PHILANTHROPY | Rick Moyers of the Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation (and a WRAG Board member) writes about Four Things Boards Should Understand About Operating Reserves. (Chronicle, 4/26) “[B]oard-level conversations about operating reserves are mission critical—and in many cases, long overdue.”
EDUCATION | Charter Board approves four new schools (WaPo, 4/27)
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- The abandoned Uline Arena (formerly the Washington Coliseum) by Union Station, site of the Beatles’ first American concert among other monumental events, is set to host a new show featuring “scenes of a spectacular nature.” (DCist, 4/27) There’s something terrifically intriguing about this building – it is falling apart and covered in graffiti, but it teases really neat history.
- In an effort to “build appreciation” for Metro, a local songwriter is penning 86 songs about the system – one for each station. (WaPo, 4/27) He might have trouble with lyrical flow when he gets to “U Street/African-American Civil War Memorial/Cardozo.”
ELECTION | Mr. Gray, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Orange. No, that isn’t a Reservoir Dogs reference, but instead part of the colorful composition of the D.C. Council if Vincent Orange’s 2 percent margin of victory holds after absentee ballots are totaled. Orange defeated Patrick Mara 28% to 26% in a very close race for the council’s open seat. (WaPo, 4/27)
- In related news, Sulaimon Brown seems to be hiding to avoid a subpoena. Which does not facilitate the appearance of innocence. (City Paper, 4/27)
