City Paper: Harry Thomas Jr. Will Seek His Old Seat in Ward 5
A familiar face is joining the Ward 5 D.C. Council race.
Yearly Archives
2021
Washington Business Journal: Southeast D.C. church pursues mixed-use redevelopment in Bellevue
A church in Southeast D.C. is taking the first steps toward redeveloping its property, aiming bring mixed-use construction to a section of the city that hasn’t often seen much of it.
Washington Business Journal: Bloomberg Philanthropies pledges $2.5 million for IT youth…
Michael Bloomberg’s philanthropy group is giving $2.5 million to CityWorks D.C., which supports the academic and career trajectories of D.C. youth and boosts career preparation, training and apprenticeships.
Washington Post: Smithsonian’s National Zoo names veteran curator Brandie Smith as its new director
Only the second woman to hold the post in the zoo’s 132-year history, she oversees care of 2,700 animals, from pandas to mole rats
DCist: The War Of The Wards: Everything You Need To Know About Redistricting In D.C.
It’s redistricting season, the once-a-decade moment when D.C. lawmakers sit down to redraw the lines that determine what ward you live in — and, as a consequence, who might represent you on the D.C. Council. The process is required by law…
DCist: Judge Allows Part Of D.C. Lawsuit Against Trump Inaugural Committee To Proceed
D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine notched a partial victory Monday in his lawsuit against former president Donald Trump’s 2017 inaugural committee.
Washington Post: Mary’s Center will have its first new CEO in more than three decades
More than three decades after Maria S. Gomez founded Mary’s Center, the nonprofit community health provider will have its first new president and CEO. Tollie B. Elliott Sr., currently the chief medical officer, will take over starting Jan.…
Axios: What the infrastructure bill means for the D.C. region
The $1.2 trillion infrastructure package headed to President Biden's desk would continue funding Metro through 2030 and cover hundreds of miles of road projects across the region.
Khari Brown: To help struggling young people, prioritize funding and support for community…
Uncertainty has been a consistent theme for so many of us since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Progress has occurred since the virus’s initial introduction into our daily lives, but emerging mutations and variants make the course of the…
UrbanTurf: 700 Units, Makerspace and 10-Foot Wide Sidewalks in the Works for Brookland Site
Hanover Company is adding a large project to the Brookland pipeline.
City Paper: End of an Era: Adele Robey to Pass the Torch at Anacostia Playhouse
After nearly a decade leading the Ward 8 theater, Robey is handing over the role, but will continue to be active in D.C. theater.
Washington Post: The infrastructure package puts $66 billion into rail. It could power the biggest…
The funding would help rebuild the Northeast Corridor, but is also a path to bringing service to new cities and towns nationwide
WTOP: Grant aims to bring more restaurants to some DC neighborhoods
The fourth annual DMV Black Restaurant Week runs through Sunday, Nov. 14, and to help kick it off, D.C. has awarded nearly $9 million in grants to bring food businesses to Wards 7 and 8.
WTOP: DC skateboarder finds a souvenir from his icon, Tony Hawk
Celebrity skateboarder Tony Hawk tried out the newly-renovated Shaw Skate Park in Northwest D.C. on Sunday — and left behind a souvenir for one lucky local fan.
DCist: DCity Smokehouse, HalfSmoke, And More Will Open In Wards 7 And 8 With New Grant Funding
The District is helping restaurants with a presence in D.C. launch other locations in wards 7 and 8, places that have traditionally been known as food deserts because of the few grocery stores and sit-down restaurants.
Washington Post: Judge tosses D.C. AG’s claim that Trump inaugural committee ‘wasted’ $1 million at…
A D.C. judge on Monday threw out part of a lawsuit that the District’s attorney general filed against former president Donald Trump’s 2017 Inaugural Committee, ruling that the committee had not wasted its money when it rented ballrooms at…
Petula Dvorak in The Post: It’s not going to be a playground. It’s going to be a memorial.
Here on this patch of land where thousands of homeless children slept, ate and waited for a better life, developers want to erect a playground named for Relisha Rudd.
Washington Post: Former D.C. Council member Harry Thomas Jr., who resigned over federal crimes, to…
Former D.C. Council member Harry Thomas Jr. plans to run again for the Ward 5 council seat in 2022, nine years after he went to prison for stealing taxpayer funds intended for children.
Washington Post: Suspended Metro trains are rolling through the transit system, but it’s only a test
Two of the 7000-series trains will run empty as the agency tries to get the series reinstated.