City Paper: Box of Dirt and Groundbreaking Ceremony Moved Indoors Due to Rain
It'll take a lot more than a little inclement weather to halt a D.C. groundbreaking.
Mother Jones: The Big Loser in Congress’ Spending Compromise: The District of Columbia
DC’s ability to regulate the sale of marijuana became a congressional bargaining chip.
Press Release: Analysis of D.C. police reforms shows progress, need for more action
News Release — At-large DC Council member David Grosso
December 17, 2019
Contact
Matthew Nocella
Washington, D.C. – The District of Columbia could be doing more to reform police practices and increase accountability, according…
Press Release: In Floor Remarks, Norton Says Impeachment Vote is Another Reason for D.C. Statehood
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
December 17, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) prepares to speak on the impeachment of President Trump tomorrow, she spoke on…
Press Release: Norton’s Work That Got Walter Reed Transferred to DC Gets First Retail, Whole Foods
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
December 17, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) celebrated Whole Foods’ announcement this week that they will open a new…
Press Release: The Animal Care and Control Omnibus Amendment Act of 2019
News Release — Ward 3 DC Council member Mary Cheh
December 17, 2019
Communications Director: Kelly Whittier
Legislation addresses multiple issues including dogfighting, the need for lights and sirens for animal control vehicles,…
WTOP: New year to begin with old business for those deciding fate of DC Council’s Jack Evans
D.C. Council member Jack Evans’ future on the council will be the focus of a public hearing planned for Jan. 7. That’s when he will face the colleagues who voted unanimously to have him expelled for ethics and District code violations.
City Paper: Bloomberg Explains Why the D.C. Dining Scene is So Exciting, Botches Names and Facts in…
It could have been a cool moment for D.C.—another media outlet with national reach telling the world how special we are. And this one is tied to a 2020 presidential candidate! Wow! The article, which published today in Bloomberg, proclaims…
Bisnow: Construction Has Finally Begun On The National World War I Memorial In D.C.
For more than a century after World War I ended, Washington did not have a national monument to commemorate its combatants, but after years of slogging through complex approval processes and raising tens of millions of dollars, that is…
Washington Business Journal: Former Bowser deputy, now at Amazon, lands spot on Events D.C. board.…
Brian Kenner, once Mayor Muriel Bowser’s top economic development aide, will return to play a role in managing the District’s sports and entertainment venues once more.
Courtland Milloy in The Post: Some drug users are making their way through recovery, but they could…
Attend a Narcotics Anonymous meeting in Washington, and you’ll see the illicit drug scourge being vanquished — one roomful of recovering addicts at a time.
Press Release: Final Appropriations Bills Full of Norton’s National Priorities
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
December 16, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
Highlights Include Metro, St. Elizabeths, Federal Agencies, Anacostia and Potomac River Cleanup, Sledding at the Capitol
WASHINGTON, D.C. –…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Breaks Ground on Shepherd Park Community Center Modernization
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 17, 2019
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Donna Harris (DGS)
Michael Tucker, Jr. (DPR)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser, Ward 4 Councilmember Brandon Todd, the DC Department…
DCist: D.C.’s Plans To Sell Recreational Weed Are Up In Smoke Thanks To New Spending Bill
Any hopes that D.C. may soon legalize the sale of marijuana for recreational use are being put on hold again.
DCist: Satellite Room Is Closing At The End Of The Year
The go-to spot for pre-and post-9:30 Club concert drinks is serving up its last sips on New Years Eve: Satellite Room announced Tuesday that it will be closing at the end of the year.
Press Release: Norton Passes Fifth Bill in House, Banning E-Cigarette Smoking on Amtrak Trains
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
December 17, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
Ranked Most Effective House Democrat Last Congress, Norton Continues to Deliver
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)…
District Links: Mendelson aims to move DCRA breakup bill forward next year; DC regulation of…
Happy Tuesday. The breakup of the beleaguered Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs is set to move forward for a vote next year, Council Chairman Phil Mendelson said yesterday.
DCist: Tucker Carlson Is Very Wrong About Immigrants Littering In The Potomac, Says Conservancy…
In a profile of Tucker Carlson published in the Atlantic Sunday, the right-wing Fox News host points his finger at a lot of things: the leadership class, America’s “obsession with race,” and immigrants, who he claims are responsible for…
Bisnow: Hoffman & Associates Names New CEO As Monty Hoffman
The developer behind Southwest D.C. megaproject The Wharf is changing its leadership structure.
Bloomberg: Washington Is the Most Exciting Food City in America
Despite the hype from such places as L.A., the nation’s capital is the town everyone should pay attention to.