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Washington Business Journal: Tidal Basin listed as one of the nation’s most endangered…

Editor May 30, 2019
D.C.'s Tidal Basin has been identified as one of the 11 most endangered historical places for 2019, according to the National Trust for Historic Preservation's annual list.

WAMU: D.C. Increases Funding For Early Childhood Education — But By Less Than What Advocates Hoped

Editor May 30, 2019
An ambitious plan to lower the cost and improve the quality of child care and early childhood education in D.C. got its first significant commitment of funding from the D.C. Council this week. But it’s only half as much as advocates had…

WTOP: DC attorney general wants input on possible early release for drug lord Rayful Edmond

Editor May 30, 2019
D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine announced Thursday that his office has been appointed by a federal court to represent the views of District residents in the resentencing of Rayful Edmond — the drug kingpin who ran a major cocaine ring in…

Washington Post: This year’s Capital Pride is more inclusive than ever, embracing an LGBTQ scene…

Editor May 30, 2019
For more than 10 sultry summers, the arrival of Capital Pride brought a formidable line to Town Danceboutique.

WAMU: Kennedy Center’s New Expansion To Open With Massive Free Festival

Editor May 30, 2019
Three white sloping buildings emerge out of the landscape near the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the banks of the Potomac River. Inside one, a string quartet comprised of National Symphony Orchestra musicians played to a crowd…

WAMU: D.C. Gave Money To Low-Ranked Affordable Housing Projects, Says D.C. Auditor

Editor May 30, 2019
It’s one of the biggest pots of money in D.C. — $100 million a year to help build and preserve affordable housing in an increasingly expensive city. But a new report is asking if some of that money is going to projects that might not…

DCist: For The First Time In Decades, D.C. Statehood Is Getting A Hearing In The House This July

Editor May 30, 2019
A historic year for the D.C. statehood movement continues, as the House Committee on Oversight and Reform schedules a hearing to discuss legislation to make the District the 51st state on July 24. It will be the first time in decades that…

Michael Bekesha in the Hill Rag: Abolish On Street Parking

Editor May 30, 2019
The Council is in the process of approving higher fees for yearly residential parking permits. Instead of paying $35 per car, District residents will pay $50 for their first car, $75 for their second, $100 for their third and $150 for…

Bisnow: EJF Capital Invests In Donatelli’s Project In Hill East Opportunity Zone

Editor May 30, 2019
A development less than 2 miles east of the U.S. Capitol is benefiting from the federal government's opportunity zone program with a new investment partner.

Washington Post: Rep. Steny Hoyer announces support for D.C. statehood

Editor May 30, 2019
House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) said Thursday he wants to see the District become the 51st state, reversing his long-held opposition to D.C. statehood.

UrbanTurf: East of the River Residents Aim to Reclaim Their Neighborhoods

Editor May 30, 2019
Two years ago, former mayor and Ward 7 councilmember Vince Gray beta-tested the term "East End" when referring to East of the River (EOTR), sparking a conversation about neighborhood rebranding and citywide inequities despite the new name…

WTOP: Kennedy Center’s REACH expansion plans fall opening with free festival

Editor May 30, 2019
The countdown clock to a big public unveiling at the Kennedy Center is underway. In 100 days, a new expanded campus welcomes you to the REACH with a free 16-day festival.

AP: DC’s go-go sound becomes anti-gentrification battle cry

Editor May 30, 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s the soundtrack of “Chocolate City,” the nonfederal Washington that has traditionally been a tent pole of black America.

WTOP: ‘Endangered’: National Mall Tidal Basin added to list of at-risk historic places

Editor May 30, 2019
A crumbling sea wall, frequent flooding and overcrowding have landed iconic stretch of Washington, D.C.’s National Mall on a new list of at-risk historic places.

Washington Business Journal: Donatelli, Blue Skye land equity partner for Hill East opportunity zone…

Editor May 30, 2019
Donatelli Development has landed an equity partner for part of its long-planned Reservation 13 project by the Stadium-Armory Metro in Southeast D.C.

Steny Hoyer in The Post: I was hesitant about D.C. statehood. Now I believe it’s the only path…

Editor May 30, 2019
The most fundamental premise upon which American democracy stands is the right of every citizen to cast a vote and have that vote counted equally. From Bunker Hill to Bull Run, from Seneca Falls to Selma, the arc of our history has been…

UrbanTurf: The Plan to Make the Folger Shakespeare Library More Accessible

Editor May 30, 2019
Changes are on the boards for a DC institution.

Curbed: German grocer Lidl to open store east of the Anacostia River at Skyland development

Editor May 30, 2019
The planned store would bring greater food access to an underserved part of D.C.

Washington Business Journal: In the District, rowhomes are selling for more than single-family…

Editor May 30, 2019
Townhouses in the District are a hot commodity. Single-family detached? Not nearly as much.

WAMU: The Tidal Basin Is One Of America’s ‘Most Endangered Places’

Editor May 30, 2019
The Tidal Basin, framed by cherry trees and the Washington Monument, is a masterpiece of 19th century engineering, and a marvelous spot to take a selfie or an engagement photo. But it’s also sinking into the Potomac River, and threatened…
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