Washington Post: Veterans Day search-and-rescue mission targets District’s homeless
Effort led by those who’ve served seeks to reach other former military personnel with shelter and services.
Washingtonian: Metro, Which Couldn’t Explain Its Advertising Guidelines, May Sell Naming Rights to…
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Washington Business Journal: 4 things to know about EagleBank’s role in the latest Jack Evans…
EagleBank and its Bethesda-based parent corporation, Eagle Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: EGBN), are in the news over new details about its connection with D.C. Councilman Jack Evans and his ongoing ethics scandal.
Curbed: Two people die from separate car crashes east of the Anacostia River
D.C. has recorded more than 20 traffic deaths this year
jonetta rose barras: The DC Council’s ‘responsibility shuffle’
When faced with troublesome executive-branch or independent agencies, the DC Council’s solution has become nauseatingly predictable. Members, separately and collectively, propose a new agency, office or commission as an antidote for the…
Press Release: Norton Introduces Resolution Recognizing D.C. Veterans, Condemns Denial of Statehood
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
November 11, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced a resolution in honor of Veterans Day, recognizing the service of all…
Press Release: City of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Honors Mayor Bowser and Washington, DC with Street…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
November 11, 2019
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Celebration Part of Renewal of Sister City Agreement that Establishes Cooperative Relationship in Areas of Economic Development,…
Washington Business Journal: Bowser nominates former deputy mayor, now at Amazon, for Events D.C.…
Mayor Muriel Bowser is turning to a familiar face to fill a vacancy on the Events D.C. board of directors: Brian Kenner.
Washington Post Magazine: If D.C. makes go-go its official music, what would its official song be?
It's a gorgeous fall evening near U Street, too early for the real nightlife to be happening, but the go-go music's playing anyway from speakers outside the Metro PCS store. You can hear it from a block away, outside a club called Uproar…
District Links: Evans pushed bill backed by EagleBank while owning stock; analysis of Evans scandal;…
Happy Veterans Day. More than 60 officials, businesspeople, and members of the local Ethiopian community traveled with the mayor to Ethiopia on Friday.
the Wash: The nuts and bolts of DC’s estimated $7 billion Union Station expansion
Dramatic new developments at Union Station will reshape the future of the transit hub and its surrounding areas. The station is set to have a major facelift with improvements to existing facilities and some new additions to its exterior.
WTOP: Corrals and ‘dismount zones’ to curb DC’s scooter complaints
Riding on sidewalks and improper parking are among top complaints from residents in the D.C. areas where dockless electric scooter vendors are allowed to operate. The District Department of Transportation will attempt to address both…
Washington Post: Homeless veterans set to move into permanent digs, with a touch of stardom
Clifton Braxton sat in his Buick Encore in the parking lot of Washington’s VA Medical Center last week and showed how he could transform the vehicle into a bedroom. An Air Force veteran who served during the Vietnam War, he struggled with…
Robert McCartney in The Post: Harm to D.C.’s image will only grow as long as Jack Evans clings to…
The latest revelations of Jack Evans’s alleged ethics violations appear to leave little doubt that he will have to give up his powerful seat on the D.C. Council. The main question now is how much longer he can hang on and further damage…
WTOP: Capital One Arena expanding accessibility for those with sensory issues
A partnership between Monumental Sports and KultureCity, a nonprofit that advocates for sensory inclusion, is expanding accessibility at Capital One Arena so people with sensory challenges can enjoy large events — with tools at hand in the…
WTOP: The Caps drop their gloves in the fight against cancer
The Washington Capitals are red hot right now, beating up opponents up and down the ice this season. Now they’ve picked a new target to take on off the ice: cancer.
Washington Post: The latest word on Planet Word: Downtown D.C.’s language museum is set to open in…
When she taught first-graders in Bethesda public schools, Ann Friedman relied on activities to engage them. Playing games, reciting poetry, putting on plays — all were roads to learning how to read.
Mark Lee in the Washington Blade: D.C. battle looms on spending, taxes
The warning signs were evident last month when enterprise leaders, economic analysts, and a previous city mayor and the current D.C. Council chair gathered at the University of the District of Columbia to assess the state of the local and…
Mary Landrieu and Ramona Edelin in The Post: It’s morally and legally wrong to deny charter schools…
School buildings ought to be used as schools, particularly when there are 12,000 students on waiting lists to attend a high-quality public charter school. It’s common sense, but it lately seems out of fashion at the Wilson Building. D.C.…
Washington Post: Anti-Semitic video stirs concern on George Washington University campus
George Washington University officials are condemning an anti-Semitic video in which a student referred to Jewish people by a vulgarity.