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District Links: Council names ex-staffer Doni Crawford to interim at-large seat; feds extend…

Chris Kain Jan 20, 2026

The DC Council voted unanimously this afternoon to approve the appointment of Doni Crawford as interim at-large councilmember — filling a vacancy created by the resignation of Kenyan McDuffie, who departed to run for mayor in the…

District Links: DC selects team for Chevy Chase redevelopment with housing, library and community…

Chris Kain Jan 16, 2026

Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development today announced the selection of Rift Valley Chevy Chase LLC to redevelop the Chevy Chase Civic Site in Ward 3.

Opinion

jonetta rose barras: Corrupting ethics and transparency in the DC government

jonetta rose barras Jan 16, 2026

When it comes to ethics, the DC Council appears to be going from bad to worse: Last year, it trashed local open meeting laws. After unanimously voting in February 2025 to expel Ward 8’s Trayon White Sr., the legislature permitted his…

District Links: Commanders publish first renderings of new roofed stadium on RFK campus; House OKs…

Chris Kain Jan 15, 2026

The Washington Commanders and global design firm HKS this morning released initial conceptual renderings of a new roofed stadium along the Anacostia River to replace the newly demolished RFK Memorial Stadium, where the team played for…

Arts and Culture

Meet RenRiot: A band reshaping DC’s rock landscape one riff at a time

Rasheeda Campbell Jan 15, 2026

On a recent Friday night, passionate rebellious screams, high-energy drumming and raw guitar riffs echoed outside of O'Shaughnessy's Pub in Alexandria. It was the bar’s Band Nite, themed “Punk in the Alley,” and inside the small, intimate…

District Links: McDuffie enters Democratic Party’s mayoral contest; Trump admin eyes West…

Chris Kain Jan 14, 2026

With DC's June 16 primary just over five months away, recently resigned at-large Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie this morning launched his long-anticipated mayoral bid — entering a Democratic primary contest that features Ward 4…

District Links: Elections Board sets June 16 for special election to fill at-large council vacancy;…

Chris Kain Jan 13, 2026

The DC Board of Elections has officially scheduled a special election on June 16 to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of at-large Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie.

District Links: Bowser praises draft appropriations bill for boosts to DC security fund, DCTAG grant…

Chris Kain Jan 12, 2026

Mayor Muriel Bowser is hailing the proposed funding levels for DC's Emergency Planning and Security Fund and the DC Tuition Assistance Grant program in a newly released bicameral, bipartisan appropriations bill.

District Links: New bill aims to strengthen DC air pollution permitting process; NCPC hears new…

Chris Kain Jan 9, 2026

A new bill under consideration by the DC Council seeks to combat air pollution in the District by improving the Department of Energy and Environment's permitting process and requiring the agency to devote more personnel and resources to…

Opinion

jonetta rose barras: Should the term of DC’s CFO be extended amid this political change?

jonetta rose barras Jan 9, 2026

On Christmas Eve, DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton announced she had reintroduced legislation to allow the DC mayor and council to determine the salary of the city’s chief financial officer. “Giving the District the ability to raise the pay…

District Links: DC marks closure of 100th illegal cannabis business; new bill aims to combat…

Chris Kain Jan 8, 2026

Mayor Muriel Bowser, the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration and the Metropolitan Police Department today announced the closure of the 100th illegal cannabis business as part of a joint enforcement initiative that began 16…

District Links: Council OKs new BID in Congress Heights; U.S. Department of Transportation eyes…

Chris Kain Jan 7, 2026

The DC Council yesterday advanced plans for the creation of a new business improvement district in Ward 8's Congress Heights neighborhood, where extensive development is remaking the St. Elizabeths East campus.

District Links: Council votes to add transit workers to home purchase assistance program; longtime…

Chris Kain Jan 6, 2026

The DC Council gave initial approval this afternoon to a bill to enable public transit employees to participate in a program that provides DC government workers with down-payment assistance so they can purchase homes in the District.

District Links: Mendelson aims to fill interim at-large council seat by end of January; DC sees…

Chris Kain Jan 5, 2026

DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson said today that he hopes to select an interim pick by the end of the month to fill the at-large vacancy created by the resignation of Kenyan McDuffie, which took effect today.

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District Links: New report cites 5.7% drop in DC jobs over past year; OCF investigating claims against Lewis George…

Apr 28, 2026 26

A new report on DC's economic and revenue trends shows a 5.7% drop in jobs over the last year and an increase in the office vacancy rate to 18.3%.

District Links: Bowser resubmits PSC nominations fought by environmentalists; group rejects calls to drop White House…

Apr 27, 2026 15

Mayor Muriel Bowser last week withdrew — and then resubmitted — two controversial nominations for the Public Service Commission that would have otherwise been deemed disapproved at month's end.

District Links: Bowser, Pirro unveil legislation to address rise in domestic violence; Allen bill would enable…

Apr 24, 2026 12

With domestic violence accounting for a growing share of homicides and assaults with a dangerous weapon in the District, Mayor Muriel Bowser and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro today announced new…

jonetta rose barras: Who among DC’s mayoral candidates can help the city fulfill its potential? (Part 1)

Apr 24, 2026 502

A diverse crowd of nearly 300 people squeezed into the auditorium at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library on Monday evening; it was a standing-room-only setting at the latest DC mayoral forum,…

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