DCist: Climate Activists Plan To Create Traffic Gridlock Again This Friday
For the fourth time this year, a group of D.C. protesters plans to cause gridlock during the morning commute to draw attention to the global climate crisis.
Washington Business Journal: D.C.’s Overwatch team to play at The Anthem, Entertainment and…
Mark Ein is all in on esports.
Catholic Standard: New statue outside Cathedral of St. Matthew offers ‘a real wake-up call to…
A sculpture depicting Jesus reflecting Matthew, 25:36, “When I was naked, you clothed me,” was installed outside the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 17, the World Day of the Poor.
Bisnow: 10 Major D.C.-Area Developments That Delivered In 2019
The D.C. region's development continued to surge in 2019, with massive mixed-use projects delivering from Tysons to Ballston, Capitol Riverfront to NoMa and beyond.
WTOP: At Library of Congress exhibit, a woman remembers her 1955 bus encounter with Rosa Parks
Looking over personal letters and photos at “In Her Own Words,” the new Rosa Parks exhibit at the Library of Congress, Jane Gunter looked up in awe, remembering the moment she witnessed history on a crowded bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in…
ABC7: Cracks discovered in granite of WWII Memorial, forcing monument’s partial closure
Cracks discovered in granite of WWII Memorial, forcing monument's partial closure
Press Release: Norton Bill Making D.C. Eligible for Federal Flood Mitigation, Prevention Funds on…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
December 4, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today that her bill to amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces $400,000 Investment in New Hub to Help Buildings Meet…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Department of Energy and Environment
December 4, 2019
CONTACT:
Susana Castillo (EOM)
Michael Matthews (DOEE)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser…
Washingtonian: The Newseum Is Shutting Down. What Happens to its Artifacts?
“If anyone else wants to open a journalism museum, they can call me,” says one prominent editor whose stuff was on display.
DCist: This Exhibit Explores The History Of Black Film Through Movie Posters
The poster beckoning audiences just beyond the Now Playing sign features a gun-slinging cowboy at a saloon, a masked steed, and an ornery bull. The Bull-Dogger promises an adventure filled with “death defying feats of courage and skill.”…
UrbanTurf: Transparent Elevators, A Rooftop Jogging Path: EDENS Files Plans for Ambitious Union…
A few weeks ago, UrbanTurf previewed EDENS' latest plans for a dramatic building which would serve as a gateway of sorts to Union Market. Now, the developer is taking the first procedural step to make the project a reality.
UrbanTurf: DC Council Introduces Bill to Expand First-Time Homebuyers Program
The DC Council is making another, more ambitious attempt to amend one of the city's signature down payment assistance programs.
District Links: Inside the sudden, unanimous DC Council vote in favor of expelling Jack Evans;…
Good Wednesday morning. The unprecedented headline from yesterday is that all 12 of Jack Evans’ colleagues voted in favor of removing him from office.
ABC7: Hate crime surge in DC: 2019 on pace to become another record-breaking year
WASHINGTON (WJLA) — D.C. has seen a big bump in the number of reported hate crimes.
WUSA9: DC Council bill looks to create equity among school PTOs
Councilmember David Grosso's legislation would create an 'equity fund' to be shared by parent teacher organisations at DC Public Schools.
Frazier O’Leary: Mentoring teachers is vital to student success
When I was a student teacher at the now-closed Garnet-Patterson Junior High in Shaw in the fall of 1970, my mentor, Brittania Capers, offered me invaluable advice, shared her expertise, and gave me the tools to understand what I was about…
Courtland Milloy in The Post: Training doctors to talk about the link between food and health could…
In the District, doctors don’t easily talk to patients about nutrition. That’s also true in other cities, but you’d think that health- care providers in the nation’s capital would be doing everything possible — talk, scream, whisper,…
City Paper: Activists Call on Council to Help Street Vendors Who Face Police Harassment
Meanwhile, one Councilmember is looking to implement a quick fix.
Washington Post: Jump, Lyft, Skip and Spin win bids to deploy up to 10,000 scooters in D.C.
Two companies will offer e-bike services when the new year begins
DCist: Bolt, Bird, Lime, And Razor Scooters Will Be Off D.C. Streets In 2020
The District Department of Transportation has cut the number of scooter operators in the District in half for next year, granting permits to just four dockless scooter companies: Jump, Lyft, Skip, and Spin.