NBC4: DC Owed $835M in Unpaid Parking Tickets
Nearly a billion dollars in unpaid tickets are due to District taxpayers
Yearly Archives
2019
District Links: EagleBank co-founder sent Jack Evans list of developers to help his consulting…
TGIF! For more on the relationship between Jack Evans and EagleBank, read about a list of developers produced by the former head of the bank. Ronald Paul, EagleBank's CEO and chairman, gave Evans a six-page spreadsheet in September 2016…
Press Release: DDOT to Extend Permits for 2019 Dockless Scooter Operators
News Release — District Department of Transportation
December 20, 2019
Media Contact
Lauren Stephens
(Washington, DC) – Today, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced that shared dockless scooter operators…
Jay Mathews in The Post: From the classroom to the school board: A star teacher still leaves his…
I met Frazier O’Leary in 1998 when I was following one of his students at what was then known as Cardozo High School in the District. I was trying to figure out why the teen was doing so well. The answer in large part was O’Leary, her…
WTOP: Neighbors fight to block demolition of historic DC park
After years of court battles, activists are still fighting to preserve historic McMillan Park and block redevelopment as demolition looms.
Washington Business Journal: World Bank buys a D.C. office building for $129.5M
The World Bank has operated out of 1776 G St. NW for more than 30 years. On Thursday, the international organization of 189 member nations bought it.
City Paper: D.C. Surpasses 2018’s Murder Count, With 161 Homicides This Year
The District officially exceeded last year’s total murder count, with 161 reported homicides as of Friday.
DCist: Group Of Patrons File $2 Million Lawsuit Against Rewind By Decades Over Prepayment Incident
In a civil lawsuit filed Tuesday, a group of four women allege that they were chased down and accosted by bouncers after refusing to prepay for their meal at Rewind By Decades, a late-night eatery beneath the retro-themed club Decades in…
DCist: 81 People Died Without Housing In D.C. In 2019. On A Bitterly Cold Night, Mourners Remembered…
On frigid Thursday night, a crowd marched down 14th Street toward Freedom Plaza. They were of mixed ages and lived experiences, including an elderly veteran in a U.S. Army hat, young men passing handwarmers between each other, a handful of…
The DC Lineup for this weekend: dreidels, dance and Darth Vader
This weekend in the District, celebrate the start of winter with holiday donation drives, performances, markets, light displays and history lessons. As we near the end of 2019, there are fittingly a few finales on our list: Join the final…
City Paper: Taqueria del Barrio Victim of Hateful Threats, Possibly by White Supremacist Group
"To have something like this happen, it’s like someone kicked me in the stomach."
WAMU: Taking Stock Of Traffic Safety Efforts Across The Region
For the first time in three years, traffic fatalities in D.C. are lower than they were the year before.
Philip Kennicott in The Post: Born in the age of high hopes, the Newseum dies in the days of fake…
The Newseum is a period piece. During a recent visit, passing by its early satellite truck, its fragments of the Berlin Wall, its homages to legendary broadcasters and war correspondents, it was hard not to feel a twinge of nostalgia for…
Press Release: DC Utility Regulator Sets Framework for Alternative Ratemaking
News Release — DC Public Service Commission
Contact: Kellie Didigu
(Washington, D.C.) The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia (Commission) has approved a framework to review and consider utility requests for…
Press Release: DC Utility Regulator Approves Pepco Capital Grid Project
News Release — DC Public Service Commission
Contact: Kellie Didigu
Construction of Mt. Vernon Substation to Address Load Growth and Sustainability
(Washington, D.C.) Today, the Public Service Commission of the District of…
Press Release: Metro internal review of Dec 10 Red Line incident finds safety hazard resulted from…
News Release — Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
For immediate release: December 20, 2019
Metro’s post-incident review of the December 10 Red Line disruption has identified two violations of safety policies or…
jonetta rose barras: Mayor Bowser’s education master facilities plan masquerades as a plan
Some education advocates have started describing Mayor Muriel Bowser and sections of her administration as “Trumpian.” They have joked, for example, that Paul Kihn, the deputy mayor for education, continues to suggest that the 2018 Master…
Press Release: DC Public Library Releases Top 2019 Reads
News Release — DC Public Library
December 19, 2019
Media Contact: George Williams, Media Relations Manager
(Washington, D.C.) - In 2019, Washingtonians had diverse interests in books, ebooks, audiobooks and magazines offered by…
Press Release: Councilmember Todd Moves District Closer to Protecting Reproductive Rights
News Release — Ward 4 DC Council member Brandon Todd
December 19, 2019
CONTACT:
Eric Feldman
Legislation Would Amend The Human Rights Act of 1977 to Recognize the Right to Choose and Prohibit the District Government from…
Washington Times: D.C. Council weighs abortion anti-discrimination bill
The D.C. Council held a hearing Thursday on legislation that would bar employers from discriminating against job seekers who have performed abortions and protect patients seeking abortions from government interference.