Washington Blade: Town nightclub wins approval of license for new location
The D.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board on Thursday issued a decision approving a liquor license allowing the LGBTQ nightclub Town Danceboutique to reopen in a former church on North Capitol Street, rejecting arguments by nearby…
Washington Informer: Grosso, Bonds Press for Transparency in Pursuit of Affordable Housing
As affordable housing in the District continues to elude many, D.C. Council members Anita Bonds and David Grosso are pushing for legislation to ease the ever-growing problem.
Washington Informer: Go-Go Museum Sets Out to Preserve D.C.’s Sound, Culture
Members of the group coordinating and raising funds for the launch of a go-go museum in Southeast said instruments, photos, artwork, clothes and other artifacts representing the District’s unique music and culture should be on display at…
Press Release: United States Senator Michael D. Brown to Attend First-in-the-Nation Presidential…
News Release — DC Statehood Sen. Michael D. Brown
For Immediate Release: January 31, 2020
Contacts:
District of Columbia: Karen A. Szulgit
Iowa: United States Senator Michael D. Brown
Washington, DC–United States Senator…
Anne Herr: To support at-risk students, DC must invest
As Mayor Muriel Bowser and the DC Council consider legislative priorities for the coming year, the city’s educational system ought to be a major focus. While we have made encouraging progress in recent years, there is still critical work…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Launches Application Period for 2020 Mayor Marion S. Barry Summer Youth…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Department of Employment Services
January 31, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Diane Watkins (DOES)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser officially…
Press Release: Bowser Administration Offers Free Tax Preparation Tools to Help Residents Take…
News Release — DC Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 29, 2020
Contact: Paul Drehoff (DISB)
Washington, DC—The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) offers an opportunity for qualifying…
Brianne K. Nadeau, Ibraheem S. Samirah and Vaughn Stewart in The Post: It is time to kill…
As elected officials from the District of Columbia, Virginia and Maryland, we are responsible for addressing the needs of our region in a coordinated way. A shortage of available, safe and affordable homes continues to be one of the most…
District Links: All 12 council members tell Evans to quit it; Bowser accepts Bloomberg’s…
TGIF! Michael Bloomberg is amassing a club of mayors to back his unconventional bid for the Democrats' presidential nomination, and Muriel Bowser is his newest surrogate.
Washington Business Journal: Downtown office building International Square looks to replace food…
The International Square food court will go the way of its more upscale cousin, the food hall, with complex owner Tishman Speyer’s plans to reposition the building.
Washington Post: D.C. opioid deaths are surging again, reversing previous year’s decline
Fatal opioid overdoses are on the rise again in the nation’s capital, an alarming new development for public-health officials who had celebrated what previously appeared to be a downward trend in the city’s drug deaths.
Anthony A. Williams in The Post: All D.C. students deserve high-performing schools
Public school choice is working for District students and families.
WTOP: DC council joins mayor in opposing Evans run for council
All 12 members of the D.C. council have joined Mayor Muriel Bowser in vocally opposing a campaign bid from former Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans for his old seat.
Capital Projections: Short subject edition
This week’s openings include three programs of Oscar-nominated short films, while repertory offerings include recent features from Iran and Turkey as well as a classic Japanese ghost story.
Capital Projections is The DC Line’s selective…
The DC Lineup for this weekend: pisco, politics and Potomac Phil
The District hosts its own versions of national and international activities this weekend for Super Bowl 2020, Groundhog Day and Peru’s Pisco Day — along with a final opportunity to contribute to a global art project on display at the…
Washington Times: District officials promote progress on D.C. statehood
With the African American Civil War Museum as a backdrop, the District’s top elected officials on Thursday promoted progress in their campaign to make the city the 51st state.
WAMU: Part Of Barry Farm Has Been Named A Historic Landmark
Former residents of the Barry Farm housing complex in Southeast have been pushing for months to get a historic designation, which they say will allow them to preserve some of their community’s history — and perhaps exercise some control…
WTOP: Where DC’s major road projects stand
From traffic changes to bus and bike lanes, it can be challenging to keep up with planned road projects in the District, but the District Department of Transportation detailed the city’s progress at an oversight hearing this month.
WTOP: Scheduled hearing marks ‘historic moment’ for DC statehood supporters
For the first time since 1993, the full U.S. House of Representatives could hold a vote on D.C. statehood.
City Paper: Mayor Muriel Bowser Endorses Mike Bloomberg, Gives Him a Pass on His Politically…
"I understand the regret that he has expressed," Herroner declares.