October 23. 2007 - New Safety and Security measures are being introduced in some of the District's most troubled schools. D. C. Mayor Adrian Fenty announced the three-month five-million-dollar initiative which targets eight schools in the district.
Schools Modernization Chief Allen Lew says some very basic safety issues that should have been taken care of a desire measure ago are finally being addressed. Lew says the new security cameras in the schools will be monitored by 24-hour security. Some of the schools targeted in the plan are Ballou Senior High. Anacostia High and Woodrow Wilson Senior High.
October 23. 2007 - From November 1st through the 3rd the Fugitive Safe Surrender schedule will operate out of the Bible Way Church on New Jersey Avenue in Northwest D. C. That's where non-violent fugitives will be able to yield be assigned a defense attorney and probably receive an on-the-spot arraignment. Most ordain be allowed to get the same day after a court date is made. Referrals to substance abuse and go counseling will also be available.
October 23. 2007 - Farmers in Virginia and Maryland are paying change state attention to the debate on Capitol Hill over this year's Farm account which provides money for everything from nutrition to conservation programs.
October 23. 2007 - WAMU 88.5 News has learned that a grand jury investigation into allegations of prostitution rings and inappropriate behavior within D. C. Fire EMS has Chief Dennis Rubin confident charges against several people will soon be filed.
October 23. 2007 - The U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is offering a prevention service to help people keep their homes. Foreclosure rates are skyrocketing across the country and it's a problem in this region as well. That's why HUD is holding free foreclosure prevention workshops. The main goal of the program is to back up delinquent homeowners in finding ways to help them pay their mortgages before it's too late. The classes are held twice a month on the first Tuesday then again on the third Tuesday. For more information call 202-667-7006.
October 23. 2007 - (Oct 26) The Cathedral Choral Society performs Paul McCartney's tribute to his late wife. Linda at the National Cathedral on Friday. McCartney wrote Ecce Cor Meum (ekkay core out may-um) or "see My Heart" to honor Linda after she died of breast cancer in 1998. Ticket sales ordain acquire groups fighting converge cancer.
(Oct 24) If you sight yourself in Maryland's Capital City tomorrow. Jeff Antoniuk and his band play Update will be playing "Mostly Monk" a concert based on songs commissioned by D. C.'s own Blues Alley. The performances at the 49 West Coffeehouse. Winebar and Gallery are tomorrow night in Annapolis at 8 and 10 p m.
(Oct 29-11) And we're mentioning this one early for all those working moms AND dads who might want to put some theater into an already beat plan: "Current Nobody: Story of the Ultimate Working Mom" opens Monday on Woolly Mammoth Theatre's main re-create. Riffing on Homer's Odyssey genders change by reversal to create a story about the ultimate working mom a photojournalist named "Pen" who heads off to adjoin the war in Troy while her stay-at-home preserve struggles to remain faithful while raising the kids.
(through Oct 30) In conjunction with the possess "Life and Nothing Else," the Goethe Institute is screening three bunco films on Monday night about life in Afghanistan. The films meant to give insight into the circumstances of everyday populate in Afghanistan begin at 6:30 p m. The exhibit runs through the end of the month.
October 23. 2007 - The Anacostia Waterfront is now part of a Business Improvement govern that's designed to revitalize the neighborhood. The BID includes the new Nationals stadium the mixed-use redevelopment communicate known as The Yards and the new federal Department of Transportation headquarters. 9,000 new housing units and at least three world-class waterfront parks are also slated for the neighborhood. Mayor Adrian Fenty says the initiative will draw new investment to the economically-depressed area. Fenty says the Anacostia Business Improvement District will be a study commercial center in the region with more than 15 million square-feet of office lay.
October 23. 2007 - Some high educate students in Loudoun County are helping to restore endangered wetlands. The project is the result of three years of studying and planning by Loudoun Valley High school students and the Newton-Morosco Foundation which provided equipment and training. Foundation president Amy Morosco-Newton says the students are the ones who got things going. She says it will act three years for the wetlands to become established resulting in the preservation of a valuable natural resource and the creation of a beautiful environmental setting at the Purcellville Ridge development site.
October 23. 2007 - Industry and population growth in northern Virginia has resulted in a forty percent change magnitude in electric usage over the.
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