Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 23, 2019 Contact: Erik Salmi Emergency Legislation Aims to Force Faster Redesign of Florida Avenue, NE Lack of transit equity in road design leads to high speeds, pedestrian and bicycle fatalities…

For Immediate Release April 22, 2019 Media Contact: George Williams, Media Relations Manager Local Artist, Teacher Selected for Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Public Art Nekisha Durrett to Design Art for Two…

For Immediate Release April 18, 2019 Media Contact: George Williams, Media Relations Manager West End, Cleveland Park Libraries Receive Architectural Honors (Washington, D.C.) - Two of the newest DC Public Library buildings…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 18, 2019 Contact: Jonathan Shafer New construction on Wise Road in Northwest DC National Park Service approaching end of Beach Drive Rehabilitation WASHINGTON — The National Park Service is…

April 18, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller Norton Introduces Bill to Permit Marijuana Use in Public Housing, Will Speak at National Cannabis Festival Saturday WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that…

April 18, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller – 202-225-8050 Norton Statement on Mueller Report, Impeachment Process WASHINGTON, D.C. – The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released the following statement on the Mueller…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DC City Council Releases Proclamation to Honor Washington Bach Consort Resolution passes in recognition of the Consort’s 30th anniversary of their free cantata series WASHINGTON, DC (April 17, 2019)—On May…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:April 17, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) During Black Maternal Health Week, Mayor Bowser Announces Faith Gibson Hubbard as the First Executive Director of the Thrive by Five Coordinating Council …

Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Columbia FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, April 12, 2019 Jury Finds Local Businessman Guilty of Fraud in Bidding for D.C. Government Contracts Defendant also Made…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 15, 2019 Contact: Jonathan Shafer National Park Service seeks public input on proposed transportation upgrades to Fletcher’s Cove WASHINGTON—The National Park Service (NPS) wants to learn what you…

April 15, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller Norton Applauds 20 Attorneys General Pushing for D.C. Statehood WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) applauded 20 Attorneys General who declared their support for…

For Immediate Release: April 15, 2019 Contact: Rita D. Lewis, Communications Director Councilmember Robert White Works with the BowserAdministration to Improve Support for Returning Citizens Today, At-Large Councilmember Robert…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 15, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) On Tax Day, Mayor Bowser Highlights Investment to Increase and Expand Tax Credit for Seniors and Working Families (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel…

April 15, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller Norton Announces Key Victories 100 Days into 116th Congress Norton, Ranked Most Effective House Democrat Last Congress, Has Already Passed Three Bills in Three Months WASHINGTON, D.C. – To…

For immediate release: April 15, 2019 Metro to begin escalator canopy installation at Dupont Circle Station’s north entrance this spring Later this month, Metro will begin work to install a specially designed canopy over the…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 12, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Mayor Bowser Announces 2019 DC Emancipation Day Festivities (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser kicked off the celebration of the…

For Immediate Release News media contact: Braulio Agnese NoMa BID Celebrates Neighborhood’s Past With New Banners Street Pole Banners Along Major Corridors Feature NoMa Branding, Historical Photos, and a CMYK Color Scheme …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 12, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Gloria Martinez (MORCA) Olivia Dedner (DMPSJ) Keena Blackmon (DOC) Mayor Bowser Expands READY Center Services to Returning Citizens from the Federal…

Washington in the 2000s Premieres May 14 at 8:00pm on WETA TV 26 & HD A Decade of Highs and Lows in Latest WETA Local Documentary – The first decade of the new millennium was an extraordinary time for Washington, D.C., marked…