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Long-vacant Truxton Circle school may become community center, Peace Corps museum

Michelle Goldchain Jun 15, 2018 1,927

Running across a vacant or blighted building in DC isn’t uncommon, much to the chagrin of residents. In May 2016, Greater Greater Washington put the “official count” of vacant and blighted buildings in the city at approximately 1,200, but…

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Norton town meeting aims to quiet concerns over helicopter noise

Andria Moore Jun 14, 2018 645

For some DC residents, living in the nation’s capital means listening to an excess of helicopter noise. But recently complaints have grown louder that the noises have increased and are occuring at all hours of the day. To try to address…

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Chairman’s race profile: Mendelson stresses need for oversight over new spending

Graham Vyse Jun 14, 2018 81

As he campaigns for re-election this summer, Phil Mendelson is telling the story of the Anacostia properties. The DC Council chairman had a protracted dispute last year with Mayor Muriel Bowser, a fellow Democrat, over the fate of four…

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Chairman’s race profile: Lazere pushes incumbent on scale of affordable housing investment

Graham Vyse Jun 14, 2018 129

Ed Lazere still isn’t satisfied. The longtime executive director of the DC Fiscal Policy Institute knows the DC Council increased support for affordable housing this year — even investing $15.6 million more than Mayor Muriel Bowser proposed…

Wilson educator steps up to the plate to coach both robotics and softball

Andria Moore Jun 14, 2018 244

David Thompson works at Wilson High School, but he does more than teach. Along with being an instructional educator for high school teachers in the D.C. area, Thompson also coaches both softball and robotics at Wilson. Thompson — himself…

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District Links: Top DC officials criticize GOP bills as unprecedented overreach ahead of House votes; halfway house…

Nov 17, 2025 5

Ahead of expected House action on two DC-related bills this week, the District's three top elected officials issued a joint statement today objecting to those measures as well as 11 others advanced…

District Links: House set to vote on GOP bills to require cash bail in DC, repeal police reform law; HSI agent shoots at…

Nov 14, 2025 10

The House of Representatives has announced plans to vote next week on a GOP bill to require mandatory cash bail in DC for various offenses and another bill that would repeal the bulk of a police…

jonetta rose barras: The rogue board running DC’s elections system

Nov 14, 2025 336

Last month, on Oct. 17, the DC Board of Elections placed a notice published in the DC Register at 11 a.m., informing readers they had until 4 p.m. that day to sign up if they wanted to testify at a…

District Links: Commanders pick HKS to design new stadium at RFK as ‘civic landmark’; Potomac River draws…

Nov 13, 2025 14

The Washington Commanders this morning announced the selection of global architecture and design firm HKS as the lead architect for the team's new roofed stadium on the RFK campus.

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