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Charter school parents: DC Council must not shortchange almost half of public school students

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District Links: New WaPo poll shows Lewis George ahead in mayoral…

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jonetta rose barras: More financial and budgetary mess in DC

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District Links: Officials urge water conservation with new…

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District Links: Zoning board resumes operations after DC Council…

Bisnow: Tucker Carlson’s News Outlet Sues D.C. Building Owner To Avoid Tax Increase

Editor Oct 29, 2019
The Daily Caller, the conservative news outlet co-founded by Fox News host Tucker Carlson, is involved in a legal dispute over a D.C. building sale. 

City Paper: Artists Remain the Focus at Hamiltonian Gallery Despite Leadership Changes

Editor Oct 29, 2019
The Hamiltonian Fellows will open up about their artistry tonight for An Evening with the Artists.

Curbed: Voting by mail could come to D.C. under new bill

Editor Oct 29, 2019
The District would join other U.S. jurisdictions in permitting the practice

DCist: Humane Rescue Alliance Needs To Evacuate Its Northeast Facility, Will Waive Animal Adoption…

Editor Oct 29, 2019
As the Humane Rescue Alliance prepares to evacuate its Northeast facility this week, the animal welfare group is waiving many adoption fees through Wednesday. There are more than 100 animals available for adoption.

Washington Post: Peter Sturtevant, charismatic Maret School headmaster, dies at 89

Editor Oct 29, 2019
Peter A. Sturtevant, the former headmaster of the Maret School in Washington who was credited with guiding the preparatory school’s recovery from imminent collapse to financial and academic health, died Oct. 9 at a summer home in Brooklin,…

WAMU: Go-Go Is D.C. D.C. Is Go-Go. Is That Changing?

Editor Oct 29, 2019
Go-go is Washington, D.C.’s music. It’s a point of pride. But as the city changes — growing more expensive and gentrifying — will the genre change along with it, or can the music shape the city’s future?

District Links: Law meant to allow no-bid lottery contract under scrutiny; Salvadorans with…

Editor Oct 29, 2019
Happy Tuesday. About 32,000 Salvadorans living in the Washington area had their Temporary Protected Status extended for one year.

District Dig: Hand of God — The mysterious provenance of the no-bid sports betting contract.

Editor Oct 29, 2019
How does a law to abandon procurement law for the purpose of awarding a single no-bid contract end up in court, with one judge saying it likely runs afoul of the Home Rule Act, and another saying the exact opposite?

Washington Business Journal: Is Barry Farm a historic landmark? An upcoming ruling will shape the…

Editor Oct 29, 2019
A D.C. panel is set to make a pivotal decision this week impacting plans to redevelop the Barry Farm public housing complex, a project more than 13 years in the making that has become a flashpoint in the persistent debate over housing…

Washington Post: D.C. animal shelter to close for one day after rodent infestation

Editor Oct 29, 2019
A rodent infestation is forcing a one-day closure of an animal shelter in Northeast Washington, and the Humane Rescue Alliance is waiving adoption fees for cats and dogs Tuesday and Wednesday to help the organization reduce the number of…

The Eagle: Protesters demand justice for student removed from apartment

Editor Oct 29, 2019
Organizers present list of demands to University

Washington Business Journal: Yahoo Sports users in D.C. could soon use app for sports betting

Editor Oct 29, 2019
Yahoo Sports users in regions that have legalized sports betting, including the District of Columbia, will find themselves only a few clicks away from a wager beginning next month thanks to a deal that makes Bet MGM the exclusive…

Curbed: New downtown foundation to support work on parks, homelessness, and events

Editor Oct 29, 2019
A new foundation linked with the DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) will help fundraise for quality-of-life improvements downtown, the BID revealed last week. The foundation, whose board includes the president of the BID as…

WTOP: DC animal shelter waives fees, seeks urgent adoptions amid critical maintenance

Editor Oct 29, 2019
A D.C. animal shelter is waiving fees to encourage speedy adoptions while it undergoes extensive maintenance this week because of a mite infestation.

Petula Dvorak in The Post: It isn’t baseball that unites Washington. It’s the chant: ‘Lock him up!’

Editor Oct 29, 2019
Sorry, Nats.

Washingtonian: NYT Scrubs a Couple of Inaccurate Sentences About DC

Editor Oct 29, 2019
"It's uncommon to meet a Washington native"? "Calling it a fun-loving city would be a stretch?" Really?

Washington Times: D.C. Council weighs independent office for child safety, ombudsman

Editor Oct 28, 2019
It’s been more than five years since an 8-year-old girl disappeared from a D.C. homeless shelter, and about two years since the former D.C. Child and Family Services Agency ombudsman was fired without cause.

Washington Post: ‘He’s going to be irreplaceable’: Veteran D.C. firefighter who maintained apparatus…

Editor Oct 28, 2019
Alex Graham was a fixture behind the wheel of Engine 21, part of a crew known as the Alley Rats that raced to calls around Northwest Washington’s Adams Morgan neighborhood.

Washington Business Journal: Local restaurateurs, brewers had a blast feeding the masses during the…

Editor Oct 28, 2019
Growing up in the D.C. area, D.C. Brau co-founder Brandon Skall says he and his now-business partner Jeff Hancock pined for the day that the city would have a winning team. Decades later, as the Nationals took their playoff run all the way…

Washingtonian: You Can Adopt a Pet for Free Through Wednesday at the Humane Rescue Alliance

Editor Oct 28, 2019
The group is desperate to clear its New York Avenue shelter to make way for "aggressive pest control."
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Charter school parents: DC Council must not shortchange almost half of public school students

Jun 8, 2026 97
We are parents of public charter school students from different wards, different schools and different backgrounds. But this week we are joining together with families from across the District to…

District Links: New WaPo poll shows Lewis George ahead in mayoral race; Trump eyes ‘promenade’ to connect…

Jun 5, 2026 45
With mail ballots already distributed and early voting centers set to open Monday for DC's June 16 primary, a newly released WaPo poll shows Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George with a…

jonetta rose barras: More financial and budgetary mess in DC

Jun 5, 2026 227
Next week, the DC Council is expected to take the first of two votes on Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposed $21.2 billion Fiscal Year 2027 Budget and Financial Plan. Don’t expect a smooth landing. …

District Links: Officials urge water conservation with new ‘Drought Watch’ designation; Nadeau floats wealth…

Jun 4, 2026 14
DC Water as well as regional officials are urging customers to conserve water in the wake of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments' declaration of a Drought Watch.
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Who’s on DC’s general election ballot

Sep 24, 2020 26,430
Here’s a listing of the citywide and ward candidates on DC’s general election ballot. We’ve included links to candidates’ political websites and Twitter accounts for those running for positions other…

An overview of endorsements in DC Council, State Board of Education races

Oct 19, 2020 17,790
If it’s hard to keep track of all the candidates on the Nov. 3 ballot, it may be even tougher to keep track of everyone who has endorsed them. To that end, The DC Line compiled as many endorsements…

District’s 296 ANC races draw up to five candidates, but two-thirds are uncontested

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About a third of the District’s 296 advisory neighborhood commission seats have contested races, based on the candidate list released by the DC Board of Elections last week after the petition deadline…

Thousands of people in DC use housing vouchers. How much should they be worth?

Oct 20, 2022 10,418
People using housing vouchers in DC spent this past summer in limbo. In the spring, the DC Housing Authority (DCHA) deliberated changing the maximum value of all 20,000 vouchers the agency…
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