District Links: Homeland security chief grilled over late release of cybersecurity report; only one…
TGIF! DC's homeland security director delayed the release of a cybersecurity report for over a year, and yesterday he got a shellacking at a DC Council hearing from Charles Allen, whose committee oversees his agency.
Press Release: Norton Announces Details of February 11 Committee Vote on D.C. Statehood Bill
February 7, 2020
Contact: Jack Miller
Norton Ready for Mark Up to Assure Full Voting Rights and Self-Government
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced details for the House Oversight and…
Hill Rag: School Choice Reduces Neighborhood School Resources
Parents in Wards 7 and 8 Vote with Their Feet
Washington Times: D.C. has chance to decriminalize ‘magic’ mushrooms
If activists collect enough signatures, initiative would be on November ballot
Washingtonian: Drink Company’s Themed Pop-Up Bars Have Permanently Closed in Shaw
Owner Derek Brown won't replace them with a permanent bar.
Washingtonian: A Major Sam Gilliam Retrospective Is Coming to the Hirshhorn
The DC artist is having a big moment
Fatimah Fair in The Post: In some parts of D.C., the worry isn’t on getting into college but being…
What was the most memorable part of your senior year of high school? Attending your last homecoming game? Applying to college? Prom?
Capital Projections: Office hell edition
This week’s openings include a timely story of workplace harassment and an epic about Italian organized crime. Upcoming repertory screenings include more from Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami, and, in an archival 35-mm print, a classic…
NBC4: DC Homeland Security Director Criticized for Delayed Cybersecurity Report
A D.C. councilman sternly criticized the District’s homeland security director Thursday over a 2018 cybersecurity report withheld from the public for more than a year.
DCist: D.C.’s New Public Financing Program Is All The Rage In 2020
For the first time in the District’s political history, candidates for public office can receive public financing for their electoral bids, thanks to a newly implemented program called “Fair Elections.” And most of the declared candidates…
Washington Post: Adventist signs deal to take over management of Howard University Hospital
Howard University Hospital has signed an agreement with Adventist HealthCare to manage the hospital’s operation as an initial step toward a possible acquisition and replacement of the troubled medical center, officials announced Thursday.
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Washington Post: Georgetown University says it will divest from fossil fuel companies
Georgetown University’s president announced Thursday the school will stop making new investments of endowment funds in fossil fuel companies and will move to withdraw funds already invested in those firms.
City Paper: More Than a Year After Legalization, Sports Betting Is Slowly Materializing in D.C.
The William Hill application for the sports book at Capital One Arena remains the only submitted Class A or B application at this point.
Washington Post: DCJCC’s Cafritz Hall aims to become the not-so-hidden gem of D.C.’s indie film…
If you stroll through the Q Street NW entrance of the recently renovated Edlavitch DC Jewish Community Center, hang a right at the grand piano in the lobby, take the elevator down one level and pass by the indoor pool, you’ll find a hidden…
Washington Business Journal: It looks like a D.C. United-Caesars partnership is just about wrapped…
D.C. United is finalizing a partnership with Caesars Entertainment Corp. (NASDAQ: CZR) that would likely bring a sportsbook to Audi Field.
DCist: ‘Like A Gym For A Musician’: At This Open Jam, Anyone Can Hop Onstage To Perform
Frederick-based keyboardist Natalie Brooke got her formal education studying classical music and jazz at the prestigious Shenandoah Conservatory in Virginia. She got her informal education playing in local guitarist Gordon Sterling’s…
Washington Business Journal: West End D.C. hotel to join Tapestry Collection by Hilton brand
A West End D.C. hotel will be renovated and rebranded under The Tapestry Collection by Hilton flag, the second in Washington.
Washington Business Journal: Media Matters picks a new D.C. home, on the waterfront
The developers behind The Wharf, the $2.5 billion mixed-use development on D.C.'s southwest waterfront, have landed another notable office tenant.
Bisnow: D.C. Looks To End ‘Outdated’ Urban Renewal Plans As Part Of Housing Development…
As Mayor Muriel Bowser's administration continues to pursue policy changes that would help the District reach her goal of adding 36,000 housing units to the District by 2025, it is now tackling a pair of 50-year-old land-use plans it says…
DCist: Trump Order Would Require Classical Style For New Federal Buildings. Architects Aren’t Happy…
The Trump administration is reportedly considering an executive order that would toss out the current “Guiding Principles for Federal Architecture” and mandate that new federal buildings adhere to a classical style.