Washington Business Journal: Dupont Underground misses $150,000 rent payment, looks for forge new…
Dupont Underground’s future in its subterranean home is in doubt after it missed a $150,000 lease payment to the District, according to reports.
WAMU: I Went Backpacking In The Middle Of Washington, D.C. You Can, Too
On a chilly Saturday afternoon in November, my wife and I stuff sleeping bags and pads and a tent into our backpacks, and head out of the house on foot, with our kids in tow. Both 5-year-old June and 2-year-old Gus have filled their small…
Washington Business Journal: New tenant inks deal for former Fannie Mae headquarters
The International Baccalaureate, a fast-growing nonprofit educational foundation, has inked a deal to shift its Global Centre for the Americas from suburban Maryland to City Ridge, the $750 million redevelopment of Fannie Mae's former…
Washington Post: Most D.C. residents say D.C. Council Member Jack Evans should resign, Post poll…
More than 6 in 10 Washingtonians say D.C. Council member Jack Evans should resign in the wake of revelations he took official actions benefiting clients of his private consulting business, according to a Washington Post poll released…
Washington Times: D.C. Council holds hearing on city agencies failing to inspect, enforce building…
A number of D.C. agencies had been aware of safety violations at a Northwest building months before a fire ripped through the property this summer and killed two tenants, including a 9-year-old boy.
Curbed: City fast-tracks $47M housing contract with limited public input
Well-connected developers are set to receive funds for providing affordable units
WAMU: Is Redeveloping Religious Spaces A Solution To D.C.’s Housing Crisis?
As Amazon carves out a new home in Arlington, the county is continuing its search for new solutions to a growing problem: the shortage of affordable housing. One possible answer? Redeveloping underused religious spaces.
Washington Post: Changes sought after D.C. agencies failed to act on complaint of illegal rooming…
Advocates testified Monday that failures by a D.C. regulatory agency to address dangerous conditions at an illegal rooming house where two people died in an August fire are examples of the District not holding suspected slumlords…
WTOP: DC, Va. reps want release of 911 calls in fatal Park Police shooting of Bijan Ghaisar
After the U.S. Department of Justice ended its civil rights investigation into the U.S. Park Police following the fatal shooting of a Fairfax County, Virginia, man, there is a renewed call to release the 911 tapes related to the shooting.
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WTOP: Petition submitted to force recall vote of DC Council member Jack Evans
A committee that is looking into the conduct of a D.C. Council member will hear from investigators who reported finding nearly a dozen examples of ethical lapses over the past five years.
WTOP: DC lawmakers examine agencies’ ‘complete failure’ after fatal house fire
D.C. Council members want to know why a father and son who were living in a Northwest house that the District knew was unsafe died, and why the fire response to help them was delayed.
Washington Post: The year that go-go refused to go quietly
It’s easy to hear rhythm as a declaration of existence. Knock your knuckles on someone’s front door and you’re playing a little song that says, “I’m here.” Out on the dance floor, rhythms represent the people who move to them — and when…
Hanseul Kang: In DC education, real progress requires continued commitments to bold policy decisions
A decade and a half ago, the District of Columbia lagged far behind the rest of the country in education. Our results on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) consistently ranked us at the bottom in reading and math…
Washingtonian: U Street Neighborhood Spot Vinoteca Is Closing After 12 Years
Owner Paul Carlson will reopen with a new concept early next year.
Washington Post: Dupont Underground’s future uncertain after it misses $150,000 rent payment
Lisa Cohen stood in a retired trolley tunnel about 20 feet beneath Dupont Circle, talking determinedly into a microphone that didn’t work.
Washington Business Journal: Bowser challenges Virginia to match her commitment to build new housing
As D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has laid out targets to massively ramp up new housing construction and meet the region’s supply shortage, she’s asking: Where is Virginia’s commitment on this issue?
Washington Post: Activists submit signatures to force recall election of D.C. lawmaker Jack Evans
A group of activists submitted a petition Monday to force a recall election of D.C. Council member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2), the city’s longest-serving lawmaker and the target of investigations into alleged influence peddling.
DCist: A Handy Guide To All Of The Investigations Into Jack Evans
Jack Evans is a longtime fixture of D.C. politics—he’s served as the Ward 2 councilmember for nearly three decades, and had multiple stints as the chairman of the Metro Board of Directors. He’s seen as one of the council’s most…
WAMU: Activists Submit Petitions To Force Recall Vote Of Embattled D.C. Council Member Jack Evans
A group of activists looking to recall embattled D.C. Council member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) from office submitted what they said are enough signatures from his constituents to force an election in the coming months.
Bisnow: Hilton Bringing Its New Micro-Hotel Concept To D.C., New York, Atlanta
Hilton has reached deals to open seven locations of its micro-hotel concept by 2022.