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Washington Business Journal: Jack Evans says he will not seek reelection as WMATA chair

Editor May 23, 2019
D.C. Councilman Jack Evans will not seek reelection as chair of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority board of directors, he said Thursday.

Washingtonian: Wawa Opens in Columbia Heights with Free Coffee and New Menu Items

Editor May 23, 2019
The third DC location is now open, with two more opening this summer and fall.

Washington Times: Barack Obama visits Nationals Youth Academy

Editor May 23, 2019
Apparently former president Barack Obama is pro-bat flip.

DCist: Dockless No More? Spin Will Test Solar-Powered Stations For Scooters

Editor May 23, 2019
This summer, you might see something new on D.C.’s streets: docks for otherwise dockless scooters.

DCist: ‘Mayor Of Metro’ Jack Evans Is Stepping Down As Board Chairman

Editor May 23, 2019
Jack Evans is stepping down as the chairman of Metro’s board when his term ends on June 30, and the transit agency’s ethics investigation into him has ended.

Washington Post: Clients of D.C. Council member Jack Evans had interests before D.C. government

Editor May 23, 2019
D.C. Council member Jack Evans, one of the most powerful politicians in the District, has used his legislative position in ways that could benefit clients of his private consulting business, an examination of his record shows.

Washington Post: A $2.1 million parcel of D.C. land is on track to go to the dogs

Editor May 23, 2019
For more than a year, they flooded city officials’ offices with petitions, letters and calls, urging them to “save my dog park.” Dog park regulars worried it hadn’t been enough.

City Paper: D.C. High School Student Rajah Caruth Has NASCAR Dreams

Editor May 23, 2019
Sitting on a table next to Rajah Caruth's bed is a large, black book that's slowly falling apart. Caruth has flipped through it so many times that the edges are frayed and the pages have come unglued from the cover.

Washington Post: Larry La fled Vietnam and thrived in restaurants. But he could not save his…

Editor May 23, 2019
As Larry La sat in a cushy booth at Meiwah, just days before his West End restaurant was scheduled to close after nearly 20 years in business, the walls around him began to disappear, and the owner was lost in memory. He was back in a…

Washington Post: Jack Evans will not seek reelection as Metro board chairman amid ethics probe

Editor May 23, 2019
Jack Evans said Thursday he will not seek reelection as Metro board chair when his term ends June 30, and the head of the board’s ethics committee said it has closed an investigation of Evans, but will say no more about it to the public.

WTOP: Jack Evans to leave role as Metro board chairman

Editor May 23, 2019
Jack Evans, who has been under federal investigation, will not seek reelection to another term as chairman of the Metro board but will remain on the board.

DCist: This New Campaign Plans To Spend ‘Seven Figures’ Pushing For D.C. Statehood. But It Won’t…

Editor May 23, 2019
A new statehood push is putting the issue of D.C.’s disenfranchisement in front of presidential candidates, though the campaign is declining to say where its funding is coming from.

The Appeal: D.C. shows mercy for people who committed crimes as children, but prosecutors are…

Editor May 23, 2019
U.S. attorneys in D.C. have opposed the resentencing of all 14 people who have petitioned for early release under a local law.

City Paper: Did The Princeton Place Killer Take Credit for a Murder He Didn’t Commit?

Editor May 23, 2019
Former detective Jim Trainum raises questions.

City Paper: The Accelerated Plan to Close United Medical Center May Have Disastrous Consequences for…

Editor May 23, 2019
Vince Gray's newest plan to get it done has critics asking: At what cost?

District Links: Evans stepping down as Metro board chair; council, mayor spar over housing funds;…

Editor May 23, 2019
Good Thursday morning. Hillary Clinton will be in Congress Heights today, at GW University’s Rodham Institute Summit on health.

Washington Post: Board of embattled Monument Academy says charter school should close

Editor May 22, 2019
The leaders of an embattled D.C. charter school facing concerns about student safety announced Wednesday they are considering shutting down the campus at the end of the academic year.

Washington Post: D.C. attorney general rejects deal to waive terms of hotel’s $46 million tax break

Editor May 22, 2019
District officials can’t let the developer behind an upscale hotel in Adams Morgan off the hook after it failed to meet the conditions of a $46 million tax abatement awarded to the project, according to D.C. Attorney General Karl A.…

ABC7: More than 3,000 D.C. students perform at Kennedy Center for arts festival

Editor May 22, 2019
WASHINGTON (ABC7) — It was a first-time performance at the Kennedy Center for students like 10-year-old Yazi Berg of Barnard Elementary School in Northwest. "I feel so happy because I feel like my parents are going to be so proud of me,"…

Curbed: Metro to negotiate with D.C. over Columbia Heights dog park parcel

Editor May 22, 2019
The transit agency is offering to sell the land to the District for more than $2 million
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