Historic Franklin School Downtown to Become Interactive Language Museum
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Washington City Paper by Andrew Gaimbrone
Looks like downtown D.C.'s long-vacant Franklin School will be redeveloped into a museum after all.
D.C. makes a call on the Franklin School — again
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Washington Business Journal by Karen Goff
After more than a decade of proposals, the District will make another go redeveloping the the historic Franklin School into an arts center.
D.C.’s Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development announced Wednesday the selection of a plan from Aspen Institute trustee Ann Friedman and Dantes Partners to turn the former school at 13th and K Streets NW into Planet Word, an interactive language arts museum and education space.
DC United Stadium Development Team Responds to Community Concerns
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DC UrbanTurf by Nena Perry-Brown
District Selects Development Team for Historic Franklin School
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CONTACT: Joaquin McPeek (DMPED) – (202) 727-6698; [email protected]
D.C. Will Take Global Lead on Self-Driving Cars
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DC Inno by Ryan Ferguson
Washington, D.C. will join a cohort of global cities to prepare for the emergence of self-driving cars.
District picks The Menkiti Group, Englightened for MLK Gateway project
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Washington Business Journal by Karen Goff
District Selects Development Team for MLK Gateway
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Joaquin McPeek (DMPED) – (202) 727-6698; [email protected]
D.C. HOUSING AUTHORITY CELEBRATES THE GRAND OPENING OF THE BIXBY
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DCHACCESS
The District of Columbia Housing Authority, Urban Atlantic, Forest City Washington, and other city and community officials celebrated the arrival of The Bixby with a ribbon cutting on December 13.
The $54 million, 195-unit building in the Capitol Riverfront area includes 39 replacement units as part of the fifth phase of the Capper/Carrollsburg redevelopment.
How A New Economic Partnership Will Benefit Regional Innovation
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DC Inno by Eric Hal Schwartz
D.C. appeals court overturns McMillan zoning
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Washington Business Journal by Karen Goff
Less than 24 hours after a ceremonial groundbreaking at the District’s McMillan Sand Filtration site, the D.C. Court of Appeals has vacated the D.C. Zoning Commission’s approval and the mayor’s agent’s two orders that allowed the project to move forward, remanding the cases for further proceedings.