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The city’s transportation department is studying whether one is feasible on the Palisades Trolley Trail
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Washington Post: Worries about apartment roof safety force 85 Georgetown students to relocate
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Georgetown University is moving 85 students out of the top floor of an apartment complex this week after structural engineers found roof damage that required swift repairs and reinforcement.
WTOP: DC files suit against 4 parents, city employee for defrauding schools
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WASHINGTON — Four Maryland parents and a D.C. employee are in hot water with the city, facing fraud charges for allegedly enrolling their children in District schools.
DCist: ‘Of Course We Are Unhappy About It’: Studio Theatre Acting Conservatory Needs To Find A New Home
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Back in June, Joy Zinoman says, leadership at Studio Theatre called her into a meeting. They had called Zinoman, the founder and former artistic director of Studio, to discuss the Studio Theatre…
Curbed: D.C. could get more say over federal parks in the city under congressional lands package
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The District would be able to enter “cooperative management agreements” with the National Park Service
Washington Business Journal: Peebles lines up financing for Mount Vernon Triangle hotel
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D.C.’s long-planned SLS Hotel project is inching closer to breaking ground.
UrbanTurf: From Whole Foods to Town: The 1,440 Units Slated for Shaw and U Street
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While the development pipeline is slowing in some neighborhoods, there remain a lot of mixed-use projects underway in Shaw and approaching the U Street Corridor. Today, UrbanTurf takes a look at what…
Bisnow: German Hostel-Hotel Concept To Open First U.S. Location In NoMa
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European hostel-hotel concepts with large shared rooms are beginning to grow their presence in D.C., with the latest in the emerging hospitality market of NoMa.
DCist: Why Yes, That IS A D.C. Council Staffer Seated Behind Kacey Musgraves At The Grammys
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Michelle Obama wasn’t the only person in politics to make an appearance at the Grammy Awards on Sunday evening. Sitting right behind Album of the Year winner Kacey Musgraves was none other than…
Washington Business Journal: Another European hostel-hotel hybrid coming to D.C.
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The latest European hotel brand looking to expand into the District is Meininger Hotels, which will open its first location in the United States in NoMa.
DCist: Dan Snyder Loses Leverage As Maryland Pulls Out Of Stadium Talks For Now
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Mayor Muriel Bowser has said that she wants to bring a football stadium to D.C., and now she faces less competition to lure Washington’s team, whose name is a dictionary-defined slur, back within…
City Paper: Bowser’s Inaugural Committee Took in Nearly $1 Million in Seven Weeks
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About $792,000 came from donors who, for the most part, are either lobbyists, developers, or people who have or want contracts with D.C.
Washington Post: The interracial love story that stunned Washington — twice! — in 1867
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When Ely Parker married Minnie Sackett, “the creme de la creme of Washington society” came to gawk
City Paper: Residents Queue Up to Speak on Changing Woodrow Wilson High School’s Name
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Many say the time has come, but not all agree.
Washington Post: Metro plan would subsidize Uber and Lyft fares to fill late-night service gap
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Metro would subsidize an Uber, Lyft or other on-demand trip for late-night workers under a plan the agency is proposing to the ride-hail services.
WTOP: Metro plan for another shutdown could include free SmarTrips for feds
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WASHINGTON — After Metro lost about $6 million in fare and other revenues during the recent partial shutdown of the federal government, the agency is working on plans to help riders continue to use…
City Paper: D.C. Residents Report Multilayered Fatigue With Chancellor Search(es) as Ferebee Hearings Conclude
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Advocates and parents resign themselves to hoping for the best.
DCist: ‘He Set Us Back’: Woodrow Wilson High School Considers Changing Its Name
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The title of a public forum held in Woodrow Wilson High School’s auditorium on Tuesday night seemed to offer a concise statement of purpose: “Time to Consider Changing the Name of Wilson High…
UrbanTurf: Is This The DC Neighborhood That Homebuyers Love the Most?
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While a conversation about the DC area's most popular neighborhoods for homebuyers may conjure images of Logan Circle and Capitol Hill, a new analysis suggests otherwise.
Washington Post: Virtual tours in all Metro stations could cost nearly $600,000 or more, record shows
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The transit agency also said it decided not to use Google’s free services because of proprietary concerns and the belief that Metro could do it better.