City Paper: D.C. Tenants in Rent-Controlled Units Could See as Much as 8.9 Percent Increases
The rent is already too damn high, and the Rental Housing Commission just OK’d a historic rent increase.
WTOP: Metro considers design that would allow passengers to move between rail cars
Metro riders might be able to move freely between rail cars when the new 8000 series trains are introduced into Metro’s fleet.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces DPR Spring Programming Registration Opens Starting March 1
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Department of Parks and Recreation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
February 24, 2023
CONTACT:
Susana Castillo (EOM)
Michael Tucker Jr. (DPR)
Aquatics Programs…
District Links: DC leaders renew calls for Senate not to block two new local laws; tenants could see…
Mayor Muriel Bowser, Attorney General Brian Schwalb and all 13 members of the DC Council sent letters yesterday to Senate leaders opposing the pending resolutions of disapproval that would derail two recently enacted laws.
jonetta rose barras: The radical historian who walked among us
Long before Stokely Carmichael (aka Kwame Ture) shouted the phrase “Black Power” in 1966; before James Brown, sans his famous processed pompadour, urged his audience in 1968 to “Say it loud: I’m Black and I’m proud”; before musician and…
DCist: New Bill Would Increase Number Of D.C. Police Officers While Repealing Disciplinary Measures
A new bill introduced by D.C. Councilmember Vincent Gray (D-Ward 7) seeks to beef up the ranks of the Metropolitan Police Department by offering retiring officers a bonus equal to a year’s pay to stay on the force for five more years. The…
DCist: Metro Exploring “Open Gangway” For Its 8000-Series Trains
Metro is exploring a drastic change to its upcoming new 8000-series trains: an open gangway. Open gangway trains have no doors between cars, allowing riders to freely move through parts of or the entire length of the train. It can improve…
Petula Dvorak in The Post: The ice is melting for the skating kids of D.C.
Melani Bey went back on the ice to skate one last loop. Then one more.
DCist: Despite Falling Violent Crime, Some Adams Morgan Residents Say They Feel Less Safe
The burglary at D Light Café & Bakery in late January was yet another incident that made Vira Derun feel less safe at her business. She runs the café in D.C.’s Adams Morgan neighborhood with her sister, Anastasiia, and can recount…
City Paper: Vince Gray Bill Aimed at Increasing D.C. Police Force Would Roll Back Accountability…
“It’s a bad bill,” Chairman Phil Mendelson says.
Axios: Gun violence is on the rise in D.C.
Gun violence has increased significantly in the District over the last five years.
DCist: D.C. Fails To Provide Special Education To Students In Federal Prison, Lawsuits Allege
Two new lawsuits allege that D.C. fails to provide special education services to students incarcerated in the Federal Bureau of Prisons, violating federal law and denying students their right to education.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser and the Metropolitan Police Department to Offer Free Steering Wheel …
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Metropolitan Police Department
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 23, 2023
CONTACT:
Susana Castillo (EOM)
Brianna Burch (MPD)
Residents Who Own a…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Unveils the Anacostia Arts and Culture District
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor, Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, and DC Department of Public Works
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
February 23, 2023
CONTACT:
Susana…
District Links: Lawsuits allege lack of special education for eligible DC residents in federal…
With Black History Month in its final week, Mayor Muriel Bowser today attended the official unveiling and launch of the Anacostia Arts and Culture District in Ward 8.
New Housing Committee chair Robert White on vouchers, shelters and DCHA
The DC Council’s reconstituted Housing Committee expects to have a busy year as legislators grapple with voucher backlogs, poor shelter conditions and a still-under-fire housing authority. Street Sense and The DC Line caught up with…
Theresa Vargas in The Post: The Washington region doesn’t just seem more segregated. It is.
A regional fair-housing plan contains that finding, and offers ways D.C. and its suburbs can work together toward changing the situation
WTOP: Bird nerds rejoice! National Zoo’s Bird House to reopen March 13
Visitors to Northwest D.C.’s Smithsonian National Zoo will be able to walk among 56 different species of birds at the newly-renovated Bird House, starting March 13.
DCist: A Look Inside The National Zoo’s Renovated Bird House, Opening Next Month
The National Zoo will reopen its nearly century old Bird House next month after a six-year renovation, with three new aviaries mimicking the migratory patterns of more than 50 bird species.
DCist: Protesters Sue D.C. Police Over Tactics During Racial Justice Protests In 2020
Three protesters are suing the Metropolitan Police Department over its alleged use of non-lethal weapons and projectiles like stinger grenades, rubber bullets, and flash bang devices against racial justice protesters in the summer of 2020.…