Washington Business Journal: Electronic gaming machines with cash payouts got D.C. approval.…
The D.C. Council is taking some tentative new steps toward regulating electronic gaming machines with cash payouts, as one company works to install the devices in the District even as they face intense legislative scrutiny in Virginia.
Courtland Milloy in The Post: A D.C. nonprofit is bringing healthier options to neighborhood corner…
At the Shipley Super Market in Southeast Washington, Crystal Dozier walked past a rack of potato chips and pork rinds. There were shelves of candy bars and cookies, but she ignored those, too. Long rows of sodas, beer and booze hardly…
DCist: A D.C. Burger King Employee Says Her Hours Were Cut After She Complained About Workplace…
An employee at a D.C. Burger King says she has filed a complaint with the D.C. Office of Human Rights for alleged discrimination at her workplace.
DCist: DIY Maker’s Space Lemon Collective Is Closing Its Brick-And-Mortar Location
After operating for four years, DIY maker’s space the Lemon Collective is closing its Petworth location on February 29.
WAMU: D.C. Has More High-Income Residents Than Ever Before, Audit Suggests
It’s getting harder to be considered wealthy in the District of Columbia. In 2019, the percentage of D.C. residents reporting at least $100,001 in personal income hit an all-time high.
DCist: Study Finds Washington’s NFL Team Name Offends Majority Of Native Americans, Contradicting…
A new study out of University of California Berkeley found that a majority of self-identifying Native Americans take offense to the Washington NFL team’s name, contradicting previous research.
WTOP: Columbia Heights will get a Taco Bell Cantina
Taco Bell will open its second Washington-area Cantina location in the District.
Press Release: DDOT Announces Pilot Program for Bus Lane Camera at Eye and 16th Streets NW
News Release — District Department of Transportation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 4, 2020
Media Contact
Lauren Stephens
(Washington, DC) -- Today, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced a three-month…
Press Release: Councilmember Todd Introduces Bill to Improve Social and Emotional Skills Among…
News Release — Ward 4 DC Council member Brandon Todd
February 4, 2020
CONTACT:
Eric Feldman
This legislation establishes a Social Emotional Learning Task Force that will study and expand issues relating social-emotional…
Press Release: Councilmember Todd Introduces Bill to Create Program for Children Experiencing Trauma
News Release — Ward 4 DC Council member Brandon Todd
February 4, 2020
CONTACT:
Eric Feldman
This Legislation Creates an Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Prevention Program led by the Deputy Mayor of Public Safety and…
Press Release: Councilmember Grosso aims to prevent future ethics scandals with bill to close BEGA…
News Release — At-large DC Council member David Grosso
February 4, 2020
Contact
Matthew Nocella
Washington, D.C. – Today, Councilmember David Grosso introduced legislation that will strengthen laws requiring a high level of…
Press Release: Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie Introduces Bill to Create African American and…
News Release — Ward 5 DC Council member Kenyan McDuffie
As introduced, the legislation requires that the course be counted toward graduation requirements
The new course seeks to increase student proficiency and engagement while…
Press Release: Councilmember Grosso introduces legislation to codify net neutrality protections in…
News Release: At-large DC Council member David Grosso
February 4, 2020
Contact
Matthew Nocella
Washington, D.C. – Today, Councilmember David Grosso introduced the Consumer Net Neutrality Protection Act of 2020 which would…
Press Release: MILTON Announces Dr. Deborah Skolnick-Einhorn Selected Next Head of School
News Release — Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School of the Nation’s Capital
CONTACT: Ronit Greenstein
– Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School’s Third Head to Begin Tenure in July 2020 –
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Recognized leader and scholar…
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.