Washington Business Journal: D.C. property values continue to soar, generating tax revenue windfall
Property values in D.C. continue to reach new heights, generating a windfall for District coffers, the city’s latest financial data show.
Press Release: Norton Speaks at Grand Opening for Capital City Care Medical Marijuana
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
February 3, 2020
Contact: Jack Miller
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) spoke today at the grand opening of Capital City Care’s medical marijuana dispensary…
Press Release: Councilmember Vincent C. Gray Calls on the Mayor & Council to Use Surplus Funds…
News Release: Ward 7 DC Council member Vincent Gray
January 31, 2020
Contact: Takiyah “T.N.” Tate
WASHINGTON, D. C. – Today the Offices of the Chief Financial Officer and Inspector General released the District of Columbia’s…
Press Release: AG Racine Welcomes 2020 Class of Charles F.C. Ruff Fellows
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
February 3, 2020
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
Prestigious OAG Fellowship Grants New Attorneys Experience in Public Interest Law
WASHINGTON,…
Press Release: National Park Service approves plan for improvements at Buzzard Point Park
News Release — National Park Service
For Immediate Release: February 3, 2020
Contact: Autumn Cook
WASHINGTON — Future visitors to Buzzard Point Park can look forward to an extension of the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail (ART) and a…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Launches Mobile DCPS Pocket Budget Guide for School Communities
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and DC Public Schools
February 3, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Shayne Wells (DCPS)
Mayor’s DCPS FY 2021 Budget to Include 4% Increase in Uniform Per Student Funding Formula
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District Links: Evans to run with public financing after opposing program; weekend opinions on…
Good Monday morning. Jack Evans as council member in 2016 slammed the idea of publicly financed campaigns, telling advocates he didn't believe “tax dollars should be spent on political campaigns.”
Press Release: District Seeks Applications for Sponsors of the Summer Food Service Program
News Release: DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education
Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020
Media Contact: Fred Lewis (OSSE)
The District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) announces the availability…
DCist: Amid Uncertainty Over Lease, Dupont Underground Is Launching A Weekly Art Market
Even as the streetcar tunnel-turned-arts venue Dupont Underground faces an uncertain future, a new collaboration with a local arts event coordinator hopes to draw support for the space.
UrbanTurf: The 230 Units on the Boards in Adams Morgan
Similarly to the 14th Street and H Street corridors, Adams Morgan is another locale in the District where the residential pipeline is trending downward. Between an all-affordable development and a planned church conversion to create…
WAMU: New Initiative Highlights Slaves’ Contributions To The White House
A new White House Historical Association initiative aims to bring the stories and experiences of the enslaved and free African Americans who built and worked at the White House and in surrounding neighborhoods to the historical forefront.
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Robert McCartney in The Post: Is D.C. waging a ‘war on cars’?
Is the District waging a “war on cars?” The available evidence suggests the answer is absolutely. Drivers are struggling with fewer parking spaces, more speed cameras and the creation of bus-only lanes.
Keshini Ladduwahetty: Grassroots activists channeled public outrage over Evans
Until a week ago, we had dared to hope the Jack Evans nightmare was over. But Evans continues to haunt DC politics like a vengeful zombie. Ward 2 voters can expect to see his disgraced name on the ballot in both the Democratic primary and…
Amid growing demand, DC Immersion Project works to boost dual language programs
When Vanessa Bertelli moved with her family from Shanghai to Washington in 2010, she was sure her children would have access to dual language education. It is, after all, the nation’s capital. A child of a bilingual family, Bertelli grew…
WTOP: DC’s groundhog predicts more winter and more political gridlock
He may not move, but he still has a say on weather and politics.
Colbert King in The Post: Jack Evans approaches Trumpian levels of shamelessness
“Don’t Cry, Joe (Let Her Go, Let Her Go, Let Her Go)” was a popular song in the ‘50s.
WTOP: ‘Circle of death’: 16th Street traffic circle connecting DC and Maryland to get upgrade
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser says it’s been a long time coming for improvements to a major corridor that connects the District and Maryland.
Washington Post: Gwen Ifill remembered with postage stamp at Metropolitan AME church
In the historic black church where she worshiped, the late journalist Gwen Ifill was remembered with a new Black Heritage stamp in a ceremony this week featuring dignitaries of the church, politics and journalism.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Kicks off 16th Street NW Circle Safety Improvement Project
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the District Department of Transportation
February 1, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Lauren Stephens (DDOT)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser and the…
ABC7: Ben’s Chili Bowl owners to let community vote on adding Kobe Bryant, GiGi to famed mural
The faces of the late NBA star Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gigi could be added to the well-known mural outside Ben’s Chili Bowl in Northwest Washington after a community vote.