UrbanTurf: A Proposed Bill Would Give DC More Autonomy Over Development in the City
DC's long-time (and non-voting) Congressional representative wants to give the city more autonomy over its development.
Yearly Archives
2021
DCist: Metro Isn’t Properly Documenting Operator Health And Fatigue Issues, Says Safety Commission
The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission says in a new audit that Metro isn’t tracking the annual physical health and properly managing the fatigue of its train operators, possibly putting both operators and passengers at risk.
DCist: After A Year Off, The DC Jazz Festival Is Back With Live Performances This Week
More than two years have passed since the last DC Jazz Festival took place in its full 10-day glory. Normally a highlight of the District’s annual music calendar, the festival is yet another victim of the COVID pandemic, and was turned…
UrbanTurf: A Look at What Could Replace Meow Wolf at Art Place in Fort Totten
A new design and new potential arts operators are in the works for the next phase of Art Place in Fort Totten, nearly two years after this massive arts-centric development received preliminary zoning approval, and a few months after it…
Washington Post: Board of Education president plans run for D.C. Council
Zachary Parker, president of the D.C. State Board of Education, announced he is planning to run for the Ward 5 seat on the D.C. Council.
UrbanTurf: A Brookland Church Courting Development with Rezoning Application
Another DC church is looking to redevelop some of its land.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces District’s Preparations for Impact of Tropical Depression Ida
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
August 31, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Residents and Visitors Reminded Not to Drive Through Flood Waters: Turn Around, Don’t Drown
…
Washington Post: Protests to boycott Nellie’s Sports Bar created summer-long ‘joy space’ for Black…
On a busy Friday night, people headed to the well-known, often bustling bar on the corner of Ninth and U streets.
Press Release: Bowser Administration to Celebrate Annual 202Creates Month
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Office of Cable Television, Film, Music & Entertainment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
August 31, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Michael Mitchell (OCTFME)
…
Press Release: Local Radio Legend Kojo Nnamdi Narrates DC Public Library’s Home Rule Exhibit
News Release — DC Public Library
For Immediate Release:
August 30, 2021
Media Contact:
George Williams, Media Relations Manager
“Up From the People: Protest and Change in DC” part of modernized Martin Luther King Jr.…
Press Release: Bowser Administration Recognizes International Overdose Awareness Day by Promoting…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Department of Behavioral Health
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
August 31, 2021
CONTACT:
Susana Castillo (EOM)
Derrick King (DBH)
DBH Releases Updated LIVE.LONG.DC. 2.0, the…
District Links: Email scam promises extra DC unemployment benefits, DCist reports; SBOE president…
A new phishing scam targets DC unemployment recipients, promising them access to additional benefits while seeking confidential information — prompting warnings about potential identity theft.
Press Release: Norton Introduces Bill to Remove the National Capital Planning Commission’s Authority…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
August 31, 2021
Press Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) reintroduced her bill to remove the National Capital Planning…
WTOP: Norton bill aims to give DC mayor control over District National Guard
A bill from Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., would give control of the District’s National Guard to the city’s mayor — and it’s scheduled for markup Wednesday.
Washington Post: Metro is not properly tracking operator fatigue and medical issues, which affect…
Report finds 11 areas in which Metro needs improvement to ensure train operators are fit for duty
DCist: D.C. Unemployment Recipients Are Being Targeted By Official-Looking Scam Emails
Numerous recipients of unemployment benefits in D.C. have received suspicious emails from D.C. government accounts over the last two weeks, indicating a possible intrusion into city computers by scammers attempting to coax confidential…
Washington Post: Robbery victims attacked on D.C. streets, forced to give up bank information
At least five people have been abducted at gunpoint off streets in the District in recent nights by a gang of robbers who drove the victims to ATMs and took money from their accounts, police said Monday.
WTOP: DC’s Rajah Caruth to become 3rd Black NASCAR driver
Rajah Caruth has been signed to compete in a limited series of NASCAR Xfinity Series races in 2022, which will make the D.C. native the third Black driver actively racing in a NASCAR series and the eighth in its history.
DCist: As Parents Send Kids Back To School With Masks And Sanitizer, ‘Time Will Tell If That’s…
Outside Two Rivers Public Charter School — Young Elementary, a second grade teacher shook a tambourine as he cheerfully welcomed families to the first day of school. A drama teacher greeted youngsters with a puppet draped over one arm. A…
Washingtonian: Think You Know DC Music? A Huge New Compilation Reveals Treasures From a Bygone Era
“R&B in D.C.” offers 472 songs from the ’40s and ’50s.