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DCist: This Proposed Bike Lane Near Union Station Needs An Act Of Congress

Editor Oct 26, 2018

D.C. is nearly ready to build a new connection in its protected bike lane network near the U.S. Capitol. But first, Congress needs to get out of the way. The planned facility along Louisiana Avenue and Constitution Avenue would connect…

WAMU: At D.C. Council’s Urging, Zoning Commission Says It Will Consider Allowing Home-Sharing

Editor Oct 26, 2018

The D.C. Zoning Commission will consider making changes to the city’s zoning code next week to permit short-term rentals through home-sharing platforms like Airbnb and VRBO, a move prompted by a letter from the D.C. Council urging they do…

Washington Times: D.C. Council grills response teams on evacuation of senior home

Editor Oct 26, 2018

The D.C. Council on Thursday grilled the city’s emergency response departments over the evacuation of a Southeast senior home during a three-alarm fire last month. One the home’s resident was left behind. Council member Charles Allen…

Washington Post: Daron Wint guilty of murder in 2015 D.C. quadruple killing

Editor Oct 26, 2018

A Maryland man was found guilty Thursday of murdering three members of a wealthy Northwest Washington family and their housekeeper in 2015, brutal crimes that gripped the nation’s capital. The jury’s Thursday verdict in the case against…

City Paper: Jewel Stroman Sets Her Sights on Elected Office

Editor Oct 26, 2018

Formerly homeless and a fierce advocate for those who suffer the same, she's running for a Ward 7 ANC seat.

WTOP: Vespa-like scooters may join DC’s dockless program

Editor Oct 26, 2018

If the vespa-like scooters — which comfortably seat two and are rented via app — come to D.C., they would be the latest addition to the District's evolving dockless bike and scooter pilot program.

City Paper: The D.C. Council Wants to Find Ways to Deal With Conflicts of Race and Religion

Editor Oct 26, 2018

The D.C. Council is at a tipping point. In a time of elevated racial and economic tensions, councilmembers are searching for a constructive way forward. They’re looking to prepare for future conflicts. But they’re stumbling along the way.

Kathy Patterson on the Auditude blog: Multitasking at the Office of the D.C. Auditor

Editor Oct 26, 2018

I would like to state unequivocally that the Office of the D.C. Auditor can walk and chew gum at the same time. I am compelled to make this statement by the drip-drip-drip of concerns from individuals in the District’s public education…

Washington Business Journal: Politics of craft: At Crafty Bastards, a healthy dose of activism

Editor Oct 26, 2018

D.C.'s annual Crafty Bastards craft fair, entering its 15th year, may be more political than ever. Artists have always used their work as a form of expression, and, at times, protest, but Washington City Paper's long-running gathering of…

WTOP: Metro saves its Riders’ Advisory Council

Editor Oct 25, 2018

WASHINGTON — Intense public pressure led the Metro Board to back down from a plan to scrap the Riders’ Advisory Council on Thursday. Metro Board Chairman Jack Evans pulled a vote to end the council from the board’s agenda at the start of…

CityLab: When D.C. Punks Take on a Drugstore Giant

Editor Oct 25, 2018

Community members in the city's Mount Pleasant neighborhood organized a punk-rock benefit to support a local grocer and stop a rumored CVS takeover.

Arts and Culture

The DC Lineup for this weekend: Costumes and creativity

Jennifer Anne Mitchell Oct 25, 2018

Whether it’s a chance to learn about bats at the U.S. Botanic Garden, celebrate the Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos in Petworth or watch Frankenstein at the Library of Congress, a full slate of pre-Halloween events will occupy the…

Arts and Culture

Capital Projections: ‘Velvet rope’ edition

Pat Padua Oct 25, 2018

Capital Projections is The DC Line’s selective and subjective guide to some of the most interesting arthouse and repertory screenings in the coming week. STUDIO 54 Director Matt Tyrnauer knows something about the allure of…

Opinion

Josh Boots: At 24 campuses serving low-income students, the well-worn narrative about DC schools is…

Commentary Oct 25, 2018

A Washington Post columnist wrote something earlier this year that I keep handy because it encapsulates so well a prevailing but erroneous impression of DC schools: “The District’s public school system,” columnist Petula Dvorak wrote, “has…

WTOP: Contracts, evaluation process linked to high DC teacher turnover rates

Editor Oct 25, 2018

WASHINGTON — D.C. public and charter schoolteachers appeared before the D.C. State Board of Education Wednesday night to offer some of the reasons why the District has an unusually high turnover rate of teachers.

Curbed DC: After spike in traffic deaths, D.C. refreshes Vision Zero safety initiative

Editor Oct 25, 2018

Officials unveil a slew of plans and proposals as critics press for results

Washington Post: D.C. zoning body to hold special meeting Monday on revising Airbnb regulations

Editor Oct 25, 2018

The District’s zoning commission moved ahead quickly Wednesday to review a unanimous plea from the D.C. Council to permit short-term rentals in residential neighborhoods and thus smooth the way for planned legislation to regulate…

WAMU: Bowser Violated Campaign Finance Laws By Holding Rally For Council Candidates, Group Says

Editor Oct 25, 2018

Government watchdog organization Public Citizen says D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser potentially violated campaign finance laws when she hosted a get-out-the-vote rally earlier this month where two candidates for the D.C. Council were fêted as…

Washington Post: D.C. failed to include ‘postage required’ on 10,000 absentee ballot envelopes

Editor Oct 25, 2018

An oversight by the D.C. Board of Elections meant more than 10,000 absentee ballot envelopes sent to voters did not include a reminder to include stamps, creating confusion two weeks before Election Day. Those envelopes normally have an…

DCist: A Celebration Of Vincent Orange’s Stunning Blazers

Editor Oct 25, 2018

Former At-large Councilmember Vincent Orange's title is technically the president and CEO of the D.C. Chamber of Commerce, but really, he's the president and CEO of having amazing blazers. Over the weekend, he posted a photo of himself and…

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