| 605 | Behr/Lelen | Reagan (Federal Office) Building Nears Debut--home for 7000 federal
employees |
| 607 | Behr | Unemployment Rates Fall (to 3.3%)
Throughout Region: DC down from 7.8 to 7.2 % |
| 607 | Staff | Pr.
William Housing Sales Drop in Number and Cost in 1996 |
| 614 | Staff | Montgomery County Housing Sales Drop in Number and Cost in 1996 |
| Meyer/Behr | In Pr. George's, 2 Steps Up, 1 Back:
job development isn't keeping pace with business moves |
| 619 | Vise | Norton Fights to Keep ATF (1000jobs) in DC: Sen Warner and Rep Davis
trying to move it to VA |
| 623 | Schmidt | President Set to Spell Out Urban Agenda (based on new HUD report)--could
help DC |
| 627 | Montgomery | MCI Center (sports arena)
Promises More Construction Jobs for DC--to meet promises |
| 628 | Staff |
Montgomery County Condo Sales Drop in Number and Cost in
1996 |
| 630 | Editor | Uncle Sam is Needed Downtown--i.e.
don't move ATF offices to Virginia |
| JULY, 1997 | |
| 710 | Behr |
DC Employment to Grow in Long Term, says COG Report (but small share of metro
total) |
| 712 | Haggerty | Downtown DC
Pioneers Eager for Neighbors (urging residential uses for empty Tariff Bldg) |
| 714 | Letter | Keeping Federal Jobs in the District
(arguing to keep 800 FDA employees in DC) |
| 725 |
Wheeler | Many Voices, No Harmony in DC's Shaw Neighborhood--re
convention center |
| 726 | Murphy | DC
Picked for Catholic Cultural Center--including think-tank and museum named for Pope |
| 727 | Fehr | Property Owners Commit to
Revive DC: to pay $7.7M pa for safety, cleanliness 120 blocks downtown |
| 728 | Pyatt | Even Before Barry's Ride, the City Had Started to
Slide (pop'n decline in '70s) |
| 730 | Fehr |
Barry Boosts Downtown Tax (Business Improvement) District (paying for services city
isn't providing) |
| AUGUST, 1997
|
| 801 | Behr | In Columbia Heights, a Hope for Help--in plan's
tax breaks for some businesses |
| 802 | Berry | Jobless Rate Drops
Slightly in DC (to 6.7%) compared to 4.8% for US |
| 809 | Staff | DC (up) ,Alexandria
(up), Arlington (down) real estate trends Jan 97 vs Jan 96 |
| 810 | Milloy | A Look Inside the Psyche of Black America--blacks don't have confidence in each
other |
| 818 | Pyatt | 2 New Giants (huge PG stores) that Make
Washington's Efforts Look Small--no big sites in DC |
| 821 | Montgomery | Hundreds
Line Up for (900 part-time) Jobs at Downtown Sports Arena--from Shaw area |
| 823 | Staff | Montgomery County '96-'97 real estate trends--sales and prices down somewhat
|
| 830 | Staff | Fairfax County Real Estate Trends: home sales
down 12%--prices down 7% |
| SEPTEMBER,
1997 |
| | |
| 905 | Evans | NonProfit Group Formed to Attract Foreign Travelers to DC
Region: Capital Region, USA |
| 906 | Behr | DC Area Has Gain of 50,000 jobs Jul 96-97:
DC employment now 247,735--up 5500 in year |
| 906 | Staff | Prince George's Real Estate
Trends Jan 96-97: numbers and price down 10% |
| 906 | Pearlstein | US Unemployment Rate
Rises Slightly to 4.9%: (7.5% black, 3.6% white men)but 200,000 jobs added |
| 907 | Young
Ltr | Should I not Have Left the City?--did too many pol savvy, knowledgeable,
educated folks leave? |
| 917 | Counts (reader) | Decay of the District--challenges (to keep business)
ignored by "failed leadership" |
| 920 | Staff | Real Estate Trends Jan '96-'97: DC even;
Alexandria up in # and $; Arlington down in # and $ |
| 925 | Page | Washington Opera's Move
Downtown in Question--$200M cost too high--Kennedy Center bargaining |
| 929 | Pyatt | Search for
a Framework for Economic Development--must look beyond downtown to city,
residents |
| OCTOBER, 1997 |
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| | |
| 1001 | Editor | Try to Keep the Opera Downtown--needs better
facilities--could be important downtown focus |
| 1004 | Forgey | A Long
Way to Go: Giant Convention Center Takes Baby Step--approved by
NatCapPlngCommission |
| 1007 | Loeb | (5-acre) Anacostia River (Kids') Theme Park Again
on Hold--environmental issues raised to block lease |
| 1011 | Behr | Tax Break's
Crazy Quilt of Winners, Losers: concern for who benefits points up Congressional folly
|
| 1013 | Fehr | DC Hopes Arena Is Just a Warm-up, but few firm plans for more Downtown
Revival |
| 1015 | Evans | Convention Center Battle Continues--undaunted
by site approval, critics target finances, construction |
| 1016 | Staff | What DC
Makes for Dinner: Reservations--DC disposable household income way above nat
average |
| 1018 | Staff | Loudoun County real estate sales off 10% in number and price over Jan-Mar
'96. |
| 1019 | Sullivan | Targeted Tax Breaks Miss the Mark:wrong criteria and beneficiaries: Congress into
wishful thinking |
| 1023 | Montgomery | Not Quite a Neghborhood--positive
residential growth still hasn't achieved a "living downtown" in DC |
| 1024 | Haggerty | Metro
Picks Developers for Gallery Place Property--Gateway Square to have shops, movies, pkg,
apts |
| 1031 | Fehr | Pricey New Sports Venues Help Make DC No. 1 in US for High-Cost Tickets;
MCI, JKCooke Stadium |
| NOVEMBER, 1997 |
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| | |
| 1101 | Behr | Area Tech FirmsGrowing Despite Worker Shortage: job growth
MD: +1.8% ; VA: +2.3% ;DC: -1.3% |
| 1108 | Staff | Housing sales '97v'96: DC up
7% in number and price; Alexandria even; Arlington down a bit |
| 1108 | Staff | Georgetown Improvement Plan Weighed: Business Owners to
vote on BID surtax .15/$100 ass'd value |
| 1109 | Edior | Pay and Go In Maryland:
Montgomery and PG Counties realizing merits of being 'business friendly' |
| 1117 | Haggerty | A
Building Boom Raises Caution--Suburban Office Construction Market Enjoys Big
Comeback |
| 1118 | Fehr | Downtown Area Getting A Clean Start--safety, maintenance
teams kick off $38.5M BID effort |
| 1119 | Cohn | DC Losing Singles, (Hshlds),
Poor People Study Shows: down to 541,000 in '96, blacks down to 59% |
| 1122 | Staff | Montgomery County median '97 house sale price 3% below
Jan-May '96 (to $186,000): number same |
| 1123 | Spinner | Neighboring MD Counties
Part Company on Development: PG slowing down, Montgomery eases regs |
| 1123 | Sen.
Moynihan | Not Bad for a Century's Work: 96 years to fix up Pennsylvania Ave,
Reagan Building latest addition |
| 1124 | Staff | DC, with 37% of metro office
space, has 43% of current vacancies, 36% of new space being built |
| 1127 | Montgomery | DC
Residents Win Some, Lose Some--at MCI Center: got 420 construction jobs, now maybe 700+
inside |
| 1130 | Montgomery | MCI Center: Journey to the Unknown--Metro easiest
way to go, but parking available for a price |
| DECEMBER,
1997 |
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| 1202 | Editor | Downtown's New Lantern--MCI Arena's old hand Polin has
made good investment in DC's future |
| 1203 | Babington | Baltimore, DC May Team
Up for 2012 Olympic Bid--urged to combine, not compete |
| 1204 | Babington | Region's (Corporate) Leaders Unite to Woo 2012
Olympics--not sure who's on top: DC or Baltimore |
| 1206 | Behr | Suburban Jobless rate down to
2.9%--worker shortage increases--DC jobless up to 8.1% from 7.7% |
| 1206 | Berry | US
Jobless Rate (4.6%) Lowest in 24 Years--butr inflation remains in check |
| 1207 | Elrich/Goldman | Deal for Developers, Drubbing for Taxpayers:
Montgomery 'pay-and-go' poor policy, crowds schools |
| 1207 | Frazier | Pr. George's Now 62% Black
(up from 51% in 1990)--most new under 35, no kids, hshld inc $35K,$45K+ |
| 1208 | Haggerty | Renaissance Man, Mr. Fit-It, Jemal buys old DC buildings
renews them: now 7th street near MCI Arena |
| 1208 | Pyatt | What DC Needs Is Tax
Revenue, Jobs and Training--O'Cleireacain right--still need bigger Fed payment |
| 1210 | Wheeler | (Shakespeare) Theater Group Buys Vacant Building on
Capitol Hill--plan renovations |
| 1210 | Spinner | Pr. George's Curry Approves
Cap on New Development--Montgomery, Charles, go different way |
| 1213 | Staff | Fairfax
County real estate way down: units sold off 44%; prices down 8% from Jan-May
1996 |
| 1213 | Wilson | For 2012 Olympics, United City Might be US Best Bet--9 US
cities vying--DC/Baltimore middle of pack |
| 1214 | Davis/Thomas | In Affluent Suburbs,
Young Users and Sellers Abound--14,000 treated in Fairfax in last 4 years |
| 1214 | Eggen/Pae | Anti-Develpment Forces Massing Along Home Front:
traffic, taxes, crowded schools rouse suburbs |
| 1217 | Williams | National Children's Island'
Theme Park for DC Takes Step Forward: Council vote 7 to 6 for 99-year lease |
| 1218 | Perez-Rivas | Folks in Silver Spring Think Town Center Might be
Answer to Reviving its aging Downtown |
| 1219 | Cohn | Census Finds Pattern in
Suburbs--Asians, Latinos to VA, Blacks to MD--blacks minority in Arl,Ffax,Mont. |
| 1228 | Pyatt | Union
Station Overlooked as Major DC Asset--no plan, no vision to fix area north of it :
incomprehensible |
