Since he wrote his pitch for moving the new MacArthur High School to the former Whittle School/Intelsat Campus at 4000 Connecticut Avenue, Ward 3 Council member Matt Frumin has revealed more about his proposal and his thinking in this FAQ, and in interviews with the The DC Line columnist jonetta rose barras, Washington Business Journal and The Washington Post. And from the Post, we learn Mayor Muriel Bowser’s response to Frumin’s plan:
“Officials shut the idea down in a letter to the MacArthur community last week.” And: “Asked about Frumin’s plan, or whether the city would buy the Intelsat/Whittle building for other uses, D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s team referred to the school system’s letter.”
A more personal story from a documentary filmmaker: Forest Hills-based filmmaker Aviva Kempner specializes in revealing the stories of “under-known Jewish heroes,” including ballplayer-turned-spy Moe Berg, and the philanthropist who built the Rosenwald schools. However: “Two years ago, she decided that rising antisemitism and Holocaust denial demanded a more personal response,” writes the Post’s John Kelly. So Kempner’s latest film, showing at the Avalon Theatre through November 9th, focuses on two Holocaust survivors in her own family: her mother and her uncle.
Mid-career haul: Washington Business Journal compares “mid-career” salaries of workers with degrees from local colleges and universities. And the median salary for UDC graduates, at least ten years into their careers, is $96,100.
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October surprise! Cherry blossoms are blooming at UDC in Washington DC. 🌸 🎃 🍂 pic.twitter.com/buvDbQbwOL
— C on the scene (@Conthescene) October 21, 2023
Baby jack-o'-lantern mushrooms in #RockCreekPark 🎃
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— Diane (@DianeKrauthamer) October 25, 2023