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: Auditor urges reforms to reduce risk of dangerous construction; Pinto calls for…
A recently issued report from the Office of the DC Auditor warns of weaknesses in the way the Department of Buildings handles permitting requirements and calls for reforms to reduce the risks posed by dangerous construction.
District Links: Now mayor-elect, Janeese Lewis George names transition team; council panel advances…
After easily prevailing in yesterday's general election, Janeese Lewis George emerged as mayor-elect, and today she announced her transition team as well as a new jobs portal for people interested in working in her administration.
District Links: Councilmember Christina Henderson switches from independent to Democrat; feds submit…
Independent at-large Councilmember Christina Henderson this morning announced that she has switched her party registration to affiliate once again with the Democratic Party — doing so in the wake of Democrat Robert White's resignation…
District Links: DC begins $19M modernization of Ward 4’s Upshur Rec Center; task force calls…
Mayor Muriel Bowser helped break ground this morning on a $19 million modernization of Ward 4's Upshur Recreation Center and the adjoining outdoor pool — a project that will expand a facility that officials tout as one of the busiest in…
District Links: Robert White’s campaign confirms he’ll resign from council on Monday; DC…
Robert White, the Democratic nominee to become DC's delegate to the House of Representatives, announced yesterday that he will resign as an at-large member of the DC Council effective Monday in order to preserve his eligibility to hold the…
jonetta rose barras: Seriously, it’s déjà vu all over again in DC
“Do not get trapped in an optimism bias. Do not assume what was true last decade will be true in the next,” former DC Mayor Anthony Williams advised the DC Council earlier this month during a marathon roundtable focused on risky…
District Links: Council bill calls for allowing contact visits at DC jail; feds give notice of Nov.…
A newly introduced DC Council bill would require the DC Department of Corrections to restore regular contact visitation at DC's Correctional Treatment Facility, as well as create a phased pilot program for contact visitation at the Central…
District Links: Robert White says he’ll resign from council by Monday absent solution to…
Robert White, the Democratic nominee for DC delegate, issued a statement today saying that he'll resign his at-large seat on the DC Council ahead of Tuesday's general election if that proves necessary to ensure his eligibility to represent…
District Links: Robert White might have to resign from council by Election Day to qualify for…
Mayor Muriel Bowser and other DC officials returned today to an intersection once legendary for its traffic tie-ups and confusing layout — but now remade as Mamie "Peanut" Johnson Plaza and home to a newly installed sculpture that honors…
District Links: DC honors Ward 8 educator as 2027 DC Teacher of the Year; Audi Field proposal sparks…
With Mayor Muriel Bowser and top DC education officials on hand, a late-morning pep rally to celebrate and support DC students considering college transformed into the surprise announcement of Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter…
District Links: DDOT finalizes several new rules for scooter, e-bike fleets; new recruitment…
The District Department of Transportation today announced new regulations governing the use of shared micromobility devices such as scooters and e-bikes — including fines when fleet operators violate rules such as those requiring that…
District Links: Council votes to name new middle school for artist Alma Thomas; prosecutors tell…
Slated to open in fall 2028, a brand-new middle school in Ward 1 is poised to honor longtime DC educator and artist Alma Thomas, who gained renown as a trailblazing African American abstract painter after her retirement from DC Public…
District Links: Lawmaker pulls emergency bill to stop unpaid speed camera, parking fines from…
Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White Sr. yesterday withdrew emergency legislation that sought to stop the fines for unpaid parking and traffic tickets from doubling after 30 days — avoiding a formal ruling that the bill's fiscal impact meant…
District Links: DHS expands anti-truancy pilot program to cover all high schools in wards 7 and 8;…
Mayor Muriel Bowser and the DC Department of Human Services today announced the expansion of an anti-truancy pilot program, citing strong results over the past two years among students at the initial cohort of 10 schools.
District Links: Mendelson reflects on tax hearing as a way to ‘stimulate discussion’…
In the wake of Friday's daylong DC Council hearing on possible tax increases in the fiscal year 2028 budget, DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson said today that he found the hearing useful but reiterated that he doesn't expect lawmakers to…
District Links: Council set to vote on new rat abatement efforts, initial GU boathouse-related…
Little more than two months remain before the DC Council's last scheduled legislative meeting of its two-year term, and lawmakers are aiming to push a number of proposals across the finish line — with next Tuesday's agendas including votes…
jonetta rose barras: Chasing the mayoral dream in DC
“I don’t need to hold sessions to hear what the community wants,” declared independent mayoral candidate Rhonda Hamilton during a Sept. 22 debate sponsored by the DC Office of Campaign Finance’s Fair Elections Program. “I’ve been on the…
District Links: Council set to delve into revenue proposals at expert hearing Friday; lawsuit…
The DC Council is scheduled to kick off tomorrow's long-awaited public hearing on revenue proposals for next year's DC budget with testimony from former Mayor Anthony Williams, the longtime CEO and executive director of the Federal City…
Paulette Chapman and Jelahn Stewart: Congress filled DC’s judicial vacancies. Now it must fund the…
Congress has proposed funding cuts to the DC Courts that threaten more than just the court’s budget. They threaten the professionals and infrastructure that make justice possible in the District — as well as the residents who rely on the…
District Links: Appeals Court hears arguments over National Guard deployment in DC; GOP-led House…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit heard oral arguments this morning in DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb's lawsuit to force an end to the Trump administration's deployment of National Guard troops in the District.