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Washington Post: To shame a prince, activists want to rename street in front of Saudi embassy in…

Editor Nov 1, 2018
LONDON — It was a gut-punch of an evening. Speakers at a memorial service here on Monday night for the slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi included lifelong friends, human rights activists, fellow journalists, academics and his fiancee…

WTOP: Bill lowering DC voting age to 16 passes committee

Editor Nov 1, 2018
WASHINGTON — A bill that would lower the voting age for District residents from 18 to 16 cleared a committee hurdle Thursday and will advance to the full D.C. Council for a final vote. If it passes, the nation’s capital would become the…

WTOP: ‘Kids Ride Free’ SmarTrip change impacted thousands of DC students

Editor Nov 1, 2018
WASHINGTON — Up to a few thousand D.C. students either did not go or struggled to get to school in the first week of a new SmarTrip card requirement for free bus and rail rides, data obtained by WTOP suggested. A number of parents…

Washington Post: D.C. wants to eliminate right turns on red at some intersections. Will it really…

Editor Nov 1, 2018
Making a right turn on red could go the way of curbside parking in some parts of the District as city officials intensify efforts to reduce traffic deaths and make the capital a more walkable city. But does banning right turns on red (RTOR)…

City Paper: Petar Dimtchev Wants to Be the Councilmember for Ward 3

Editor Nov 1, 2018
At a corner table in the Tenleytown Panera, Petar Dimtchev is scrolling through his phone. He wants to show off an audio clip. Dimtchev, 32, is challenging three-term incumbent Mary Cheh for the Ward 3 Council seat. He’s an independent;…

Karin Lips of The Post: D.C. should just let the children play

Editor Nov 1, 2018
For 45 years, generations of 2-year-olds have been meeting each week in a local church to play through the Capitol Hill Cooperative Play School. Some D.C. government officials now are trying to regulate the program, which they contend is an…

City Paper: Neighbors Have Questions As The City Solicits Proposals For Two Urban Farms

Editor Nov 1, 2018
Marcus Roberson has a vision. He wants to grow crops on an empty lot in the Kingman Park-Rosedale neighborhood, close enough to Miner Elementary School to hear children during recess. “If we can get to the kids, we can get to the parents…

Georgetown Dish: Chopping Down Ginkgo Trees in Georgetown? The Debate Gets Heated

Editor Nov 1, 2018
Ginkgo trees. They're all over the city, on several blocks in Georgetown, and have been here for at least 40 to 50 years, and some, for over 100, even perhaps 150 years or longer. Some neighbors don't want them, at least not the female…

City Paper: Residents of Wah Luck House Have Endured Difficult Living Conditions to Remain in…

Editor Nov 1, 2018
Wah Luck House stands on the corner of 6th and H streets NW in the heart of D.C.’s shrinking Chinatown. Just around the corner from the Friendship Archway, this low-income apartment complex houses—in its 153 units—the majority of the…

Washington Post: D.C. agencies lack domestic violence policies, report says

Editor Oct 31, 2018
The link between domestic violence and homelessness among women has long been established. In the nation’s capital, more than half of homeless women interviewed in a recent study said they had experienced domestic violence.

WAMU: How Do You Count All The Cats In A City? The Same Way You Count Tigers In The Wild

Editor Oct 31, 2018
There is a long-simmering, often overheated debate amongst animal lovers. It pits cat lovers, who want to help feral cats survive outdoors, against bird lovers, who say cats are causing bird populations to plummet. It’s team cat vs. team…

Washington Post: D.C. officials dismiss campaign finance complaint against Bowser over rally

Editor Oct 31, 2018
D.C. officials on Wednesday dismissed a campaign finance complaint against Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) for an rally in which she promoted a candidate in a heated council race. The government watchdog group Public Citizen alleged the mayor’s…

DCist: You Can Vote For Two At-Large Candidates. But Should You?

Editor Oct 31, 2018
On November 6, D.C. voters will have the chance to vote for up to two candidates for at-large councilmember. The ballot has six options. There are the two incumbents—Democrat Anita Bonds and independent incumbent Elissa Silverman—as well as…

DCist: ‘These Restaurants Tell Our Story Through Food’: Here’s What To Expect During DMV Black…

Editor Oct 31, 2018
Furard Tate likes to ask people if they can remember the last time they visited a black-owned restaurant. Most people can’t—which is why Tate, the owner of Inspire Hospitality, joined together with bar consultant Audra “A.J.” Johnson and…

UrbanTurf: As You Like It, Again: Yet Another Revised Plan For The Bard in Southwest

Editor Oct 31, 2018
After months of conversations and negotiations with the Office of Planning, community stakeholders and dissenting neighbors, the development team behind The Bard development in Southwest DC is returning with a proposal even smaller than the…

DCist: The High Heel Race Is Now Run By The City, But It’s Still Pretty Scrappy

Editor Oct 31, 2018
The 32nd annual 17th street High Heel Race bore its traditional trappings on Tuesday night, from its colorful drag queens marching in sky-high stilettos to participants’ playful jibes at national politics. But the Dupont neighborhood’s…

Curbed: D.C. to give pedestrians and cyclists more time to cross the street at 93 intersections

Editor Oct 31, 2018
On Friday, the District will reset traffic signals at 93 intersections in Navy Yard, Southwest, and neighborhoods east of the Anacostia River to give pedestrians and cyclists more time to cross the street. The move is part of D.C.’s Vision…

UrbanTurf: 375 Apartments and a Public Plaza: The Proposal for a Familiar Site in Brookland

Editor Oct 31, 2018
Last month, UrbanTurf reported on the two-building planned-unit development (PUD) proposed for a site in Brookland. Now, the zoning application has been filed and more details and renderings are emerging.

DCist: The Street Grid In Trinidad Is Rotated. What’s Up With That?

Editor Oct 31, 2018
Despite the occasional diagonal state street or traffic circle, D.C.’s street grid makes it easy to navigate the city. East-west streets are lettered or named, and north-south streets are numbered. But there are plenty of exceptions to the…

City Paper: Ron Moten’s New Music Video Supports At-Large Candidate Dionne Reeder

Editor Oct 31, 2018
Ron Moten is back with another politically themed earworm. The one-time unsuccessful Ward 7 council candidate, community activist, and co-founder of a violence prevention nonprofit released his latest music video in support of a local…
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District Links: Council set to vote on youth curfew with new amendments; MPD probe reportedly implicates at least 15…

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The DC Council is slated to revisit the issue of an expanded youth curfew at Tuesday's legislative meeting, with a final vote on permanent legislation and a rescheduled vote on emergency legislation…

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Earlier this week, Wesley Williams, operations and policy officer for the DC Office of Campaign Finance, confirmed that his agency has opened an investigation into whether the relationship between…

District Links: House Oversight Committee demands records from MPD investigation on crime data; Lewis George, McDuffie…

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The GOP-controlled House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is demanding all records from the Metropolitan Police Department's internal investigation into claims of manipulated crime data. …
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