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Press Release: District Updates Turf Field Openings After Annual GMAX Testing

Press Release Jun 28, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 28, 2019 CONTACT: John Stokes – (DGS) Donna Harris – (DGS) District Updates Turf Field Openings After Annual GMAX Testing Eight Fields Are Re-opened After Maintenance and Secondary Testing …

Press Release: District Receives Preliminary Lead Test Results for Takoma and Truesdell Education…

Press Release Jun 28, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 28, 2019 CONTACT: John Stokes – (DGS) Donna Harris – (DGS) District Receives Preliminary Lead Test Results for Takoma and Truesdell Education Campus Playground Surfaces X-Ray Fluorescence…

DCist: A Judge Ruled That MPD Is Violating Transparency Laws Around Stop-And-Frisk Data

Editor Jun 28, 2019

A judge ruled on Thursday that D.C. police have to begin recording stop and frisk data in accordance with a 2016 transparency law—one that the agency has openly admitted it does not follow.

DCist: Amid Rising Fears of ICE Raids, D.C. Residents Train to ‘Bear Witness’

Editor Jun 28, 2019

Sanctuary DMV, a local all-volunteer immigration advocacy collective, has been conducting bystander intervention trainings in the D.C. region for the past two years. But after President Donald Trump announced a wide-sweeping ICE operation…

Stephen A. Hansen in The Post: Don’t ‘High Line’ Georgetown’s C&O Canal

Editor Jun 28, 2019

The nation’s most admired yet chronically underfunded federal agency is proposing changes to the Georgetown segment of the C&O Canal that are, at best, well intentioned but ill advised.

Khelil Bouarrouj in The Post: How we talk about gentrification can unite or provoke us

Editor Jun 28, 2019

This month, a mob reportedly shouting an anti-gay epithet attacked two gay men on U Street NW. Sadly, attacks on LGBTQ people in the District have more than doubled since 2015. And last year was the worst on record, with 60 reported…

Washington Business Journal: Tony Kornheiser’s D.C. restaurant closes

Editor Jun 28, 2019

Chatter, ESPN host Tony Kornheiser’s Northwest D.C. restaurant, has closed its doors.

DCist: Enjoy D.C.’s Most Adorable New Resident, A Sea Lion Pup

Editor Jun 28, 2019

The Smithsonian has blessed us with yet another irresistible ball of cuteness.

Washington Business Journal: Howard University Hospital opens center for low-income military…

Editor Jun 28, 2019

Howard University Hospital announced Friday the opening of its new health center specifically for military families.

WTOP: New at the zoo: Sea lion pup born at National Zoo (Photos)

Editor Jun 28, 2019

There’s a new addition to the Smithsonian National Zoo — a baby seal lion was born earlier this week.

Washington Business Journal: Sephora swapping spaces in Georgetown

Editor Jun 28, 2019

Beauty retailer Sephora USA Inc. is preparing to move two blocks down M Street to a much larger storefront.

Curbed: Eviction records could be sealed or expunged under D.C. proposal

Editor Jun 28, 2019

Evictions can hinder tenants from finding stable housing for years

Washington Post: Most of the District’s $215 million sports gambling contract to benefit companies…

Editor Jun 28, 2019

A small handful of local businesses would receive up to $120 million over five years as part of a no-bid contract to run a sports gambling operation in the nation’s capital, according to confidential contract documents obtained by The…

DCist: Three Metro Stations Have Broken Cooling Systems

Editor Jun 28, 2019

Here’s a thing you may (or may not) be surprised to learn: none of the Metro stations in the D.C. area have actual air conditioning. The design of the tunnels makes effectively cooling them with a traditional air conditioning system…

Washingtonian: Love DC Music? You Can Help the Smithsonian Make a Sound Map of the City’s Sonic…

Editor Jun 28, 2019

The Folklife Festival is looking for photos and recordings to help tell Washington's musical story.

DCist: Capital Bikeshare Rentals Can Now Be Made Through The Lyft App

Editor Jun 28, 2019

Capital Bikeshare bicycles can now be rented through the Lyft app, as the company continues to expand its offerings beyond regular ridehailing services.

DCist: Two Very Different D.C. Exhibits Remember The Stonewall Uprising On Its 50th Anniversary

Editor Jun 28, 2019

For Katherine Ott, public discourse about the 1969 Stonewall uprising tends to take place within a bit of an “echo chamber.”

Upcoming Events

The DC Lineup for this weekend: fashion, folklife and free concerts galore

Jennifer Anne Mitchell Jun 28, 2019

This weekend, the District showcases its heritage with numerous events celebrating local history, politics, art, theater, fashion and culture. Festivals highlighting tennis, go-go music and the global refugee crisis are also on the docket…

Arts and Culture

Short and sweet: Abbreviated Folklife Festival turns up volume on go-go, other DC music

Steven Kiviat Jun 28, 2019

The Folklife Festival is a little different this year. Scaled back due to complications from this winter’s government shutdown, the Smithsonian’s grand summer festival won’t be as grand in length or substance this time around, but will…

Press Release: Mayor Bowser, Local and Federal Partners Host Public Safety Briefing on Fourth of…

Press Release Jun 28, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 28, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM)Dustin Sternbeck (MPD) Mayor Bowser, Local and Federal Partners Host Public Safety Briefing on Fourth of July (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser was…

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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 9

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 228

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 364

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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