WTOP: Michael Bloomberg says he’d ‘work with Congress’ on DC statehood
The hot-button issue of D.C. statehood has picked up another endorsement from a Democrat running for the White House.
Washington Post: The Bodega was the go-to grocery for a D.C. neighborhood, until a fatal shooting…
The Bodega on Franklin Street had been a hub for the longtime residents of the Langdon Park community.
Washington Business Journal: You may soon see Uber’s self-driving cars on a D.C. road near you
Uber will begin mapping the streets of the District Friday in advance of testing its self-driving cars here sometime in 2020.
WAMU: BK To The Future: D.C.’s Iconic Burger King Is Getting A Facelift
Fast food chains aren’t known for their distinctive interiors; rather, a certain bland predictability means one outpost looks and feels pretty much the same as every other.
Washington Post: Maryland businessman at center of D.C. sports betting contract helps fundraise for…
D.C. Council member Vincent C. Gray (D-Ward 7), who provided a key vote in favor of the District’s $215 million lottery and sports betting contract, received campaign help this week from a Maryland businessman at the center of a…
The DC Lineup for this weekend: dances, dialects, and dolphins in the Potomac
The next few days in the District are full of opportunities to learn. Hear a local biology professor’s talk about why dolphins are migrating to the Potomac, attend a multilingual education fair, take ice skating lessons at the National…
Capital Projections: Horror in pink edition
This week’s openings include a better-than-average Nicolas Cage freakout feature and a documentary about a Russian oligarch turned political prisoner. In repertory, an Iranian film takes us to a village whose residents seem invincible, and…
Washington Times: Bowser hopes to see progress from strategy after annual count of homeless in D.C.
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, with about 300 volunteers and other city officials, have conducted the annual head count of homeless people in the District, but the results won’t be available until May.
Washington Post: Federal prosecutors release D.C. hate-crime figures for the first time in years
As suspected hate crimes soared in the District in recent years, worried activists repeatedly turned to federal prosecutors for information about cases, but received little.
Washington Post: D.C. drops plan to extend streetcar line to Georgetown
District transportation officials have dropped a years-long plan to extend the city’s streetcar line between Union Station and Georgetown via downtown, saying they will instead build dedicated bus lanes on K Street NW.
WTOP: ‘911, please hold’: Metro used DC’s outdated emergency number for years
Metro was consistently calling an outdated number for 911 in D.C., and at peak times, emergency calls from the transit agency were put on hold.
WTOP: Self-driving Ubers arrive in DC, but they won’t pick up rides
Uber is bringing self-driving cars to the streets of D.C. starting Friday, but the vehicles won’t be driving themselves, and they won’t be picking up passengers either.
Press Release: Councilmember Vincent C. Gray is Pleased to Announce Starbucks is Coming to Skyland
News Release — Ward 7 DC Council member Vincent Gray
January 23, 2020
Contact: Takiyah “T.N.” Tate
Washington, D.C. - The popular coffee shop Starbucks along with a new financial institution Chase Bank will take…
WTOP: Capital Bikeshare trips slide as rides on DC’s dockless scooters, bikes grow
Thousands of people appear to be using shared dockless scooters or bikes in place of Capital Bikeshare, posing a challenge to the publicly-owned system that remains popular with regular users.
DCist: D.C. Man Is Crowned The World’s Best Sign Spinner
Kendric Washington was in his sophomore year of high school when he saw his first sign spinner. Or at least, his first real sign spinner—someone who didn’t stand placidly in place twirling a sign around, but injected a kind of athleticism…
Washington Post: National Archives replaces altered Women’s March photo with original version
Four days after apologizing for altering a photo of the 2017 Women’s March, the National Archives replaced it with an unaltered copy of the original, according to an announcement on the agency’s website Wednesday.
Petula Dvorak in The Post: The hidden homeless: Not guys sleeping in tents but kids sleeping on…
It was 30 degrees on Wednesday night and David Putney said it was one of his best evenings in a long time.
WTOP: Study shows high amount of ‘forever chemicals’ in tap water; local systems respond
A new report by an environmental watchdog group finds more drinking water systems around the country than previously believed are contaminated by what the group characterizes as high levels of “forever chemicals,” which aren’t broken-down…
Washington Post: Uber is bringing its testing of self-driving vehicles to D.C. streets
Uber will start scanning and mapping District roads Friday in preparation for testing self-driving cars here later this year, the company said Thursday.
DCist: The Portrait Gallery’s Official Portraits Of The Obamas Are Going On A U.S. Tour
The Obamas are going on tour—at least, their likenesses are. The National Portrait Gallery announced Thursday that the official portraits of the former president and first lady that hang in the National Portrait Gallery will visit five…