Top Stories: Anacostia
1. Local Initiatives Support Cooperation is pledging $50M to “help minimize the downside of development” in a gentrifying Anacostia.
2. The L'Enfant Trust, a nonprofit, is restoring homes that have fallen into disrepair in the neighborhood.
3. Anacostia residents have taken a stand against the DC government, calling it the "biggest slumlord" in the area. The government currently owns about 1,500 vacant homes.
4. The Anacostia River is deemed an environmental hazard by the Anacostia Watershed Society despite $5B worth of cleanup over the past 20 years.
5. National retailer Walgreens set to take space at iconic "Anacostia" building.
6. DC Water is investing billions to build a series of tunnels that will funnel sewage directly to the wastewater treatment plant nearby.
7. The Anacostia Park Wetland and Resident Canada Goose Management Plan has been finalized. A key piece of the plan involves euthanizing members of the overpopulated geese population.
8. The median sale price of Anacostia homes is nearing $340k.
9. The local Fox affiliate praises Anacostia as "one of DC's best-kept secrets."
10. The Ward 8 elections could hinge on impending gentrification issues.
