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Washington Business Journal: National Building Museum to close for renovations
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The National Building Museum will shutter its doors for a few months starting Dec. 2 to repair the flooring of its Great Hall.
Washington Post: ‘Creatives need somewhere to go’: A look inside three of the District’s DIY arts venues
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From the outside, the Cheshire’s unassuming brick facade looks like any other garage space nestled behind 18th Street NW in Adams Morgan. It’s easy to overlook the far-out creations that lie within…
WTOP: Mark Plotkin, former WTOP analyst and champion for DC statehood, to lie in repose at Wilson Building
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Mark Plotkin — a longtime WTOP contributor, analyst, political columnist and passionate advocate for D.C. statehood — will lie in repose at the John A. Wilson Building, the D.C. Council announced…
UrbanTurf: 481-Unit Buzzard Point Redevelopment May Enlist WhyHotel
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A lot of progress has been made on the conversion of the Buzzard Point Coast Guard headquarters into a mixed-use residential project, with 130 units delivering by next April. In the meantime, the…
WTOP: DC Council votes to rename Columbus Day as Indigenous Peoples Day — for now
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The D.C. Council has voted to change the name of Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day — at least for this year.
WAMU: Metro Train Operator Was Not Given OK To Move Train Before Crash: Safety Commission
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Metro’s Rail Operations Control Center did not give a train operator permission to move a train immediately before it hit another train at low speeds early Monday morning.
WAMU: D.C. Officials Using WhatsApp For City Business May Skirt Open Records Laws
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Staff and aides to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser are using the message service WhatsApp to communicate, a practice that’s becoming more common among public officials across the country. But it’s also…
WTOP: NYC’s Mexicue will replace The Meatball Shop on 14th Street in DC
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Popular New York restaurant Mexicue will open a D.C. outpost in Northwest.
WTOP: DC Council votes to limit cooperation with ICE
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The D.C. Council has voted unanimously to limit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s ability to enforce immigration law in the nation’s capital.
Washington Post: Metro train operator moved forward despite stop order before crash, safety commission says
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A Metro train operator moved his train forward despite having received an order to stop, causing it to crash into another train outside the Farragut West station, the safety oversight commission…
Washington Post: Legionella extends water system shutdown at St. Elizabeths
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District officials said Tuesday that a city-owned psychiatric hospital will be without potable water until next week after a strain of bacteria that can cause a fatal illness was discovered in its…
NBC4: The Most Parking Tickets Are Issued on These DC Blocks
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A block of Columbia Road NW near the Ace Hardware. A block of M Street NW in Georgetown. And a block of Chinatown near Capital One Arena.
Washington Times: D.C. Council weighs new soda tax, changing Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day
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The D.C. Council faced a full agenda Tuesday, taking up a proposed new tax on sodas and sugary drinks, a ban on noncompete agreements for workers in low-wage jobs and tougher new restrictions on…
Washingtonian: Capitol File Will Stop Printing, Become a “National Digital Brand”
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Modern Luxury, which owns DC luxury magazine Capitol File, announced a plan Tuesday to stop printing the glossy magazine and transform it and its West Coast sibling LA Confidential into “national…
WAMU: Council Votes To Rename Columbus Day To Indigenous Peoples’ Day In D.C.
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The D.C. Council has voted to rename Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day in the District.
Washington Business Journal: United Bank to open second branch in Georgetown — at a highly visible location
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United Bank is planning to open a second branch in Georgetown — this one at 3030 M St. NW.
Curbed: D.C.’s official development playbook moves forward with inclusive city goals
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Other parts of the Comprehensive Plan will be updated in the coming months
DCist: For The First Time Since This Ethics Brouhaha Started, Jack Evans Won’t Get To Vote On His Own Scandal
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Back in July, when the D.C. Council was deciding whether or not to strip Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans of all of his committee assignments in light of a growing ethics scandal, the close vote was…
Curbed: Columbus Day will be Indigenous Peoples’ Day for the first time in D.C. this year
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Lawmakers passed emergency legislation Tuesday to make the change