WAMU: Debate Over Charter School Transparency Rooted In D.C.’s Struggle For Local Governance
For years, D.C. officials and members of the public have struggled with transparency issues within the ballooning charter school system.
Yearly Archives
2019
Adrian Fenty in The Post: The District’s life-saving change in 911 technology
We have witnessed technology transform our cities and government services through new methods of transportation, networks of connected devices and accessible digital services. These efforts have made our communities healthier and more…
DCist: Report: Less Than 1 Percent Of Capital Bikeshare Rides Begin In Wards 7 And 8
Since launching in 2010, the Capital Bikeshare program has increased its offerings to hundreds of bikeshare stations across the city and region. But whiter, high-income neighborhoods generally have more stations than others, and the docks…
Bisnow: Latest Chapter In D.C. Zoning Appeal Saga Pits Developer Against Developer
An affiliate of Ogden Cap Properties, the owner of the 450 K St. NW apartment building, filed an appeal with the D.C. Court of Appeals last week to contest the approval of a hotel development around the corner at 925 Fifth St. NW.
Curbed: St. Elizabeths East Campus project could see first full-service hotel east of Anacostia…
A “town square” development by Redbrick LMD would include a hotel, housing, offices, retail, and a plaza
DCist: Opening Of Downtown Day Services Center For Homeless Delayed Again
A new downtown day services center for the homeless will remain shuttered for another two weeks due to construction delays, according to the Downtown Business Improvement District, which is managing the center.
Maryland Matters: Introduced in Annapolis: A Statement for Statehood
The latest person to throw support behind statehood for Washington, D.C., is a freshman delegate from Montgomery County.
Bisnow: Dog Owners Face Off With Developers In Push To Preserve Park Space
Maggie Garrett walks her dog, Finn, each day to a small lot on a Columbia Heights corner that residents have long used as an unofficial dog park.
Mayor Bowser Launches the READY Center, Connecting Returning Citizens To Housing, Employment, and…
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February 12, 2019
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Mayor Bowser Launches the READY Center, Connecting Returning Citizens To Housing, Employment, and Other Critical Programs
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Norton Announces Senate Passage of Bill to Allow D.C. to Work with NPS to Make Improvements to…
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February 12, 2019
Norton Announces Senate Passage of Bill to Allow D.C. to Work with NPS to Make Improvements to Franklin Park and Other NPS-Owned D.C. Parks
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The office of Congresswoman…
Mayor Bowser Signs Legislation to Expand Protections from Crimes Motivated by Hate
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February 12, 2019
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LaToya Foster (EOM)
Mayor Bowser Signs Legislation to Expand Protections from Crimes Motivated by Hate
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Mayor Bowser has signed legislation to expand…
Lewis D. Ferebee: Ready to get to work on education
I remember the summers I spent at Fairfax Village in the Hillcrest neighborhood, here in the District with my Aunt Beatrice. She was also in the family business of education, a retired teacher from Scott Montgomery Elementary School in…
Washingtonian: Framebridge Is Expanding to Brick-and-Mortar and Opening Stores on 14th Street and in…
Design nerds, brace yourselves: custom framing e-retailer Framebridge is expanding its online services into an actual brick-and-mortar shop. The 1,200-square foot storefront will open at 1919 14th Street in March. The DC company is also…
Washington Business Journal: D.C. selects Redbrick LMD to develop portion of St. Elizabeths East…
A team led by Redbrick LMD has been selected to redevelop a 4.2-acre portion of the D.C.-owned St. Elizabeths East campus into a mixed-use town square located between the Entertainment and Sports Arena and Congress Heights Metro station.
UrbanTurf: The Shutdown Effect: DC-Area Home Sales Fall Off in January
The five weeks that the federal government was shutdown were quite taxing to the local economy, and the January numbers for the regional housing market aren't much better.
WTOP: In a once-flourishing taxicab mecca, DC rides plummet
WASHINGTON — The nation’s capital once boasted the highest number of taxis per capita of any city, but in 2019, the number of taxi rides in the District are plummeting — leaving some wondering if the industry is doomed.
WAMU: Does Your Recycling Actually Get Recycled? Yes. Maybe. It Depends.
Most glass in recycle bins ends up in landfills. Overzealous “wishful recycling” is straining the system. Recycling in the D.C. region is at a turning point.
WTOP: With increasing calls, DC leader ‘anxious’ about lack of reserve fire truck
WASHINGTON — D.C. is getting more emergency calls than ever before, but the city has no backup ladder fire trucks if one goes out of service, the city’s fire chief said.
District Links: DC fire department has no reserve ladder trucks; activist accuses MPD of spying on…
Good Tuesday morning. DC’s fire chief said his department has no backup ladder trucks even as emergency calls are increasing.
Woodrow Wilson High School considers namesake’s racism in mulling name change
A dozen students at Tenleytown’s Woodrow Wilson High School were playing cards at a high-top table and relaxing on easy chairs in the senior lounge while on break between classes. Alex Wilson, the school’s director of academic development,…