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NATIONAL ZOO
Planning Commission Approves Master Plan Including Aerial Tram
The National Capital Planning Commission yesterday approved the National Zoo's master plan, which envisions a sweeping renovation of the zoo and the eventual installation of an aerial tram similar to a ski lift to ease visitor transportation throughout the complex.
The approval, on the heels of one by the federal Commission of Fine Arts, clears the way for the plan to be implemented, a zoo spokeswoman said, although individual aspects of the plan will need separate permission to proceed.
Zoo director John Berry told members of the commission that the approval of the plan, which was unveiled last year, marked "a historic day . . . the first step in launching a 20-year renewal. . . . Our goal is to be the world's finest zoo."
-- Michael E. Ruane
SUPERIOR COURT
Former Member of D.C. Council Pleads Not Guilty in Assault Case
Former D.C. Council member Harold Brazil pleaded not guilty in D.C. Superior Court yesterday to assault charges in connection with the assault of a tattoo parlor employee in Georgetown.
Standing with his hands in his pockets before Magistrate Judge Andrea L. Harnett, Brazil was ordered to stay away from the Jinx Proof Tattoo parlor in the 3200 block of M Street NW and two employees of the parlor.
According to police, Brazil, 59, entered the shop with two women. One went to the back of the store to get a tattoo, police said. When Brazil tried to follow the woman, an employee told him only customers are allowed in the work area. An argument and then a fight ensued, police said.
Brazil was ordered to return to court Jan. 23 for a status hearing.
Brazil declined to comment outside the courtroom. His attorney, G. Allen Dale, said his client was "looking forward to a public trial to prove his innocence."
-- Keith L. Alexander
