The Blotter: The Blotter
The Washington Examiner
Jan 25Emily Babay Examiner Staff Writer | Follow her: @emilybabay Man tries to rob officers using knife, tear gas Sandy Stancil picked the wrong people to try to hold up. According to author »
Man tries to rob police officers using knife, tear gas
Washington Examiner
Jan 25Sandy Stancil picked the wrong people to try to hold up. According to authorities, the 51-year-old Stancil approached two people who were fueling up at the Sunoco gas station at 4836 Kenilworth Avenue in Edmonston around 11 p.m. Tuesday. Stancil pulled... »
$10M tennis facility set to begin construction
Washington Business Journal
Jan 23Construction on a $10 million, 7-acre tennis facility in the District's Marshall Heights neighborhood is set to begin next week after a seven-year fundraising campaign by the Washington Tennis & Education Foundation to bring its youth development progr... »
$10 million tennis facility to open in Marshall Heights in September
WashingtonPost.com Local Business
Jan 22Construction on a new seven-acre tennis facility in Marshall Heights is to begin next week, after a seven-year fundraising campaign by the the Washington Tennis & Education Foundation to bring its youth development program to Southeast D.C. Read full a... »
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Potentially wet Wednesday A.M. commute
Get There
Feb 018:10 A.M. Update: An accident on 17th Street and Benning Road NE is blocking one westbound lane on Benning Road. Avoid that intersection. The disabled vehicle on the outer loop of the Beltway at I-66 has been cleared from the right lane. Read full article »
Tuesday Afternoon Commute - Mulch
The Wash Cycle
Jan 31Good afternoon. I once again left the morning linkdump finished on my computer at home. I can assure you it is awesome. Sorry. According to the East Coast Greenway "DDOT will be signing the East Coast Greenway throughout the District... »
Ms V Speaks and NPS listens
Life In The Village
Jan 31I at least hope National Park Service listens. Anywho... National Park Service had a public comment period for the DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT - ANACOSTIA RIVERWALK TRAIL SECTION 3. Ms V actually forgot about it, but I was able to quickly skim t... »
Solar Decathlon move a loss for DC, Decathlon, and the US
Greater Greater Washington
Jan 31by Erik Weber Last week, the Department of Energy announced the Solar Decathlon would not be held in DC in 2013. The move is a big loss for city of Washington, the National Mall, the Decathlon itself, and even US climate policy. Say goodbye to this vie... »
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... »
