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Washington Post: Strike averted as thousands of D.C.-area janitors reach labor agreement with…

Editor Oct 15, 2019

Unionized janitors and building workers reached a tentative agreement Tuesday with commercial cleaning companies, ending labor negotiations and avoiding a strike of nearly 11,000 workers throughout the District, Maryland and Virginia.

Washington Business Journal: Bowser redoubles her push for more housing in D.C., including in its…

Editor Oct 15, 2019

Mayor Muriel Bowser is launching a new front in her campaign to see more housing built across D.C., rolling out a host of proposed policy changes designed to spur the construction of affordable homes even in some of the District’s…

Bisnow: Mayor Bowser Unveils Wide-Ranging Road Map To Build Tens Of Thousands Of Housing Units…

Editor Oct 15, 2019

The plan to address the housing shortage in the nation's capital came into clearer focus Tuesday, with the D.C. government releasing key documents aimed at guiding the city's development.

Washington Post: Washington’s latest tell-all memoir: The secrets of a preschool girl gone viral

Editor Oct 15, 2019

The author of Washington’s latest tell-all memoir has been scheduling publicity interviews around nap time.

UrbanTurf: 36,000 Homes By 2025: OP and Mayor Release Housing Production Goals by Planning Area

Editor Oct 15, 2019

Earlier this year, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a commitment to create 36,000 new housing units in DC by 2025, including 12,000 affordable units, to help alleviate the constrained local housing market and preempt an anticipated housing…

City Paper: D.C. Author Sid Balman Jr.’s Seventh Flag Tackles Radicalization and Contemporary…

Editor Oct 15, 2019

The longtime journalist's debut novel follows two Texas families over four generations amid a rising tide of brutality.

Washington Post: After 30 years behind bars, ’80s D.C. drug kingpin Rayful Edmond III returns to…

Editor Oct 15, 2019

With his custom-tailored silk clothes, multi-carat diamond jewelry and, according to law enforcement officials, as much as $2 million a week from sales of cocaine and crack cocaine coming in, Rayful Edmond III was the biggest drug dealer…

DCist: Howard’s Student Newspaper Is The Latest Local College Outlet Facing Financial Crisis

Editor Oct 15, 2019

After 89 years of weekly print editions, Howard University’s student newspaper The Hilltop is considering a permanent end to its print newspaper.

WTOP: DC delegate hopeful’s plan: Make District a Md. county

Editor Oct 15, 2019

Amid efforts to make the District the 51st state, a new candidate for D.C. delegate believes it should instead become Maryland’s 24th county.

Press Release: Strike Averted for Janitors at 1,200 Office Buildings Throughout DC, Maryland and…

Press Release Oct 15, 2019

News Release — 32BJ SEIU Julie Karant FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, October 15, 2019 Just Hours before Expiration, Cleaners Reach Tentative Agreement with Employers For a Contract Covering 10,500 Jobs Washington,…

Press Release: Norton to Introduce Bill to Increase D.C. Juror Pay

Press Release Oct 15, 2019

News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton October 15, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced she will introduce the District of Columbia Juror Pay Parity Act to…

Press Release: Mayor Bowser Makes Washington, DC the First City in the Nation to Set Affordable…

Press Release Oct 15, 2019

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and DC Office of Planning October 15, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Jessica Carroll (OP) Mayor Kicks Off DC Housing Week with Release of Housing Equity Report and Full Draft…

Press Release: AG Racine Leads 18-State Coalition Defending Vermont’s Right To Ban Large-Capacity…

Press Release Oct 15, 2019

News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General October 15, 2019 MEDIA CONTACT: Office of Communications Attorneys General Argue that the Right to Bear Arms Allows States to Adopt Gun Safety Laws WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney…

District Links: DC sets goals for thousands of affordable units in affluent areas; Supreme Court to…

Cuneyt Dil Oct 15, 2019

Good Tuesday morning. Affordable housing targets have been established for DC’s wealthier — and often more difficult to build in — neighborhoods, with the mayor’s release of a new report out today.

WAMU: Funk Parade Organizers Launch Healing-Focused Music Festival

Editor Oct 15, 2019

Music is great for dancing and partying, but it can also be healing.

Washington Business Journal: Here’s where D.C. — and a N. Va. city — rank among U.S. cities…

Editor Oct 15, 2019

The District isn't too far behind its neighbor, Arlington County, when it comes to the commercial tax burden on its businesses. But that couldn't save it from ranking among the toughest cities in which to do business, according to a recent…

WTOP: DC implements safety measures to increase cyclist, pedestrian safety

Editor Oct 15, 2019

D.C. is implementing traffic improvements to prevent crashes between cars, cyclists and pedestrians. Here’s a look at what the city is doing.

City Paper: ‘This Business Was in His Heart:’ Capital City Co. Co-Founder Charles Jones…

Editor Oct 15, 2019

Charles and Arsha Jones have been selling D.C.'s signature mambo sauce since 2011.

WTOP: Shot to hell: Club Heaven & Hell in Adams Morgan hit with $90,000 fine, 90-day license…

Editor Oct 15, 2019

They’re having a devil of a time.

Washingtonian: For DC’s Trans Community, the Ask Rayceen Show Is a Vital Gathering Spot

Editor Oct 15, 2019

It’s been a scary year for the area’s trans community, with two murders and a spate of assaults serving as a reminder that despite how LGBTQ-friendly Washington is, violence can still be a hazard. Amid this atmosphere of fear, a…

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