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District Links: How Evans’ digital sign mogul pal tried to work around regulators; DC denies…

Cuneyt Dil Oct 17, 2019

Happy Thursday. Newly unsealed court documents show how in 2016 digital sign company Digi Outdoor Media, whose CEO cut checks to DC Council member Jack Evans, rushed to put up its large signs overnight — in the face of stop-work warnings…

DCist: A Maryland Man Is Suing D.C. For Keeping Him In Jail 11 Days Past His Release Date

Editor Oct 17, 2019

A Maryland man is suing the D.C. government for allegedly keeping him imprisoned at the D.C. Jail for 11 days after his legal release date. The U.S. Attorney for D.C., Jesse Liu, is also named in the suit.

UrbanTurf: What Will the Phasing Out of Yahoo Groups Mean For DC Listservs?

Editor Oct 17, 2019

The end of a Yahoo product could put several local DC forums in jeopardy.

CNN: Washington doesn’t have a Latino history museum. These people are hoping to change that

Editor Oct 17, 2019

Hispanic and Latino people make up the largest ethnic minority in the United States and their contributions to American history run deep -- including back to the Civil War and the Texas Revolution. So where's their Smithsonian museum?

DCist: A Form Letter For You To Use After The Latest Terrible Tweet About D.C.

Editor Oct 17, 2019

Why do we have to spend our day proving to some rando we’ve never heard of that the District is actually home to 702,000 people, not all of whom wear pleated khakis and house massive amounts of steak for lunch?

City Paper: D.C. Schools Battle Requests to Release Information About Sex Misconduct

Editor Oct 17, 2019

The District says it’s protecting students, but a transparency group thinks the city is flouting the law.

Opinion

Nathan Park: It’s time to kick Pepco out of DC politics

Commentary Oct 17, 2019

Washington, DC, may be our nation’s capital, but that has not ensured true democracy for DC residents. It’s not uncommon to see locals sporting “Taxation Without Representation” paraphernalia in reference to the federal fight for DC…

Press Release: Norton Statement on Passing of Elijah Cummings

Press Release Oct 17, 2019

October 17, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released the following statement on the passing of Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD): “This is a shockingly sad day for the House…

Press Release: Share your feedback on the Georgetown Canal Plan

Press Release Oct 17, 2019

News Release: National Park Service and Georgetown Heritage FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 16, 2019 Contact: Katie Liming (NPS) Lauren Boston (Georgetown Heritage) Public invited to comment on plan to revitalize portions of the…

Press Release: Statement from Mayor Bowser on the Passing of Elijah Cummings

Press Release Oct 17, 2019

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor October 17, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser issued the following statement on the passing of Congressman Elijah Cummings (MD-07),…

Washington Informer: Washington Informer Publisher Optimistic About Future After 55 Years

Editor Oct 17, 2019

In an open letter to Washington Informer readers, the newspaper’s publisher Denise Rolark Barnes said the publication’s intention isn’t to swamp them with clutter but to keep them and all D.C. residents informed.

Washington Business Journal: Long-delayed Grimke School redevelopment breaks ground in Shaw

Editor Oct 17, 2019

After close to a decade of stops and starts, shovels will finally turn dirt on the redevelopment of the District’s Grimke School.

City Paper: How Two Distinct Go-Go Movements Are Changing D.C. Culture

Editor Oct 17, 2019

Musicians, activists, advocates, and scholars are energizing a movement to preserve and celebrate the music that makes the city.

Washington Blade: Logan Circle residents attend town hall on sex work

Editor Oct 17, 2019

About 45 people turned out Tuesday night at National City Christian Church in Thomas Circle for an LGBT Town Hall on Sex Work to discuss a bill pending before the D.C. Council that would decriminalize sex work between consenting adults in…

Washington Business Journal: Shhh, keep it down: ‘American Idol’ films at The Wharf

Editor Oct 17, 2019

The Nationals might have been dominating the Southeast D.C. waterfront this week, but The Wharf in Southwest was home to some pretty heavy hitters of its own Monday and Tuesday: some parts of the cast of reality show “American Idol.”

Washington Blade: Blade’s 50-year history reflects struggles, advances of LGBT community

Editor Oct 17, 2019

In its 50-year history, the Washington Blade has covered news for the LGBT community that has reflected dramatic advances as well as struggles ranging from workplace discrimination and attempts at blackmail to the AIDS epidemic and the…

Opinion

Coy McKinney: The case for a radical BID

Commentary Oct 17, 2019

Two of DC’s most pressing issues are housing and income inequality. The District has the unique distinction of being the most “intensely” gentrified city in America, while simultaneously having the highest level of income inequality in…

Schools

Ross principal credits ‘years of our community working together’ for inclusion as one of DC’s five…

Jake Maher Oct 17, 2019

One of Holly Searl’s goals this year as principal of John W. Ross Elementary School is to have lunch with each of her students. Earlier this month, though, it was a breakfast of coffee and doughnuts for the Dupont Circle school’s parents…

WTOP: Nats in the World Series will mean an economic boost for DC

Editor Oct 16, 2019

D.C. hotels, bars and restaurants will enjoy an economic boost from Washington’s first World Series in 86 years, but how big a boost will depend on whether visiting fans speak with a twang like Texans or squawk like New Yorkers.

Washington Post: ‘I am sorry for everybody I hurt’: ’80s D.C. drug kingpin Rayful Edmond III…

Editor Oct 16, 2019

For the first time since he operated one of the most profitable crack cocaine empires in the nation’s capital, former drug kingpin Rayful Edmond III on Wednesday apologized to District residents for the wave of addiction and violence he…

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