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With this week's figures- 01
This week's local stories that mention Chinatown, linked to the outlets.
This weekLatest: "âJD Vance at the Escape Game? ð€£â" (PoPville).
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Markets, community events and public meetings for the week ahead.
This week5 listed for the next 7 days, starting with Free Public Art Tours at Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
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The biggest change in Chinatown's 311 requests, in one sentence.
This weekDockless Vehicle Parking Complaint requests rose to 248 in the past 30 days, up from 110, while total 311 requests in Chinatown rose from 995 to 1,132.
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311 requests, crime report counts, home prices and permits, each against the period before.
This week1,132 311 requests and 138 crime reports in the last 30 days.
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New additions, demolitions and new buildings, with a map link for each.
This week230 permits issued, 12 of them bigger projects.
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Median house and condo prices and the newest sales.
This weekMedian condo price $580K over 12 months; 31 sales in the last 60 days.
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Curb permits starting this week, street trees and how fast 311 closes requests.
This week67 curb permits starting in the next 7 days.
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The request types residents filed most, ranked, with the change.
This weekMost filed: Parking Enforcement (281).
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A block's building story and a newspaper reading from 100 years ago that week.
This week1890: 1100 block of 5th Street NW.
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Your ANC commissioners and links to their meetings.
This week10 commissioners across 3 ANCs.
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