UrbanTurf: 90 Units and University Uses: The New Plans for a Howard Property on Georgia Avenue
Residential plans are emerging for a Howard University-controlled site on a prominent corner along Georgia Avenue.
Yearly Archives
2021
Washington Post: Senate committee holds hearing on D.C. statehood bill on Tuesday
D.C. statehood is set to get a hearing before a Senate committee on Tuesday, with proponents trying to push the cause further than it has gone before in Congress even as prospects are low in the evenly divided chamber.
WTOP: DC region 15th most racially segregated metro area in US, study finds
As diversity continues to rise across the D.C. region, a new study suggests racial segregation persists in the area and across much of the country.
Washington Post: Norton wants a memorial for enslaved Africans who may have arrived at the…
At the Georgetown Waterfront, where wealthy boaters parked their yachts, Andrena Crockett started seeing slave ships instead.
Press Release: Norton Delivers Opening Remarks at Senate Hearing on D.C. Statehood Bill
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
June 22, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) delivered opening remarks at today’s Senate Committee on Homeland Security and…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Calls On U.S. Senate to Rectify the Most Glaring Civil Rights and Voting…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 22, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser testifies before the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland…
District Links: Diversity — and segregation — increased in DC region; Bowser breaks ground on…
A new national study has found the Washington region has become more diverse since 1990 but also more segregated.
Associated Press: Judge tosses most claims over clearing protesters in DC park
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a majority of the claims filed by activists and civil liberties groups who accused the Trump administration of violating the civil rights of protesters who were forcefully removed by police…
Washington Post: Federal judge tosses most claims against Trump, Barr and U.S. officials in clearing…
A U.S. judge on Monday dismissed most claims filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of D.C., Black Lives Matter and others in lawsuits that accused the Trump administration of authorizing an unprovoked attack on demonstrators in…
Washington Business Journal: A Washington Harbour building is in line for some upgrades
One of Washington Harbour's major tenants is priming a major renovation just as people begin heading back to work.
Washington Post: Bowser becomes latest D.C. mayor to break ground on long-stalled Skyland project
A long-awaited mixed-use development in Southeast Washington inched closer to completion Monday, as city officials celebrated the start of construction that will bring additional housing, restaurants and a grocery store to one of the…
Petula Dvorak in The Post: A holdout from Washington’s era of opulence finally gives in
This is the end-of-an-era story that really, really doesn’t want to be written.
WTOP: DC leaders break ground on next phase of Southeast development
Five mayors of D.C., city planners and community activists have worked for decades to achieve what Mayor Muriel Bowser said is now official in Southeast: a new development offering housing and food options for residents east of the…
City Paper: Arts Commissioner Claps Back at Council Chairman Over Political ‘Mess’
Natalie Hopkinson responds to Chairman Phil Mendelson's comments about drama in the Commission on the Arts and Humanities.
DCist: There’s A New Swingers Lounge In Dupont … No, Not That Kind
Upon walking into the new Dupont Circle establishment Swingers, one might first be a bit confused. No, it’s obviously not that kind of swingers venue (no need to leave your phone at the door). But is it a lounge? A club? An indoor…
Washington Business Journal: Bowser backs away from redeveloping Park Morton. Opponents to her new…
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is making a major change to plans for the Park Morton public housing complex in Park View, just south of the Petworth Metro station, backing away from its redevelopment in favor of a rehabilitation.
DCist: The D.C. Region Has Become More Diverse — But Also More Segregated, Study Finds
A sweeping new study of racial segregation across the U.S. shows that the Washington region, like much of the country, has become more segregated since 1990.
Press Release: Judge Throws Out Constitutional Claims Against Federal Officials for Police Attack on…
News Release — ACLU of the District of Columbia
June 21, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WASHINGTON – A federal judge today dismissed constitutional claims against former attorney general William Barr and other federal officials…
Press Release: Judge Throws Out All Claims Against Federal Officials For Police Attack On Peaceful…
News Release — Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 21, 2021
Contact:
Gregg Kelley, Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs
WASHINGTON – A…
Press Release: Tomorrow: Norton to Give Opening Remarks at 2nd Senate Hearing in History on D.C.…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
June 21, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will give opening remarks at tomorrow’s Senate hearing on D.C. statehood,…