Month: February 2007

Anacostia Waterfront Revival?

by Karen Beach Each summer, waves of would-be renters flow up Connecticut Avenue and around to Dupont Circle, down into Foggy Bottom and over to Virginia to view living quarters that command well over a thousand dollars a month. With such high rental demand in northwest Washington, it seems inconceivable that mere minutes from this madness […]

Opinion: Schools Must Contribute to Internet Safety

by Jill Rothenbueler Maher “Stranger danger” takes on new meaning in the Internet age, where parents must worry about any digitally connected person, anywhere, making inappropriate contact with their child. Consumer Reports’ 2006 State of the Net Survey found that in 8 percent of homes with a child under 18, a youth had seen pornography from […]