Washington Informer: Sankofa Bookstore Fights for Property Tax Relief
As Haile and Shirikiana Aina Gerima have come to learn, operating a bookstore on what’s now one of the District’s fastest-growing corridors comes at a cost.
Yearly Archives
2019
OSSE Honors DC’s Top Teachers at the 2019 Gold Standard of Excellence Educator Awards
CONTACT:
Fred Lewis (OSSE)
OSSE DC’s Top Teachers at the 2019 Gold Standard of Excellence EducatorAwards
The fifth annual event also recognized this year’s National Blue Ribbon Schools, and OSSE’s new Superintendent’s…
Mayor Bowser Partners with Lyft and Washington Regional Alcohol Program to Offer Discounted Rides on…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
May 3, 2019
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Mayor Bowser Partners with Lyft and Washington Regional Alcohol Program to Offer Discounted Rides on Cinco de Mayo
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor…
The DC Lineup for this weekend: festivals and — finally — May flowers
After four straight weekends of April showers, the first weekend of May brings us flowers in the form of two major garden markets. From May 3 to 5, there are also festivals celebrating artisanal chocolate, bluegrass and folk music, art,…
Mayor Bowser Moves the District One Step Closer to Using DOPA to Preserve Affordable Housing for DC…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
May 3, 2019
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Gwendolyn Cofield (DHCD)
Mayor Bowser Moves the District One Step Closer to Using DOPA to Preserve Affordable Housing for DC Residents
After a Decade-Long…
District Links: Mary Cheh reignites soda tax fight; Mendelson opposes Bowser’s restructuring…
TGIF! A family of four seeking a “modest yet adequate” lifestyle in the Washington area needs to make at least $105,539, WAMU reports …
Washington Business Journal: McMillan redevelopment scores more time to let court challenge play out
One of D.C.’s most notoriously delayed developments is getting some extra time to move forward, assuming it can survive a court challenge.
UrbanTurf: Frager’s Hardware Reopens At Original Location
Six years after a four-alarm blaze destroyed it, Capitol Hill institution Frager’s Hardware is reopening today.
Washington Post: D.C. sued anti-violence activist Ron Moten over city funds. But with homicides…
It was October 2013 and Ronald L. Moten was rushing around the Walter E. Washington Convention Center as professional boxing fans spilled into the halls between matches.
Nathan Kohrman in The Post: As Woodrow Wilson High School grapples with its name, the school is…
Woodrow Wilson High School is among the District’s most racially integrated institutions. And it’s named after one of American history’s most powerful segregationists.
City Paper: Mendelson Moves to Block Mayor’s Restructuring of the City’s Arts Commission
The Council chairman's pointed budget recommendations come after a public outcry from the arts community.
Mayor Bowser Delivers High-Quality Child Care Slots for Working DC Families at Two Birds
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
May 3, 2019
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Fred Lewis (OSSE)
Mayor Bowser Delivers High-Quality Child Care Slots for Working DC Families at Two Birds
Announces $1.7 Million Federal Grant to Improve…
Capital Projections: Arthouse pingpong edition
Capital Projections is The DC Line’s selective and subjective guide to some of the most interesting arthouse and repertory screenings in the coming week.
LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT
(Kino Lorber)
A drifter (Huang Jue)…
Norton’s Statement on Mayor Bowser’s Marijuana Legislation
May 2, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
Norton’s Statement on Mayor Bowser’s Marijuana Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released a statement regarding Mayor Muriel Bowser’s…
Cheh Statement on Big Soda & the Budget
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 2, 2019
Communications Director: Kelly Whittier
Cheh Statement on Effort to Remove 1% Sales Tax Increase on Sweetened Drinks to Fund Low-Income Food Programs
Councilmembers McDuffie, Evans, and Todd…
Committee on Labor and Workforce Development Prioritizes Funding Programs that Advance Residents on…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, May 2, 2019
CONTACT: Ashley Fox
Committee on Labor and Workforce Development Prioritizes Funding Programs that…
Roger K. Lewis in The Post: Art installations bring light and beauty where urban areas need it most
Metropolitan Washington’s persistent urban challenges are frequently in the news. The concerns include ensuring public safety; providing quality public education; increasing the availability of affordable housing; promoting accessibility…
Washington Post: Dedicated bus lanes coming to H and I streets this summer
Enforcement is key to the success of dedicated lanes in one of the busiest transit corridors in the city, advocates say.
WTOP: Parking tickets may soon be mailed out in DC, increases to street parking proposed
Changes to allow parking enforcement officers to mail tickets to drivers who take off before the ticket can be placed on their windshields or handed to them are on track for D.C. Council approval.
Karen Gardner in The Post: D.C. missed a deadline. And our students will pay the price.
Earlier this year, the District government missed a deadline to reapply for federal AmeriCorps funding, leaving $3.5 million requested by the nonprofits Reading Partners, Literacy Lab and City Year in jeopardy. When this error came to…