District Links: Bowser proposes 4% boost in public education funding formula; the trouble with…
Good Tuesday morning. Mayor Muriel Bowser may have cut off a line of attack from her left-leaning critics in the education world, declaring yesterday that she will increase the spending formula for public school students by 4%.
WAMU: ‘You Have To Know The Sprint’: Residents React To Latest Pedestrian Death On Suitland Parkway
After a car hit and killed a woman crossing a particularly dangerous stretch of Suitland Parkway last week, local residents are raising questions about the neighborhood’s ongoing traffic safety challenges — and the city’s progress in…
UrbanTurf: A Compact Office-to-Residential Conversion off Barracks Row
While office-to-residential conversions may not be feasible for city subsidies, another one is entering the pipeline in DC.
Washington Business Journal: As lease expiration looms, Dupont Underground launches weekly art…
Dupont Underground isn't going quietly into the night. Even as its lease with the District winds down and it may not have secured a new one for the subterranean space it turned into an arts venue in 2016, it is launching a weekly art…
WAMU: Inside D.C.’s First-Ever Satellite Iowa Caucus
As all eyes were on Iowa last night — and while the complete results have been delayed due to “quality checks,” per the state’s Democratic Party — observers in D.C. saw a definitive showing for Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren at their…
CNN: They grew up miles from the White House but went to Iowa to be heard
The students were bubbling with energy when they gathered at Ronald Reagan National Airport on their way to Des Moines, Iowa.
Washington Post: GWU president apologizes for ‘insensitive’ racial remark
The president of George Washington University issued an apology for making what he called an “insensitive” remark that compared support for fossil fuel divestment to hypothetical support for shooting black people.
CityLab: Who Mayors Are Endorsing for President
On Thursday, Mayor Muriel Bowser of Washington, D.C., joined arms with Mike Bloomberg, her choice to win the primary for the Democratic Party. During a press conference to announce her endorsement, Bowser and Bloomberg pledged to fight for…
NBC4: New Medical Marijuana Dispensary Opens in DC But Purchasing Remains Difficult
A new medical marijuana dispensary opened on U Street NW Monday. However, despite the drug’s legal status, customers in D.C. face obstacles when buying marijuana.
Press Release: District’s Resilience Expert Kevin Bush Joining HSEMA’s Senior Leadership Team
News Release — DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
Monday, February 3, 2020
(Washington, DC) – Continuing Mayor Muriel Bowser’s commitment to building a more resilient DC, today, Kevin Bush, Chief Resilience Officer,…
Washington Post: Spending on D.C. students would rise 4% under Mayor Bowser’s budget plan
The District would increase spending on each public school student by 4 percent for the next academic year — one of the biggest increases in city history — under a proposal released Monday by Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D).
WTOP: Ex-DC Council member Jack Evans’ bid to regain public office draws opposition
Former D.C. Council member Jack Evans, who resigned in January amid probable expulsion from office and an ongoing federal investigation on ethics violations, faced a new challenge to his bold bid to regain his Ward 2 seat.
District Links: Clarification on Evans and public financing
A clarification on this morning's newsletter: Our introductory item today cited Jack Evans' criticism of the idea of publicly financed campaigns in his responses to a 2016 questionnaire from the DC chapter of the Sierra Club. The item…
Washington Business Journal: Six-figure earners are D.C.’s new normal, city audit shows
If you live in D.C. and earn at least $100,001, you are definitely not alone.
WAMU: Jackpot? New Digital Betting Games Raise Gambling Concerns In D.C. And Virginia
A Game Of Skill, Or A Mini Slot Machine?
Press Release: Consumer Alert: ‘Getaround’ App Users Report Auto Thefts
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 3, 2020
MEDIA CONTACT: Office of Communications
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Do you use the car sharing application called “Getaround” to rent your…
DCist: Is D.C.’s Hottest New Wedding Venue A Government Building Atop A Sewage Pumping Station?
Many of D.C.’s most iconic event spaces, and thus, places to get hitched, double as government buildings. MSNBC hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski tied the knot at the National Archives. Former White House photographer Pete Souza…
Washington Post: Going to the dogs: A new book recounts D.C.’s animal control history
All who participated in the Battle of Lincoln Park are long dead now: the cows and geese that were the reason for the skirmish; the men who had come to collect them; the irate Washingtonians who owned them; and the bystanders who cheered…
DCist: This Mailbox Pantry In Hill East Is Trying To Make A Dent In Neighborhood Food Insecurity
There’s a small mailbox pantry on the corner of 14th and E Street SE. The mailbox is a miniature replica of the home it stands in front of, and it’s stuffed full of canned goods and sundries. A sign out front explains how the pantry works:…
Washington Business Journal: D.C. now has a chicken wing delivery concept
The British-born businessman who founded Planet Hollywood and teamed with celebrity chef Guy Fieri on an original Disney Springs concept has introduced a delivery-only chicken wing restaurant in the District.