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Washington Post: D.C. Council votes to reprimand Jack Evans over ethics issues

Editor Mar 19, 2019
The D.C. Council on Tuesday reprimanded its longest serving member, Jack Evans (D-Ward 2), and announced plans to dilute the power of his committee after he repeatedly using his government staff and email to solicit business from law firms…

D.W. Rowlands of the D.C. Policy Center: For circumferential transit in the District, try crosstown…

Editor Mar 19, 2019
While extensions to the Purple Line and rail transit along the Beltway are popular ideas for improving transit within and across the D.C. region, they are certainly not the only options for improved suburb-to-suburb transit service in the…

Washington Business Journal: Bowser suggests commercial property tax increase to pay for affordable…

Editor Mar 19, 2019
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser used her State of the District address Monday to propose a commercial tax increase to pay for affordable housing and to lay out a plan for the RFK Stadium campus and other priorities.

Washingtonian: Look Inside Framebridge’s First Flagship Store, Opening on 14th Street Today

Editor Mar 19, 2019
The store will host a grand opening party March 28.

UrbanTurf: New Development on Rhode Island Avenue Could Have Restaurant, Grocery and Coworking

Editor Mar 19, 2019
A multi-layered new development is on the boards for Rhode Island Avenue NE.

WTOP: Affordable housing, children key issues in DC mayor’s State of the District address

Editor Mar 19, 2019
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser proposed more money for affordable housing, making child care more affordable and the continuation of free rides on D.C.’s popular Circulator bus during her State of the District address Monday night.

Washington Post: Study: D.C. has had the highest ‘intensity’ of gentrification of any U.S. city

Editor Mar 19, 2019
More than 20,000 black residents were displaced from low-income D.C. neighborhoods from 2000 to 2013, researchers say.

Marijuana Moment: Trump Budget Proposes Loosening DC Marijuana Legalization Restrictions

Editor Mar 18, 2019
A budget request released by the White House on Monday proposes scaling back restrictive language that has prevented the city of Washington, D.C. from spending its own money to legalize and regulate the sale of recreational marijuana.

WTOP: Metrorail safety oversight to return to local leaders

Editor Mar 18, 2019
Local leaders will take back control of Metrorail safety oversight Tuesday, marking a long-awaited milestone and freeing up millions in federal funding for the region.

WAMU: Bowser Pledges More Money For Affordable Housing, Says D.C. Will Push To Buy RFK Campus

Editor Mar 18, 2019
Mayor Muriel Bowser said on Monday that she plans on increasing the city’s investment in housing in the coming year by at least $55 million, largely through a 30 percent jump in funding for D.C. Housing Production Trust Fund, the city’s…

Washington Post: Bowser proposes commercial tax increase to pay for affordable housing

Editor Mar 18, 2019
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) proposed raising taxes on commercial property transactions to fund more affordable housing during the annual State of the District address Monday evening.

WTOP: DC Central Kitchen dealt a loss in new contract to feed homeless

Editor Mar 18, 2019
It’s a nonprofit that has fed the homeless since 1989, but now a new contract with the District has dealt a blow to D.C. Central Kitchen.

Curbed: Walking tour of Bloomingdale to highlight history of segregation in D.C.

Editor Mar 18, 2019
The tour will proceed along First Street NW and is scheduled for April 14

Washington Post: A new book dives into the musical history of Washington, from the very beginning

Editor Mar 18, 2019
Not long ago, Greenbelt, Md., writer Mark Opsasnick decided to listen to his entire CD collection in alphabetical order, from beginning to end. He’s currently in the Bs, almost done with the Beatles. (“Only ‘Abbey Road’ and ‘Let It Be’…

Bisnow: Georgetown University Buys Vacant Office Building Next To Its Law School Campus

Editor Mar 18, 2019
Georgetown University is expanding its property holdings around its law school campus in D.C.'s East End.

Washington Business Journal: Georgetown University expands footprint near Judiciary Square

Editor Mar 18, 2019
Georgetown University has acquired a nearly 130,000-square-foot office building near Judiciary Square for $70 million, according to public records.

DCist: Black Lives Matter Activist Loses Lawsuit Seeking Documents To Prove She’s Been Surveilled By…

Editor Mar 18, 2019
A D.C. Superior Court judge last week rejected a prominent D.C. Black Lives Matter activist’s request to compel D.C. police to hand over documents she says indicate that the Metropolitan Police Department has been surveilling her for…

Washington Post: Metrorail safety oversight is returned to local authorities

Editor Mar 18, 2019
More than three years after Metro’s history of dangerous calamities prompted U.S. officials to take control of subway safety oversight, the Federal Transit Administration said Monday it is ready to return that responsibility to local…

Washington Business Journal: Framebridge pushes into brick-and-mortar with first store

Editor Mar 18, 2019
Online framing startup Frambridge is plunging headfirst into brick-and-mortar with its first permanent retail location, a second on the way and the potential for as many as six more that could open this year.

Curbed: National Zoo to lose entrances, gain fences under approved security plans

Editor Mar 18, 2019
The zoo will maintain its three main entrances but shed seven pedestrian access points
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