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Essence: Mayor Muriel Bowser Wants D.C. Statehood, Prosperity For Residents

Editor Feb 5, 2019
As last November’s midterms swept women into offices nationwide, Mayor Muriel Bowser also made electoral history of her own in the nation’s capital.

Dance Informa: New Dance Loft on 14 Executive Director Stephen Clapp is rethinking the role of a…

Editor Feb 5, 2019
Change is underway in our nation’s capitol, and Stephen Clapp is making (some of) it happen. Late last year, the choreographer/dancer/administrator/cultural strategist stepped down as Executive Director of Dance Metro DC and stepped up as…

Washington Business Journal: The Wharf is building a Pendry hotel room in its parking garage

Editor Feb 5, 2019
The Wharf is preparing for the hotel that will be part of its next phase — with a model room to be built in its existing parking garage.

Washington Post: D.C. Council approves sole-source sports betting contract, aid to federal workers

Editor Feb 5, 2019
The D.C. Council on Tuesday narrowly authorized the city to grant a sole-source contract to run its new foray into online sports betting, a move that concerns critics who believe the lucrative deal should be competitively bid.

UrbanTurf: The Difference a Quadrant Makes: Folding the Map in the District

Editor Feb 5, 2019
From redlining and urban renewal to gentrification and displacement, the prejudicial impact of housing policy and city planning is hidden in plain sight. In order to illustrate disparities in urban investment, Chicago artist/activist…

Washington Post: D.C. bid $2.1 million for a plot of dirt used as a dog park. It might not be…

Editor Feb 5, 2019
Columbia Heights residents have worked for years to save their neighborhood dog park. They led letter-writing campaigns, signed petitions, lobbied lawmakers and ran a social media campaign featuring photos of pups pleading city officials…

WAMU: Sports Betting In D.C. Gets One Step Closer To Becoming Reality With Council Vote

Editor Feb 5, 2019
Only two days after the Super Bowl — one of the most lucrative days for legal and illegal wagering — the D.C. Council took a first step towards ensuring that residents and visitors will be able to legally cast bets on the next big game.

Washington Business Journal: PGP seeks hotel to activate Capital Crossing

Editor Feb 5, 2019
Property Group Partners is seeking permission from the District to swap a hotel in for a residential building at Capitol Crossing with the hope of generating more daytime and evening activity at the mixed-use project being developed above…

DCist: Despite Student Concerns, Man In Confederate Hoodie At American University Was There Lawfully

Editor Feb 5, 2019
A man wearing a Confederate hoodie was spotted at an American University dining hall last week, prompting nearby students to express their concerns about him to a university police officer. After reviewing the incident, school officials…

Washington Post: U.S. to push D.C. gun cases into federal court as Washington struggles with 40…

Editor Feb 5, 2019
Scores of D.C. defendants will be prosecuted for federal gun crimes rather than local charges in the next year as part of a citywide crackdown on convicted felons caught illegally possessing a firearm and repeat violent offenders, four…

City Paper: Brianne Nadeau Introduces Bill to Strip Public Housing Authority of Independent Status

Editor Feb 5, 2019
Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne Nadeau wants to revoke the D.C. Housing Authority's status as an independent agency. She introduced a bill on Tuesday to fold the Authority into the purview of the Office of the Mayor.

WTOP: For now, DC Council won’t vote to criticize diversion of ice rink funding

Editor Feb 5, 2019
WASHINGTON — D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson will pull from Tuesday’s Council agenda the vote on a resolution targeting the mayor’s plan to divert funding from Fort Dupont Ice Arena renovations.

Washington Business Journal: D.C. lands two hotels in top 20 of latest U.S. News ranking

Editor Feb 5, 2019
The District landed two of the top 20 luxury hotels and resorts in the U.S., according to the latest U.S. News Best Hotels ranking, and 12 in the top 10 percent of the nearly 4,000 hotels considered.

UrbanTurf: Hotel Proposed In Place of 150 Apartments at Capitol Crossing

Editor Feb 5, 2019
A year ago, rumblings first began that the residential component would be nixed at the two million square-foot Capitol Crossing development. Now, Property Group Partners (PGP) is following through on that plan.

WAMU: The Government Shutdown Ended, But D.C. Is Preparing For The Next One

Editor Feb 5, 2019
February 15. That’s when the temporary deal that reopened the federal government after the recent 35-day partial shutdown ends, leaving open the possibility that the whole thing may happen again.

WTOP: DC remains leader in green energy and environmental design

Editor Feb 5, 2019
WASHINGTON — If D.C. were a state, it would rank first again on an annual list of the top 10 states for leadership in energy and environmental design, the most widely-used green building rating system.

WUSA9: Introducing DC Public Schools’ new chancellor: Dr. Lewis Ferebee

Editor Feb 5, 2019
Dr. Lewis Ferebee has been running the public school system in Indianapolis since 2013. He reportedly beat out 40 other candidates for the job in the nation's capitol.

WTOP: Expanding DC’s ‘no right turn on red’ could backfire, AAA says

Editor Feb 5, 2019
WASHINGTON — D.C. is moving to ban right turns on red lights at another 100 intersections by July.

Washington Post: ‘The Wiz’ leads Helen Hayes nominations with 13 nods, including outstanding musical

Editor Feb 5, 2019
The emerald-green musical fantasia “The Wiz” at Ford’s Theatre led the way Monday with 13 Helen Hayes Awards nominations, easily heading the field in the annual cavalcade that is greater Washington’s theater awards.

Washington Business Journal: Republicans press IG for more context on Trump Hotel report

Editor Feb 4, 2019
A group of Republican lawmakers has cast suspicion on the findings of an inspector general's report critical of the GSA's handling of the Old Post Office Building lease to an affiliate of President Donald Trump's hotel business once the…
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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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