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Yearly Archives
2019
With diverse slate, annual environmental film festival once again offered local and global lessons…
The Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital — which goes by the acronym DCEFF — celebrated its 27th year with last month’s impressive program of over 160 films that included two notable standouts by local filmmakers: Larry…
Mayor Bowser Celebrates 100th Installation of Solar Works DC as DC Leads in Sustainability and…
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April 23, 2019
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Mike Matthews (DOEE)
Mayor Bowser Celebrates 100th Installation of Solar Works DC as DC Leads in Sustainability and Climate Action
Unveils Updated…
Mayor Bowser Announces Increased DC Circulator Ridership in First Two Months of Fair Shot Free Ride…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:April 23, 2019
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Terry Owens (DDOT)
Mayor Bowser Announces Increased DC Circulator Ridership in First Two Months of Fair Shot Free Ride Program
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today,…
District Links: Post editorial questions tax hikes on business; bills intro’d to push for…
Happy Tuesday. The Post editorial board is siding with centrists and the business community in urging council members to question the mayor’s tax hikes on the commercial sector to fund affordable housing.
Emergency Legislation Aims to Force Faster Redesign of Florida Avenue, NE
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April 23, 2019
Contact: Erik Salmi
Emergency Legislation Aims to Force Faster Redesign of Florida Avenue, NE
Lack of transit equity in road design leads to high speeds, pedestrian and bicycle fatalities…
Washington Post: Fifth-grader on leave from Sidwell school in D.C. killed in Sri Lanka bombing
The mother of a classmate remembered him as “an extremely artistic, sensitive, brilliant and thoughtful child.” A neighbor on his street in Northwest Washington said he expected the boy “to grow up and cure cancer or become secretary…
Washington Post Editorial Board: Businesses need predictability to thrive. That’s not happening in…
IN THE past two years, there have been five different proposals affecting the commercial tax rate in the District. Two became law, and if the D.C. Council goes along with Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s plans for a higher rate to fund next year’s…
WTOP: National Zoo draws crowd of families for Earth Day, Easter Monday
Beautiful weather and a trifecta of celebrations drew a crowd to the National Zoo on Monday.
Local Artist, Teacher Selected for Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Public Art
For Immediate Release
April 22, 2019
Media Contact: George Williams, Media Relations Manager
Local Artist, Teacher Selected for Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Public Art
Nekisha Durrett to Design Art for Two…
DC Council bill would mandate more charging infrastructure for electric cars
District residents and commuters may have access to more places to charge electric vehicles in a few years, if the DC Council adopts a new bill mandating additional charging infrastructure.
The bill from Ward 3 Council member Mary…
WAMU: ‘Underground’ Exhibit Explores Sexual Harassment On Public Transit
Photographer Margaret Wroblewski remembers the discomfort she felt after a man tried to grab her during her commute on the Metro. She took to Snapchat to express her frustration to her friends. And as the responses rolled in, she realized…
DCist: An Ice Cream Truck Was On Fire By The National Mall
A ice cream truck by the National Mall was engulfed in flames at around 2:30 p.m. on Monday afternoon.
WTOP: Sidwell Friends 5th grade student killed in Sri Lanka bomb attacks
One of the Americans killed in the Easter bomb attacks in Sri Lanka was a young boy from the D.C. area.
Curbed: Metro unveils inaugural ‘energy action plan’ to reduce emissions and energy costs
The transit agency says it will put $65 million toward a myriad of sustainability efforts by 2025
WAMU: Sidwell Friends Student Killed In Sri Lanka Bombings
A student at Sidwell Friends School in Washington was one of a handful of Americans killed in Sri Lanka over the weekend.
DCist: Chipotle Is Opening Its First East-Of-The-River Location Next Month
Chipotle Mexican Grill is opening a restaurant in Anacostia, nearly 26 years after the chain’s founding.
Bisnow: WeWork Signs Full-Floor Lease Near Union Station
WeWork is entering a new D.C. neighborhood as part of its continued expansion throughout the District.
DCist: ‘It’s, Frankly, Personal’: D.C.’s Cycling Community Ramps Up Activism After Longtime…
When Rachel Maisler planned her first memorial ride—to honor Jeff Long, a 36-year-old cyclist who was killed by the driver of a truck making a right-hand turn last year—she sought out Dave Salovesh.