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Wall Street Journal: Trump Organization Exploring Sale of Marquee Washington Hotel

Editor Oct 25, 2019

The Trump Organization is exploring a sale of the rights to the company’s opulent Washington, D.C., hotel, a move it says is motivated partly by criticism that the Trumps are flouting ethics laws by profiting from the property.

UrbanTurf: Timber! Two-Story Wood Addition Proposed For Office Building North of Nats Park

Editor Oct 25, 2019

A new design concept is being proposed for an office building one block north of Nats Park.

DCist: You Can Dispose Of Old Drugs At Police Stations On Saturday

Editor Oct 25, 2019

Throwing away unused, expired, or unwanted medications is a fraught business—you can end up harming aquatic life if that carelessly tossed pill bottle makes its way into a river or stream.

DCist: First Vaping-Related Death Reported In D.C.

Editor Oct 25, 2019

City officials announced on Thursday that they had confirmed the first vaping-related death in the District. The D.C. Department of Health did not provide details on the death, except to say that it was related to vaping.

Jonathan M. Smith in The Post: Gentrification in D.C. was not fated. Policy made it happen.

Editor Oct 25, 2019

The gentrification of District neighborhoods — forcing existing residents, mostly people of color, out and creating new, amenity-rich areas for generally white and wealthy newcomers — is not a force of its own. It is not the natural order…

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The DC Lineup for this weekend: Harvests, Halloween and historic home games

Jennifer Anne Mitchell Oct 25, 2019

The Washington Nationals and their first-ever World Series home games figure prominently in the city’s weekend plans, but it’s not all about baseball: The District is gearing up for Halloween next week with quite a few fall festivals and a…

Washington Times: World Series mania takes D.C. by storm

Editor Oct 25, 2019

Nationals deliver on dream of championship games

WTOP: Kimberley Diamond on display at Smithsonian’s Museum of Natural History

Editor Oct 25, 2019

Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History has acquired the Kimberley Diamond for its National Gem Collection.

UrbanTurf: DC Zoning Commission Approves Short-Term Rental Definition on Emergency Basis

Editor Oct 25, 2019

On Thursday evening, the Zoning Commission spent all of seven minutes to unanimously approve the Office of Planning (OP)'s recommendation to codify legalization of short term rentals in DC on an emergency basis.

WTOP: Nationals Youth Baseball Academy basks in the glow of the World Series

Editor Oct 25, 2019

Washington Nationals fans are excited about the team’s World Series appearance, but the moment is especially poignant for youngsters with a unique connection to the team.

WAMU: Why A Nationals World Series Probably Won’t Be A Cash Cow For D.C.

Editor Oct 25, 2019

With the Nationals heading to the World Series for the first time in franchise history, D.C. tourism officials are positively giddy about the prospect of a revenue injection.

Roger K. Lewis in The Post: Why trees aren’t just colorful fall features for our region’s…

Editor Oct 25, 2019

October’s changing leaf colors, along with intrusive leaf-blower noise, are signals every year that fall is definitely upon us and winter will be arriving in a few weeks. But these sights and sounds also remind us how wonderfully verdant…

Press Release: Mayor Bowser Encourages Residents and Visitors to Celebrate the World Series at DC…

Press Release Oct 25, 2019

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor October 24, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) (WASHINGTON, DC) – With the World Series coming to Washington, DC this weekend, Events DC and Restaurant Association Metropolitan…

Dan Stillman in The Post: The World Series comes to D.C. on Friday. It almost didn’t happen.

Editor Oct 24, 2019

The Washington Nationals will host the Houston Astros Friday night in the first World Series game in the District since 1933. It almost didn’t happen.

WTOP: DC officials say they are prepared for World Series spotlight

Editor Oct 24, 2019

The World Series spotlight shifts to the nation’s capital Friday night as the Washington Nationals come home with two wins against the Houston Astros. And D.C. is preparing for the games and the crowds they will bring.

Washington Post: In an emotional hearing, D.C. Council pushes for better protections for pedestrians…

Editor Oct 24, 2019

Advocates and lawmakers say new measures will address the rising number of pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities.

WAMU: Meet The First Generation Of Homegrown Nationals Fans

Editor Oct 24, 2019

Caroline Garland is heading to Friday night’s Nationals game, and she is wildly excited. She’s even decided what she’s going to eat: A hot dog with mustard and ketchup, peanuts, cracker jacks — and a lemonade to wash it all down.

Washington Post: St. Elizabeths declared free of legionella bacteria, but faces federal lawsuit

Editor Oct 24, 2019

A District-owned psychiatric hospital that was without potable water for nearly a month after a potentially harmful bacteria was detected in its water system has resumed normal use after tests showed the water is safe.

Washington Post: D.C. reports first vaping-related death

Editor Oct 24, 2019

D.C. health officials on Thursday reported the city’s first death associated with vaping.

Washington Post: Long before the World Series, this ragtag group of D.C. property owners was evicted…

Editor Oct 24, 2019

Fourteen years after the family asphalt plant was shut down and booted out of a gritty, industrial neighborhood near the Anacostia River to make way for the Washington Nationals’ baseball stadium, Joey Roubin jokes that he’s still waiting…

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