Press Release: Norton Introduces Bill to Make D.C. Eligible for Federal Forestry Funds
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
October 31, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) this week introduced a bill, the McIntire-Stennis District of Columbia Equality Act, to…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces District’s Plans to Support the 2019 Nationals Championship…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
October 31, 2019
CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – The #SportsCapital will host a parade to celebrate the Washington Nationals’ World Series victory! The 2019…
Press Release: #FIGHTFINISHED: Mayor Bowser Celebrates World Champions Washington Nationals
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
October 30, 2019
CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Tonight, Mayor Muriel Bowser issued the following statement after the Washington Nationals defeated the Houston…
jonetta rose barras: Will Mayor Bowser take low-cost housing across class lines?
When DC Mayor Muriel Bowser announced earlier this month her intention to place more affordable, low-cost housing in neighborhoods long perceived as havens for the wealthy or the near-wealthy, humanists in the city surely must have smiled.…
DCist: Councilmember Versus Bagels: Jack Evans Objects To Georgetown Location Of Call Your Mother
Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans is among the local officials voicing disapproval of the latest plans for bagel juggernaut Call Your Mother‘s forthcoming Georgetown location.
Alexandra Petri in The Post: The New York Times is right. D.C. is a terrible place.
The one downside of the fact that the Nationals (hurrah for our brave boys!) are in the World Series is that now the New York Times is trying to inform its readers about this curious hamlet with few restaurants and less culture in which…
Richard J. Rosendall in the Washington Blade: It’s time for Jack Evans to go
Ward 2 D.C. Councilmember Jack Evans this year was forced to resign from the Metro Board and was fined $20,000 because of ethics violations that included using his government email to seek business for his consulting firm.
The Hoya: New Call Your Mother Location Target of Neighborhood Controversy
Two prominent local government leaders recently penned letters opposing Call Your Mother’s planned opening at the corner of 35th and O streets, despite an earlier vote to allow the deli to operate in the residential neighborhood.
District Links: Go-go taking over Wilson Building with hearing and concert; DC Council chairman…
Happy Wednesday. Go-go will be heard throughout the Wilson Building tonight — after a hearing to make it the official music genre of the District.
Washingtonian: The History of Go-Go: A 6 Step Guide to the Essentials
With DC’s homegrown music style in the news, here’s a quick primer for the uninitiated.
DCist: D.C.’s Only Halfway House Has Its Contract Extended As Dispute Over New Provider Continues
The Bureau of Prisons has extended its contract with D.C.’s men’s halfway house for another six months, buying the agency time to resolve a contract dispute that has threatened to leave the District without a men’s halfway house for…
UrbanTurf: FRA a Bummer for Union Station’s Burnham Place
Over the past eight years, UrbanTurf has been following the proposed Burnham Place development, which would deliver more than three million square feet of walkable mixed-use development using the air rights above the Union Station…
WAMU: Metro To Stay Open Late For Nationals Game 7 Watch Party
Nationals fans attending Game 7 watch parties around Navy Yard and the downtown area will be able to take Metro home after the World Series concludes Wednesday night.
Washington Times: Metro to stay open extra hour after Nationals Game 7 watch party
There may not be a baseball game in Washington Wednesday night, but there could be a pretty big party.
UrbanTurf: Mayor Bowser Announces New Tool to Help DC Teachers Buy Homes
While a budget item that Mayor Muriel Bowser pushed earlier this year to subsidize workforce housing was gutted, the city is now turning to a new tool to facilitate homeownership for DC Public Schools (DCPS) staff.
WTOP: 4 Metro stations to stay open late for final World Series watch party
Four Metro stations will stay open late for the final World Series watch party at Nationals Park, Metro announced Wednesday.
Washington Informer: Hope Village Remains Open for Business — For Now
The ongoing controversy about the fitness of Hope Village to house returning offenders in Ward 8 continues. Recently, the facility received a six-month extension to keep its doors open from the federal government despite efforts from…
Press Release: Going to a Nationals Game 7 Watch Party tonight? Metro will stay open a full hour…
News Release — Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
For immediate release: October 30, 2019
Nationals fans attending Game 7 watch parties can take Metro home thanks to support from Pepco. Metro General Manager/CEO Paul J.…
Press Release: AG Racine and Apartments.com Announce New Effort to Fight Housing Discrimination in…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
October 30, 2019
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
Apartments.com to Block Discriminatory Ads Against Low-Income Renters in the District and Nationwide
WASHINGTON,…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces the District’s Public Schools as the Fastest Improving in the…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor, Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education, and the Office of the State Superintendent of Education
October 30, 2019
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Tiffany Browne (DME)
Fred…