City Paper: Eric Goulet Accuses Ward 3 Rivals of ‘Political Desperation’ Following Chamber Forum…
After eight rivals criticized his comments on housing voucher holders, Goulet used another forum to lash out.
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2022
Council’s initial budget vote adds 400 housing vouchers, expands EITC program
The DC Council last week gave initial approval to the city’s budget for the next fiscal year, providing funding for some new housing vouchers sought by advocates but far fewer than they recommended.
The council’s version of the…
Washington Post: Assistant D.C. police chief who sued over discrimination is retiring
Chanel Dickerson, one of the D.C. police’s highest ranking Black female officers, is among 10 women involved in the lawsuit, which accuses the department of widespread discrimination and sexual harassment.
jonetta rose barras: Race posturing, an information deficit and other matters in the DC attorney…
Ryan Jones, Brian Schwalb and Bruce Spiva — the three candidates vying to become DC’s second elected attorney general — appear to be reading from the playbook developed by DC Council member Kenyan McDuffie prior to suspending his campaign.…
Washington Post: Metro wins reinstatement of some suspended rail cars
The 7000 series makes up 60 percent of Metro’s fleet and has been out of service since an investigation uncovered a safety issue last year
Washingtonian: How a DC Restaurateur Is Providing 100,000 Free Baby Formula Bottles for Families
Feed the Fridge founder Mark Bucher is tapping senior centers and his fraternity bros for help.
DCist: Local Bands Screaming On The Rooftop Of The MLK Library? There’s Nothing More Punk
We usually think of libraries as places to quietly read or roam through countless aisles of books, but this summer, we can also find local punk bands screaming to fast-paced songs with hard melodies.
WTOP: DC touts developments to bridge the divide of the Anacostia
They were back-to-back announcements only an hour and less than a mile apart Thursday, but in two different wards in two different quadrants and on two sides of the Anacostia River.
Washington Post Editorial Board: Metro riders are unhappy — and they have every right to be
Washington, D.C.’s transit system published a performance report last week covering the first three quarters of its current fiscal year. The report features a tsunami of metrics, data and factoids, but here’s the bottom line: Bus and rail…
District Links: Potomac Gardens residents seek help on living conditions; industry-backed group…
When Mayor Muriel Bowser held a press conference Monday at Potomac Gardens to highlight new investments in free and low-cost Wi-Fi as an effort to reduce the digital divide, resident leaders there seized the opportunity to highlight the…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Celebrates Two Groundbreakings Adding 1,850 Homes & Food Access…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
May 19, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Eight Local Businesses Receive Food Access Fund Grants to…
Axios: D.C.’s struggle to end homelessness is getting more complicated
D.C.’s homeless population is aging, introducing a new and urgent set of challenges to the city’s race to end homelessness.
WTOP: DC firefighters honor 5 members who died over a century ago
May 18, 1896, saw the deadliest fire in history for D.C.’s fire department, and 126 years later, the city’s fire department honored the brave men who died during rescue attempts.
WTOP: 48 hour supply: Quarry could aid DC drinking water frailty
The Travilah Quarry, which yielded crushed stone to build the Intercounty Connector and widen Interstate 270, could become part of the solution to the drinking water supply challenge looming over the District of Columbia, Arlington County…
Washington Business Journal: Here’s what we know about the players and numbers behind the…
Tech billionaire Michael Dell, McLean-based hotel giant Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. and a small San Diego bank are among the key players in the deal that sent the Trump International Hotel into the hands of a Miami investment group.
Washington Post: Kenyan McDuffie endorses Faith Gibson Hubbard in Ward 5 Council race
Outgoing D.C. Council member Kenyan R. McDuffie (D-Ward 5), fresh from suspending his candidacy for attorney general after he was disqualified for the ballot, said Wednesday that he is endorsing Faith Gibson Hubbard to replace him on the…
DCist: Dozens Of D.C.-Area Theaters Extend Vaccine, Mask Requirements As Local COVID Cases Rise
It seems like the curtain on a years-long show of pandemic complications will never close for D.C.-area theaters, as they contend with another disruptive surge in COVID cases.
Washington Post: A survey was meant to help the homeless. Some say it hurts Black people.
William Pearson came to D.C. about a year ago by way of North Carolina. After a stint living unhoused in the South, he thought the District would be friendlier to homeless people.
DCist: Mayoral Candidates Face Tough Questions From Teenagers At Youth-Led Forum
Four candidates for D.C. mayor appealed to the city’s youngest voters during a youth-led forum Tuesday night, clashing over issues such as homelessness and the presence of police in schools.
WTOP: Captain White’s Seafood reopens in a new location
Captain White’s Seafood is now up and running at its new location in Maryland.