City Paper: What’s The Plan?
D.C. is growing wealthier and whiter every year. Is a conspiracy theory to blame?
Washington Business Journal: Audit finds D.C.’s Line hotel failed to meet criteria for $46M…
An auditor hired by the D.C. government has found the owner of the Line D.C. hotel failed to comply with two requirements that would allow the hotel to receive a planned $46 million tax abatement from the city.
WAMU: How One D.C. Woman Became A Coronavirus Capitalist
Where some people see a spreading coronavirus pandemic, Adilisha Patrom saw an opportunity.
Washington Post: Metro under investigation for handling of February fire at L’Enfant Plaza station
Among the missteps cited were sending passenger-filled trains to check reports of fire and waiting several minutes before calling fire and rescue crews
DCist: Jack Evans Will Be A Superdelegate This Year, Whether Democratic Party Officials Like It Or…
Jack Evans keeps coming back—even to national politics.
Washington Business Journal: Green Hat Gin headed for wider distribution after acquisition
Atchison, Kansas-based MGP Ingredients Inc., which supplies distilled spirits and specialty wheat proteins and starches, has acquired the D.C. maker of Green Hat Gin.
jonetta rose barras: The rise of Latino political aspirants in DC
Political floodgates in DC opened after at-large Council member David Grosso announced he would retire at the end of his term this year, rather than seek reelection. A virtual sea of individuals — at least a dozen at last counting — have…
Amanda Chesney: Shelters are a safer short-term alternative than homeless encampments
Like many others in our city, I have been closely following news about the recent sweeps of homeless encampments. I, too, have been upset that these men and women experiencing homelessness have few other options for housing in our…
Washingtonian: DC’s Democratic Primary Suddenly Matters
The city made a fateful decision to go last. Now the overlooked primary has outsized importance on who wins—Bernie or Biden.
Bisnow: Inside Avec, The Massive Development Spanning 2 Blocks On The H Street Corridor
A two-block stretch in the middle of the H Street corridor has been under construction for more than three years, and now a massive mixed-use development has delivered on the site that could be transformative for the bustling retail…
Washington Post: No D.C. ballot measure to decriminalize sex work after local activists object
A national sex worker advocacy group said Wednesday that it will drop an effort to place a measure on the D.C. ballot to decriminalize prostitution, after an uproar from local sex work activists.
Washington Post: In comeback bid, Jack Evans has encountered anger and lost longtime allies
Since launching his bid to reclaim the D.C. Council seat he gave up under pressure in January, Democrat Jack Evans has been scolded by former constituents and abandoned by longtime allies. A former council colleague said no when Evans…
Washington Business Journal: Coronavirus isn’t getting the National Cherry Blossom Festival…
D.C. officials are planning for the National Cherry Blossom Festival to go on without a hitch despite the concern around the spread of the novel coronavirus.
City Paper: What Do Bitcoin, DCRA, and Craigslist Have in Common? This Rental Scam
Two D.C. residents are suing an anonymous scammer who they say swindled them out of thousands of dollars.
Washington Business Journal: Events D.C. chief says conference attendance remains strong, despite…
Events D.C. officials said the District’s convention center and sporting venues have yet to see significant drops in attendance due to concern over the coronavirus — but leaders expect that could change for events with lots of…
Washington Business Journal: D.C.-area hospitals learned from Ebola. But coronavirus is different —…
As the threat of a broader coronavirus outbreak looms, Greater Washington’s health care providers are getting ready.
Washington Post: House party: Ever get down at Anderson House? Share your souvenirs.
On June 8, 1940, Miss Elysabeth Cochran Barbour was presented to society at Anderson House, the grand manse on Massachusetts Avenue NW.
UrbanTurf: Will a Charter School Come to Buzzard Point?
As construction continues at the former General Services Administration office in Buzzard Point, the developer is seeking to swap out retail to make room for a school.
City Paper: Jack Evans Says He Has the Signatures to Appear on the Ward 2 Primary Ballot
The scandal-plagued candidate knocked on doors, called an opponent's supporters, and visited an old folks home.
WTOP: Decadeslong WWI munitions cleanup in Northwest DC nears completion
The peaceful serenity of the neighborhood surrounding the stately home at 4825 Glenbrook Road, in the Spring Valley section of Northwest D.C., was matched by the potential danger and uncertainty of chemical agents buried beneath it.