Washington Post: Bei Bei showered with attention as National Zoo prepares to send him to China on…
Crowds flocked to the National Zoo in Northwest Washington over the weekend to bid their final goodbyes to Bei Bei, the giant panda cub, as he prepares to leave the only home he has known for China.
Petula Dvorak in The Post: A D.C. family stranded in India by a broken immigration system finally…
The posters were huge, and the cheers were loud when the kids finally returned to their classrooms.
City Paper: Inside the Large-Scale Work of Acclaimed Artist Nekisha Durrett
The local artist's work is currently on view in several displays across D.C.
Press Release: Rock Creek Park announces dates for annual deer management operations
News Release — National Park Service
For Immediate Release: November 18, 2019
Contact: Megan Nortrup
WASHINGTON — To protect and restore native plants and promote healthy and diverse forests, Rock Creek Park is announcing its deer…
DC is closer than ever to ending veteran homelessness
DC has not yet met its years-old goal of eliminating veteran homelessnesss, but new permanent housing, better data and improved identification of veterans all provide grounds for optimism that it may soon do so. The District has steadily…
Press Release: DDOT Launches Three Pedestrian-Only Zones
News Release — District Department of Transportation
November 18, 2019
Media Contacts
Lauren Stephens
Innovative Use of Public Space Advance Mayor Bowser's Safety, Sustainability Goals
(Washington, DC) – Today, the District…
CityLab: How Go-Go Music Became Kryptonite for Gentrification in D.C.
Go-go has become the soundtrack for a growing anti-gentrification movement in Washington. Now a city council bill wants to make it D.C.’s official music.
Press Release: Norton Introduces Resolution Condemning Voter Suppression Laws, Lack of Voting Rights…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
November 18, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced a House resolution today condemning restrictive state voting laws…
District Links: Talk turns to breaking up DCRA after deadly fire — hearing today; Jack Evans recall…
Good Monday morning. Adam Eidinger, the activist leading the effort to recall Council member Jack Evans, says he has enough signatures from Ward 2 voters to trigger a recall vote.
Colbert King in The Post: Kids with guns? D.C. has plenty of them.
But elected officials in the District tend to avert their gaze from such an unpleasant truth.
WAMU: Nats Park Helped Remake A D.C. Neighborhood. Could A New Stadium At RFK Do The Same?
When Major League Baseball decided to relocate the Montreal Expos to the District back in 2005, there was a big catch: the team’s new home would have to pay to build a brand new stadium. After a tense back-and-forth debate in the D.C.…
City Paper: Housing Advocates Want DCRA Overhauled After Deadly Kennedy St. Fire
They, along with city officials, will speak today at a Council hearing on a bill that would overhaul the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs.
Washington Blade: Several parties protesting new Town nightclub liquor license
The owners and a group of tenants living in an apartment building for formerly homeless military veterans are among four parties calling on the city’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to deny a liquor license that would allow the LGBT…
WAMU: Zoo Visitors Bid Final Bye-Byes To Bei Bei
The bittersweet celebration is upon us. Bei Bei, the National Zoo’s beloved giant panda, will leave for China on Tuesday.
City Paper: Martha Dear, From Tail Up Goat Alumni, Brings Neapolitan-Style Pizza to Mount Pleasant
Martha is Chef Demetri Mechelis' mother.
Gordon Chaffin: What it’s like to be working poor in DC
The most difficult part of having to scrape together money for the bills is finding the time, energy and emotional resilience to do the things you know you should do — once you’ve done the things you have to do. The working poor, the…
Washington Post: Study: Allowing delivery drivers to reserve curb space reduces double-parking
Allowing delivery drivers to reserve curb space significantly cuts the number who double-park or block bike lanes and crosswalks, according to a study of a three-month pilot program in the District.
WTOP: Before Bei Bei’s big move, fans say farewell during his final weekend at National Zoo
Bei Bei is heading to China Tuesday, but not without the proper sendoff from his adoring fans.
Washington Post: Snow to fall color: Comparing the beauty of all four seasons at the Tidal Basin in…
The unique beauty of all four seasons was on full display at Washington’s Tidal Basin this year.
Washington Post: ‘Life comes at you’: At DC Adoption Day, children move out of the foster-care…
Craig Lustig used to be a planner. When he and his husband Pete Carter learned that foster homes welcoming to gay teens were needed, they thought opening their home for short stays would be a good way to give back.