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WTOP: With crime up, DC hopes eSports competition can keep teens occupied, safe

Editor Oct 9, 2021
Teenagers had the chance to win cash prizes by competing on the latest iteration of the Madden NFL video game in D.C.’s Ward 7 this weekend.

DCist: Two Councilmembers Say D.C. Residential Parking Permit Areas Should Be Smaller

Editor Oct 9, 2021
D.C. is redistricting its ward boundaries because of the new census figures, but changes to the District’s Residential Parking Permit boundaries could be more contentious than political boundaries.

WTOP: New sports betting licenses create opportunities for businesses, but it’s not easy or cheap

Editor Oct 9, 2021
The first-ever Class B sports betting licensee in D.C. began taking wagers this week; the operation, set up at Grand Central in Adams Morgan, could soon be joined by other sportsbooks in D.C. and Maryland.

Theresa Vargas in The Post: While working to restore two historic Black cemeteries, she discovered a…

Editor Oct 9, 2021
Lisa Fager uses the word “appalling” three times as she pans her phone’s camera across a strip of land that was once part of one of the oldest Black cemeteries in the nation’s capital.

Washington Post: Less than 25 percent of office workers have returned to downtown D.C., new report…

Editor Oct 9, 2021
City leaders had hoped that the hustle and bustle of downtown D.C. would be back by July 4. Then it was Labor Day. And now, well into fall, a report questions whether that traditional office culture will fully return and if the pandemic…

City Paper: ‘Street Reporter’ Chronicles the Work and Experience of a Street Sense…

Editor Oct 8, 2021
We talked to the documentary's director about the project's origins and what audiences can take away from the film.

City Paper: Henderson Proposes New Residential Parking Scheme

Editor Oct 8, 2021
A new bill would assign parking by ANC boundaries rather than according to ward as the Council debates redistricting.

Associated Press: Trump hotel lost $70M despite millions in foreign business

Editor Oct 8, 2021
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s company lost more than $70 million on his Washington, D.C., hotel during his four years in office despite taking in millions from foreign governments, according to documents released Friday…

NPR: Documents show Trump lost millions operating D.C. hotel

Editor Oct 8, 2021
The Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., a hangout for Republican allies of former President Donald Trump during his term at the White House, was a big money loser for Trump’s company, according to a cache of documents released…

WTOP: DC officials anticipate improvement in school virus testing program, detail child services…

Editor Oct 8, 2021
Days after passing legislation aimed at expanding virtual learning flexibility in D.C. public and charter schools, council members on Friday were updated on school testing procedures and learned how many parents have been referred to the…

DCist: Virginia And Maryland Rebuff D.C.’s Request To Force Drivers To Pay Traffic Camera Tickets

Editor Oct 8, 2021
Virginia and Maryland’s governors say they won’t allow their respective DMV’s to hold their state’s drivers responsible for outstanding tickets and fines from D.C.’s traffic cameras, according to a new report filed with the D.C. Council…

DCist: After NoMa Encampment Incident, D.C. Lawmakers Call For Changes To Future Clearings

Editor Oct 8, 2021
Several D.C. lawmakers are calling for changes to how the city conducts its clearing of homeless encampments, and some say the clearings should be paused altogether in the wake of an incident earlier this week where an unhoused man in a…

WTOP: DC’s big ‘Snallygaster’ beerfest returns

Editor Oct 8, 2021
Are you a hophead? Or maybe you love those fruited sours.

Colbert King in The Post: Press releases aren’t going to prevent gun violence in D.C.

Editor Oct 8, 2021
“Friday, October 1, 2021. (Washington, DC) — Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the five identified focus areas for the 2021 Fall Crime Prevention Initiative (FCPI). These areas include: …” I interrupt this official press announcement to…

Washington Post: Trump’s D.C. hotel made millions from foreign governments but still struggled,…

Editor Oct 8, 2021
Hundreds of pages of the hotel’s financial documents show that the federally leased hotel lost $71 million while Trump was in office

UrbanTurf: Groundwork to Begin on First Phase of Park Morton Redevelopment

Editor Oct 8, 2021
Last summer, raze permits were filed for the long-delayed redevelopment of the Park Morton public housing complex east of Georgia Avenue between Park Road and Morton Street NW (map). Now, demolition is right around the corner, setting the…

Axios: Council member Robert White considers D.C. mayoral run

Editor Oct 8, 2021
Democratic At-large Council member Robert White is considering jumping into the District’s mayoral race, his two-time campaign chair tells Axios.

WTOP: Council member offers recommendations to ‘restore trust’ as DC works to house homeless

Editor Oct 8, 2021
The video of a homeless man in a tent being accidentally scooped up in a front-end loader as the District removed an encampment this week was a startling image. Now, a council member is offering recommendations for restoring trust during…

WTOP: Mayor extends DC’s COVID-19 public emergency to 2022

Editor Oct 8, 2021
D.C.’s public emergency, which gives the city’s government the power to provide COVID-19 guidance, has been extended to 2022, according to a new Mayor’s order released Thursday.

WTOP: How do students who lose SmarTrip cards get to school? DC council member seeks solutions

Editor Oct 8, 2021
At-large D.C. Council member Robert White learned last month that an eighth grade student was facing a dilemma at a Metro station because she lost her SmarTrip transit card issued through the city’s Kids Ride Free program.
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