Press Release: Expanding Health Insurance Access for Pregnant Women
News Release — Ward 3 DC Council member Mary Cheh
December 17, 2019
Communications Director: Kelly Whittier
Pregnancy as a Qualifying Event Act of 2019
Bill will enable pregnant women to enroll in private health insurance…
Press Release: Councilmember Grosso votes against Brian Kenner for Events DC board
News Release — At-large DC Council member David Grosso
For Immediate Release
December 17, 2019
Contact
Matthew Nocella
Washington, D.C. – The following is a statement from Councilmember David Grosso on his vote against the…
DCist: The ‘Trombone King’ Used To Play Outside Gallery Place. Now His Band Has Gigs Most Nights In…
It’s Thursday night at Penn Social, a sports bar in Penn Quarter, and the so-called Trombone King is winning over the basement crowd. He hops off stage with expert showmanship and a version of “Get You” by Daniel Caesar that rivals the…
WAMU: Low Skyline, High Prices: Would Taller Buildings Help Make Housing Cheaper In D.C.?
Critics say the Height Act pushes housing prices up by keeping buildings under 160 feet tall.
Washington Post: Bob Kinkead, celebrated Washington chef with flair for seafood, dies at 67
Bob Kinkead, a chef who enriched and enlivened the culinary scene in Washington with his namesake seafood restaurant in Foggy Bottom, where for two decades he offered diners a menu that was conservative yet creative, elegant but never…
Washington Times: D.C. Council seeks ways to reduce District’s waste
D.C. lawmakers on Monday discussed legislation that aims to reduce the District’s waste and divert more of it from landfills and incineration as a means to help reach the city’s sustainability goals in 13 years.
DCist: Pusha T Is A Partner In A New Ramen And Cocktail Bar On H Street
Virginia Beach native Pusha T is best known for his rap career, first as half of the duo Clipse, then with his ongoing collaboration with Kanye West, and most recently with a well-received third album. Now he’s adding restaurateur to his…
Press Release: Norton Secures Funding for DCTAG, Other Funding Priorities, But Republican Senate…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
December 16, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that Norton has achieved her funding priorities in the final…
Catholic Standard: Holy Redeemer Parish in Washington opens centennial with annex groundbreaking
As darkness fell on Nov. 23, a crowd of people who had gathered for a special ceremony inaugurating the centennial celebration for Holy Redeemer Parish in Washington, D.C., began to process from behind the church, then up to New Jersey…
WTOP: ‘Family success centers’ aim to help DC families east of Anacostia River
An initiative aimed at helping D.C. families launched Monday with a nearly $4 million grant to build 10 family success centers east of the Anacostia River.
Washington Business Journal: Grammy-nominated rapper team with D.C. club owners to open H Street…
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WAMU: ‘Zero Waste’ Bill Would Change How D.C. Handles Trash
What would it take to keep most of the waste produced in D.C. out of landfills and incinerators? It would require wide-ranging changes to how residents and businesses deal with what they toss out — from batteries to glass bottles —…
Washingtonian: Pioneering DC Chef Bob Kinkead Dies at 67
The chef brought New American cuisine and inventive seafood to DC
DCist: D.C. Chef Arrested By ICE Officers Who Seemed To Be ‘Trying Their Luck’ In Apartment…
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers hung around in the hallway of a D.C. residential building that many Central Americans call home, and conducted a search on the first apartment that opened its door, says a lawyer for a resident…
Washington Post: School president who defrauded D.C. government pleads guilty to mail fraud
A nursing school president who conspired with a D.C. employee to defraud the D.C. government pleaded guilty to mail fraud Monday, prosecutors said.
City Paper: Rapper Pusha T and NBA Players Partner With Nightclub Owners on Ramen Bar
Kitsuen is scheduled to open on New Year's Eve on H Street NE.
DCist: A Michael B. Jordan Movie Is Filming Near Dupont Circle This Week
Get your popcorn ready: A movie starring Michael B. Jordan is filming in D.C. this week. Without Remorse will be in production near Dupont Circle, according to Matthew Noonan, chief content officer of the Office of Cable Television, Film,…
DCist: Two Months After A Man Died In Police Custody, His Family Still Doesn’t Know What Happened To…
Almost every morning at around three a.m., Roxane Johnson bolts straight up in bed, her body snatched out of sleep by a sudden panic whose source she can’t quite place.
Washington Business Journal: Monty Hoffman relinquishes CEO role under new leadership slate
Monty Hoffman has relinquished his role as CEO of Hoffman & Associates, which developed The Wharf along D.C.'s Southwest waterfront, though the founder will stay on as chairman and remain an active partner in the D.C. firm.
DCRA breakup legislation to move forward for DC Council vote next year
DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson said on Monday there is “broad support for the breakup” of the large and frequently criticized DC Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA), the subject of legislation he plans to move forward…