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UrbanTurf: A 49-Unit Development is Proposed for Mount Vernon Square Site

Editor Jul 23, 2020
A 49-unit residential development has been pitched for the northern edge of Mount Vernon Square.

Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces DC FACES Working Group to Evaluate Legacy of Named Public…

Editor Jul 23, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 23, 2020 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the creation of the District of Columbia Facilities and Commemorative Expressions Working…

WTOP: Georgetown reduces tuition, other charges for some underclassmen

Editor Jul 23, 2020
Citing realities of the novel coronavirus pandemic, Georgetown University will offer some of its underclassmen discounts on fall semester tuition, housing and dining charges, the school announced Tuesday.

City Paper: Waste Mismanagement: How the District Loses Millions on Garbage Disposal

Editor Jul 23, 2020
Our investigation shows how the city is losing money at its trash transfer stations—and taxpayers are eating the costs.

WAMU: Peek Inside D.C.’s Newly Renovated MLK Library

Editor Jul 23, 2020
The imposing black cube that is D.C.’s central public library is scheduled to reopen to the public on Sept. 24, after a three-and-a-half-year, $211 million renovation.

City Paper: School Unions Say They Are Excluded From Reopening Talks

Editor Jul 23, 2020
Unions representing thousands of school workers say they were “not invited to the table” to talk about possibly returning to in-person learning.

City Paper: Budget Watchers Have Ideas for Reforming the Budget Process After ‘Shitshow’

Editor Jul 23, 2020
D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson broke his own rules, and now we’re all paying for it.

City Paper: We’re Starting to See the Impact of Mamie Johnson Little League’s Historic D.C.…

Editor Jul 23, 2020
Two years ago its 12-and-under all-star squad made national headlines for becoming the first majority Black team to win the D.C. Little League championships.

Letter to the Editor: D.C. should commit resources for an equitable virtual semester

Editor Jul 23, 2020
The July 19 Metro article “Schools scaling back plans for in-person learning” touched on some reasons people want to return to in-person schooling despite the dangers: child care, food security and availability of technology. This isn’t a…

WTOP: DC-area leaders approve transportation network to serve walkers, cyclists

Editor Jul 22, 2020
What first was imagined as a “Bicycle Beltway” has evolved into a transportation plan for walkers and bikers approved by D.C.-area leaders in order to create seamless paths for travel regionwide.

WTOP: DC schools chancellor: ‘We don’t actually know what the plans will be’

Editor Jul 22, 2020
Admitting that no final decision has been made regarding how the first day of school will be conducted, the head of D.C. Public Schools hosted an online discussion about the possible plans in place to provide in-person instruction.

Washington Post: George Washington University to consider shedding controversial Colonials moniker

Editor Jul 22, 2020
After years of protest by students and faculty, George Washington University has established committees to consider requests to retire the school’s “Colonials” moniker and rename the campus’s community center, university President Thomas…

Washington Post: An aged pooch, stabbed and left for dead in D.C., is saved

Editor Jul 22, 2020
Somebody stabbed an old dog twice in the head and dumped her in a trash-strewn lot, barely alive. After a passerby found her, animal rescuers in the District named her Ladybell.

Washington Business Journal: Washington Business Hall of Fame names its 2020 laureates, and…

Editor Jul 22, 2020
The Washington Business Hall of Fame isn’t throwing in the towel on 2020, instead shifting to a two-day virtual event as it celebrates its three new honorees: Mark Lerner, Edward Bersoff and Janet Hill.

DCist: Wizards, Capitals And Mystics Launch Effort To Promote Voting Ahead Of November Elections

Editor Jul 22, 2020
Monumental Sports & Entertainment, the owner of the Washington Wizards, Washington Capitals, Washington Mystics and Capital City Go-Go, is launching a campaign to encourage people to vote in November’s election.

Washington Post: Trump was maskless in the lobby of his D.C. hotel. The city plans to investigate.

Editor Jul 22, 2020
The president’s maskless appearance at Trump International Hotel this week — in apparent defiance of D.C. coronavirus regulations — has caught the attention of local authorities, who say they plan to investigate the hotel’s compliance with…

UrbanTurf: The 1,500 Residential Units in the Works Between Walter Reed and Historic Takoma

Editor Jul 22, 2020
DC's Walter Reed redevelopment got a big win at the end of 2019 when Whole Foods was announced as the anchor, and the development pipeline has grown around Takoma, down the street from the Georgia and Eastern Avenue intersection where a…

DCist: There Was A Rare Coyote Sighting Near The National Mall

Editor Jul 22, 2020
The area around the National Mall is seeing fewer tourists usual these days, and some locals are taking advantage: a coyote was spotted there on Tuesday morning.

Washington Post: D.C. expands face mask requirements as city records more than 100 new cases

Editor Jul 22, 2020
The District and Baltimore expanded mask requirements Wednesday in an attempt to stave off the growing spread of the novel coronavirus in the region.

City Paper: Screenshots From a Text Conversation Add Plot Twist to State Board of Education…

Editor Jul 22, 2020
Ward 7 SBOE Rep. Karen Williams contradicted her vote in a private text exchange with Ashley MacLeay.
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District Links: Council unanimously approves key FY 2027 budget legislation; White House criticism of Smithsonian…

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The DC Council voted unanimously this afternoon to approve a revised version of the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Support Act after incorporating a series of amendments offered by councilmembers.

District Links: DC Council set for final vote tomorrow on FY 2027 budget legislation; Trump administration renews…

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DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson this morning distributed the latest version of the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Support Act, which is slated for final consideration at an additional legislative meeting…

District Links: DC touts two-year-old FEMS transfusion program as lifesaving success; record fireworks show brings air…

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The DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department is hailing the success of its two-year-old program that enables paramedics to administer whole blood to critically injured and medically unstable…

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The DC Council created an expert advisory panel in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. This year the mayor and council have agreed to kill the District’s Homeland Security Commission despite…
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