DCist: At The Last Minute, Exceptions Placed Into Sanctuary City Emergency Bill
On Tuesday, the D.C. Council unanimously passed emergency legislation that strengthens the firewall between local government and federal immigration agents.
Yearly Archives
2019
Curbed: Kids-focused nonprofit to expand services to D.C.’s oldest domestic violence shelter
The Homeless Children’s Playtime Project is seeking volunteers for its fifth site
Washington Business Journal: National Building Museum to close for renovations
The National Building Museum will shutter its doors for a few months starting Dec. 2 to repair the flooring of its Great Hall.
Washington Post: ‘Creatives need somewhere to go’: A look inside three of the District’s DIY arts…
From the outside, the Cheshire’s unassuming brick facade looks like any other garage space nestled behind 18th Street NW in Adams Morgan. It’s easy to overlook the far-out creations that lie within this nonprofit DIY arts space — music…
WTOP: Mark Plotkin, former WTOP analyst and champion for DC statehood, to lie in repose at Wilson…
Mark Plotkin — a longtime WTOP contributor, analyst, political columnist and passionate advocate for D.C. statehood — will lie in repose at the John A. Wilson Building, the D.C. Council announced Wednesday.
Press Release: DC Public Schools Releases Personalized Student Guide to Graduation, Career, and…
News Release — DC Public Schools
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
DCPS Also Launched a New Cohort of the Career Bridge Program, Which Provides Seniors with Paid Internships and Pre-Apprenticeships; Resources that Will Empower Parents to…
District Links: Mayoral aides message on WhatsApp, raising open records concerns; emphasis on…
District Links: Mayoral aides message on WhatsApp, raising open records concerns; emphasis on affordable housing in newly approved Comp Plan; and more
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Highlights District’s Digital Inclusion Investments at DC Community Tech…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the Chief Technology Officer
October 9, 2019
CONTACT:
Susana Castillo (EOM)
Michael Rupert (OCTO)
Mayor and Comcast Announce Expansion of Internet Essentials…
UrbanTurf: 481-Unit Buzzard Point Redevelopment May Enlist WhyHotel
A lot of progress has been made on the conversion of the Buzzard Point Coast Guard headquarters into a mixed-use residential project, with 130 units delivering by next April. In the meantime, the development team is hoping to get a head…
WTOP: DC Council votes to rename Columbus Day as Indigenous Peoples Day — for now
The D.C. Council has voted to change the name of Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day — at least for this year.
WAMU: Metro Train Operator Was Not Given OK To Move Train Before Crash: Safety Commission
Metro’s Rail Operations Control Center did not give a train operator permission to move a train immediately before it hit another train at low speeds early Monday morning.
WAMU: D.C. Officials Using WhatsApp For City Business May Skirt Open Records Laws
Staff and aides to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser are using the message service WhatsApp to communicate, a practice that’s becoming more common among public officials across the country. But it’s also raising concerns among open-government…
WTOP: NYC’s Mexicue will replace The Meatball Shop on 14th Street in DC
Popular New York restaurant Mexicue will open a D.C. outpost in Northwest.
WTOP: DC Council votes to limit cooperation with ICE
The D.C. Council has voted unanimously to limit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s ability to enforce immigration law in the nation’s capital.
Washington Post: Metro train operator moved forward despite stop order before crash, safety…
A Metro train operator moved his train forward despite having received an order to stop, causing it to crash into another train outside the Farragut West station, the safety oversight commission overseeing the investigation said Tuesday.
Washington Post: Legionella extends water system shutdown at St. Elizabeths
District officials said Tuesday that a city-owned psychiatric hospital will be without potable water until next week after a strain of bacteria that can cause a fatal illness was discovered in its water system.
Press Release: Carroll Celebrates Thirty Years of Excellence In Co-Education
News Release — Archbishop Carroll High School
Decades after Opening its Doors as One of the First Integrated High Schools in the Region Carroll Expanded its Commitment to Inclusion by Welcoming its First Female Students
WASHINGTON,…
NBC4: The Most Parking Tickets Are Issued on These DC Blocks
A block of Columbia Road NW near the Ace Hardware. A block of M Street NW in Georgetown. And a block of Chinatown near Capital One Arena.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces Washington, DC Receives Highest Score Award for “Food as…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Department of Health
October 8, 2019
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Kimberly Henderson (DOH)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that Washington, DC…
Washington Times: D.C. Council weighs new soda tax, changing Columbus Day to Indigenous…
The D.C. Council faced a full agenda Tuesday, taking up a proposed new tax on sodas and sugary drinks, a ban on noncompete agreements for workers in low-wage jobs and tougher new restrictions on cooperating with federal immigration…