WTOP: Biden administration officially backs DC statehood
The Biden administration has officially backed statehood for D.C.
Monthly Archives
April 2021
Cornel West and Jeremy Tate in The Post: Howard University’s removal of classics is a spiritual…
Upon learning to read while enslaved, Frederick Douglass began his great journey of emancipation, as such journeys always begin, in the mind. Defying unjust laws, he read in secret, empowered by the wisdom of contemporaries and classics…
Press Release: House Passes Rule for D.C. Statehood Bill, Norton Speaks on House Floor
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
April 20, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) spoke on the House floor today during the debate on the rule that…
Press Release: Bowser Administration Selects Development Team for Malcolm X EquityRFP Targeted for…
News Release — Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 20, 2021
(Washington, DC) – Today, the Bowser Administration, led by the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and…
Press Release: Norton Releases Her Rules Committee Testimony on D.C. Statehood Bill
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
April 20, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) testified this morning at the House Rules Committee hearing on her…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces Community Land Trust Approach to Revitalize Langston-Slater…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 20, 2021
CONTACT:
Susana Castillo (EOM)
Shayne Wells (DMPED)
Project…
Press Release: AG Racine Announces Washington Sports Club Must Pay $100K Penalty for Flouting…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 20, 2021
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
Settlement Finalizes Lawsuit Alleging Gym Failed to Enforce Masking and Social Distancing…
Press Release: Public Charter School Board Rejects Four Applications for New Schools; Approves One
News Release — DC Public Charter School Board
Action Affects 2022-23 School Year
April 20, 2021
Washington, DC (April 20, 2021) -- The DC Public Charter School Board (DC PCSB) last night completed its annual review of new school…
City Paper: Some Laid Off D.C. Workers Should See Unemployment Benefits This Week After One Month…
Others might not receive their benefits, even after system updates related to federal legislation were completed. Why? It’s complicated.
Washingtonian: Greater Greater Washington Names Chelsea Allinger Its New Executive Director
Chelsea Allinger’s relationship with Greater Greater Washington goes back to not long after she moved to DC at the end of the early 2000s: On a coworker’s recommendation, she became a regular reader of what was then an urbanism blog.
Washingtonian: DC Youth Poet Laureate Amiri Nash on How Poetry Can Help His Hometown Heal
"To write poetry is to love. Love does not mean shying away from gun violence, insurrections, and tragedy."
UrbanTurf: 116-Unit Triangular Building Pitched For Plot Off New York Avenue
The NoMa pipeline continues to grow on its more-triangular parcels.
Washington Times: D.C. pot advocates give away joints outside vaccination sites
A marijuana advocacy group is giving away free joints outside coronavirus vaccination sites in the District on Tuesday.
DCist: D.C. National Guard Activates 250 Personnel Ahead Of Chauvin Verdict
In a move that echoes the city’s response to Black Lives Matter protests last year, the D.C. National Guard will be on hand for any possible demonstrations in the city in the coming weeks.
Washington Post: DHS watchdog declined to pursue investigations into Secret Service during Trump…
The chief federal watchdog for the Secret Service blocked investigations proposed by career staff last year to scrutinize the agency’s handling of the George Floyd protests in Lafayette Square and the spread of the coronavirus in its…
Washington Business Journal: Union Kitchen moves ahead with new Eckington location
Union Kitchen is forging ahead with plans to open a new location at Eckington Yards, more than two years after the District-based business signed on to open a culinary business incubator and grocery store in the mixed-use project from JBG…
Washington Post: Downtown D.C. was emptying before the pandemic. How it recovers will shape the…
The public health crisis has accelerated the vacancy rate in the central business district, forcing city leaders to consider drastic alternatives to fill unused office space
Washington Post: D.C. Council to take first vote on block-by-block plan for future development
The D.C. Council will debate on Tuesday which of Washington’s neighborhoods could host taller apartment buildings and more dense development, taking steps toward amending the powerful planning document that will shape the city for years to…
WTOP: Mini golf to open in heart of Dupont Circle, in former location of Front Page, Buffalo…
Get ready for putting, boozing and entertainment in the heart of Dupont Circle.
Press Release: Norton Thanks Biden Administration for Issuing Statement of Administration Policy…
Press Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
April 20, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) thanked the Biden administration for issuing today a Statement of…