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District Links: Ex-Council member Michael A. Brown says he’s mulling political return; debate…

Cuneyt Dil Oct 10, 2019

Happy Thursday. In 2012, then-DC Council member Michael A. Brown accepted cash bribes tucked inside a Redskins coffee mug. This morning, Brown — who went to prison for taking $55,000 in bribes from undercover FBI agents posing as…

Opinion

jonetta rose barras: Transparent privilege at the DC Council

jonetta rose barras Oct 10, 2019

Don’t expect the DC Council to hold charters to the same transparency and sunshine standards as traditional public schools. That was the unmistakable message I heard telegraphed last week by Council Chairman Phil Mendelson and at-large…

Washington Business Journal: New restaurant from Unconventional Diner team coming to Capitol…

Editor Oct 10, 2019

Capitol Crossing, the massive development being built over Interstate 395 in the District, has landed its first retail tenant.

Northwest Courier: Chancellor Ferebee Hosts Roundtable For Graduating Seniors

Editor Oct 10, 2019

On Wednesday at Calvin Coolidge High School, DPCS Chancellor Lewis Ferebee met with nine students to discuss new and improved supports for graduating students released by DCPS.

Washington Business Journal: On par with Pritzker? D.C. foundation establishes $100,000 landscape…

Editor Oct 10, 2019

The D.C.-based Cultural Landscape Foundation has established a prize that will carry with it an award on par with architecture’s top honor. And that's exactly the point.

Washington Post Magazine: That Was Steak. This Is Now.

Editor Oct 10, 2019

After two decades as food critic, Tom Sietsema tracks the revolution in D.C. dining

DCist: Protesters Brought ‘Free Hong Kong’ Signs To Wizards Game Against Chinese Team

Editor Oct 10, 2019

A group of local pro-Hong Kong protesters had their signs confiscated at the Wizards pre-season game against the Guangzhou Loong-Lions on Wednesday night, causing a stir on social media amid a larger controversy surrounding the league’s…

Washington Post: Janitors to rally Thursday in rush-hour traffic as labor contract deadline looms

Editor Oct 10, 2019

Unionized janitors and building workers will march through downtown Washington streets during the Thursday evening rush for the second time in 10 days to draw attention to labor negotiations that officials say are far from over.

Washington Post Editorial Board: Is Metro finally turning a corner?

Editor Oct 10, 2019

MASS TRANSIT ridership in many major U.S. cities remains flat or in decline, but a few places are starting to buck that years-long negative trend — chief among them the Washington area’s Metrorail system. Could it be that Metro, butt of…

Press Release: Mayor Bowser Launches New Investment to Help Residents Replace Lead Water Pipes

Press Release Oct 10, 2019

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Department of Energy and Environment October 10, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Cecile Green (DOEE) Eligible Residents Can Receive 50-100% of Costs to Remove Partial…

Commercial Observer: DC’s ‘CBD of the Future’ Certified as LEED Platinum

Editor Oct 10, 2019

The Golden Triangle in downtown DC lands the first LEED Platinum certification of its kind

Press Release: OTR’s Real Property Tax Administration Assessment Services Division Awarded…

Press Release Oct 10, 2019

News Release — DC Office of Tax and Revenue Thursday, October 10, 2019 CONTACT: Natalie Wilson (Washington, D.C.) – The International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO) awarded the District of Columbia the Certificate of…

Press Release: Norton Announces Bill to Create National Commission to Combat Sexual Harassment

Press Release Oct 10, 2019

News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton October 10, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today she will introduce a bill to create a national commission on combating…

Press Release: Mayor Bowser Highlights Investments to Empower Returning Citizens to Build Pathways…

Press Release Oct 10, 2019

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Department of Small and Local Business Development October 10, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) James Partlow IV (DSLBD) Residents Encouraged to Apply to WeAspire…

City Paper: Can Restaurants Be Welcoming to Seniors While Still Chasing the Millennial Dollar?

Editor Oct 10, 2019

"I like for them to know I’m still alive and in their restaurant."

City Paper: How to End a Sentence

Editor Oct 10, 2019

Juvenile sentencing reforms have sparked a face-off between the D.C. Council and U.S. Attorney over who should be released, and when.

Washington Post: Should charter schools be subject to open-record laws?

Editor Oct 10, 2019

The hearing dragged on all day. Eighty-six people signed up to testify about a seemingly esoteric education matter — one that wasn’t an obvious topic to lure droves of people to city hall in the middle of a workday.

WTOP: DC is issuing more tickets … and making more money

Editor Oct 10, 2019

Many people who park on the streets of D.C. have probably kept a close eye on the clock and dashed out to “feed the meter.” But an expired meter may not be why you’ll find a dreaded pink-and-white slip on your windshield.

News

DC’s new Teacher of the Year shares his passion for science while promoting equity in education and…

Diane Gross Oct 10, 2019

The assembly had all the trappings of your average pep rally. The cheer squad warmed up the middle school crowd, and an African drum group made up of fifth-graders performed. But the television cameras and the arrival of the mayor were big…

Curbed: D.C. considers restoring voting rights to prisoners with felony convictions

Editor Oct 9, 2019

The issue will be the subject of a D.C. Council hearing Thursday

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DC's Democrats will decide today on their party's nominees to succeed three-term Mayor Muriel Bowser and 18-term DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, as well as two councilmembers who opted not to seek…

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