Tasty Morning Bytes – Makeover in Shaw, the Big Bad Bag Tax and More on MD
Good morning, DCentric readers! Can you believe it’s already Friday?
Flickr: Mr. T in DC
Reusable bags save a nickle and clean up the river, too.
Construction Watch: Gibson Plaza Made Over, Inside and Out Yay: “Here’s the lesson of Gibson Plaza, the 10-story Shaw behemoth housing mostly Section 8 tenants: If you suffer through bad conditions long enough, you might just be there when a fantastic upgrade comes around.” (Washington City Paper)
Bag surcharge a detriment to D.C., study says This nickel story keeps coming back like a bad penny! “BHI’s researchers “apparently do not understand the bill very well,” Mr. Wells said. “The agreement is that, if [the tax] does raise money, the money goes to cleaning up the river. It has done that. We have opened a record number of grocery stores after the tax was passed.” (Washington Times)
Maryland ranks No. 1 in the nation for students passing Advanced Placement exams Just over the border: “Maryland also leads the nation in improvement for African American high school graduates who passed Advanced Placement exams, but the achievement gaps between black achievers and their peers remain vast.” (The Washington Post)
Town Hall Meeting Held To Explain Rules and Regulations of DC’s Medical Marijuana Program “Only people suffering from HIV, cancer, multiple sclerosis, AIDS and glaucoma would qualify. If their doctor says it’s medically necessary, they could legally buy two ounces a month. Five distribution centers will be set up to distribute the drug.” (myfoxdc.com)
GU DMT Dealers Have Hearing Power of a good attorney: “Word is the students may not need to worry about doing hard time . According to a source close to the case, prosecutors have accepted a plea deal that, as long as the judge signs off on it, should equal probation for the errant chemists.” (Washington City Paper)
Minorities are on the move, and others’ ignorance follows them “The Germans and Irish and Italians and various Slavs all faced great hostility when they arrived here. They were said to cause crime, overpopulation and poverty, not to mention a dumbing-down in public schools. Then they got some work, settled in and blended in just fine.” (The Washington Post)