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Capital Projections: Growing pains edition

Pat Padua Sep 14, 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. I AM NOT A WITCH After raising suspicions in her village, 9-year old Shula…

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LaTrina Antoine: News site steps up to battle homicides in DC

Commentary Sep 14, 2018

Despite the District’s legalization of marijuana, an illegal weed is growing in Washington, DC. And instead of leaving users in a daze, it leaves fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, husbands and wives sitting on wooden seats in courtrooms…

Deborah Simmons in The Washington Times: The D.C. tipped-wage initiative

Editor Sep 13, 2018

Ahh. With fall just around the corner, what better way to introduce a season-opening show titled B 22-913 Tipped Wage Workers Fairness Amendment Act of 2018 and starring the same Democratic lawmakers who take longer summer breaks than most…

Mayor Bowser Rescinds State of Emergency Order Previously Issued Ahead of Hurricane Florence

Press Release Sep 13, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 13, 2018 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Mayor Bowser Rescinds State of Emergency Order Previously Issued Ahead of Hurricane Florence As Storm Moves Away from Majorly Impacting the District, Authorization…

Greater Greater Washington: DC’s climate change-causing emissions could be halved if it passes this…

Editor Sep 13, 2018

The District could halve its emissions of the greenhouse gases that cause climate change if the DC Council passes clean energy legislation that was introduced over the summer, according to internal DC government numbers.

DCist: Why Don’t The Fountains At Meridian Hill Park Ever Seem To Be Working?

Editor Sep 13, 2018

The fountains at Meridian Hill Park are off, again, due to a leak in a pipe that provides water to the cascades. The good news is that work is underway to repair them, but residents are beginning to wonder just how frequently they'll have…

Hill Rag: Hill Parents Challenge Legality of DCPS Chancellor-Finding Panel

Editor Sep 13, 2018

On Friday, September 14, DC Superior Court will hear a preliminary injunction on a case that challenges the legality of the panel established by Mayor Muriel Bowser to find a new District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) Chancellor.

Curbed DC: D.C. gets its first-ever affordable housing site with specific units for ‘grandfamilies’

Editor Sep 13, 2018

On Thursday, the District and developers opened the inaugural affordable housing project in the city to contain apartments designated for “grandfamilies,” or households headed by grandparents who are raising grandchildren. Plaza West, as…

DCist: How Does D.C.’s Neighborhood Of Houseboats Prepare For A Hurricane?

Editor Sep 13, 2018

When hurricanes and other extreme weather events head towards the District, there's a focus on preparing the city's most flood-prone areas. But what about places that are already pretty wet, like D.C.'s neighborhood of houseboats?

Washington Post: Metro seeks to charge rush-hour fares during major protests and special events

Editor Sep 13, 2018

Metro wants to start charging rush-hour prices during high-attendance public events such as the Women’s March and the March for Our Lives, and they’re seeking input from riders about the idea.

DC Must Do More to Do to Ensure Residents of Color Benefit from the District’s Growing Prosperity,…

Press Release Sep 13, 2018

DC Must Do More to Do to Ensure Residents of Color Benefit from the District’s Growing Prosperity, Census Data Show CONTACT: Simone Holzer The latest Census data from the 2017 American Community Survey (ACS) show that although DC median…

Mayor Bowser Commits to Bold Next Steps at Global Climate Action Summit

Press Release Sep 13, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 13, 2018 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Julia Christian (DOEE) Mayor Bowser Commits to Bold Next Steps at Global Climate Action Summit Bowser Administration and Other International Climate Leaders…

Mayor Bowser Celebrates Milestone on MLK Memorial Library Modernization with Beam Signing

Press Release Sep 13, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 13, 2018 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) George Williams (DCPL) Mayor Bowser Celebrates Milestone on MLK Memorial Library Modernization with Beam Signing Ceremony Marks Completion of Structural…

Mayor Bowser Opens First Grandfamily Affordable Housing Community

Press Release Sep 13, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 13, 2018 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Kate Hartig (DMPED) Mayor Bowser Opens First Grandfamily Affordable Housing Community Plaza West Includes 223 Affordable Housing Units, 50 “Grandfamily” Units for…

Washington Post: Household incomes in the District rise dramatically in 2017

Editor Sep 13, 2018

Just a year after sluggish household income reports in the District of Columbia prompted speculation that the city’s boom years were ending, new numbers from the Census Bureau released Thursday suggests District household income has swung…

Washington City Paper: Traffic Tickets: the District Profits and Residents Pay

Editor Sep 13, 2018

The American rite of passage known as a traffic ticket can ruin a good day and tank a bad one. But in D.C., where tickets top off at $300, double if unpaid after 30 days, and are issued in perverse abundance via automated cameras, traffic…

WAMU: D.C. Area Students Tell History From Their Own Eyes On The Hamilton Stage

Editor Sep 13, 2018

Some might have called it irreverent, and others will praise it. But in an era where students are challenging the icons of American history, none of that was lost on the Hamilton stage. Across the United States, the cast of Hamilton has…

Washington Times: D.C. summit discusses best practices for maternal health

Editor Sep 13, 2018

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser held an inaugural summit on maternal and infant health Wednesday, marking almost a year since two maternity wards in the District’s poorest wards shut down amid increased attention on health disparities among…

jonetta rose barras: Brizill, ballots and the Board of Elections

jonetta rose barras Sep 13, 2018

When the DC Board of Elections recently upheld the challenge of at-large DC Council member Elissa Silverman against her principal opponent S. Kathryn Allen, they could have titled their ruling the “The Brizill Effect.” While Dorothy Brizill…

Washington Post: Collapse of council candidate’s campaign marks latest defeat for D.C. businesses

Editor Sep 12, 2018

The District’s business establishment endured a devastating blow this week when its handpicked candidate to unseat a progressive lawmaker was tossed off the November ballot after it was determined her qualifying petitions were filled with…

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