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District Links: DC aims to encourage downtown pop-ups with streamlined permitting; Mendelson budget…

Chris Kain Apr 22, 2024
A push earlier this year to work out permitting issues that briefly blocked operation of the temporary Artomatic installation in vacant space at 2400 M St. NW has helped inspire a new pilot program to streamline the process for other…

District Links: DC Dems set to elect convention delegates; satellite college campuses rise in DC;…

Chris Kain Apr 19, 2024
DC voters registered as Democrats have an opportunity this weekend to choose 13 delegates and one alternate who will go to Chicago in August for the party's national convention.

District Links: Biden announces picks for two DC Appeals Court vacancies; AG settles lawsuit against…

Chris Kain Apr 18, 2024
When Mayor Muriel Bowser and Monumental Sports & Entertainment reached their deal last month to keep the Capitals and Wizards at an upgraded Capital One Arena, one of the announced terms envisioned the Mystics playing up to four games…

District Links: Two-year redo of Rock Creek golf course slated to start later this year; restaurants…

Chris Kain Apr 17, 2024
Recent revisions to employment data present a less rosy picture of the District's post-pandemic jobs recovery, according to DC's chief economist.

District Links: DC taxpayers paid for Bowser’s travel to Masters Tournament; Commanders look…

Chris Kain Apr 16, 2024
Mayor Muriel Bowser's public schedule notes that she's leaving the District today for personal travel this week, but it's her official trip last weekend to Augusta, Georgia, that's drawing flak.

District Links: DCPS budget draws scrutiny amid concerns about reductions in school personnel;…

Chris Kain Apr 15, 2024
Mayor Muriel Bowser reiterated her calls for DC autonomy and statehood during remarks this afternoon at a "Full Democracy Champions" luncheon held as part of the government's DC Emancipation Day festivities.

District Links: DC trims migrant services amid absence of bus arrivals from border states; DC grant…

Chris Kain Mar 13, 2024
Mayor Muriel Bowser today announced three new recipients of Vitality Fund grants to help expand their presence in downtown DC — including an Atlanta-based firm that's expanding its local office to serve as its new headquarters.

District Links: Bowser signs Secure DC, including emergency version now in effect; state…

Chris Kain Mar 12, 2024
Mayor Muriel Bowser yesterday afternoon signed emergency and permanent versions of the far-reaching Secure DC legislation passed last week by the DC Council.

District Links: FanDuel tapped to replace DC’s troubled sports betting app; Bowser tours…

Chris Kain Mar 11, 2024
Mayor Muriel Bowser this morning joined other DC officials on a tour of the Golden Triangle area's first major office-to-residential conversion project, pairing the visit to the nearly completed Elle apartments with an announcement of the…

District Links: House panel advances bill to alter DC sentencing rules; lawsuit faults DC…

Chris Kain Mar 8, 2024
DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton is blasting two bills passed yesterday by the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability as "undemocratic and paternalistic," singling out one as particularly extreme because it would prohibit the DC…

District Links: Va. legislative leaders omit Potomac Yard arena from proposed budget; Casa Ruby…

Chris Kain Mar 7, 2024
Mayor Muriel Bowser and DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson have reiterated in recent days and weeks the District's offer of $500 million for modernization of the Capital One Arena if the Wizards and Capitals stay there — statements that may…

District Links: Secure DC bill wins 12-0 approval after debate; DC announces plans for free-standing…

Chris Kain Mar 6, 2024
The public safety package approved 12-0 yesterday was a year in the making, Ward 2 Councilmember Brooke Pinto said during debate over the Secure DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024.

District Links: Council set to debate Secure DC bill ahead of second vote; Mendelson foresees $600M…

Chris Kain Mar 5, 2024
The DC Council is slated to take a second and final vote this afternoon on the expansive Secure DC bill, but will first debate several amendments — including one to allow DNA testing prior to a defendant's conviction in the case of violent…

District Links: DC Republicans provide Nikki Haley her first win in GOP presidential bid; new DCHA…

Chris Kain Mar 4, 2024
DC's Republican Party has just provided Nikki Haley, former governor of South Carolina, with her first win of the GOP's presidential primary season.

District Links: CFO sees flat revenues this year with an average 2.3% growth rate in upcoming…

Chris Kain Mar 1, 2024
The District's chief financial officer yesterday released an updated economic forecast that nudges revenue estimates for the current fiscal year upward by $67.6 million from his office's December estimate, with a similar $64.3 million rise…

District Links: RFK revitalization bill wins bipartisan support in House vote despite Maryland…

Chris Kain Feb 29, 2024
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 348-55 last night to transfer authority over the RFK Memorial Stadium campus to the District for up to 99 years, paving the way for redevelopment there if the Senate follows suit and President Joe…

District Links: House set to vote on bill to transfer RFK Stadium campus to allow redevelopment;…

Chris Kain Feb 28, 2024
Legislation to transfer jurisdiction over the RFK Stadium campus to the District for 99 years — paving the way for redevelopment of the 174-acre site, potentially including a new home for the Washington Commanders — is slated for debate on…

District Links: DC joins federal lawsuit against supermarket merger; Justice Department faults DC…

Chris Kain Feb 27, 2024
DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb yesterday joined the Federal Trade Commission and eight states in a lawsuit to block a proposed merger between the companies that operate Harris Teeter and Safeway.

District Links: Newly unveiled Downtown Action Plan eyes $400M in investments over 5 years; owner of…

Chris Kain Feb 26, 2024
A new action plan for downtown DC proposes just over $400 million of public investments over the next five years, with downtown business leaders saying that the spending would ultimately generate more than that in annual tax revenue.

District Links: WAMU shutters local website DCist, lays off 15 staffers; powerful Virginia state…

Chris Kain Feb 23, 2024
Six years after acquiring DCist in the wake of its abrupt closure by prior ownership, executives at public radio station WAMU today shut down the local news website and announced plans to lay off more than a dozen employees.
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District Links: Group apologizes for errors on pro-McDuffie flier amid union criticism; $1B in funding for White House…

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The Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors apologized Saturday for circulating door hangers earlier in the day that stated incorrectly that its mayoral pick — former at-large Councilmember…

District Links: House panel set to vote on bill to block any DC congestion charge; Trump taps West Potomac Park for new…

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The GOP-run House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is slated to take up legislation on Wednesday that would ban DC from enacting or enforcing a congestion charge.

District Links: Trump administration posts rendering for ‘championship-quality’ course at East Potomac; ad…

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Interior Secretary Doug Burgum this morning unveiled the first official rendering of Fazio Design's concept for a renovated East Potomac golf course, posting on social media that it would offer the…

Phillips Collection’s new ‘Miró and the United States’ exhibit focuses on transatlantic cultural exchange rather than…

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Tellingly, the newest exhibition at The Phillips Collection is titled Miró and the United States, rather than Miró vs. the United States. The latter framing might be expected in Washington, where…
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