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Yearly Archives
2020
Washington Blade: Nat’l group withdraws D.C. measure to decriminalize sex work
A national organization that advocates for the decriminalization of sex work announced on Tuesday that it has withdrawn a petition it filed in January before the D.C. Board of Elections to place a bill to decriminalize prostitution in the…
Washington Blade: LGBTQ seniors bill receives strong backing at D.C. Council hearing
Nine witnesses representing LGBTQ and LGBTQ supportive organizations expressed strong support for the Care for LGBTQ Seniors and Seniors with HIV Amendment Act during a Feb. 19 hearing before the D.C. Council’s Committee on Government…
Washington Blade: New D.C. U.S. Attorney meets with LGBTQ activists
Timothy Shea, the recently named U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, told at least a dozen LGBTQ community leaders at a Feb. 27 meeting in his office that he plans to continue the policy of his predecessor in reaching out to the…
WTOP: Agreement reached to avoid Safeway strike
After weeks of talk of a possible strike, Safeway and its workers reached a tentative agreement early Thursday morning that would avoid a work stoppage.
Washington Business Journal: Safeway, union employees reach tentative deal hours before strike vote
Union employees of Safeway and the grocery chain have reached a tentative labor agreement that could avert a strike, the union said Thursday.
City Paper: All the Ward 2 Primary Candidates as Democratic Presidential Candidates
Allow us to present them in terms any national campaign watcher can understand.
City Paper: How a Photographer With Vision Loss Makes His Art and Masters His Aesthetic
D.C. photographer Steven Marks opens up about his photos and his sight.
City Paper: What’s The Plan?
D.C. is growing wealthier and whiter every year. Is a conspiracy theory to blame?
Washington Business Journal: Audit finds D.C.’s Line hotel failed to meet criteria for $46M…
An auditor hired by the D.C. government has found the owner of the Line D.C. hotel failed to comply with two requirements that would allow the hotel to receive a planned $46 million tax abatement from the city.
WAMU: How One D.C. Woman Became A Coronavirus Capitalist
Where some people see a spreading coronavirus pandemic, Adilisha Patrom saw an opportunity.
Washington Post: Metro under investigation for handling of February fire at L’Enfant Plaza station
Among the missteps cited were sending passenger-filled trains to check reports of fire and waiting several minutes before calling fire and rescue crews
DCist: Jack Evans Will Be A Superdelegate This Year, Whether Democratic Party Officials Like It Or…
Jack Evans keeps coming back—even to national politics.
Washington Business Journal: Green Hat Gin headed for wider distribution after acquisition
Atchison, Kansas-based MGP Ingredients Inc., which supplies distilled spirits and specialty wheat proteins and starches, has acquired the D.C. maker of Green Hat Gin.
jonetta rose barras: The rise of Latino political aspirants in DC
Political floodgates in DC opened after at-large Council member David Grosso announced he would retire at the end of his term this year, rather than seek reelection. A virtual sea of individuals — at least a dozen at last counting — have…
Amanda Chesney: Shelters are a safer short-term alternative than homeless encampments
Like many others in our city, I have been closely following news about the recent sweeps of homeless encampments. I, too, have been upset that these men and women experiencing homelessness have few other options for housing in our…
Washingtonian: DC’s Democratic Primary Suddenly Matters
The city made a fateful decision to go last. Now the overlooked primary has outsized importance on who wins—Bernie or Biden.
Bisnow: Inside Avec, The Massive Development Spanning 2 Blocks On The H Street Corridor
A two-block stretch in the middle of the H Street corridor has been under construction for more than three years, and now a massive mixed-use development has delivered on the site that could be transformative for the bustling retail…
Washington Post: No D.C. ballot measure to decriminalize sex work after local activists object
A national sex worker advocacy group said Wednesday that it will drop an effort to place a measure on the D.C. ballot to decriminalize prostitution, after an uproar from local sex work activists.
Washington Post: In comeback bid, Jack Evans has encountered anger and lost longtime allies
Since launching his bid to reclaim the D.C. Council seat he gave up under pressure in January, Democrat Jack Evans has been scolded by former constituents and abandoned by longtime allies. A former council colleague said no when Evans…