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Mayor Bowser Launches Process to Reactivate Site of Former Ferebee-Hope School

Press Release May 31, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 31, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Jack Pfeiffer (DME) Donna Harris (DGS) Mayor Bowser Launches Process to Reactivate Site of Former Ferebee-Hope School Mayor Announces First Public…

District of Columbia Students in Grade 3-5 Showcase Innovation, Ingenuity at 2019 DC STEM Fair

Press Release May 31, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Fred Lewis (OSSE) District of Columbia Students in Grade 3-5 Showcase Innovation, Ingenuity at 2019 DC STEM Fair Elementary school students compete in daylong celebration of Science,…

District Links: City’s budget misses bold fixes, WaPo reports; third challenger to Jack Evans…

Cuneyt Dil May 31, 2019

TGIF! Sedgwick Gardens seems to offer a case study into the city’s mismanagement of housing programs. The experiences at the 140-unit apartment building in Cleveland Park, which reportedly is nearly half full with housing voucher users,…

Mayor Bowser Launches Bus Lane Pilot Through Downtown DC

Press Release May 31, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 31, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Terry Owens (DDOT) Mayor Bowser Launches Bus Lane Pilot Through Downtown DC (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser launched a pilot project to…

Curbed: Activists plan memorial in Southeast this evening for people killed in traffic deaths

Editor May 31, 2019

Half of the District’s 2019 traffic fatalities happened in Ward 8, data show

UrbanTurf: From Beginning to End, 365 Units and a Public Park Proposed for Shaw

Editor May 31, 2019

A major residential development has been proposed one block from Mt. Vernon Square Metro station.

WAMU: Should Convicted Drug Kingpin Rayful Edmond Get Early Release From Prison? D.C. Residents Now…

Editor May 31, 2019

D.C. residents are being given a chance — online, over the phone and in person — to share their thoughts on whether or not a federal judge should grant convicted drug kingpin Rayful Edmond III early release from prison.

Washington Times: Fight for D.C. statehood gets new push from Democrats

Editor May 31, 2019

The D.C. statehood effort got new life Thursday, when longtime skeptic House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer threw his support behind the idea and fellow Democrats pledged hearings to advance the issue.

Washington Business Journal: Courtside patio coming to Capital One Arena

Editor May 31, 2019

Monumental Sports and Entertainment is building a massive courtside patio as part of Capital One Arena's next set of renovations. The feature will only be for Washington Wizards VIP ticket holders.

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The DC Lineup for this weekend: sports, cultural showcases and star citizens

Jennifer Anne Mitchell May 31, 2019

The District moves into June celebrating its sports teams, cultural treasures, and distinguished community members and organizations. Whether dining at Nationals Park while the team is out of town or honoring DC residents who have advanced…

City Paper: Logan Circle ANC Chair John Fanning Is Embattled Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans’…

Editor May 31, 2019

As allegations of Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans' unethical behavior continue to reverberate around the District, a third candidate is jumping into the 2020 Democratic primary race.

District government

A Connecticut Avenue apartment complex shows effects of a legal loophole and cracks in city housing…

Jake Maher May 31, 2019

In recent months, one Connecticut Avenue apartment building has become a focal point for criticism of the city’s subsidized housing programs, with problems reaching the attention of the police and DC Council and spawning debates over how…

Deborah Simmons in The Washington Times: The D.C. statehood vote that counts

Editor May 30, 2019

They are happy and making merry like it’s Christmas — “they” referring to people who support making the District of Columbia the 51st state.

Washington Post: D.C. statehood to receive first House hearing in 25 years, wins Hoyer’s support

Editor May 30, 2019

House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) said Thursday that he wants to see the District become the 51st state, reversing his long-held opposition to D.C. statehood.

WUSA9: 43% of DC public housing units in ‘urgent’ condition

Editor May 30, 2019

The DCHA director is calling for a 'sea change' in how his agency does business as residents fear gentrification through redevelopment.

Andrew Lightman in the Hill Rag: To Eastern Market, With Love — Slow Shopping And The Value of…

Editor May 30, 2019

It is 7 a.m. on a steel-hued morning in April 2007. Walking up the street from the metro, camera on my back, the smell of ashes and suet wafting in the breeze, I glimpse the devastation. The Eastern Market is a smoldering wreck.

Silverman Presses for Transparency in Housing Production Trust Fund Dollars, Highlighting Concerns…

Press Release May 30, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, May 30, 2019 CONTACT: Ashley Fox Silverman Presses for Transparency in Housing Production Trust Fund Dollars,…

ABC7: Children sickened at D.C. school a year after parents raised concerns about conditions

Editor May 30, 2019

WASHINGTON (ABC7) — Parents at Maury Elementary School are asking questions after reports of several children getting sick during a gym class at the school.

Washington Post: Audit: Bowser administration awarded millions to developers with low-ranking…

Editor May 30, 2019

The administration of D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) awarded tens of millions of dollars to affordable housing developers even though evaluators scored their proposals poorly, according to an audit released Thursday.

Curbed: Congress to hold first hearing on D.C. statehood since 1993

Editor May 30, 2019

On July 24, District voting rights (or the lack thereof) will get the national spotlight

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

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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

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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…

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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…

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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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