Washingtonian: Jeff Bezos’ DC Mansion Has Made Its Social Debut
The decor is "very theatrical."
Yearly Archives
2020
DCist: Jack Evans Resigned 10 Days Ago. He Just Filed For Reelection
Jack Evans, the longest-serving legislator in D.C. history who resigned earlier this month amid an ongoing ethics scandal, just filed to run for election as Ward 2 Councilmember yet again.
Washington Post: Jack Evans to run for D.C. Council after resigning seat amid ethics scandal
Jack Evans is mounting a political comeback for his old seat on the D.C. Council, after resigning this month before his colleagues could expel him from office over repeated ethics violations.
WAMU: Owner Of D.C. Building That Collapsed Failed To Install Covered Walkway On Sidewalk
When the building on the corner of Florida Avenue and Staples Street NE collapsed suddenly two weeks ago, debris crashed down on the sidewalk below — narrowly missing two people who had just walked by. But city documents now show that the…
Washingtonian: Washington Post Union Blasts Paper for Suspending Reporter Over Kobe Bryant Tweets
The Guild expresses "alarm and dismay" about Felicia Sonmez's administrative leave.
Washington Times: House GOP asks panel for Jack Evans’ testimony for D.C. statehood
House Republicans are requesting that Jack Evans be invited for a closed-door interview to discuss under oath his ethical transgressions as a member of the D.C. Council and the Metro Board as a precondition for considering statehood for…
City Paper: What the Decision to Close Washington Met Taught Its Students About Activism
Washington Met, an alternative school serving 157 middle and high schoolers, is struggling. The school has plenty of student parents but no daycare. There’s a library but no librarian or computers. While other alternative schools offer…
Washington Post: Days after resigning, Jack Evans joins D.C. elected officials for Lunar New Year
He may no longer be an elected official, but former D.C. Council member Jack Evans still had a front-row seat for this weekend’s Lunar New Year festivities.
DCist: McMillan, D.C.’s Most Cursed Development Project, Explained
A series of legal hurdles this month have stymied the long-planned, long-plagued redevelopment of the McMillan Sand Filtration Site. But for anyone who has been following this situation, the idea that the courts have dealt a blow to the…
DCist: Washington Post Suspends Journalist Who Shared Tweets About Kobe Bryant’s Rape Case
The Washington Post is facing criticism over a decision to suspend reporter Felicia Sonmez on Sunday after she tweeted out a 2016 Daily Beast story that detailed Kobe Bryant’s 2003 rape case.
Press Release: Norton Introduces Bill to Establish National Effort to Promote Healthy Lifestyles…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
January 27, 2020
Contact: Jack Miller
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced the Promoting Healthier Lifelong Improvements in Food and Exercise…
Local author Jason Reynolds earns nationwide ambassador role from Library of Congress
When Jason Reynolds was introduced earlier this month onstage at Coolidge Auditorium at the Library of Congress, a packed audience of middle and high school students from DC erupted into a standing ovation. Reynolds, in turn, assured them…
NBC4: Jack Evans Marches in Parade Days After Resigning Amid Ethics Violations
Nine days after disgraced former D.C. Council member Jack Evans resigned from office for ethics violations, he walked in a parade alongside the District's mayor and the D.C. Council chairman.
David Schwartzman: From Democrat to ‘independent’ — the opportunism of the switch
Suppose you’re a registered DC Democrat active in the party with political ambition and you want to become an at-large member of the DC Council. Knowing there are two at-large seats up for election, which do you choose: the one to be…
UrbanTurf: Big Development Plans In the Works for Site in Southeast DC
A new planned unit development (PUD) application is on the horizon for a sited in Near Southeast, and the upcoming plans seem reminiscent of what was previously approved.
Washingtonian: Where Will the President’s Supporters Hang Out If the Trump Hotel’s Lease Is Sold?
Harry's? Cafe Milano? Or maybe a Sean Spicer Disco…
District Links: Mayor looks to lease vacant Ward 8 school for new charter high school; why some…
Good Monday morning. In a city with a right-to-shelter law during freezing temperatures, some homeless people still prefer the streets.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces KIPP DC to Construct New High School and Recreation Center at…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education and the DC Department of General Services
January 27, 2019
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Collin Lever (DME)
Donna Harris (DGS)
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Washington Business Journal: Sofitel Washington D.C. to be sold
The owner of the Sofitel Washington D.C. hotel on Lafayette Square will sell the 237-room hotel by the end of the first quarter of 2020.
Washington Post: Games that offer cash rewards are flooding the region. Is it illegal gambling?
It was game day at the District’s city hall, where lawmakers and their staff fiddled with joysticks and mashed buttons to capture dragons flying across the screen of a machine the size of a pool table.