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Washington Post Editorial Board: If voters aren’t careful, D.C. could head back toward bankruptcy

Editor Oct 23, 2020

WITH VOTING by mail well underway in D.C. and early voting set to start Tuesday, the race drawing the most attention is for two at-large seats on the D.C. Council. The attention is well-placed: The choices voters make will shape the…

Washingtonian: DC Apartment Rents Continue to Plummet Amid the Covid-19 Pandemic

Editor Oct 23, 2020

Downtown neighborhoods, such as Logan Circle and the West End, have been hit the hardest.

Washington Post: A D.C. poster exhibit aims to get out the vote, displaying political imagery days…

Editor Oct 23, 2020

When Glenn Towery first put brush to canvas in 2008, he painted clocks. The paintings amused his wife, a painter herself, while she was recovering from cancer.

Washington Business Journal: Bowser wants to speed up a council vote on comprehensive plan changes.…

Editor Oct 23, 2020

D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson is sticking with his plan to pump the brakes on lawmakers’ review of revisions to the city’s Comprehensive Plan despite the objections of Mayor Muriel Bowser.

DCist: This Artist Installed More Than 220,000 White Flags In D.C. To Represent COVID-19 Deaths

Editor Oct 23, 2020

Thousands and thousands of small white flags stand sentinel outside the D.C. Armory in Southeast, near RFK Stadium. When the breeze blows, the flags ripple in unison like a vast troupe of dancers, swaying between the long shadows cast by…

WTOP: DC home sales up nearly 50%

Editor Oct 23, 2020

The pace of home sales across the country remains remarkably brisk, with sales in the District outpacing even the strong gains nationally.

Washington Post: Resumption of jury trials in D.C. Superior Court remains uncertain as victims,…

Editor Oct 23, 2020

Family members of Jamahri Sydnor, the 17-year-old college-bound student who was killed in 2017 when she was struck by a stray bullet in Northeast Washington, are growing weary of the wait for justice.

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The DC Lineup for this weekend: poetry, prayer and painted pumpkins

Jennifer Anne Mitchell Oct 23, 2020

Learning opportunities abound in this edition of The DC Lineup, covering Oct. 23 to 25. With just 10 days until the Nov. 3 election, please remember to find a convenient vote center or mail-in-ballot drop box location on the DC Board of…

Washingtonian: Exclusive Details on Moon Rabbit, Chef Kevin Tien’s Soon-to-Open Wharf Restaurant

Editor Oct 23, 2020

The ex-Emilie's chef will debut his modern Vietnamese restaurant at the end of October.

UrbanTurf: From Vacant to Vibrant to Vexed: The Inefficiencies of Selling Affordable Dwelling Units

Editor Oct 23, 2020

In August 2019, developer Ihab Mogassbi closed on 1422 Shepherd Street NW (map), a DC rowhouse with an unfinished pop-up that he won in the city's Vacant to Vibrant auction. The property was one of dozens of blighted properties citywide…

Washington Business Journal: A homecoming for Howard

Editor Oct 23, 2020

Wayne Frederick is presiding over a ‘coming of age’ for the storied university

DCist: Investigation Finds Metro Bike Parking Construction Has Cost Almost $20k Per Spot

Editor Oct 23, 2020

Metro has doled out close to $6 million to construct three D.C.-area bike parking facilities — roughly $19,400 per parking space — according to a new report.

Amy Eskind in The Post: D.C.’s waterways are good for mental health, but some days that really is…

Editor Oct 23, 2020

On any given day, residents can be seen jogging, biking, fishing and walking kids and dogs along the waterways of Washington and Northern Virginia. In season, they’re boating, kayaking and paddleboarding. Couples trying to salvage their…

WTOP: New DC hotel CitizenM offers small rooms, big beds, mood lighting

Editor Oct 23, 2020

Dutch hotel company CitizenM has opened its fifth CitizenM hotel in the U.S. in Southwest D.C., and it calls its rooms “the hotel room, reinvented.”

Khalid Pitts in The Post: How to solve a 23-way election frenzy

Editor Oct 23, 2020

It would be totally understandable for D.C. voters to take one look at this November’s election ballot for D.C. Council and have unwelcome flashbacks to the overcrowded Democratic presidential primary field.

DCist: Neighbors Say They Only Want Northern Bus Garage If WMATA Switches To Cleaner Electric Buses

Editor Oct 23, 2020

Metro is in the process of reconstructing its Northern Bus Garage in D.C. to once again house 150 buses.

Press Release: Norton Introduces Bill to Improve Retirement System for Certain Workers Who Used to…

Press Release Oct 23, 2020

News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton October 23, 2020 Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will introduce a bill tomorrow that would correct a retirement issue…

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jonetta rose barras: Will the general election be better than the primary?

jonetta rose barras Oct 23, 2020

That is the question political operatives and election watchers are asking as DC begins in-person voting next Tuesday. Many of them seem to be waiting for the other shoe to drop. There remains little confidence in the DC Board of Elections…

Washington Post: Racial disparities in D.C. police stops at center of dialogue during 10-day…

Editor Oct 23, 2020

In a city scarred by racial disparities in policing and home to historic unrest over how to address it, local leaders tried something new this month: a 10-day conversation.

Washington Post: D.C. mayor points to learning loss in urging schools to reopen as city and union…

Editor Oct 22, 2020

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) pointed to data Thursday showing a sharp drop in the number of the youngest students who are meeting literacy benchmarks to reinforce her point that there is an urgent need to reopen schools, even as the…

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The Board of Elections' latest updates to the unofficial election results haven't altered projected electoral outcomes, but they do now show a notable jump in turnout compared to recent Democratic…

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With healthcare and construction topping the District's contract spending, a new report from the Office of the DC Auditor found general compliance with DC laws and regulations governing procurements…

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