Washington Post: D.C. elections board gives voters the wrong date for the primary
D.C. officials have sent 5,000 voter registration cards listing the wrong date for the District’s primary election, the elections board acknowledged Friday.
DCist: Where Are Liberty And Justice? After Dramatic Mating Season, D.C.’s Most Beloved Eagle…
It’s hard to overstate what a tumultuous year 2019 was for Liberty and Justice, the District’s most beloved bald eagle parents:
DCist: Capital Bikeshare Is Bringing E-Bikes Back
After nixing its first electric bike initiative last year over braking issues, Capital Bikeshare will introduce a fleet of 1,500 electric bikes to the region’s streets next month. The system will begin rolling out the fleet on March 18,…
Bisnow: Lincoln Property Co. To Convert Downtown D.C. Office Building Into Apartments
The buyer of a Downtown D.C. office building is planning to redevelop the site into residential, a strategy that could help D.C. address its office vacancy and housing shortage problems.
Washingtonian: A New Study Contradicts a Washington Post Poll About How Native Americans View the…
We asked one of the authors why this new research got such different results.
DCist: With Business Down At Some D.C.-Area Chinese Restaurants, Owners Blame The Coronavirus
Judy Yu hasn’t given herself a paycheck this month. She estimates business at Sichuan Jin River, the Rockville restaurant she co-owns with two partners, has been down by about 35 percent so far this year—a trend she links to fears about…
District Links: Bus and bike lanes on 14th St. in Columbia Heights earn Nadeau nod; Whole Foods set…
TGIF! Long a bottleneck even for express buses, the stretch of 14th Street NW through Columbia Heights is slated to get dedicated bus lanes for the next year as a pilot program.
Lisa Maria Mallory in the Washington Business Journal: D.C. can help developers overcome cost…
This is the year to spur the future housing affordability in the District of Columbia. The comprehensive plan amendment guiding development, along with the District’s policy direction, for the next several years will come before the D.C.…
Washington Business Journal: Park Hotels sells Embassy Suites in West End
Park Hotels & Resorts Inc., the real estate investment trust that spun out of Hilton in 2016, has sold one of its D.C. properties, the Embassy Suites by Hilton Georgetown — though the property is technically outside of that tony…
Washington Business Journal: Sucampo founders list Georgetown condo in the Ritz-Carlton for sale
The former couple behind Sucampo Pharmaceuticals have listed their condominium in the Ritz-Carlton Georgetown for sale. The asking price for the unit at 3150 South St. NW is $4.15 million.
Vincent Orange in the Washington Business Journal: D.C. Chamber is on a positive trajectory
According to the Washington Business Journal’s 2020 Book of Lists, the D.C. Chamber is the No. 2 ranked chamber in Greater Washington after ranking fourth in 2017, 2018 and 2019. The chamber’s strong revenue performance in 2019 of nearly…
Washingtonian: On Tap Magazine Will Relaunch as District Fray Magazine
The magazine will be a pillar of the growing social sports empire.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Cuts Ribbon on The Aya, Ward 6’s Short-Term Family Housing Program
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Department of Human Services
February 21, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Dora Taylor-Lowe (DHS)
The Mayor Moves DC One Step Closer to Replacing DC General with…
Press Release: Improved E-bikes Return to Capital Bikeshare this Spring
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 21, 2020
Media Contact
Lauren Stephens
1,500 new e-bikes will include new locking technology allowing parking outside of docks
(WASHINGTON, DC) –The District Department of Transportation (DDOT)…
Washington Business Journal: Modern furniture retailer to replace North Face in Georgetown
It didn't take long for Georgetown landlord Eastbanc to fill the space left vacant by North Face's closure in July. Blu Dot, a modern furniture retailer, has signed a lease for the 8,950-square-foot retail location at 3333 M St. NW.
Sarah Jane Shoenfeld in The Post: Barry Farm’s historic landmark designation was pitted against…
The D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board recently approved a historic landmark nomination for Barry Farm Dwellings, a Ward 8 public housing complex set on land that slopes upward from the Anacostia River and overlooks downtown…
Karl Racine in The Post: Lawyers must stand up to Trump to protect our legal system
President Trump’s deceitful diatribe against respected U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson is his latest assault on the judiciary’s independence.
The DC Lineup for this weekend: singing, street vendors and scuba diving
Community is at the center of many events in the District over the next few days, such as a photography exhibition featuring images of DC, a workshop on home renovation, a concert to benefit people experiencing homelessness, an open mic to…
WTOP: Exclusive: DC police chief criticizes judge’s decision to release teen charged with murder
A teenager charged with first-degree murder is out of jail after a judge released him with conditions this week, and D.C.’s police chief said that he disagrees with this decision.
Bisnow: Whole Foods To Reopen In Glover Park After 3-Year Closure
Glover Park's long neighborhood nightmare is over.