Washingtonian: Refinery29’s Immersive “29Rooms” Event Has Come to DC
Paint, reconnect with your childhood self, and lose yourself in optical illusions.
Washington Business Journal: Immersive festival 29Rooms debuts in D.C. Prepare for the Instagram…
For the next 10 days, interactive art and media festival 29Rooms: Expand Your Reality will take over the D.C. Armory as thousands of visitors pass through to experience 29 different installations, art exhibits, interactive events and…
Chris Byrd in The Post: When RFK Stadium goes, so should its memorial to a former owner
Events DC’s announcement that it will raze RFK Stadium by 2021 presents it, with the National Park Service’s cooperation, the opportunity to remove the memorial to late Washington football team owner George Preston Marshall (1896-1969)…
DCist: Refinery29 Has Set Up An Instagrammable Fun House In D.C.
“Welcome to our dream world,” reads a large yellow sign at the entrance of 29Rooms: Expand Your Reality. “We’ve been waiting for you.”
Washington Business Journal: GSA to acquire one of D.C.’s most valuable buildings for $760M
The General Services Administration has signed the paperwork to acquire the U.S. Department of Transportation headquarters in Capitol Riverfront from JBG Federal Center LLC for $760 million.
District Links: Cops cross line in undercover prostitution stings, according to City Paper report;…
TGIF! An explosive and graphic story from City Paper, posted while the first DC Council hearing on sex work decriminalization stretched into the night …
Bisnow: Redevelopment Of Historic U Street School Breaks Ground
A 132-year-old former elementary school building in D.C.'s Shaw neighborhood will soon be given new life.
WAMU: Panda Bei Bei To Go Bye Bye From National Zoo In November
Four years after Bei Bei stole Washingtonians’ hearts, the National Zoo’s beloved giant panda is readying to depart the Smithsonian institution for China next month.
WTOP: Bye bye Bei Bei: Giant panda moving to China in November
D.C. is a transient city, they warn you.
The DC Lineup for this weekend: fundraisers, fall festivals and four-legged friends
Plenty of events over the next few days are associated with community fixtures in the District: The Washington Blade and the Davis Center dance school both commemorate their 50th anniversaries, and DC United kicks off the first round of…
New York Times: In Washington, a Fight to Decriminalize Prostitution Divides Allies
Supporters say a bill being considered by the City Council in the nation’s capital would protect prostitutes. Critics say it would be a boon to sex traffickers.
Washington Post: Bye bye, Bei Bei. The National Zoo’s giant panda will leave for China on Nov. 19.
Bei Bei, one of the National Zoo’s giant pandas, is set to go to China on Nov. 19, zoo officials said Friday.
UrbanTurf: DC Hearing on Short-Term Rentals Raises More Questions
The ghost of DC Council hearings past was present at Thursday night's Zoning Commission (ZC) meeting, as the body received testimony on how the zoning code should clarify the definition of short-term rentals and where they can operate in…
WAMU: Airbnb Remains In A Legal Gray Zone In D.C. As Officials Delay Decision On Regulations
Is Airbnb legal in D.C.? Well, it’s complicated.
Washington Post: Family mourns groundskeeper killed during robbery at Potomac Gardens in D.C.
After a groundskeeper working for the District government was robbed and fatally shot while on his lunch break last week, his father drove more than 200 miles from North Carolina to identify and claim the body.
Catholic Standard: Catholic Charities’ solar array blessed, seen as model for ecological action by…
The sun shone on Catholic Charities, literally, on Oct. 17, as Archbishop Wilton Gregory blessed a solar array being installed on five acres of the agency’s land surrounding the Missionaries of Charity’s Gift of Peace home. The array of…
City Paper: Police Reports Raise Questions about MPD’s Tactics During Undercover Prostitution Stings
MPD’s Human Trafficking Unit doesn’t make many human trafficking arrests. But officers do expose their penises to sex workers and have them undress.
Washington Post: D.C. firefighter convicted of armed robbery during sneaker purchase
A D.C. firefighter was convicted of armed robbery Wednesday after he robbed a man of sneakers last December, prosecutors said Thursday.
Washington Post: D.C. leaders hear from public over proposal to decriminalize sex work
Five hours into a Thursday hearing on a controversial bill that would decriminalize the sex trade in the nation’s capital, D.C. Council member Charles Allen (D-Ward 6) implored the crowd to settle down. He hammered his gavel. He called for…
Press Release: Norton, Van Hollen Resolution Congratulating Washington Mystics on Historic WNBA…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
October 17, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) announced that their joint resolution…