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Donna Lewis Johnson in The Post: Bullet holes at Anacostia High School expose the paradoxical world…

Editor Feb 25, 2022

Reading that teachers at Anacostia High School have demanded safety improvements from D.C. school administrators in the wake of bullets piercing the school’s front doors made me grapple again with the great paradox of teaching. The job of…

Press Release: AG Racine Announces Opioid Distributors and Johnson & Johnson Will Pay Over $47…

Press Release Feb 25, 2022

News Release — DC Office of the Attorney Gneral FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:…

Press Release: Biden Nominates Norton Recommendation for U.S. District Court for D.C. to Supreme…

Press Release Feb 25, 2022

News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton February 25, 2022 Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, President Biden nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District…

Press Release: Statement on President Biden’s Nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the…

Press Release Feb 25, 2022

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 25, 2022 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, in response to President Joseph R. Biden’s nomination of…

Press Release: Norton, Pelosi, Hoyer, Clyburn, Bowser, Mendelson to Unveil D.C.’s Second Statue in…

Press Release Feb 25, 2022

News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton February 25, 2022 Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said today that the District of Columbia will score a historic victory…

District Links: DC leaders highlight Supreme Court nominee’s local ties; DC tourism chief…

Chris Kain Feb 25, 2022

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson — President Joe Biden's pick for the U.S. Supreme Court, where she would become the first Black woman to serve as a justice — has multiple ties to the District.

UrbanTurf: Six Alley Townhouses Proposed for Kingman Park

Editor Feb 25, 2022

An alley development is in the works in Kingman Park, and it's more ambitious than the typical accessory dwelling.

Axios: D.C.’s pandemic procurements face scrutiny

Editor Feb 25, 2022

The D.C. Office of the Inspector General is looking at D.C.'s pandemic emergency procurements as part of an audit and risk assessment that started last summer.

Axios: D.C. tourism returns

Editor Feb 25, 2022

As the cherry blossoms return this spring, tourists are expected to come with them, marking the local tourism industry’s steady revival.

Washington Post: D.C. park, trail will no longer honor official who advocated destroying Black…

Editor Feb 25, 2022

The National Park Service has removed from Northwest Washington landmarks the name of a onetime D.C. official who advocated destroying Black residents’ homes to support new development.

Washington Post: Eagle at National Arboretum lays two eggs, swooping in after power couple split

Editor Feb 25, 2022

The eagles, named Lotus and Mr. P, should see their eaglets hatch next month, experts say

WTOP: Metro to close 5 stations for summer platform reconstruction, will offer ‘travel alternatives’

Editor Feb 25, 2022

When Metro shuts down five Orange Line stations this summer for the final stage of its Platform Reconstruction Project, riders will be offered alternatives to get around.

Opinion

jonetta rose barras: Is the proverbial fat lady warming up to sing in the mayoral race?

jonetta rose barras Feb 25, 2022

That’s the question many people were initially asking after The Washington Post released poll results that seemed to be a two-step takedown of incumbent Mayor Muriel Bowser. After all, 74% of the 904 people surveyed between Feb. 2 and Feb.…

UrbanTurf: DC Holds First Committee Hearing on $100 Monthly Metro Stipends

Editor Feb 24, 2022

Almost two years ago, DC Councilmember Charles Allen announced a proposal to offer DC residents a $100 monthly stipend for public transit. On Wednesday, two Council committees held the first joint hearing on the Metro for D.C. Amendment…

Washington Post: Metro says multiple factors likely to blame for rail car defect

Editor Feb 24, 2022

The transit agency is testing out its theories in hopes of getting the 7000-series fleet back in service

DCist: ‘Our Worst Nightmare:’ D.C.’s Ukrainian Community Lives In Fear, Anxiety As Russia Attacks

Editor Feb 24, 2022

Vira Derun was headed to bed on Wednesday night when she got a call from her sister, Anastasiia.

Washington Business Journal: Wardman Park redevelopment gets delayed as neighbors press for more…

Editor Feb 24, 2022

A plan to redevelop the former Marriott Wardman Park with a 900-unit apartment project will take a few more months to gather public feedback.

Greater Greater Washington: How a guaranteed income pilot impacted the lives of low income DC…

Editor Feb 24, 2022

During the pandemic several local organizations piloted a program offering cash transfers to low income residents mostly in Ward 8. THRIVE East of the River was created to assist residents most vulnerable to negative economic and social…

DCist: Fate Of D.C.’s Fort Dupont Ice Arena In Question As Plans For New Facility Seem Frozen

Editor Feb 24, 2022

The future of D.C.’s only full-size ice rink was suddenly thrown into doubt this week as the non-profit that runs it accused the city of mismanaging plans for building a new facility, saying it would be “getting half the project for twice…

Washington Post: D.C. jail guard accused of smuggling narcotics, knives into facility

Editor Feb 24, 2022

Prosecutors say Johnson Ayuk, 31, took bribes in exchange for contraband

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jonetta rose barras: Where is the power center of the new/old political era?

Jun 19, 2026 135

DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson may not seem a Yoda doppelganger: He lacks pointy ears; he is also considerably taller and much younger than the Star Wars Jedi Master. What’s more, compared to the…

District Links: McDuffie concedes mayoral race to Lewis George; Silverman set for council return; old machines…

Jun 18, 2026 17

Mayoral hopeful Kenyan McDuffie this morning conceded the Democratic primary to Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George, who has 52.87% of the vote in the updated tally released this afternoon by…

District Links: Lewis George holds large lead in mayoral primary as White dominates in delegate race; Bowser picks…

Jun 17, 2026 14

Initial results released last night by the DC Board of Elections show Janeese Lewis George, a self-described democratic socialist, with a strong lead in the mayor's race and Robert White with an even…

District Links: DC residents head to polls for primary without several longtime incumbents; House panel scrutinizes DC…

Jun 16, 2026 6

DC's Democrats will decide today on their party's nominees to succeed three-term Mayor Muriel Bowser and 18-term DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, as well as two councilmembers who opted not to seek…

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