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DCist: Little Havana Is Closing, For Real This Time

Editor Oct 2, 2019

Little Havana is calling it quits—for real this time. The Cuban restaurant in Columbia Heights announced Wednesday that it will close on Saturday, just 13 months after opening and five months after a previous closing announcement.

UrbanTurf: From the Starburst Intersection to the Anacostia River, the East of H Street Rundown

Editor Oct 2, 2019

Just as development has slowed (somewhat) along the H Street corridor, things are also moving slowly just east of the Starburst intersection, where appeals and uncertainty around the Comprehensive Plan have put a damper on construction.

WTOP: DC’s Newseum to close at end of 2019

Editor Oct 2, 2019

The Newseum near the National Mall is closing its doors at the end of the year, the museum announced Tuesday.

Curbed: D.C.’s first open streets event is this weekend. Here’s what to expect.

Editor Oct 2, 2019

Roughly three miles of Georgia Avenue NW will close to traffic

Bisnow: Billion-Dollar Binge: The Numbers Behind D.C.’s CRE Selling Spree

Editor Oct 2, 2019

More office buildings sold in the final two weeks of September than the first six months of 2019, a deal surge spurred by a commercial real estate tax increase that went into effect Tuesday.

Press Release: After MPD Overhauls Data Collection Practices, ACLU-DC Agrees to Dismiss NEAR Act…

Press Release Oct 2, 2019

News Release: American Civil Liberties Union of the District of Columbia FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Suzanne Ito Plaintiffs Call on D.C. Council to Make MPD’s Commitment to Publish Data Part of the Law WASHINGTON – After the…

Press Release: Mayor Bowser Surprises Teacher at Capital City Public Charter School with 2020 DC…

Press Release Oct 2, 2019

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the State Superintendent of Education October 2, 2019 MEDIA CONTACT:LaToya Foster (EOM)Fred Lewis (OSSE) Science Teacher Justin Lopez-Cardoze to Be Considered for…

Opinion

Scott Goldstein: Collaboration, not division, is the path toward student success

Commentary Oct 2, 2019

Today the DC Council is holding a hearing on a bill that would subject DC’s charter schools to the same transparency standards as DC’s traditional public schools. The legislation introduced by Ward 6 Council member Charles Allen would…

NBC4: Man Accused of Sexual Misconduct Kept DC Child Care Job

Editor Oct 2, 2019

A teaching assistant who was arrested for sexually abusing an 8-year-old student had a history of misconduct allegations yet managed to keep his job for years, according to a News4 I-Team investigation.

Washington Business Journal: Georgetown University to build 11-story dorm near Union Station

Editor Oct 2, 2019

Georgetown University is following through with its plans to establish student housing near its growing collection of academic facilities near Union Station.

Washington Times: D.C. red-light camera program erroneously issuing fines, AAA Mid-Atlantic study…

Editor Oct 2, 2019

The District’s red-light camera program has garnered millions of dollars in wrongly issued fines that the city is not obligated to refund, according to a study by the car owners club AAA Mid-Atlantic.

WTOP: For sale: Eastern Market building once home to unique DC department store

Editor Oct 2, 2019

A prominent Eastern Market building with a place in the history of women in business, is for sale.

WTOP: DC mayor grants 115 police officers OT as uptick in shootings prompts patrol changes

Editor Oct 2, 2019

D.C. police have increased patrols amid an uptick in shootings across the city, and Mayor Muriel Bowser has granted overtime to 115 officers with the aim to reduce violent crime.

Washington Post: Bowser does an end run around D.C. Council, transfers traffic camera program to…

Editor Oct 2, 2019

The city’s transportation department is taking over from police, effective Tuesday

Washington Post: D.C. mayor joins janitors in rush-hour march through downtown Washington

Editor Oct 2, 2019

A wave of purple flooded streets in downtown Washington on Tuesday as unionized janitors and building workers sang, shouted and rattled homemade maracas while they pressed through idling cars and buses during the afternoon rush hour.

City Paper: Here’s Why Dozens of D.C. Janitors Marched During Rush Hour Traffic

Editor Oct 2, 2019

In 15 days, a labor contract covering more than 11,000 janitors in the D.C. region expires. That’s why dozens of cleaners took to the streets on Tuesday evening to protest during rush-hour traffic.

Washington Post: D.C. police chief, mayor authorize overtime to combat shootings, homicides

Editor Oct 2, 2019

D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham has authorized paying overtime to patrol officers in three areas of the city hard-hit by shootings that have pushed the District’s homicide count upward as the year draws to an end.

Washington Post: Court extends suspension of District’s no-bid sports gambling contract, but plans…

Editor Oct 2, 2019

A D.C. Superior Court judge has extended a temporary order blocking the District from moving forward on a controversial no-bid contract with a Greek company to manage the city’s planned foray into online sports betting.

Curbed: Newseum to close at the end of December

Editor Oct 2, 2019

Johns Hopkins University is moving into the building, which will be renovated

Press Release: Councilmember Allen Statement Ahead of Today’s Education Committee Hearing on School…

Press Release Oct 2, 2019

News Release — Ward 6 DC Council member Charles Allen October 2, 2019 Contact: Erik Salmi Today the DC Council’s Committee on Education is holding a public hearing on Councilmember Charles Allen’s Public School Transparency…

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