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Washington Post: Gay couple assaulted, robbed on U Street in attack that used homophobic slur,…

Editor Jun 19, 2019
All Karl Craven could think to do when he saw his boyfriend, Braden Brecht, getting attacked was to jump on top of him to defend him.

Curbed: D.C. has one of the highest child poverty rates in the U.S., report says

Editor Jun 19, 2019
Thirty-two thousand children in the nation’s capital live below the federal poverty line, one of the highest child poverty rates in the U.S. when considered among states, according to a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, a…

Theresa Vargas in The Post: ‘Please don’t kill the sunflowers’: The Phantom Planter says Metro…

Editor Jun 19, 2019
On a Tuesday, Henry Docter stood at the Dupont Circle Metro station and counted the blooming sunflowers. A half dozen had opened their petals, and more than 100 were growing.

UrbanTurf: Movie Theater, Marketplace, Dog Run: The Design Options for a Downtown DC Alley

Editor Jun 19, 2019
Earlier this year, UrbanTurf reported on a nascent proposal to activate Prather's Alley, which went from a thriving commercial and residential corridor with horse stables over a century ago to a loading zone and pedestrian shortcut now.…

Associated Press: Website documents histories of Georgetown-owned slaves

Editor Jun 19, 2019
BOSTON (AP) — A Boston-based genealogical organization and a Georgetown University graduate who launched a project to trace the family histories of hundreds of black slaves sold by the Jesuits who ran the college in 1838 have teamed up to…

WAMU: Brewmasters Have Recreated A D.C. Beer From The 1880s

Editor Jun 19, 2019
Heurich Brewing's Senate Lager is back, in all its bubbly glory.

Yesim Sayin Taylor of D.C. Policy Center: Growing labor demand in D.C. is driving up wages

Editor Jun 19, 2019
Recent reports increasingly point to a slowdown in the Washington regional economy, slower hiring in the District, and stronger private sector employment in the city. A deeper dive into jurisdictional differences across the metropolitan…

David O’Leary in The Post: Ending penalties for sex work isn’t the solution

Editor Jun 19, 2019
D.C. Council member David Grosso (I-At Large) recently resubmitted a bill to legalize prostitution in the District .

Jack McCarthy in The Post: Charter schools need space, too

Editor Jun 19, 2019
In the June 17 editorial “Punishing at-risk students,” the District’s Deputy Mayor for Education Paul Kihn claimed the District bent over backward to help AppleTree find a location for our Tier 1 charter preschool and called us…

DCist: Mayor Bowser Is Headed To Israel. A Coalition Of Progressive Groups Is Not Pleased

Editor Jun 19, 2019
Mayor Muriel Bowser is headed on a diplomatic and trade delegation to Israel next week, where she will join the D.C. Chamber of Commerce in trying to attract technology firms and foreign direct investment. She will also be a featured…

Alejandro Chavez in The Post: The Cesar Chavez name is more than a prop

Editor Jun 19, 2019
Cesar Chavez, my grandfather, spent his life standing up for workers’ rights. His faith in the power of nonviolent organizing to bring about social change and his tireless efforts to build the United Farm Workers union inspired me and many…

WTOP: What was DC like in 1799? Local house tells the tale with tours, free events

Editor Jun 19, 2019
D.C. has changed a lot since 1799. That year, the White House was still under construction, Washington was still in office, and Hamilton was played by himself.

Washington Times: D.C. Council approves $15.5 billion budget for fiscal 2020

Editor Jun 19, 2019
The D.C. Council on Tuesday approved the its $15.5 billion budget for fiscal 2020, which includes $47 million from the Washington Convention and Sports Authority that had been the focus of a standoff between lawmakers and the city’s chief…

Roger K. Lewis in The Post: Yes, D.C.’s a world-class city — but it’s really only affordable to…

Editor Jun 19, 2019
It is not an exaggeration to characterize the District and the greater Washington region as a cosmopolitan, world-class capital. Yet when I first moved here from Boston in 1967, such a characterization would have been, well, laughable.

Washington Business Journal: Metro to ‘future proof’ its new D.C. HQ with lots of glass,…

Editor Jun 19, 2019
With its planned new D.C. headquarters, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority wants to be an “employer of choice” by delivering a “great staff experience” and providing “variety and choice” while future-proofing its assets.

Washingtonian: Petworth’s Women-Owned Cocktail Bar Opens Soon with Sherry Soft-Serve and a Bubbles…

Editor Jun 19, 2019
Himitsu's Carlie Steiner and Taqueria Del Barrio's Anna Bran-Leis team up for Dos Mamis.

City Paper: Dacha Co-Owner Was a Member of ‘Dewey Seven’ in New York Financial Scheme

Editor Jun 19, 2019
Dacha Beer Garden is currently being sued by a restaurant supply company for fraud and unpaid bills.

Washington Business Journal: RedRocks owner opening new restaurant on Barracks Row

Editor Jun 19, 2019
RedRocks Pizza owner James O’Brien is branching out in the D.C. restaurant scene with a new Japanese restaurant planned for Barracks Row on Capitol Hill.

Robert McCartney in The Post: Metro’s clumsy Jack Evans probe would be laughable, except the stakes…

Editor Jun 18, 2019
Metro’s ethics investigation of board chairman Jack Evans has grown so surreal that D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser was demanding Tuesday to see the full legal report on the probe, which board members say does not exist, and Maryland Gov.…

Washington Post: McConnell seems to call the prospect of D.C. statehood ‘full-bore socialism’

Editor Jun 18, 2019
D.C. statehood advocates can forget about achieving their No. 1 goal as long as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) holds power, the senator confirmed in a Fox News interview.
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