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WAMU: At D.C. Council’s Urging, Zoning Commission Says It Will Consider Allowing Home-Sharing

Oct 26, 2018 38

The D.C. Zoning Commission will consider making changes to the city’s zoning code next week to permit short-term rentals through home-sharing platforms like Airbnb and VRBO, a move prompted by a…

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Washington Times: D.C. Council grills response teams on evacuation of senior home

Oct 26, 2018 39

The D.C. Council on Thursday grilled the city’s emergency response departments over the evacuation of a Southeast senior home during a three-alarm fire last month. One the home’s resident was left…

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Washington Post: Daron Wint guilty of murder in 2015 D.C. quadruple killing

Oct 26, 2018 42

A Maryland man was found guilty Thursday of murdering three members of a wealthy Northwest Washington family and their housekeeper in 2015, brutal crimes that gripped the nation’s capital. The jury’s…

Advisory Neighborhood CommissionsGeneral Election 2018HomelessnessJewel Stroman

City Paper: Jewel Stroman Sets Her Sights on Elected Office

Oct 26, 2018 69

Formerly homeless and a fierce advocate for those who suffer the same, she's running for a Ward 7 ANC seat.

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WTOP: Vespa-like scooters may join DC’s dockless program

Oct 26, 2018 50

If the vespa-like scooters — which comfortably seat two and are rented via app — come to D.C., they would be the latest addition to the District's evolving dockless bike and scooter pilot program.

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City Paper: The D.C. Council Wants to Find Ways to Deal With Conflicts of Race and Religion

Oct 26, 2018 36

The D.C. Council is at a tipping point. In a time of elevated racial and economic tensions, councilmembers are searching for a constructive way forward. They’re looking to prepare for future…

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Kathy Patterson on the Auditude blog: Multitasking at the Office of the D.C. Auditor

Oct 26, 2018 124

I would like to state unequivocally that the Office of the D.C. Auditor can walk and chew gum at the same time. I am compelled to make this statement by the drip-drip-drip of concerns from individuals…

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Washington Business Journal: Politics of craft: At Crafty Bastards, a healthy dose of activism

Oct 26, 2018 68

D.C.'s annual Crafty Bastards craft fair, entering its 15th year, may be more political than ever. Artists have always used their work as a form of expression, and, at times, protest, but Washington…

Riders' Advisory CouncilWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

WTOP: Metro saves its Riders’ Advisory Council

Oct 25, 2018 30

WASHINGTON — Intense public pressure led the Metro Board to back down from a plan to scrap the Riders’ Advisory Council on Thursday. Metro Board Chairman Jack Evans pulled a vote to end the council…

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CityLab: When D.C. Punks Take on a Drugstore Giant

Oct 25, 2018 43

Community members in the city's Mount Pleasant neighborhood organized a punk-rock benefit to support a local grocer and stop a rumored CVS takeover.

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WTOP: Contracts, evaluation process linked to high DC teacher turnover rates

Oct 25, 2018 58

WASHINGTON — D.C. public and charter schoolteachers appeared before the D.C. State Board of Education Wednesday night to offer some of the reasons why the District has an unusually high turnover rate…

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Curbed DC: After spike in traffic deaths, D.C. refreshes Vision Zero safety initiative

Oct 25, 2018 40

Officials unveil a slew of plans and proposals as critics press for results

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Washington Post: D.C. zoning body to hold special meeting Monday on revising Airbnb regulations

Oct 25, 2018 49

The District’s zoning commission moved ahead quickly Wednesday to review a unanimous plea from the D.C. Council to permit short-term rentals in residential neighborhoods and thus smooth the way for…

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WAMU: Bowser Violated Campaign Finance Laws By Holding Rally For Council Candidates, Group Says

Oct 25, 2018 48

Government watchdog organization Public Citizen says D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser potentially violated campaign finance laws when she hosted a get-out-the-vote rally earlier this month where two…

Absentee BallotsBoard of Elections

Washington Post: D.C. failed to include ‘postage required’ on 10,000 absentee ballot envelopes

Oct 25, 2018 59

An oversight by the D.C. Board of Elections meant more than 10,000 absentee ballot envelopes sent to voters did not include a reminder to include stamps, creating confusion two weeks before Election…

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DCist: A Celebration Of Vincent Orange’s Stunning Blazers

Oct 25, 2018 49

Former At-large Councilmember Vincent Orange's title is technically the president and CEO of the D.C. Chamber of Commerce, but really, he's the president and CEO of having amazing blazers. Over the…

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DCist: Rain, The First Art Installation At The NoMa Underpass, Is (Finally) Being Unveiled

Oct 25, 2018 89

The NoMa Parks Foundation is ready to officially turn on the 4,000 light rods hung in the M Street NE underpass on Thursday evening. The 6:30 p.m. ribbon cutting for Rain marks the completion of the…

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Washington Post editorial board: The D.C. Council should take care as it considers legislation on legalized sports…

Oct 25, 2018 38

D.C. COUNCIL member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) does not bother with any pretense when he talks about a proposal to legalize sports betting in the District . He doesn’t gamble, doesn’t like gambling, and…

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Washington Business Journal: Owner of Ivy City Smokehouse, Tony & Joe’s to open huge Buzzard Point restaurant

Oct 24, 2018 424

The owner of a couple of D.C.'s original waterfront restaurants is banking on the city's newest waterfront destination: Buzzard Point. A proposed 12,000-square-foot restaurant in the RiverPoint…

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City Paper: D.C.’s Hospitality Industry is Banking on a Nightlife Director Who Favors Its Interests

Oct 24, 2018 47

Bartender Zac Hoffman spent a recent Wednesday filling out his application to become D.C.’s first director of nightlife and culture. More than 100 people have applied to be the city’s so-called “night…

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District Links: AG files suit over ‘shocking’ conditions at Ward 5 apartment building; Trayon White’s…

Sep 3, 2026 17

DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb yesterday announced a new lawsuit against the owner and manager of a 10-story affordable apartment building at 1400 Florida Ave. NE in an effort to force immediate…

District Links: DC sees 30% decline in opioid overdoses amid Naloxone distribution; Supreme Court allows White House…

Sep 1, 2026 8

The Bowser administration is reporting a 30% reduction in opioid overdoses in the District over the past year, attributable in part to the distribution of 510,000 free Naloxone kits with medication…

District Links: J.O. Wilson, Barnard ribbon-cuttings mark first week back for DCPS students; Meta settlement could mean…

Aug 28, 2026 15

With DC Public Schools back in session this week, Mayor Muriel Bowser kicked off the 2026-27 school year by highlighting newly modernized facilities at J.O. Wilson Elementary in Ward 6 and Barnard…

District Links: Officials mark school year’s start with renaming, expansion of Ward 3 high school; new campaign…

Aug 25, 2026 43

Mayor Muriel Bowser and other DC officials yesterday celebrated a $91 million expansion of the newly renamed John R. Thompson Jr. High School on MacArthur Boulevard in Ward 3.

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