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Wednesday, August 17, 2011
The Current
District Digest Georgetown woman’s death ruled homicide A 91-year-old woman who was found dead in her Georgetown
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home Friday was the victim of a homicide, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled Saturday, according to a news release from the Metropolitan Police Department. Police had not named a suspect in Viola Drath’s death as of yesterday, but media reports have discussed a history of domestic violence from her husband, 47-yearold Albrecht Muth. There was no sign of forced entry at the home in the 3200 block of Q Street, police have said.
Md. man sentenced for area robberies
A District Heights, Md., man was sentenced to nearly eight years in prison last week for his role in two violent crimes in Friendship Heights last year, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. In May, Ryan Collins, 23, pleaded guilty to charges that he robbed a man at gunpoint in the 4300 block of Jenifer Street at 2:30 a.m. Dec. 4. He also pleaded guilty to shooting another man in a failed robbery attempt an hour later in the 5400 block of 43rd Street, right around the corner, the release states.
Collins was arrested in January and admitted to participating in two additional armed robberies in Northwest, in Friendship Heights and in Glover Park, according to the release. Once he completes his prison sentence, Collins will face five years of supervised release, the news release states.
Chain Bridge facing weekend closures
Chain Bridge will close this weekend and for nine other weekends through Dec. 18 while the D.C. Department of Transportation conducts structural repairs, according to a news release. Each closure — blocking the road to motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians — will last from 8 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday. This weekend’s will be the only closure in August, but the bridge is also set to close Sept. 9 through 11 and Sept. 16 through 18, among other weekends this year, according to the release. Electronic signs will alert drivers to upcoming closures. The bridge was previously closed while the Transportation Department repaired its upper deck; the release states that the upcoming repairs will take place under the bridge.
I-66 lanes closing for repaving work
will support the orchestra, though payment is not required. Donated instruments will also be accepted, with guitars going to the orchestra and other instruments going to the Safe Streets Arts Foundation for use in prisons. Membership in the orchestra is open to all regardless of age, location and musical experience. Rehearsals and instruction take place Tuesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. at St. Mary’s Court, 725 24th St. NW. For more information, contact dennis@safestreetsarts.org.
A section of Interstate 66 will be reduced to as little as one lane in each direction on some nights through Sept. 15 while the highway is repaved, according to a news release from the D.C. Transportation Department. The repaving project impacts a stretch of the road, also known as the Potomac Freeway, from the Whitehurst Freeway to Ohio Drive. The work began Monday. According to the release, rotating lane closures will occur between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. and electronic signs will alert drivers when travel is affected.
Correction
An article in the Aug. 10 issue on the Rivers at the Watergate incorrectly stated that the board of directors of Watergate East Inc. was among those calling for the city to void a 1 a.m. closing time at the restaurant. In fact, the board has not taken a formal action on the matter, and the letter from board member Peter Sullivan to the Foggy Bottom-West End advisory neighborhood commission reflected his views as an individual, not an official stance of the board. The Current regrets the error. As a matter of policy, The Current corrects all errors of substance. To report an error, please call the managing editor at 202-244-7223.
Foggy Bottom group to perform Sunday
The Foggy Bottom Guitar Orchestra, a group founded by classical guitarist Dennis Sobin and other seniors living at St. Mary’s Court, will perform this weekend at a “Mature Voices� open-mic event at Busboys & Poets in Hyattsville, Md. The event will be held Sunday at 6 p.m. at the store, located at 5331 Baltimore Ave. A $5 contribution at the door
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