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DCist: Advocates Say It’s Time For D.C. To Have Its Own Parole Board Again

Editor May 1, 2019
For the last twenty years, decisions to grant or revoke parole for D.C. prisoners has rested with federal board members of the United States Parole Commission.

City Paper: Newly Enforced DCHA Policy Prematurely Cuts Families Off From Rental Assistance, Housing…

Editor May 1, 2019
Families with transfer vouchers face termination from the program if they fail to find a new home within six months.

WTOP: Bowser, Newsham unveil summer crime prevention initiative

Editor May 1, 2019
D.C.’s mayor and police chief identified six areas of the city that police will target in an effort to reduce violent crime this summer.

Curbed: D.C. permits almost 5K shared electric scooters and electric bikes on city streets

Editor May 1, 2019
The city has issued permits for an additional 735 dockless vehicles to be deployed in the District

WAMU: Realtor Charged With Bribing FBI Agent And D.C. Official To Get Private Info About Home Sales

Editor May 1, 2019
A Maryland realtor and a North Carolina-based FBI agent are facing federal bribery charges for allegedly working with a D.C. official to get inside information on pending D.C. home sales in which tenants would have the legal right to…

Washington Post: Prominent scholar says a racist slur was hurled at his 6-year-old grandson at a…

Editor May 1, 2019
A prominent African American scholar and commentator says a racist epithet was hurled at his grandson Monday at a public elementary school in a mostly white and wealthy neighborhood in Northwest Washington.

Washington Business Journal: Here’s when D.C.’s new Apple flagship store is opening

Editor May 1, 2019
Apple Inc.'s conversion of Carnegie Library for its new flagship store is nearly complete, and we now have an opening date: May 11.

UrbanTurf: Apple Store at DC’s Carnegie Library Will Open on May 11

Editor May 1, 2019
The Apple Store at DC's Carnegie Library will open in about a week and a half. Apple announced on Wednesday that the new DC store will open on May 11.

UrbanTurf: A 20-Unit Condo Development Proposed for Site of Capitol Hill Church

Editor May 1, 2019
Another Capitol Hill church bites the dust.

WAMU: Date Announced For Reopening Of D.C.’s Carnegie Library, Now An Apple Store

Editor May 1, 2019
History buffs will soon be able to visit one of D.C.’s architectural treasures — and stock up on Apple Watches and AirPods at the same time.

WTOP: Buzzes and blooms: What to expect at 2019 National Cathedral Flower Mart

Editor May 1, 2019
The Washington National Cathedral in D.C. buzzes with activity on Friday and Saturday, May 3 and 4, with its annual Flower Mart — this year focusing on the power of the pollinator.

City Paper: WorkChew Turns D.C. Restaurants Into Coworking Spaces During Off-Peak Hours

Editor May 1, 2019
The local startup offers the ballooning community of remote workers a fresh option while helping restaurants boost daytime business.

Courtland Milloy in The Post: Howard students are studying gentrification and seeking answers to…

Editor May 1, 2019
When it comes to Howard University and the subject of gentrification, we tend to hear more about the student protests than their academic pursuits.

Washington Business Journal: Nats Park getting huge entertainment venue. Any bets what it’s…

Editor Apr 30, 2019
The Washington Nationals will build a 35,000-square-foot restaurant and entertainment venue at Nationals Park under a deal approved by the city’s sports and conventions authority.

WAMU: D.C. Releases First-Ever Resilience Strategy, Planning For Climate Change

Editor Apr 30, 2019
In the year 2080, the sea level on the Potomac River and Anacostia River will be more than three feet higher than it is currently. There will be twice as many heat emergency days as there were in 2018 — meaning nearly the entire summer…

Washington Post: Opioid treatment with buprenorphine launches at three D.C. emergency rooms

Editor Apr 30, 2019
Three D.C. hospitals have launched programs providing medication-assisted addiction treatment to recent overdose victims in emergency rooms, a key component in the District’s plan to reduce overdose deaths by half by the end of next year. …

NBC4: Crackdown on Homeless Camps Raising Concerns in DC

Editor Apr 30, 2019
Washington, D.C., health workers have cleared away more than 220 homeless encampments in the past two years, according to an investigation by the News4 I-Team.

Washingtonian: The Obama Foundation Just Gave This DC Prosecutor A Fellowship

Editor Apr 30, 2019
Why Seema Gajwani's innovative alternative to prosecution is starting to catch on.

DCist: ‘I’m Not Married To The Wendy’s’: A Look At The Latest Plans For Dave Thomas Circle

Editor Apr 30, 2019
Nick Sementelli considers himself a confident cyclist, but the Eckington resident says he won’t bike through the intersection of New York and Florida avenues Northeast, where “drivers persistently try to beat lights … and violate the law…

WTOP: Rider advocacy organization files lawsuit against Wiedefeld, WMATA

Editor Apr 30, 2019
Metro’s customer satisfaction survey from early 2018, from which the transit organization concluded that people are having a better experience overall, has now resulted in a lawsuit.
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