Washington Business Journal: Armed Forces Retirement Home picks new development team for overhaul of…
The Armed Forces Retirement Home has tapped Madison Marquette and Urban Atlantic as its private partners for the massive redevelopment of an 80-acre section of its D.C. campus.
WAMU: Massive Development Project At Old Soldiers’ Home In D.C. Moves Forward
Plans to redevelop an 80-acre plot of the Armed Forces Retirement Home campus in Northwest D.C. are taking a big step forward, as a development team has been picked for what is expected to be an expansive residential and retail project —…
Martin Di Caro in Greater Greater Washington: Did Bowser kill the Shaw bikeway? She won’t say.
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser says she is committed to eliminating traffic fatalities and serious injuries by 2024, the District’s goal under the Vision Zero initiative it adopted in 2015. Yet for more than three years her administration has…
Press Release: AG Racine Announces Ginosi USA Banned From Selling Illegal Short-Term Apartment…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
November 1, 2019
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
OAG Settlement Requires Ginosi USA To Pay $728K+ in Unpaid Sales Taxes, Interest, and Penalties, Imposes 10-Year…
Washington Business Journal: See Whitman-Walker’s Liz development before it opens on 14th…
Liz, the block-long 14th Street NW redevelopment that Whitman-Walker Health System has had in the works for more than three years, is finally making her debut.
DCist: Thanks To The Nats Parade, Metro Is Running Extra Trains, Scuttling Track Work This Weekend
Plans for weekend track work have been dashed thanks to the Nationals championship parade. Metro is instead running extra trains on Saturday during the celebration.
Press Release: Norton Reminds Residents: DC Health Link Open Enrollment Starts Today!
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
November 1, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today welcomed the official start of Open Enrollment for health insurance coverage in…
Capital Projections: Desert punks edition
Capital Projections is The DC Line’s selective and subjective guide to some of the most interesting arthouse and repertory screenings in the coming week.
DESOLATION CENTER
The Washington area doesn’t lack for DIY ventures that…
Press Release: Metro to run extra service for Nationals’ Championship Parade sponsored by Xfinity;…
News Release — Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
For immediate release: October 31, 2019
In order to accommodate the tens of thousands of fans expected to turn out for the Nationals’ World Series Championship Parade in…
Press Release: Bowser Administration Announces Celebration Plan for Washington Nationals…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor, Metropolitan Police Department and District Department of Transportation:
November 1, 2019
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Dustin Sternbeck (MPD)
Lauren Stephens (DDOT)
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Press Release: Bowser Administration Says Once Trick and Treating Ends, Don’t Trash Pumpkins, Use…
News Release — DC Department of Public Works
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 31, 2019
CONTACT:
Reggie Sanders
Nancee Lyons
Residents encouraged to drop off pumpkins at food waste locations, for composting and food donation
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Washington Post Editorial Board: D.C. passes the nation’s report card. So why would the city roll…
THE CLOSELY watched National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) shows declines and stagnation in student learning in most of the country. But the District is a happy exception, posting gains in both reading and math and continuing a…
Washington Post: After alleged attempted abduction of two brothers from a D.C. school, officials…
A registered sex offender allegedly attempted to kidnap two young boys from the aftercare program of a D.C. charter campus, sparking citywide concerns about safety and dismissal procedures on school grounds.
Washington Post: D.C. panel voices support for historic landmark status for Barry Farm
A District plan to redevelop the Barry Farm public housing complex into a mixed-income community met a new obstacle Thursday when a District review panel voiced support for granting landmark status to part of the Southeast Washington site.…
Washington Post: Georgetown has a plan to help descendants of enslaved people. Student activists say…
Student activists have worked for months to promote the idea of reparations at Georgetown University. But when the school’s president announced plans this week to redress a historical wrong, activists said it came as a surprise — an…
Washington Post: Frustrated Airbnb hosts wait for D.C. to explain new regulations
A new District law restricting Airbnb and other short-term rentals has taken effect, but property owners complain that the city hasn’t informed them when or how they should comply, such as by applying for newly required licenses.
Curbed: Jefferson Memorial to receive additional renovations thanks to $10M donation
The updates will include new sidewalks, bathrooms, and an underground museum
District Links: Nationals championship parade set for Saturday; part of job-training fund spent on…
Happy Halloween. DC holds the World Series title for the first time since 1924, and the Nationals are promising a rollicking celebration on Saturday.
City Paper: DC Prep Wants to Build a Charter School in Southeast. But the Neighborhood Says No.
The conflict is a symptom of D.C.'s lack of comprehensive planning for where to locate new charter and public schools.
the Wash: Halloween Yard Shows have stories behind their haunting decorations.
Fog, strobe lights, animatronics, all for one day of the year.