ROCK CREEK IS now D.C.’s “dirtiest” waterway and, in a sense, that’s good news. The city’s rivers are getting cleaner, and some areas are often free enough of bacteria for residents to swim in them safely for the first time in many years.!-->…
Former Metro board chair Jack Evans berated Metro’s board secretary and general counsel as he tried to prevent his ethics investigation from getting released, according to the Washington Post, which obtained hundreds of confidential!-->…
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An effort is underway, led by D.C. Council member Charles Allen (D-Ward 6), to hasten the release of convicted murderers and rapists, including child sex offenders.
A proposed 200-bed shelter in D.C. to house detained immigrant children is likely to face a number of legal and regulatory obstacles from city officials and residents, including a possible public zoning hearing and legislative attempts to!-->…
After a three-year rehabilitation project, the Washington Monument will be reopen to the public on Sept. 19, the National Park Service announced Friday afternoon.
Eight years after it was rattled by an earthquake and three years after it was closed for elevator and other repairs, the beleaguered Washington Monument will reopen Sept. 19, the National Park Service said Friday.
For many a convention and conference, what’s on the inside has mattered at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. But Events DC., which oversees and manages the behemoth 2.3 million square foot site, is attempting to make the outside!-->…
The Johnny Rockets burger chain space in Georgetown is being marketed for lease, suggesting the store could be teeing up a closure after more than two decades in the neighborhood.
In July, The Metropolitan Transit Authority announced that it was close to fixing its chronically broken cooling systems at Dupont Circle, Farragut North, and Union Station.
After a three-year closure for renovations, the Washington Monument will reopen to the public Thursday, Sept. 19, the National Park Service announced Friday.