Bisnow: After Yearlong Rent Strike, Brightwood Building Sells To Tenant-Selected Investor
A Northwest D.C. building where some tenants participated in a rent strike for more than a year has traded hands.
Yearly Archives
2019
WAMU: D.C. Sues Greyhound For Idling Buses Too Long, Leading To More Air Pollution
Dozens of Greyhound buses roll in and out of Washington, D.C. each day. While they’re here, many of them sit idling at Union Station, in violation of the District’s environmental laws, according to D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine.
DCist: 10 Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About Union Station
With its arched exterior, classical ornamentation, and vaulted, gilded ceiling, Union Station appears to be a Beaux Arts triumph, built to stand the test of time. You might not guess that the District’s stately transit hub is a bit of a…
City Paper: Another Patron Accuses Alero of Racial Profiling. This Time the Police Came.
Taylor Simons says it was taking a while for her party to split their check. The restaurant thought they were trying to leave without paying.
Press Release: Norton Bill Making D.C. Eligible for Federal Flood Mitigation, Prevention Funds…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
December 10, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that her bill to amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (CZMA) to…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Proclaims December 2019 “Human Rights Month” in the District
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
December 10, 2019
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Ahead of presenting Vivian Lowery Derryck with the Perdita Huston Human Rights Award at tonight’s United Nation…
Press Release: New Report Challenges DCPS Funding Choices
News Release — DC Fiscal Policy Institute
December 10, 2019
Latest research from the DC Fiscal Policy Institute explains why equality is not enough in DC public schools
A new report released today by the DC Fiscal Policy Institute…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser to Deploy DC Snow Team This Evening to Treat Critical Areas Ahead of…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor, DC Department of Public Works, DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency and DC Department of Human Services
December 10, 2019
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Reggie Sanders…
Jack McCarthy: Life-changing charter schools lack facilities
At the heart of the District’s approach to education lies a gaping contradiction. On the one hand, Mayor Muriel Bowser states a belief in “education reforms that guarantee every child a quality seat … regardless of ZIP code.” On the other…
In AU Museum exhibit, Israeli artist uses photography to span centuries while confronting questions…
The American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center offers a powerful personal-political journey through the looking glass with Michal Heiman’s solo show Radical Link: The New Community of Women, 1855-2020.
The exhibit,…
Press Release: HealthHIV Launches the Opioid Learning Institute
News Release — HealthHIV
Contact: Lisa Frederick
eLearning for healthcare professionals on safe and effective opioid practices
Washington, DC. HealthHIV announces the launch of the Opioid Learning Institute for providers,…
Press Release: In Win for D.C. Cybersecurity, Norton Announces NDAA Would Block Metro from Buying…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
December 10, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Chair of the House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, announced today that the…
Press Release: AG Racine Sues Greyhound for Air Pollution Violations at Union Station
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
December 10, 2019
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
Joint Investigation with DOEE Found Company Repeatedly Allowed Buses to Idle Longer than the Legal Limit Endangering…
DCist: Liberal Guilt Is Officials’ Latest Tool To Build More Affordable Housing In D.C.’s Wealthiest…
Racial housing segregation in the United States wasn’t created “by accident or the result of private prejudices,” but through “racially explicit policy on the part of federal, state, and local governments.” It was enacted by conservative…
District Links: Council advances toward final vote on expelling Evans; Bowser admin testing free,…
Happy Tuesday. The DC Council is advancing toward a final vote on expelling Jack Evans from the office he's held since 1991.
UrbanTurf: AU Park Superfresh Site Development Can Finally Move Forward
More than four years after its initial introduction, and two months after a contentious two-night hearing, the Zoning Commission voted unanimously to approve a planned unit development (PUD) for the former Superfresh grocery site just off…
DCist: That Whole ‘Uber, But For Housing Inspectors’ Program Is Up And Running
It’s not often that a D.C. government agency goes on something of a massive hiring spree. But that’s exactly what the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs has quietly done in recent months, training hundreds of new inspectors to…
WTOP: Shrinking the speed zone could mean fewer speeding tickets on I-295
Good news for commuters who use Interstate 295. D.C. has scaled back the boundaries of a speed reduction zone, where photo enforcement cameras issued thousands of tickets to drivers exceeding the 40 mph limit.
Washington Post: Pilot program to test free and discounted Metro fare cards for low-income D.C.…
More than 1,000 low-income D.C. residents will receive free or discounted SmarTrip cards as part of a pilot program to eliminate the cost of transportation as an impediment to jobs, services and recreational opportunities, officials…
WAMU: Local Universities Suspend Hong Kong Study Abroad Programs In Rare Move
Several universities in the Washington region have taken the rare step of suspending study abroad programs in Hong Kong after clashes between pro-democracy protesters and police escalated last month.