WAMU: Washington’s Grammys — The Wammies — Have Been Revived
The local music award show returns this weekend after a three-year hiatus.
Yearly Archives
2019
WAMU: After Five Years, Is D.C.’s School Lottery Working For Families?
Along with taxes and cherry blossoms, springtime in Washington brings the results of the city’s school lottery system. The annual nail-biter of an experience lets families know if their child was admitted into their preferred school.
Deborah Simmons in The Washington Times: D.C. auditor sends warning about Bowser’s budget
D.C. Auditor Kathy Patterson delivered a critically important message to the public the other day.
WTOP: Metro won’t raise fares and will boost service on some lines. Is that enough to win back…
In a bid to win back riders who have fled the system in droves, Metro plans to add some rail service this summer without raising fares and does not plan any significant service cuts.
Washington Business Journal: Where does Fifth and Eye’s demise leave its related affordable housing?
Peebles Corp.’s abrupt termination of a contract to develop city-owned land at Fifth and Eye streets NW leaves many questions, among them, whether it is still pursuing any of the affordable housing projects associated with the hotel…
Washington Times: D.C. attorney general seeks to kickstart Exxon climate-fraud probe
Karl Racine seeks private legal counsel for "Exxon knew" investigation, potential lawsuit
UrbanTurf: A Closer — and Less Vertical — Look for Union Market’s Newly Proposed Office Building
At the beginning of the year, we got a first glimpse at how the second phase of the Market Terminal development at Union Market could look, and how one of the buildings would be office rather than residential. Now, we are getting a closer…
DCist: Peak Bloom May Be Fleeting, But It Lasts A Little Longer At The National Arboretum
The famed cherry blossoms’ peak bloom is just a couple of days away, and everyone knows what that means: a camera-wielding rabble is about to descend upon the Tidal Basin.
Washington Business Journal: Developers plan a pedestrian-friendly ‘gateway’ on the road…
For the last few years, the road running from the Navy Yard Metro station up to Nationals Park has been a bit of a mess — but that’s all set to change by next season’s first pitch.
DCist: Take Me Out To The Ball Game On … Georgia Avenue? Here’s The Story Of Nats Park’s Predecessor
Inside of Georgia Avenue’s Howard University Hospital is where forgotten D.C. sports lore lives. Down the main hallway, around the corner from elevators, and next to a bathroom is a batter’s box, complete with a home plate. It was on this…
Washington Business Journal: District finds new home for the attorney general’s office
The District government has homed in on new space for the Office of the Attorney General, which is being displaced to make way for the Metropolitan Police Department, but Karl Racine and his staff won't have to move too far away.
Washington Post: D.C. officials plan to distribute 76,000 naloxone kits to counter opioid overdoses
D.C. officials have purchased 66,000 naloxone kits, part of a plan to dramatically increase the supply of a lifesaving opioid-overdose antidote that has been scarce on the streets of a city with one of the nation’s highest rates of drug…
Norton Calls on Senate to Address Vacancy Crisis in Local D.C. Courts, Introduces Bill to Expedite…
March 28, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
Norton Calls on Senate to Address Vacancy Crisis in Local D.C. Courts, Introduces Bill to Expedite Appointment Process of Local D.C. Judges
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton…
Norton Bill to Prohibit Employers from Asking Salary History Passes House
March 28, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
Norton Bill to Prohibit Employers from Asking Salary History Passes House
Norton Passes Third Bill in Three Months After Being Ranked Most Effective House Democrat
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The office…
District Links: Bowser doubts Mendelson can line up the votes to derail her commercial tax increase;…
Good Thursday morning. Mayor Muriel Bowser defended her budget proposal against criticism from the DC auditor and opponents of her plan to raise taxes affecting the commercial business sector, saying most council members agreed with her…
City Paper: Former Deputy Mayor Courtney Snowden Is Now a Lobbyist for an E-Cig Company
Her time in the mayor's cabinet was marred by ethics investigations.
WAMU: Suffragists Were Responsible For The First Peaceful March On Washington
A new National Portrait Gallery exhibition explores the untold stories of how women gained the right to vote.
Washington Post: ‘A very deep kind of patriotism’: Memorial to honor Native American veterans is…
A $15 million memorial will open next year in Washington to honor Native American military service members and veterans, more than two decades after planning began.
City Paper: A Brief Interview with Anita Bonds
Before now, the D.C. Council housing committee chair had never agreed to a sit-down interview with Housing Complex.
City Paper: Why Did Councilmember Anita Bonds Block a Fox5 Reporter on Twitter?
Apparently it was all a big misunderstanding.