Who’s lined up to run in the 2022 primaries?
Nominating petitions for DC’s June 21 primary election won’t be available until Jan. 28, according to the DC Board of Elections calendar. In the meantime, prospective candidates have begun filing with the DC Office of Campaign Finance or,…
Can the mayor deliver on her call for equitable distribution of 12,000 new affordable housing units…
When the District government began planning the construction of a six-story homeless shelter on a publicly owned lot next to a police station in Cleveland Park, some neighbors had concerns. The density of the proposed building, they…
From Howard to the White House? DC campus astir over Kamala Harris
On the morning of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Kamala Harris announced in a TV appearance that she was running for president in 2020. Her next stop was her alma mater: Howard University.
Harris, the junior U.S. senator from California,…
Nearly 4 years after initial presentation, ‘Lady Bird’ project in AU Park still struggling to take…
A developer’s plan to build 219 residential units and new retail on the site of a long-vacant supermarket in American University Park is still nowhere close to groundbreaking, stymied by fierce resistance from some neighbors ever since its…
jonetta rose barras: time to rescue traditional public schools east of the river
The Ward 7 Education Council gathered last week to discuss DC Council member Charles Allen’s Public School Transparency Amendment Act 2019. As written, the proposed legislation would mandate public charter schools’ adherence to the same…
jonetta rose barras: Was the DC Council really talking about education?
“This is all about politics,” DC Council Chairman Pro Tempore and Ward 5 representative Kenyan McDuffie said repeatedly last week. He and his colleagues were engaged in a nearly two-hour debate about whether to relocate Benjamin Banneker…
A Connecticut Avenue apartment complex shows effects of a legal loophole and cracks in city housing…
In recent months, one Connecticut Avenue apartment building has become a focal point for criticism of the city’s subsidized housing programs, with problems reaching the attention of the police and DC Council and spawning debates over how…
Careless employee floods DC’s crime lab, soaking four floors and backing up critical wastewater…
A critical wastewater system backed up and flooded four floors of DC’s $215 million forensic sciences laboratory in Southwest DC after a careless employee left a faucet running, The DC Line has learned.
The incident — which had not been…
As DDOT studies options for Palisades Trolley Trail, questions arise over what’s most suitable
What’s now a grassy footpath along the Potomac River from Foxhall Road to Galena Place NW along the former Glen Echo trolley route could become a full-fledged pedestrian and bike trail connecting Georgetown and the Palisades, depending on…
The DC Lineup for the spring: Learn about world cultures, chocolate, the environment and more
Spring 2019 has finally arrived in the District after a long, stormy winter. For some local residents, it’s the return of baseball to Nationals Park that marked the change in seasons. Others see the cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin —…
Groups pursue community engagement after Anacostia River Pool study documents the idea’s feasibility
A new study concludes that a swimming facility in the Anacostia River is feasible, suggesting that community interest should drive the project forward.
The DC Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) collaborated with the Anacostia…
Officials cut ribbon at renovated Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library
Hundreds of local residents, officials, activists and onlookers crammed into the lobby and second-floor overhang of the renovated Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library on Saturday, awaiting a ribbon-cutting nearly two years in the making.…
Long-vacant Truxton Circle school may become community center, Peace Corps museum
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…
District Links: Officials mark school year’s start with renaming, expansion of Ward 3 high…
Mayor Muriel Bowser and other DC officials yesterday celebrated a $91 million expansion of the newly renamed John R. Thompson Jr. High School on MacArthur Boulevard in Ward 3.
District Links: DC reports modest rise in student test scores; six MPD employees accused of overtime…
The Bowser administration today reported a fourth consecutive year of increased proficiency rates on the annual statewide assessments taken by students in DC Public Schools and DC public charter schools.
District Links: Kennedy Center renovations prompt NSO concert season at Lisner, other area venues;…
The National Symphony Orchestra made headlines today with its long-awaited season announcement, which includes concerts scattered across six regional venues as the Kennedy Center undertakes a two-year renovation that will shutter most of…
District Links: Bowser returns another budget bill unsigned to council; Trump admin asks Supreme…
Weeks after returning DC's local fiscal year 2027 budget to the DC Council unsigned, Mayor Muriel Bowser has done the same with the Budget Support Act, the lengthy annual legislation that contains the legal provisions necessary for…
C4DC: What DC Public Schools needs in its next chancellor
An open letter to Democratic mayoral candidate Janeese Lewis George from the Coalition for DC Public Schools and Communities (C4DC):
Selecting the next chancellor of DC Public Schools will be one of the new mayoral administration’s most…
District Links: National Guard deployment, federal surge hit 1-year mark; GOP bill aims to repeal DC…
The one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard in the District — and the accompanying federal law enforcement surge — is prompting renewed debate over the troops' effectiveness as well as the federal…
‘CrazySexyCool’ is more than a high-energy jukebox musical — it’s a portrait of survival
In Arena Stage’s CrazySexyCool – The TLC Musical, the first villain is easy to name.
District Links: Initiative to ban foie gras slated for DC’s November ballot; Appeals Court…
The DC Board of Elections announced this week that a ballot measure to ban the local sale of any foie gras produced through force-feeding has qualified for the Nov. 3 general election.
jonetta rose barras: Slouching toward the DC general election with controversy
The promise ranked choice voting (RCV) proponents made nearly two years ago was that new people would get elected to more offices with more votes. If the June primary is any indication, that was all talk.
For the most part, the winners…
District Links: New estimates cite $1.4B cost to keep National Guard in DC into 2029; Trump blasts…
The Metropolitan Police Department will hold events across the city Tuesday evening as part of the 42nd annual National Night Out, a celebration of community-building and public safety partnerships.
District Links: Budget battle continues as Mendelson faults Bowser for ‘harmful’…
The rhetorical battle over the District's budget continued yesterday with DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson responding to the pointed criticisms leveled by Mayor Muriel Bowser when she opted not to sign the FY 2027 Local Budget Act.
District Links: Bowser appointee resigns as chair of utility regulatory body; regional House members…
Amid public grumbling over utility rates and implementation of the District's stated clean energy priorities, Emile Thompson yesterday submitted his resignation as chair of the DC Public Service Commission effective Aug. 14.
Joon Bang: DC spends just 0.3% of its budget on its older residents. It’s time for a Dignity…
People care. That's what our social worker said after sharing her case notes on Ms. Rose, a new client referred to us by a local bank teller.
Ms. Rose (a pseudonym) had returned to the bank multiple times over a week’s time,…
District Links: Local, federal officials outline plans for next month’s Grand Prix race; Trump…
Mayor Muriel Bowser today joined federal, regional and event officials to outline operational and security plans for next month's Freedom 250 Grand Prix event near the National Mall.
District Links: Bowser opts not to sign FY 2027 budget; IG releases report on MPD data; DDOT tries…
The District Department of Transportation yesterday launched a "Cool Corridors" pilot study that aims to keep neighborhoods cooler and strengthen climate resilience throughout the city.
District Links: Preservationists decry proposed changes to federal review process; draft IG report…
Preservation and environmental groups are decrying proposed changes advanced by a federal panel that would upend what's known as the Section 106 review process, named for the relevant section of the National Historic Preservation Act and…
District Links: DC reopens Ward 7’s Rosedale Pool after $6.8M expansion; Metro sees ridership…
Ward 7's Rosedale Outdoor Pool is open for the first time this summer after a $6.8 million renovation that expanded the facility by more than 1,400 square feet.
jonetta rose barras: Are DC elected officials once again inviting congressional meddling with their…
“The council is bringing this on itself,” Jack Evans, a former Ward 2 legislator and expert on District finances, said earlier this week during an interview with me about yet another congressional encroachment into the local government’s…
District Links: Senate committee advances 8 judicial nominees for vacancies on DC courts;…
A Senate committee voted yesterday to advance six nominees for vacant seats on the DC Superior Court and another two nominees for vacancies on the DC Court of Appeals — a step forward in easing a long-standing issue that has led to…
District Links: House panel advances bill limiting DC taxing authority; auditor cites heavy…
The GOP-led House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform this afternoon voted 23-18 along party lines to approve legislation that would prevent DC officials from imposing or increasing any tax or fee without explicit congressional…