UrbanTurf: DC Still on Track for Nearly 1 Million Residents in 2045
DC's paltry population growth last year hasn't affected one local organization's forecast for the city to reach 1 million residents 25 years from now.
Yearly Archives
2019
Washington Business Journal: For Fifth and Eye general contractor, there’s something rather…
When construction finally begins this spring on the SLS hotel and condominium project in Mount Vernon Triangle, it will be like going home again for general contractor Donohoe — just more than a decade after it was supposed to develop the…
WTOP: Beak-ing news: DC bald eagle Justice returns to nest
There’s so much drama going on with this D.C. bald eagle family that you’d think feathers are about to fly on some sordid daytime TV show.
Washington Business Journal: Moxy Bank clears local regulatory hurdle
District-based bank-in-the-making Moxy Bank has received conditional approval to operate from the District's Department of Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking, clearing away the last of its major regulatory hurdles.
Theresa Vargas in The Post: ‘This is my do-over’: She used to sleep on the streets. Now, she helps…
Tokyo Direkston wore two weeks of filth.
City Paper: Former D.C. Mayor Sharon Pratt Launches Discussion Series With Panel on Blackface
Pratt is founding director of the Institute of Politics Policy and History at the University of the District of Columbia.
Washington Post: Missing bald eagle returns to D.C. nest after a weeks-long departure, experts say
Justice, the male bald eagle that has been missing from a nest in Washington for about three weeks, was apparently spotted Wednesday back at his old perch.
WTOP: DC Streetcar turns 3, remains free; extensions remain years away
WASHINGTON — As DC Streetcar service turns 3 years old Wednesday, riders hoping for an extension of the 2.2-mile line to make it more useful have a long wait ahead.
Washington Business Journal: Here are the local semifinalists for the 2019 James Beard awards
The James Beard Foundation is out with its list of semifinalists for its annual culinary awards, and Greater Washington has more than a dozen entrants in the prestigious program.
Washingtonian: Here are the DC-Area Semi-Finalists for the James Beard Awards
The Oscars of the food world are back.
DCist: 20 D.C. Chefs And Restaurants Make James Beard Semifinals List
Like Michelin’s Bib Gourmand list last year, the James Beard Awards chose to bestow a great volume of honors on the District: 20 chefs, restaurants, and bars made it to the semifinals list of the foundation’s prestigious awards.
DCist: These City Workers Were Told They’d Lose Their Jobs If They Used Medical Marijuana
According to D.C. government human resources rules first established in 2016, most city employees are allowed to take part in the District’s medical marijuana program.
WTOP: DC water taxis return March 1, add service to all Nats, DC United home games
WASHINGTON — Potomac Riverboat Company’s fleet of seven water taxis, including four bright yellow high-speed water taxis added last season, will start running on the Potomac River again this year, starting March 1.
Mayor Bowser Launches New Spanish Language Employment Website, Announces $100,000 Grant to Support…
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February 27, 2019
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Mayor Bowser Launches New Spanish Language Employment Website, Announces $100,000 Grant to Support Bilingual Work Readiness Programs
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Mayor Bowser Highlights Introduction of Camera Technology to Reduce Property Crime
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February 27, 2019
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LaToya Foster (EOM)
Mayor Bowser Highlights Introduction of Camera Technology to Reduce Property Crime
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, during her monthly community walk, Mayor…
After split vote on president, new leadership aims to strengthen State Board of Education’s voice
A new year means new leadership for DC’s State Board of Education (SBOE), and this year’s selections brought fresh evidence of a change in direction.
The board elected Ward 3’s Ruth Wattenberg and Ward 8’s Markus Batchelor to one-year…
District Links: As it turns out, that congressman does want answers on sports-betting contract;…
Happy Wednesday. After days of silence over whether he had actually dropped his inquiry into DC sole-sourcing a contract for sports gambling, Democratic Rep. William Lacy Clay tells WaPo he still wants answers.
Washington Business Journal: Ivy City rising: What’s new and notable in the neighborhood
It's been a slow rollout, but Ivy City is starting to hit a critical mass of restaurants and retailers. The neighborhood in Northeast D.C. is starting to be downright unrecognizable from what it was five years ago.
WAMU: With The Help Of First Black Player, NHL Rolls Mobile Black History Museum To D.C.
For its final stop on a national eight-city tour, the NHL’s American Legacy Black Hockey History Bus sits parked outside the Canadian embassy in D.C. this week.
Washington Post: D.C. restores driving privileges for more than 65,000 people
More than 65,000 people had their driving privileges restored last year after the District stopped suspending driver’s licenses for failure to pay some traffic fines, according to a D.C. Department of Motor Vehicles report released this…