WTOP: First responders rescue worker stuck on radio tower in DC
A worker who was stuck about 120 feet up a radio tower in Northwest D.C. is back on the ground after first responders rescued him Wednesday.
Yearly Archives
2019
Washington Business Journal: Sneak peek: Busboys and Poets in Anacostia opens at long last
It’s been more than four years, but historic Anacostia is finally going to get its first glimpse of its very own Busboys and Poets restaurant.
Theresa Vargas in The Post: She almost became another maternal mortality statistic. What happened…
As a D.C. public school teacher, Kassandra Johnson has taught many of her preschool-aged students how to pronounce words by telling them to look at her mouth. She has shown them how the slightest movement of her lips holds the power to…
WTOP: Metro ridership may be headed for nearly 2-decade low
Many Metro trains are much less crowded, with ridership now around the lowest levels in nearly two decades.
Mayor Bowser Celebrates Mayor Marion Barry’s Birthday with Room Dedication at New Busboys and Poets…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
March 6, 2019
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Mayor Bowser Celebrates Mayor Marion Barry’s Birthday with Room Dedication at New Busboys and Poets in Ward 8
Restaurant Housed in New State-of-the-Art…
Washington Business Journal: Providence hospital gets new D.C. ‘health village’ leader
Providence Health System just took another step in its quest to transform its Northeast D.C. property into a health village, with the appointment of a new leader to spearhead its delivery.
UrbanTurf: Busboys and Poets in Anacostia to Open in the Coming Days
Over two years after breaking ground in Historic Anacostia, the first Busboys and Poets location east of the River will open in the coming days.
City Paper: D.C. Plans Its Exit From the Motels It Uses As Homeless Shelters
But advocates are worried that the move does not reflect a decline in need.
Chalkbeat: D.C. City Council approves Ferebee as chancellor after a grueling confirmation process
Lewis Ferebee was officially confirmed as chancellor of the Washington, D.C., school system Tuesday, two months after leaving Indianapolis to pursue the job.
Washington Post: Trump plans to nominate D.C.’s U.S. attorney, Jessie Liu, for Justice Dept.’s No. 3…
President Trump plans to nominate the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia., Jessie K. Liu, to become the Justice Department’s No. 3 official, the White House announced Tuesday.
WAMU: Cost Concerns Derail Proposed Property Tax Cut For D.C. Homeowners
A proposal to give all D.C. homeowners a property tax cut worth more than $400 a year hit a roadblock on Tuesday after lawmakers expressed concern with the overall price tag and debated whether they could better target tax relief to…
City Paper: Andy Shallal on How His Anacostia Busboys and Poets Will Engage Its Neighbors
Five years after owner Andy Shallal announced that Busboys and Poets would be expanding east of the Anacostia River, he will be hosting 500 people, including Mayor Muriel Bowser, at his newest outpost in Historic Anacostia Wednesday…
WAMU: One Local Bank Is Helping New Mothers With Vital Currency: Free Diapers
The Greater D.C. Diaper Bank Gives Away Almost 2 Million Diapers Every Year
District Links: Jack Evans apologizes as council members debate consequences; Northwest parents call…
Happy Wednesday. The powerful chair of the Finance and Revenue Committee looked dejected at the DC Council’s breakfast yesterday morning. The usually talkative Jack Evans was muted, speaking briefly in a fruitless pitch to sway council…
Report calls for new Northwest schools to address overcrowding as council faces issue over old Hardy…
In a new report Northwest parents are calling for the creation of at least four new public schools to address severe overcrowding at Woodrow Wilson High School and many of its feeder schools.
After spending two years studying solutions…
Norton Keeps Anti-D.C. Amendment from Meadows and Gosar from the House Floor
March 6, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced she kept the Meadows-Gosar amendment to H.R. 1, the For the People Act, attacking D.C. statehood and home rule from…
‘We have things to say’: Local teens draw accolades for their novel on police brutality
As the nation grappled repeatedly with the issue of police brutality, 10 teenage girls participating in a Ward 5 after-school program met weekly from 2015 to 2017 to collaborate on a novel, drawing from their own experiences and…
McDuffie Introduces Bill to Support Small Businesses Impacted by District Infrastructure Projects
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Contact: Nolan Treadway
Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie Introduces Bill to Support Small Businesses Suffering Financial Distress from District Infrastructure Projects
The bill would…
Mayor Bowser Honors Community Leaders at Washington Women of Excellence Awards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
March 5, 2019
CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM)
Mayor Bowser Honors Community Leaders at Washington Women of Excellence Awards
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Tonight, Mayor Bowser honored eight community leaders at the…
Statement on Washington, DC Admission Act Reaching 200 Cosponsors in the U.S. House of…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
March 5, 2019
CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM)
Statement on Washington, DC Admission Act Reaching 200 Cosponsors in the U.S. House of Representatives
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser released…