Washington Post: National Zoo says it will require advance visitor passes ‘indefinitely’
D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton had raised concerns about access to the online passes.
Washington Post: Ellen Granberg named president of GWU, the first woman to hold the job
The next president of George Washington University, a sociologist, is provost of the Rochester Institute of Technology
DCist: Elmo, Elon, And Warm Oatmeal: Here Are Some Write-In Votes D.C. Residents Cast In November
Should Gustavo Petro ever tire of being president of the Republic of Colombia, there’s at least one local resident who would elect him to public office in the District of Columbia.
DCist: D.C. Activists Relaunch ‘Thou Shalt Not Kill’ Anti-Violence Poster Campaign
Speaking in a packed room at the Busboys and Poets in Anacostia on Tuesday, D.C. activists held up large red signs with large white letters: “THOU SHALT NOT KILL.”
DCist: Hundreds Gather In Brookland To Demand Answers On Shooting Of 13-Year-Old Karon Blake
Hundreds of people filled the auditorium at the Turkey Thicket recreation center in Northeast D.C. on Tuesday night to demand answers and support the family of Karon Blake, the 13-year-old fatally shot by a neighbor over the weekend.
Associated Press: DC residents demand police action after 13-year-old killed
WASHINGTON (AP) — The fatal shooting of a middle-school student has sparked public uproar as the nation’s capital struggles with rising tensions about violent crime and racial justice.
City Paper: Community Demands Answers: Who Killed Karon Blake, Why Hasn’t He Been Arrested?
Four days after a man shot and killed 13-year-old Karon Blake, police have neither identified nor arrested the known shooter.
Axios: D.C.’s new MacArthur school takes shape
The city is getting its first new public high school in decades. It’s opening this fall at the former Georgetown Day School on MacArthur Boulevard.
DCist: After Days Of Bare Shelves, H Street Walmart Is Slowly Restocking
The Walmart Supercenter in H Street NW, one of the area’s more affordable grocery stores, has begun restocking its shelves after being almost bare of groceries for days.
District Links: Pinto, Allen seek to override veto of revised criminal code; demands grow for…
The new chair of the DC Council's Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety is joining with her predecessor on an effort to override the mayor's veto of the Revised Criminal Code Act.
Washington Post: Twitter temporarily bans account for D.C.-area bus system without explanation
The social media app suspended the @metrobusinfo account on Tuesday for about six hours and gave Metro transit officials no explanation
Washingtonian: Is DC a Great Architecture City?
The author of the AIA Guide weighs in on our buildings.
Washington Post: D.C. police chief defends not naming man said to have shot 13-year-old
D.C. Police Chief Robert J. Contee III on Tuesday defended not immediately identifying the man who fatally shot a 13-year-old boy he claimed to have seen breaking into vehicles, and said any charges would probably be decided by a grand…
Courtland Milloy in The Post: New Thou Shalt Not Kill movement meets numbness of so many killings
When Mario Leonard was a boy, he was rescued from a house fire, but his mother perished. His grandparents stepped in to raise him. But they died before he got to grow up.
WTOP: DC police chief calls inaccurate information swirling over shooting of 13-year-old ‘reckless’
Hours before a scheduled community meeting, the head of D.C. police gave an impassioned statement to address what he called the “spreading of inaccurate information” surrounding the shooting death of a 13-year-old boy accused of breaking…
DCist: Police Decry Misinformation, Offer Few Details About Fatal Shooting Of 13-Year-Old
As outraged residents continue to demand answers regarding the 13-year-old fatally shot over the weekend by a Brookland man, D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee held an impassioned press conference Tuesday afternoon — offering few new details…
DCist: Judge Orders D.C. To Allow Drivers With Outstanding Fines To Renew Their Licenses
A federal judge has ordered D.C. to immediately allow drivers with more than $100 in outstanding fines or fees to obtain or renew their driver’s license, a ruling that supporters say could benefit tens of thousands of residents — many of…
DCist: Eleanor Holmes Norton Asks National Zoo To ‘Re-Evaluate’ Timed-Entry Requirement
D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton is pressing the director of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo for answers about its policy that still requires visitors to book free, timed-entry passes to gain admission. District residents and tourists…
DCist: D.C.’s New Attorney General On Crime, The Commanders, And Co-Existing With The Mayor
It’s been a week since D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb came into office, and by his own admission it’s been a whirlwind to get up to speed on all the work the hundreds of attorneys in the office do in representing both the city and the…
District Links: New committee chair seeks $500M for DCHA repairs over 5 years; push for…
The new head of the DC Council's Housing Committee is making an early pitch for funding in the upcoming budget cycle, pushing for a $500 million investment over the next five years to repair and maintain public housing units in DC.