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By Kirk Kramer - March 21, 2018 The proposed project at the Wisconsin Avenue Baptist Church site would include the creation of a Sunrise Senior Living facility. (photo courtesy of Sunrise Senior Living)

 

The lively, sometimes raucous, discussion in Tenleytown about the proposed redevelopment of a church’s property as a Sunrise senior living facility continued last Thursday at a community meeting.

Jonathan McHugh, who sits on Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3E (Tenleytown, Friendship Heights), wondered if a new building at the site of Wisconsin Avenue Baptist Church on Alton Place NW can really serve both as a church and a continuing care retirement community.

 

“Is it a Reece’s cup?” he mused during the March 15 meeting.

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By Susan Bodiker - March 14, 2018   A 3,400-square-foot Colonial at 6425 31st St. NW is on the market for $1.35 million. (Photos courtesy Marlon Crutchfield)  

Barnaby Woods is a close-knit community living in harmony with its surroundings. Bordered by Rock Creek Park and developed to make the most of its natural contours and topography, it is a green and tranquil refuge that has long appealed to high-pressured Washingtonians and their families.

While Cape Cods and Colonials are the predominant architectural style, there is more to these homes than meets the eye. Many have been updated to suit today’s lifestyles and use of space while still keeping some of the unique exterior details that make each one unique.

Like its

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By Shawn McFarland - March 5, 2018 The St. John's girls basketball team poses with the DCSAA trophy and championship banner after defeating Georgetown Visitation, 65-40 on March 3. It was the Lady Cadets' fourth state title in the last five years. (Photo by Hannah Wagner/The Current)

 

This is a public service announcement to the high school girls basketball teams in the D.C. area: St. John’s has officially created a dynasty after winning its fourth state title in the last five years on Saturday.

And the area should not expect the run to end any time soon, as the Lady Cadets will graduate just one starter and will have one of the best freshman in the entire country in Azzi Fudd coming back for another three years.

Fudd, who

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By Kirk Kramer - March 12, 2018 Dockless bikes, while providing another public transportation option, are being left anywhere by their riders. The way the bikes are disposed of is becoming an issue for residents. (Shani Madden/The Current)

 

The dockless bikes that have popped up in recent months on Washington, D.C.’s streets – and sidewalks – have a strong advocate in Colin Browne.

“Once we can get past sidewalk issues, I think the dockless bikeshare program will be a great asset for the city,” said Browne, communications director for the Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA). “Dockless bikes offer flexibility. You can pick one up where it is and leave it where you’re going. They provide ‘last-mile solutions’ for a lot of

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  By Zoe Morgan - March 7, 2018 Students Against Gun Violence held a demonstration on March 3 on the western lawn of the Capitol building. The student-led group protested gun violence within the country. (photo courtesy Serena Baldick)  

Students across the District are organizing protests and walkouts to advocate stricter gun regulations in the wake of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.

Women’s March organizers are coordinating a nationwide school walkout on March 14, which marks one month since the Parkland shooting. Students throughout D.C. are planning to participate, including at Wilson High School, Emerson Preparatory School and Sidwell Friends School. Students are also participating

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By Susan Bodiker -March 7, 2018    

The Forest Hills neighborhood is unique, even by Washington standards.

Bordered on one side by the wild beauty of Rock Creek Park and on the other by Connecticut Avenue’s more civilized pleasures, it is also home to a stunning array of mostly contemporary homes, many of which are tucked within forested steep-angled cliffs.

Among them is the property at 2801 Davenport St. NW, a concrete and glass mid-century modern sitting high in the hills and overlooking the park. Designed by architect Charles Egbert and built in 1970, it offers 3,750 square feet of living space on three levels and includes four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, one wood-burning fireplace, walls of oversized and

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By Shawn McFarland - February 27, 2018 SEMIFINALS, March 1

GIRLS BASKETBALL

No. 1 St. John’s def. No. 4 Anacostia, 83-66
– will play No. 2 Georgetown Visitation

No. 2 Georgetown Visitation def. No. 3 Sidwell Friends, 45-29
– Will play No. 1 St. John’s

* Championship game at 3:30 p.m. on March 3 at George Washington University

BOYS BASKETBALL

No. 4 Wilson def. No. 1 Gonzaga, 66-63
– will play No. 3 St. John’s

No. 3 St. John’s def. No. 7 Maret, 63-48
– will play No. 4 Wilson

* Championship game at 5:30 p.m. on March 3 at George Washington University

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QUARTERFINALS, Feb. 28

GIRLS BASKETBALL

No. 1 St. John’s def. No. 8 Washington Latin, 66-28
– will play No. 4 Anacostia

No. 4 Anacostia def. No. 12 Archbishop Carroll, 63-27
– will play…

By Susan Bodiker - February 27, 2018 The Georgian mansion at 3101 Chain Bridge Road NW has 14,000 feet of living space and two two-car garages. It is on the market for $8.15 million. (photos courtesy of HomeVisit)  

If the Earl of Grantham and his extended family (upstairs and down) were ever to decamp from Downton Abbey to D.C., the grand manor home at 3101 Chain Bridge Road NW would do very nicely for their new life in our nation’s capital.

Like Highclere Castle, the Crawleys’ ancestral digs, this Georgian mansion in Kent is designed for living and entertaining on a majestic scale – from the rooftop deck and third-story ballroom down to the high-ceilinged, generously proportioned living and dining rooms on the main floor. Just

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By Zoe Morgan - February 27, 2018 The Whole Foods Market in Glover Park closed in March 2017. (Brian Kapur/The Current/March 2017)

 

As the closure of the Glover Park Whole Foods reaches almost a year, litigation continues to drag on and a citizen petition is circulating aiming to get the store reopened.

A January decision from a judge allowed much of Whole Foods’ lawsuit against its landlord to continue, and Whole Foods has moved forward with the suit. However, recent court documents show the parties have also taken part in settlement negotiations.

The 2323 Wisconsin Ave. NW store closed in March of last year after a rodent problem resulted in the city issuing two ordinance violations. Whole Foods chose to remain closed to

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By Kirk Kramer - February 21, 2018   Parents of children at the St. Paul’s Nursery School in North Cleveland Park say they are receiving parking tickets while dropping their children off at school. (photo courtesy of Tim1965)  

For Christine Bonanno and other parents of children at St. Paul’s Nursery School in North Cleveland Park, getting their youngsters safely to school has gotten a lot more complicated – and expensive – in recent months.

One morning last week Bonanno parked in front of the school, located on Ellicott Street NW between Reno Road and 36th Street. She took her two- and four-year-olds inside and came out to find a $25 parking ticket on her windshield.

“I’m paying a tax for dropping off my child at school,”

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