WAMU: When Tenants Take On Landlords Over Bad Conditions: A Rent-Strike Explainer
D.C. appears to be in the midst of a rent-strike resurgence. From an ongoing strike in Columbia Heights to a recently resolved strike in Brightwood Park, the practice has emerged at several buildings in the city as a means to provoke…
City Paper: Nicole Heidbreder Wants to Help D.C. Residents Embrace Death as a Part of Life
The Potter’s House in Adams Morgan smells of chai and books. On a cold January Monday, its front room is half-full and silent, save for an anonymous coffee house soundtrack. It’s quaint. It’s unassuming. It’s not the place you’d expect to…
Lindsey Jones-Renaud: DC must do more for families by fully funding the Birth to Three for All Act
When my husband and I first began looking for child care while I was pregnant with our first child in 2013, we were overwhelmed by the difficulty of finding it. We toured several child care centers, paid application fees and heard nothing…
jonetta rose barras: Choosing sides and coalescing in DC politics
Politically progressive activists and advocates were among the first to choose sides in a few of this year’s DC Council races. Even before anyone has officially qualified for the ballot, several organizations have announced endorsements.…
Washington Times: Bowser pushes for late-night Metro to boost D.C. economy
City nightlife study shows hours' effect on businesses
Washington Informer: Housing a Top Priority at D.C. Mayor’s Budget Forum
When D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser held her final budget engagement forum of the year recently in Northeast, housing emerged as the primary issue of concern but economic development, particularly more full service-grocery stores east of the…
Washington Blade: Human Rights Office director resigns to run for at-large D.C. Council seat
Former D.C. Office of Human Rights Director Monica Palacio, who has been credited with adopting aggressive policies to fight discrimination targeting transgender women and LGBTQ people in general, announced on Feb. 20 her candidacy for an…
WTOP: National Park Service approves plan to revitalize C&O Canal in Georgetown
Those dreaming of taking a stroll along a rejuvenated C&O Canal in the Georgetown area of D.C. are in for a treat: The National Park Service has approved a plan to revitalize the canal and some surrounding areas.
Theresa Vargas in The Post: The District decided to do right by homeless children — but only after…
When the city failed a homeless child six years ago, Christina Gaddis got a knock on her door.
Maura Marino in The 74: D.C. Public Schools Have Seen a Remarkable Turnaround in the Last Two…
In 1996, the Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority — commonly known as the D.C. Financial Control Board, the federal entity that took over the District’s finances in the mid 1990s — released a startling report titled…
Washington Blade: GLAA to bar Evans from candidate rating process
The D.C. Gay & Lesbian Activists Alliance announced on Monday that it would not issue a candidate rating on LGBTQ-related issues for former D.C. Council member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) because of the Council’s determination that Evans…
DCist: After Renovations, Lost City Books Is Reopening In Adams Morgan
For nearly two months, there were no books at Lost City Books. “Don’t panic,” the front door instructed, promising the emptiness was only a hiatus for renovations.
WTOP: More than 25,000 voters alerted to the wrong DC primary date in the mail
D.C. now knows just how many voters got incorrect information about the upcoming primary election date.
Press Release: National Park Service approves Georgetown Canal Plan
News Release — National Park Service and Georgetown Heritage
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 26, 2020
Contact: Katie Liming (NPS)
Lauren Boston (Georgetown Heritage)
WASHINGTON — The National Park Service (NPS) has…
Proposed bus cuts spur objections from ANCs from Glover Park to Ivy City
Metro’s proposed elimination or consolidation of multiple bus routes across the city is drawing criticism from neighborhood leaders who say the cuts would undermine efforts to link cross-city communities, reduce traffic and combat climate…
Bisnow: D.C.-Area Condo Sales Up 12% Last Year, With Another ‘Big Increase’ Expected In…
New condo sales in the D.C. Metro area increased by 12% in 2019, and condo sales in the District were up by 20%, according to a new report from McWilliams Ballard.
Washington Post: D.C. election board to contact 25,000 voters who received wrong primary date
D.C. elections officials will send new voter registration cards to 25,000 households that received materials listing the wrong primary date, the board said Wednesday.
Washington Business Journal: D.C. region gets several shoutouts among 2020 James Beard semifinalists
Two D.C. destinations made the semifinalist list for the country's best new restaurant as the James Beard Foundation released nominations for its coveted annual culinary awards to be doled out in May.
DCist: 14th Street’s Studio Theatre Is Getting a $14.5 Million Facelift, Including A New Sidewalk…
Since 1978, Studio Theatre in Logan Circle has attracted prominent plays to the District, while the neighborhood around it has transformed into a retail and nightlife destination. Now, Studio itself is set to change in a big way: The venue…
Washington Post: The Newseum still exists. One of its next exhibits is in a hotel suite.
Goodbye $450 million glass and granite palace on Pennsylvania Avenue. Hello . . . a one-bedroom hotel suite on K Street?