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Sibley Memorial Hospital Collaborates with Unity Health Care to Provide Cancer Services at the…

Press Release Jun 24, 2019

Date:June 24, 2019 Contact:Gary StephensonSenior Director, Media Relations and Public Affairs Subject: Sibley Memorial Hospital Collaborates with Unity Health Care to Provide Cancer Services at the Parkside Health Center Signing…

Norton Amendment Directing FAA to Prioritize Combating Airplane, Helicopter Noise Passes House

Press Release Jun 24, 2019

June 24, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller Norton Amendment Directing FAA to Prioritize Combating Airplane, Helicopter Noise Passes House WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), the co-chair of the Quiet Skies…

Norton Bill Banning E-Cigarette Smoking on Amtrak to be Marked Up, Wednesday

Press Release Jun 24, 2019

June 24, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller Norton Bill Banning E-Cigarette Smoking on Amtrak to be Marked Up, Wednesday WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said today that her Banning Smoking on Amtrak Act of…

Metro to begin on-demand transportation program for late-night commuters July 1

Press Release Jun 24, 2019

For immediate release: June 24, 2019 Metro to begin on-demand transportation program for late-night commuters July 1 Metro today opened registration for a new program to support late-night workers who travel between midnight and 4…

Opinion

Molly Whalen: Multiple school closings are exacerbating DC’s failure to properly educate students…

Commentary Jun 24, 2019

It’s often said that failing to prepare is preparing to fail. Unfortunately, that can all too often be said of DC’s education leaders — and the latest instance, occurring right now, has extreme consequences for the city’s most vulnerable…

District Links: New details on DC Council committee to investigate Evans; Metro police officer under…

Cuneyt Dil Jun 24, 2019

Happy Monday. Jack Evans was spotted at Sette Osteria in Dupont Circle a day after federal authorities raided his Georgetown home in connection with their ongoing investigation …

Washington Business Journal: DHS finally has a new HQ at St. E’s. So what happens now?

Editor Jun 24, 2019

Officials celebrated the completion of the Department of Homeland Security's new headquarters building at the St. Elizabeths West campus in Southeast D.C. on Friday, marking the first Cabinet-level agency to be headquartered east of the…

UrbanTurf: Mount Pleasant Remains One of DC’s Most In-Demand Housing Markets

Editor Jun 24, 2019

With the early summer housing market underway, UrbanTurf is taking its annual look at the neighborhood markets around the DC region. Today, we head over to Mount Pleasant.

Curbed: 9 city-owned vacant sites to be turned into affordable housing

Editor Jun 24, 2019

The properties were sold to private developers at a recent auction

District government

HUD Secretary Ben Carson on hand to congratulate seven housing voucher recipients in DC who just…

Jake Maher Jun 24, 2019

At a recent celebration, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson personally congratulated the most recent class of seven new homeowners for successfully completing the DC Housing Authority’s little-known Home…

With Only 99 Days of Free Circulator Left, Mayor Bowser Urges Council to Make Washington, DC a…

Press Release Jun 24, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 24, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) With Only 99 Days of Free Circulator Left, Mayor Bowser Urges Council to Make Washington, DC a Leader in Free Public Transportation by Permanently Eliminating…

DDOT Announces Next Innovation in Curbside Management Program

Press Release Jun 24, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 19, 2019 Media Contacts Terry Owens Lauren Stephens DDOT Announces Next Innovation in Curbside Management Program (Washington, DC) — Today, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT)…

Eater DC: How D.C. Hotel Bars Are Trying to Supercharge Their Dull Reputation

Editor Jun 24, 2019

It’s all part of a greater strategy to inject energy into spaces that are too often bland and sterile

WAMU: Go-Go And #DontMuteDC Get A Star-Studded Tribute At The BET Awards

Editor Jun 24, 2019

D.C.’s music scene and the #DontMuteDC movement took center stage at the BET Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night.

WTOP: Gas main break causing significant delays on Canal Road, Whitehurst Freeway

Editor Jun 24, 2019

Emergency roadwork on Canal Road and Whitehurst Freeway is wreaking havoc for commuters heading into D.C.’s Georgetown neighborhood.

WTOP: Officer shoots, injures Southeast DC man during traffic stop

Editor Jun 24, 2019

An investigation is underway after a D.C. police officer shot and wounded a man in Southeast D.C. during a traffic stop on Sunday morning.

Washington Post: #DontMuteDC goes national again as the BET Awards turns into a tribute to…

Editor Jun 24, 2019

The 2019 BET Awards took place Sunday night in Los Angeles — but the show quickly turned into a D.C. lovefest.

WTOP: This year’s Folklife Festival squeezes its traditions into a smaller package

Editor Jun 24, 2019

This year’s Smithsonian Folklife Festival will last two days (June 29-30) as opposed to its usual 10, but director Sabrina Lynn Motley said attendees will still get a full festival experience.

WTOP: Harvesting honey in Southeast DC

Editor Jun 24, 2019

Six years ago, JJ Boone was hanging out with friends at an ice cream truck in Southeast D.C., when someone stopped by and asked if anyone needed a job.

Washington Post: Man wounded in officer-involved shooting is arrested after hospital visit

Editor Jun 24, 2019

A man was wounded Sunday after he apparently was shot by a D.C. police officer during a traffic stop in Southeast Washington, according to authorities.

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