When Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser sat in a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on Monday to discuss H.R. 51, a Democratic-backed bill that would grant statehood to the District,!-->…
In Busboys and Poets owner Andy Shallal’s nineteenth update from Everest Base Camp, he issued his readers a warning: “If you were looking for a heroic story. This may be the end of the line for you.!-->…
Since the last time UrbanTurf took a look at the residential pipeline in the AU Park and Tenleytown neighborhoods, the larger projects have continued to move forward while the remainder have slowed.!-->…
Georgetown University in D.C. unveiled its commencement plans for the class of 2021 — and while several events will be virtual because of coronavirus restrictions, there will be a few opportunities!-->…
American University will make dorms a priority in its proposed 10-year development plan, a university official said Monday. That would keep students closer the Northwest D.C. campus as the school!-->…
A lot of things have changed since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, including how D.C. residents use their streets. Now, city leaders are considering what changes to keep in place in the coming!-->…
The person that launched Union Market in Northeast D.C., which kicked off a wave of food hall development in Greater Washington, is working on his next act: an 18-stall food hall in an office complex!-->…
Opponents of D.C. statehood argued their case in the U.S. House on Monday as Mayor Muriel Bowser and Council Chairman Phil Mendelson testified why the District should be the 51st state.
The tying shot at the buzzer in last week’s Virginia Tech-Florida NCAA basketball tournament game brought customers at Master’s Touch barber shop on Georgia Avenue to their feet. I was among them.!-->…
Monday was a big day for policymakers trying to prevent D.C. from becoming a state. After living in D.C. for a decade, I thought getting representation in Congress was a good idea. But following the!-->…
The Office of the D.C. Auditor released a report Tuesday taking a closer look at how D.C. police have handled fatal shootings involving officers over the past few years, pointing out the need for!-->…
An independent commission studying how to reinvent policing in the District stopped short of recommending specific cuts to the department’s budget or staffing but agreed to urge the city to divert!-->…
Last summer, DC Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 3/4G, which largely covers Chevy Chase, formed a temporary Task Force on Racism with the goal of studying and making recommendations around!-->…