Washington Post: Q and A: D.C. statehood explained
U.S. lawmakers on Thursday held the first hearing on D.C. statehood since 1991. Here is what you need to know:
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City Paper: What Happened at Copycat Co.? Hear From the Patron and the Bar Owner.
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A bartender called a patron "ugly," "black," and "a bitch." That bartender has been fired.
Washington Post: District officials make case for D.C. statehood in face of GOP opposition
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The first U.S. House hearing on D.C. statehood in a generation ended just as it began: with the nation’s capital no closer to becoming the 51st state.
City Paper: Three Takeaways From the Historic D.C. Statehood Hearing
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The hearing was over three hours long. Here’s what you need to know.
Washington Business Journal: Restaurateur Hakan Ilhan unveils Brasserie Liberté in Georgetown
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We’re finally getting more details on the Hakan Ilhan-owned restaurant that will replace the former Morton’s The Steakhouse restaurant on Prospect Street NW in Georgetown.
Curbed: Bike advocates to highlight recent D.C. traffic deaths during rush hour today
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They will demonstrate at one of the city’s most dangerous intersections
DCist: Pop-Up Parks Returning To The District On PARK(ing) Day
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It’s that time of year again: PARK(ing) Day, an annual event that makes the District come alive with decorative pop-up parks in parking spaces, returns from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 20.
UrbanTurf: The Case Against DC Statehood
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The case for DC statehood is one that has been well-documented over the last decade. But with the first House of Representatives hearing on DC Statehood since 1993 in recess, UrbanTurf decided to…
DCist: In A Hearing About Statehood For 700,000 Washingtonians, Republicans Focused On Jack Evans And The Founding…
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While Democrats at the D.C. statehood hearing sought to make the proceedings about the more than 700,000 District residents without full voting rights, Republicans on the Oversight Committee were…
WTOP: Students plan climate change rally Friday; protests next week aim to ‘shut down DC’
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With action around climate change planned for Friday and next week, here’s what the D.C. area can expect, in terms of traffic and responses from local school systems.
DCist: How D.C.’s Museums Are Working To Protect Their Collections From More Heat And Flooding
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Callie Stapp can literally see the impact of climate change on her office walls. Stapp is the curator of collections for Gadsby’s Tavern Museum, a historic 18th-century brick and wood building in…
Petula Dvorak in The Post: Save eight old trees? Or build more affordable housing? A D.C. development dilemma.
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The eight majestic willow oaks flourished for decades. Kids played hide-and-seek among their trunks. They shaded nearly a hundred years of first kisses, long talks and lazy afternoons. And they were…
DCist: State Board Of Education VP Markus Batchelor Will Run For At-Large Council Seat
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Markus Batchelor, the vice president of the State Board of Education, has announced his candidacy for an At-large seat on the D.C. Council on Thursday. He would be the youngest person ever elected to…
Curbed: Activists, including youth, will stage major climate protests in D.C. Friday and Monday
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The protests are timed to take place around the U.N. Climate Action Summit
Washington Business Journal: One Constitution Square owners cash out in NoMa after leasing up
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An affiliate of Bethesda-based Stonebridge Associates and Walton Street Capital sold One Constitution Square in NoMa Wednesday for nearly $141.8 million after leasing the last big block of vacant…
Washington Post: Republicans sound off against D.C. as too corrupt, financially insecure to be a state
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Republicans kicked off a House committee hearing on D.C. statehood Thursday by calling the District too corrupt and financially dependent on the federal government to be the 51st state.
DCist: Climate Change Won’t Affect All Washingtonians Equally
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For the neighborhoods immediately east of the Anacostia River in Northeast, environmental challenges are hardly a new phenomenon.
WTOP: ‘Momentous’ DC statehood hearing underway on Capitol Hill
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The first congressional hearing in more than 25 years on whether D.C. should become the nation’s 51st state is underway, and began on Thursday with supporters claiming that the proposal has more…
City Paper: While Issues Remain at the Park 7 Apartments, Vince Gray Sends a List of Demands
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Among the complaints: roaches, mice, dirty carpets, and burnt out lights
Curbed: Driving alone remains the most popular way of commuting in the D.C. area
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About three in five residents drive to work by themselves, a new survey finds