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The City Paper reports this afternoon that the D.C. Commission for the Arts and Humanities has announced that it will take control of the Lincoln Theatre, which ran into severe financial troubles in late September.

The press release from the commission:

Today, Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, Victor L. Hoskins took the first step in moving the Lincoln Theatre towards a new long-term sustainable plan for the future. Oversight of the new direction of the Lincoln Theatre has been delegated to the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities (DCCAH), the District’s agency for arts and culture. “Creating a long-term sustainable structure for the management and operations of the theatre is one of the District’s highest priorities. I felt it was important to move in that direction by asking DCCAH to develop a comprehensive plan for its future operations in consultation with community members and the outstanding arts related organizations we have in the city,” said Victor Hoskins.

This isn’t to say that the theatre will survive — its woes are numerous and well-documented, after all — but that any end may be put off for he time being, at least until the DCAH can figure out what to do with the theater.