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Washington Post: ‘A very deep kind of patriotism’: Memorial to honor Native American veterans is…

Editor Mar 28, 2019
A $15 million memorial will open next year in Washington to honor Native American military service members and veterans, more than two decades after planning began.

City Paper: A Brief Interview with Anita Bonds

Editor Mar 28, 2019
Before now, the D.C. Council housing committee chair had never agreed to a sit-down interview with Housing Complex.

City Paper: Why Did Councilmember Anita Bonds Block a Fox5 Reporter on Twitter?

Editor Mar 28, 2019
Apparently it was all a big misunderstanding.

Washington Post: Facing recall, D.C. lawmaker Jack Evans says he has ‘fiercely advocated’ for…

Editor Mar 28, 2019
D.C. Council member Jack Evans, who is the target of a federal investigation into whether he used his public position for private gain, issued his first response Wednesday to an attempt by some voters to recall him from the office he’s…

Washington Business Journal: Peebles pulling out of Fifth and Eye contract

Editor Mar 28, 2019
Peebles Corp. notified the District on Monday that it was terminating its contract to develop the city-owned site at Fifth and Eye streets NW, putting the future of the long-delayed SLS Hotel and condo project in further jeopardy.

Washington Post: D.C. accuses another batch of Maryland families of fraudulently enrolling children…

Editor Mar 28, 2019
For the fourth time in the past year, the District is accusing families from the Maryland suburbs of fraudulently claiming to live in the city so their children could attend D.C. public schools. And three of the seven adults named in…

NBC4: DC Plans to Launch Sports Betting in Time for NFL Season

Editor Mar 27, 2019
Sports betting won’t be available until the start of the NFL season in September.

Lisa María Mallory in Washington Business Journal: Bowser’s proposed tax hikes wrong for D.C.

Editor Mar 27, 2019
In Mayor Muriel Bowser’s second inaugural address in January, she announced an ambitious goal: create 36,000 new housing units in the District of Columbia by 2025. She is the first government official in our region to commit to an…

DCist: Police Supervisor Says He Was Terminated After Defending A Controversial Stop-And-Frisk…

Editor Mar 27, 2019
A civilian supervisor and former police sergeant with the Metropolitan Police Department was terminated two weeks ago, shortly after testifying in defense of an officer accused of inappropriate anal and genital searches, FOX 5 reports.

DCist: Trump Appoints Mike Huckabee, Jon Voight To The Kennedy Center Board

Editor Mar 27, 2019
In a slew of new political appointments announced Tuesday, President Donald Trump has appointed ten new members of the Kennedy Center’s board of trustees. The most high-profile among them are actor Jon Voight and former Arkansas governor…

Curbed: Report: D.C. is wasting millions of tax dollars on ‘ineffective’ incentive programs

Editor Mar 27, 2019
The District should change or scrap certain expenditures for economic development, a local think tank argues

Theresa Vargas in The Post: ‘We did it! Mothra is up on the wall!’ Because of a boy, Washington has…

Editor Mar 27, 2019
The nation’s capital has a new monster.

WTOP: Watchdog office: DC police’s use of force is on the rise

Editor Mar 27, 2019
Reports of police using force in the nation’s capital are on the upswing.

Bisnow: Ted Leonsis Unveils Plan For Sportsbook In Capital One Arena

Editor Mar 27, 2019
Sports bettors will soon be able to place wagers in the same building where D.C.'s professional basketball and hockey teams play their home games. 

DCist: Kwame Onwuachi Is Among D.C.’s James Beard Awards Finalists

Editor Mar 27, 2019
Five D.C. restaurants and chefs made it onto the James Beard Foundation Awards finalist lists, whittled down from 20 local semifinalists announced last month.

WTOP: Capital One Arena will get sports betting location: Leonsis

Editor Mar 27, 2019
Monumental Sports owner Ted Leonsis said Wednesday he hopes there will be a sports betting location on the Capital One Arena grounds.

Washington Business Journal: Vincent Gray pushes for new D.C. hospital to open sooner as UMC ‘is…

Editor Mar 27, 2019
A new D.C. hospital scheduled to deliver on the city’s east end in 2023 needs to open earlier, according to Councilman Vincent Gray, D-Ward 7, following the release of the Bowser administration’s 2020 budget proposal.

WTOP: DC’s James Beard Award finalists

Editor Mar 27, 2019
The finalists for the biggest awards in the food industry are out, and D.C. is represented on the list of 2019 James Beard Award nominees.

Bisnow: D.C. Unveils New Opportunity Zone Initiatives, Development RFPs

Editor Mar 27, 2019
D.C. officials hope the opportunity zone program will benefit the city's underserved areas, so the District is launching three new local initiatives to complement the federal program.

Washington Post: Metro’s ‘Stand right, walk left’ is all wrong, professor says

Editor Mar 27, 2019
The best way to move people on escalators is when they stand still, a Mississippi State expert says.
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“While change is good, prepared leadership is better,” Kevin Chavous said as he introduced himself during the DC Office of Campaign Finance’s at-large primary debate late last month. He is one of…

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Midway through the DC Council's budget work session, legislators are making clear some of their shared priorities on where to direct any available funding to avoid — or at least trim — cuts proposed…
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