Press Releases

The agenda and staff reports for the June 28 meeting of the Historic Preservation Review Board are posted on the website at: https://planning.dc.gov/node/1337101    and copied at the end of this message.Please Note: The public…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21, 2018   Media Contacts Terry Owens Lauren StephensUPDATE Roadway Improvements Along M Street SE Begin Monday, June 25 (Washington, DC) -- The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will…

Contact: Benjamin Fritsch June 22, 2018 Norton Calls Out Senate for Sending Federal Tax-Paying D.C. Residents to Back of the Line in Coin Bill WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today criticized the…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 22, 2018   CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Gwendolyn Cofield (DHCD) Mayor Bowser Announces $1 Million for New Roofs for Low-Income Homeowners (WASHINGTON, DC) –Mayor Muriel Bowser today announced the…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 22, 2018 CONTACT:  LaToya Foster (EOM) Chanda Washington (DMPED) Gwen Cofield (DHCD) Mayor Bowser Breaks Ground on 71 Affordable Apartments in Transit-Oriented Mount Vernon Triangle Administration also…

June 20, 2018Attorney General Racine Sues Home Contractor For Illegal, Shoddy Construction Projects and Wage TheftOAG Also Alleges Newton Gaynor’s Company Opened Unauthorized Consumer Credit Lines and Targeted Seniors…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21, 2018   Media Contacts Terry Owens Lauren Stephens Single Lane Closures on M Street NW Begin June 25 (Washington, DC) -- The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will begin the final…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21, 2018   Media Contacts Terry Owens Lauren StephensTemporary Lane Closure on I-295 Southbound Begins June 25 (Washington, DC) - The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21, 2018   Media Contacts Terry Owens Lauren Stephens  DC Circulator Service Improvements Begin Sunday, June 24  (Washington, DC) -- The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 21, 2018   CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Terry Owens Mayor Bowser Announces $500,000 in Grants to Enhance Transportation Safety Initiative, Vision Zero (WASHINGTON, DC) – Mayor Bowser today…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 15, 2018 Media Contact: Hayley Barton Miriam MagdieliTHE PHILLIPS COLLECTION ANNOUNCES RE-OPENING OF HISTORIC HOUSE  AFTER YEAR-LONG RENOVATION PROJECTThe house galleries will officially open to…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 20, 2018   Media Contacts Terry Owens Lauren StephensDDOT Plans Temporary Bus Lanes on Rhode Island Avenue During Red Line Station Closures (Washington,DC)-Today, the District Department of…

Contact: Benjamin Fritsch June 21, 2018 Norton to Introduce Bill to Give D.C. Control Over Operations of Local Courts D.C. Prohibited from Amending D.C. Code Courts Section WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)…

For immediate release: June 20, 2018 Metro reminds customers of upcoming summer improvement projects that will affect rail service Metro is reminding customers to plan for two upcoming summer capital improvement projects to keep Metro…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 20, 2018 Contacts: Benjamin Fritsch (Norton) Lauren Doney (Raskin) Norton and Raskin Get Metro to Extend Yellow Line Rush Hour Service to Fort Totten While Rhode Island Avenue and Brookland Stations Are…

International By The People Festival Features Art and Dialogue June 21-24 Free Activities Throughout Washington, D.C. Celebrate Life, Liberty, Happiness Halcyon this week announced the final line-up of artists, performers, and speakers…

Contact: Benjamin FritschJune 20, 2018Norton Blasts House Republican Budget Attempt to Eliminate Major Medicaid Share Provision of the D.C. Revitalization Act, at Cost of Hundreds of Millions of Dollars to D.C.…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, June 20, 2018 Contact: Tom Fazzini Nadeau To Hold Roundtable on Short-Term Family Housing Construction Progress A recent news story finds potential delays and mismanagement in shelter construction for…

Contact: Benjamin Fritsch June 19, 2018 Norton Points to Progress Her Bills Have Made on Anacostia River’s Health After It Received Passing Grade WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said she was delighted…