http://www.yourstreet.com/news/mlk-avenue YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us The controversial $1.12 million tax abatement for the Albert Apartments project got four thumbs up from city council this morning, as all the commissioners except Amanda Fritz decided that the 72-unit project's benefits are worth public investment. The design and... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6702278/council-okays-tax-break-for-n-williams-project Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:02:08 -0700 Neighborhood opponents of the Albert Apartment project finally got their say in front of City Council this morning. And it sounded like Commissioners Amanda Fritz and Nick Fish might have been swayed by their concerns about the 72 apartments planned for the former... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6618590/council-questions-1-6-million-tax-break-for-north-williams-apartments Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:17:08 -0700 So Marion Barry funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars to not-quite-organized non-profits. All the nonprofits were founded in his ward. Most of them operate out of his constituent services office on MLK Avenue. In this week’s LL column, we probe further into... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6404044/barry-s-nonprofits-are-staffed-with-ex-campaign-workers Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:33:08 -0700 In this week's paper, I reported on a fight between neighbors, the city and the developer who's building the four-story Albert Apartment building on the old N. Williams House of Sound site. Neighbors are upset about a variety of things with the project — some... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6261015/big-transit,-big-building,-big- Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:03:08 -0700