WAMU: Carsharing Service ShareNow Has Left D.C. What Could Come Next?
ShareNow — previously known as car2go — officially shut down its carsharing business in D.C. and North America over the weekend after eight years in the city. Despite its departure, experts say that carsharing isn’t struggling here in the…
Bisnow: Judge Rejects Redbrick’s Challenge Over SEC Headquarters Search
A developer's attempt to bring the Securities and Exchange Commission headquarters to its Southeast D.C. site appears to have failed.
Washington Post: D.C. students made some of the nation’s biggest improvements on AP exams
More students in the nation’s capital are taking and passing Advanced Placement exams than ever — a sign that the city’s public schools are better preparing students for college, according to D.C. officials.
DCist: Almost One Third Of People Experiencing Homelessness In D.C. Say Incarceration Played A Role…
It was October 2018 when Kadija became homeless for the first time. She was 24 years old and the mother of two children under 10. She’d been out of prison for only about a year, and she couldn’t keep living at home with her parents in…
Washingtonian: Maker of Green Hat Gin Is Acquired by One of the Country’s Largest Spirit Suppliers
For drinkers, not much will change
Washington Post: Washington National Opera drops Domingo’s name from its young artists program
The Washington National Opera has dropped Plácido Domingo’s name from its young artists program following a report that found the renowned tenor and former WNO artistic leader had made unwanted sexual advances toward dozens of women.
WTOP: DC’s Green Hat Gin maker acquired by national spirits supplier
New Columbia Distillers, the first distiller to open in the District since Prohibition, has been acquired by MGP Ingredients, an Atchison, Kansas-based company that produces ingredients used by distillers and is the largest producer of…
DCist: D.C. Has A New Fancy 7-Eleven Looking To Enter The Fast-Casual Battle
As the Pennsylvania-based sandwich chain Wawa continues to expand its hoagie empire to D.C., 7-Eleven seems to be carving out its own space in the fast-casual trend.
Washington Business Journal: The SEC headquarters legal challenge moves closer to resolution
A federal judge issued an order Tuesday rejecting a legal challenge over the search for a new Securities and Exchange Commission headquarters, nearly three years after the government kicked off its search for nearly 1.3 million square…
Press Release: Statement from Mayor Bowser on Passage of Emergency Ghost Gun Legislation
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
March 3, 2020
CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Last week, Mayor Bowser announced that she was introducing emergency legislation to prohibit the possession,…
Press Release: DC Council approves two emergency bills strengthening DC’s gun laws from…
News Release — Ward 6 DC Council member Charles Allen
March 3, 2020
Contact: Erik Salmi
The DC Council approved two emergency bills introduced by Councilmember Charles Allen focused on strengthening DC’s gun laws and reducing gun…
Press Release: Councilmember Grosso introduces bill to strengthen protections for student loan…
News Release — At-large DC Council member David Grosso
For Immediate Release
March 3, 2020
Contact Matthew Nocella
Washington, D.C. – Today, Councilmember David Grosso introduced legislation to protect student loan borrowers…
Press Release: Councilmember Vincent C. Gray Introduces Legislation to Dedicate Additional Revenue…
News Release — Ward 7 DC Council member Vincent Gray
March 3, 2020
Contact: Takiyah “T.N.” Tate
Washington D.C. – Today, Councilmember Vincent C.…
Press Release: Consumer Alert: Beware of Coronavirus Scams
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
March 3, 2020
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As public health concerns grow about coronavirus (COVID-19), scammers may try to take advantage…
Press Release: Norton Introduces Bill to Designate D.C. Neighborhoods in Need of Investment as…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
March 3, 2020
Contact: Jack Miller
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) has introduced a bill that would add the District of Columbia to the national empowerment…
District Links: Fast-tracking contentious bike lane will get vote today; more council members…
Good Tuesday morning. A Shaw bicycle lane project pitting churchgoers and cycling advocates could be expedited by DC Council members today. Both sides are lobbying lawmakers to kill or approve an emergency bill that needs eight votes to…
City Paper: For D.C.’s Street Medicine Practitioners, Health Care and Housing Are Linked
"If we take that first step to engage people in care, we can start building that trust over time."
WAMU: ‘Luxury’ Amenities Aren’t Why Housing Is So Expensive In The D.C. Area
There sure are a lot of “luxury” homes in the Washington area these days.
WTOP: Hexagon moves to Virginia to launch new era of political comedy
After many years at Woodrow Wilson High School in Northwest D.C., this year moves to the 300-seat Synetic Theater in Crystal City, Virginia.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser and Councilmember White Move Forward First-Ever TIF in Ward 8
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
March 2, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Kate Hartig (DMPED)
TIF Will Help Deliver More Affordable…