City Paper: Taking a U Street Literary Walk With Award-Winning Local Poet Kim Roberts
Her most recent book details literary walking tours around D.C.
Washington Business Journal: D.C. lands a hotel on the ‘most haunted’ list. And…
Want a spooky time in the nation’s capital? Stay at The Omni Shoreham Hotel.
WAMU: How The Negro League’s Homestead Grays Shaped D.C. Baseball
There have been several stories recently highlighting the last time a Washington baseball team won a World Series. The answer most given is the Senators in 1924. Now, it’s true that the Senators were Washington’s last major league baseball…
Bisnow: GSA Looks To Move 2,000-Person Agency From NoMa To Suitland, Cut Footprint In Half
A major federal agency is planning to move nearly 2,000 employees out of the District and cut its office footprint almost in half.
WTOP: All-clear given at DC’s St. Elizabeths after bacteria scare
The water is being turned back on at a D.C.-owned psychiatric hospital after it was off for about a month due to a bacteria scare.
WAMU: Civil Rights Groups Sue District Over Weeks-Long Water Outage At St. Elizabeths
A pair of civil rights groups are suing the District over a weeks-long water outage at St. Elizabeths, D.C.’s only public psychiatric hospital.
City Paper: In Emails to City, NoMa Residents Call for Underpass Encampments to Be Cleared
District leaders are looking into legislative fixes for the underpasses.
Washington Post: After rush-hour traffic disruptions, D.C. protesters look to escalate tactics
Blocking traffic may only be the beginning.
WAMU: You Only Need About $2,500 In Emergency Savings, But Even That’s Difficult In D.C.
If you Google, “How much money should I save for emergencies?” you’ll get a lot of results telling you to set aside between three and six months of expenses. You may also see articles dictating how much money you should have saved by…
WTOP: Washington ‘Nationals’ Cathedral? How the church goes ‘all in’ to support the Nats at World…
Hearing the song “Baby Shark” emanate from the great organ of Washington National Cathedral leaves no doubt the church is “all in” supporting the Nationals’ World Series run.
Washington Post: D.C. Council to discuss better protections for pedestrians and bicyclists
Advocates and lawmakers push for new measures to address the rising number of pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities.
WTOP: WTOP’s Dave Johnson on multiple sclerosis diagnosis: Acceptance, fear, determination
WTOP Sports Director Dave Johnson had more than a hunch he had multiple sclerosis — he’d watched his mother develop the same symptoms when he was a boy.
Washington Times: ‘Offensive to the entire city’: D.C. councilman rips hate crime…
D.C. Council member Charles Allen repeatedly expressed disappointment Wednesday that federal prosecutors did not send a representative to his Judiciary Committee hearing on the lack of prosecution of hate crimes in the District.
Washington Post: St. Elizabeths declared free of legionella bacteria, will resume water usage
A District-owned psychiatric hospital that was without potable water for nearly a month after a potentially harmful bacteria was detected in its water system is clear of the organism and resuming normal water use, city officials said…
Washington Post: D.C. lawmakers slam U.S. attorney for skipping hate crimes hearing
Under fire for her record on prosecuting hate crimes, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia refused to appear at a D.C. Council committee hearing Wednesday to discuss her performance, saying the hearing would be biased.
Washington Post: Can tens of thousands of mussels help save the polluted Anacostia River?
The volunteers paddled their canoes down the Anacostia River on a recent rainy day, the stench of trash lingering in the air as mud-caked bottles floated on the surface of the murky waters.
Washington Post: A 1924 pendant is a golden link to Washington’s last World Series-winning team
They didn’t give out rings the last time (the first time?) a Washington baseball team won the World Series. They gave out fetching pendants like the one Sally Zachary Harper held in her hand Wednesday at the Old Dominion Boat Club in…
WUSA9: ‘This is only the beginning’ | Navy Yard is currently 65% built out. When will…
'It’s only been in the last two to three years that this neighborhood has really taken off'
Washington Post: The long-awaited National Children’s Museum hits another snag, delays reopening
The National Children’s Museum, the once-beloved institution that has been closed for four years, has delayed the reopening of its new Pennsylvania Avenue space.
NBC4: Homeless Man Sues Metro, Alleging Transit Police Illegally Stopped Him From Panhandling
A man who is homeless in the D.C. area is suing the Washington Metro transit agency, alleging transit police have illegally stopped him from panhandling outside a busy rail station near the U.S. Department of Agriculture.