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Press Release: Mayor Bowser Calls on Public to Help Identify Suspect Wanted in Homicide of Karon…

Press Release Jul 19, 2019

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor, Office of the City Administrator and Metropolitan Police Department FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 19, 2019 CONTACTS LaToya Foster (EOM) Olivia Dedner (OCA) Dustin Sternbeck (MPD)…

Washington Post: D.C. lawmaker defends vote on no-bid gambling contract that lists his cousin

Editor Jul 19, 2019

D.C. Council Member Kenyan R. McDuffie (D-Ward 5) on Friday defended his vote for a no-bid gambling contract, saying that his sole motivation was the best interests of the District and its residents.

Art

Anthony Bowen YMCA gallery enters its second year with vibrant mixed-media exhibit evoking the…

Athena Naylor Jul 19, 2019

The Shaw neighborhood’s Anthony Bowen YMCA, the organization’s first African American branch in the world, has an extensive track record of social engagement spanning its 166-year history. With Gallery Y, an exhibition space that debuted…

Press Release: Klingle Valley Trail to Close Temporarily July 30

Press Release Jul 19, 2019

News Release — District Department of Transportation July 19, 2019 Media Contacts Lauren Stephens Christina Stowers (Washington, DC) -- The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is scheduled to temporarily close the…

Northwest Courier: Glover Park Welcomes Trader Joe’s to the Neighborhood

Editor Jul 19, 2019

DC’s fifth Trader Joe’s location (2101 Wisconsin Ave. NW) opened in Glover Park on Friday, July 19.

UrbanTurf: New Tour Technology and a Firehouse-Turned-Brewery: The Latest Look at Walter Reed

Editor Jul 19, 2019

As it markets the condominiums at the Brooks, an 89-unit building in-progress at The Parks at Walter Reed development (map), Urban Pace is rolling out virtual reality (VR) technology which combines the simulated fly-over videos associated…

Colbert King in The Post: Sterling Tucker, a giant in the District’s history

Editor Jul 19, 2019

Sterling Tucker, who died Sunday at the age of 95, was small in stature but loomed as a giant over generations of D.C. leaders. Unlike the current crop of D.C. elected officials, Tucker entered public office with a well-earned reputation…

Forbes: Multifamily Residential Sprouting In D.C.’s Exclusive Kalorama

Editor Jul 19, 2019

There’s a secluded spot in Washington, D.C. where the American business and political elite have crossed paths for generations.

District Links: McDuffie’s cousin named on document as head of firm with $3M lottery contract…

Cuneyt Dil Jul 19, 2019

TGIF! Council member Kenyan McDuffie’s cousin is listed on a document as heading a firm that would score $3 million from a no-bid gambling contract, WaPo reported last night.

Press Release: Norton’s Statement on Passing of Sterling Tucker

Press Release Jul 19, 2019

News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton July 19, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller Norton’s Statement on Passing of Sterling Tucker WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released the following statement on…

Statement: McDuffie response to Washington Post story

Press Release Jul 19, 2019

Press Release — Ward 5 DC Council member Kenyan McDuffie July 19, 2019 Contact: Nolan Treadway Washington, D.C. -- Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie released the following statement in response to a story published in this…

Press Release: Norton Sends Letter to D.C. U.S. Attorney on LGBTQ Hate Crimes

Press Release Jul 19, 2019

News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton July 19, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller Norton Sends Letter to D.C. U.S. Attorney on LGBTQ Hate Crimes WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today released her…

DCist: Questions Linger As Community Holds Vigil For Two People Killed By Driver In Downtown Park

Editor Jul 19, 2019

By Thursday evening, the only signs left of last week’s deadly crash in a park near Foggy Bottom were a tree stump covered in fresh sawdust and, a few feet away, two bare spots in the grass where benches used to be.

Washingtonian: Local Artist Scott Ivey Explores the Melancholic Beauty of DC’s Urban Landscapes

Editor Jul 19, 2019

"Bridges and Alleys" is now showing at Artist's Proof Gallery.

WAMU: How Hot Is It? We Took The Temperature At Metro Stations With Broken Cooling Units.

Editor Jul 19, 2019

The Washington region is in the middle of a dangerous heat wave, as the heat index rises past 110 degrees. The situation can be even worse in some underground Metro stations.

Washington Post: Deadly shooting in Northeast D.C. brings attention back to a troubled street

Editor Jul 19, 2019

Dominic Robinson was part of a group that hung out in front of Nooks barber shop on Sheriff Road, a strip of worn storefronts on the District’s far northeastern edge.

City Paper: Scroll Through App EatOkra to Find Black-Owned Restaurants in D.C.

Editor Jul 19, 2019

"We really focus on a lot of smaller, mom-and-pop restaurants that don’t get enough attention or exposure."

Washington Post: 11-year-old boy fatally shot in the District

Editor Jul 19, 2019

An 11-year-old boy was fatally shot Thursday night after a fight near a shopping center and gas station in Southeast Washington, according to D.C. police.

Upcoming Events

The DC Lineup for this weekend: Apollo 11, archaeology and free ice cream

Jennifer Anne Mitchell Jul 19, 2019

Events in the District over the next few days will celebrate a diverse trio: National Ice Cream Day, International Archaeology Day and the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing. The 2019 DC Zinefest and the very first Grand African…

Washington Post: Wesley Pruden, Washington Times editor and pugnacious conservative columnist, dies…

Editor Jul 19, 2019

Wesley Pruden, an ink-stained newspaperman who rose from a teenage copyboy in Arkansas to pugnacious columnist and editor in chief at the Washington Times, where he helped make the newspaper a favorite of conservatives, died July 17 at…

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District Links: Council OKs amended FY 2027 budget with funding for future semi-open primaries; upcoming Nadeau bill…

Jun 23, 2026 8

The DC Council voted unanimously this afternoon to approve the fiscal year 2027 local budget, with the addition of a contingency list that leads off with restoration of a local reserve account as…

Allister Chang and Raul Echevarria: The economics underneath DC’s childcare system are breaking down

Jun 22, 2026 192

This month, the DC Council voted to reverse most of the mayor's proposed cuts to early childhood programs, adding roughly $60 million to the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund and nearly $50…

District Links: Council set to vote tomorrow on revised budget plans; DC breaks ground on long-awaited Crummell…

Jun 22, 2026 12

DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson today released the text of the revised fiscal year 2026 budget legislation slated for consideration tomorrow, as well as an amended version of the FY 2027 Local Budget…

jonetta rose barras: Where is the power center of the new/old political era?

Jun 19, 2026 352

DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson may not seem a Yoda doppelganger: He lacks pointy ears; he is also considerably taller and much younger than the Star Wars Jedi Master. What’s more, compared to the…

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