City Paper: Jack Evans Fined $20,000 for Ethics Violations, Admits to No Ethics Violations
The Ward 2 councilmember is still awaiting the conclusions of investigations by the Council and federal law enforcement.
Yearly Archives
2019
ABC7: Why did eight DC libraries have heat-related closures this year?
On Wednesday, crews with DC's Department of General Services say they successfully repaired the HVAC unit at Rosedale Neighborhood Library in Northeast Washington.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces DC Will Now Accept Medical Marijuana Cards From Any State
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
August 8, 2019
CONTACT:
Susana Castillo (EOM)
Emergency rulemaking will allow non-District residents with medical marijuana cards to purchase medical marijuana during their visits…
Press Release: Norton Sends Request for Update on D.C. Halfway House Contract
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
August 8, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) sent a letter today to Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Acting Director Hugh Hurwitz…
Marcia Bernbaum: DC will pilot two stand-alone public restrooms open 24/7. Here’s why the…
The high cost of a self-cleaning public restroom at a Virginia Metrorail station recently garnered headlines as an example of wasteful spending, but its removal earlier this year need not disrupt the District’s own plans to pilot two…
District Links: Jack Evans fined $20K by city’s ethics board; tenants at building owned by…
Happy Thursday. Council member Jack Evans, who is under federal investigation, has separately just been fined $20,000 for his use of council resources to send out personal business proposals, WaPo's Fenit Nirappil breaks …
Washington Post Express: Outdoor movies are overrated. Head indoors for these cool, free D.C. film…
With so many scenic spots around town, it’s natural that D.C. would be saturated with outdoor movie series each summer. Sure, the thought of seeing your favorite film with the glowing sunset and majestic monuments as your backdrop sounds…
Washington Business Journal: Danny Meyer to open Roman-style trattoria at The Yards
Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group will open a Roman-style trattoria at the Thompson Washington D.C. hotel at The Yards, the company announced Thursday.
Washington Post: Sports betting won’t launch in D.C. in time for NFL season; bars start applying
Legal sports gambling in the District has been delayed as city officials prepare and finalize rules and will not be ready for the start of the NFL season in early September as originally planned.
Washington Informer: Process Stalled in Barry Farm Historic Site Decision
Citizens Show Up but Lacking Quorum, Board Unable to Act
Washington Informer: D.C. Activist Leads Search for Solutions to Shootings
Roach Brown: 'Time to Take a Stand and Save Our Babies'
Street Sense: Marijuana is legal, but returning citizens from the criminal justice system are still…
Marijuana isn’t merely growing more acceptable in the eyes of the American public; it’s entered the luxury market, with the department store Barney’s advertising a “cannabis lifestyle” in their recently-opened luxury shop The High End.…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces MuralsDC to Install Six Original Works in Five Wards
News Release: Executive Office of the Mayor, Department of Public Works and DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
August 8, 2019
CONTACT:
Susana Castillo (EOM)
Nancee Lyons (DPW)
Jeffrey Scott (CAH)
(WASHINGTON,…
Washington Business Journal: Tishman Speyer enters crowded D.C. coworking market with…
Real estate goliath Tishman Speyer is jumping into the increasingly crowded D.C. coworking market with Studio, a 32,000-square-foot, two-level space at 900 19th St. NW.
Washingtonian: Danny Meyer is Opening His First Seafood Restaurant—in Navy Yard
Maialino Mare will be inside the forthcoming Thompson Hotel.
DCist: Massive Open-Air Food Market Smorgasburg Is Shutting Down For August
Smorgasburg DC, the weekly outdoor food festival that arrived in Navy Yard earlier this summer with plenty of fanfare, is on a break for the rest of the month because of the extreme summer heat and an expected dip in attendance.
Washington Business Journal: Brookland affordable housing development scores a D.C. funding first
A residential development in Brookland designed to reach some of the District’s lowest income residents just became the first project in the city to win cash from a new federal funding source targeted at affordable housing.
Washington Business Journal: Amazon makes a big gift to the National Children’s Museum
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) will have a hand in molding a piece of the new National Children's Museum, and, perhaps, its future workforce.
Curbed: Months-long Metropolitan Branch Trail detour to begin in Eckington August 12
The trail will receive design changes expected to be completed in November
DCist: D.C. Pools Will Start Closing For The Season This Weekend
Summer is quickly coming to a close, with the number of daylight hours steadily getting shorter, and the city’s public outdoor pools beginning to close for the season.