Washington Times: D.C. residents plea for lawmakers to address gun violence
The mother of a young man who was gunned down in Southeast in August pleaded Thursday at a D.C. Council hearing for something to be done about the disproportionate amount of violence her community faces and the lack of resources it has to…
Capital News Service: Short films and screenplays highlighted District film festival’s 16th year
It’s a wrap for the 16th annual DC Shorts International Short Film Festival and Screenplay Competition, where once again artists and audiences spent 10 days engaged with the craft of short filmmaking.
WTOP: Running water outage at DC’s St. Elizabeths enters second week
St. Elizabeths, D.C.’s public psychiatric hospital, hasn’t had running water for a week.
Curbed: D.C.-based photographer to be focus of new National Building Museum exhibit
Centered on Alan Karchmer’s architectural photography, the exhibit debuts this fall
Bisnow: D.C.’s Delivery Deluge Keeps Office Vacancy High, But Experts Foresee Development…
Demand for D.C. office space continued to grow moderately in Q3, but that trend has been overshadowed by the influx of office buildings delivering with large blocks of available space, keeping the vacancy rate at record levels.
WAMU: Historic Howard Quad Has Rats, Leaking Pipes And Unfinished Rooms, Students Report
Trinity Pisarsky, a freshman student at Howard University, says she chose to live in the Harriet Tubman Quadrangle (aka “The Quad”), which comprises five dormitory halls, because she’d heard it was the best place to build a sisterhood.
Washington Post: Metro will stay open late for the rest of the Nationals and Mystics’ postseason…
The system will stay open 20 minutes after the games end in the event they run past normal closing time.
WTOP: ‘Grateful Joe’ who had heart attack meets his lifesavers in DC
Twin mysteries have been solved Thursday in a case of a man who was brought back from the brink of death after suffering a heart attack while driving in D.C.
City Paper: Council Bill Would Prohibit D.C. From Cooperating With Federal Immigration Agencies
D.C. Department of Corrections handed 43 undocumented immigrants over to ICE between January 2016 and June 2019.
Petula Dvorak in The Post: A D.C. family stranded in India by our dysfunctional immigration system
They’ve been stranded in India for seven weeks now.
DCist: D.C. Council To Consider Enacting Stronger Sanctuary City Protections
Ward 6 D.C. councilmember Charles Allen plans to introduce emergency legislation on Tuesday that would further limit the city’s cooperation with federal immigration authorities. If passed, the bill would alter the D.C. Department of…
Washington Post: D.C. ethics agency failed to probe prominent whistleblower complaint, audit says
The District’s ethics agency mishandled a 2018 whistleblower complaint and has repeatedly failed to respond to city workers seeking guidance regarding ethics, according to a new report by D.C. Auditor Kathy Patterson.
Washington Post: St. Elizabeths Hospital without drinking water after legionella bacteria found
St. Elizabeths Hospital has been without potable water for a week, officials said Thursday, forcing staff and patients to use bottled water and hand sanitizer after bacteria that can cause Legionnaires’ disease was discovered in the water…
Press Release: Capitol Riverfront BID to Pursue Further Mobility Enhancements Through $100,000…
News Release — Capitol Riverfront Business Improvement District
Contact:
Kerry Lynn Bohen
Bonnie Trein
(Washington, D.C. – October 3, 2019) The Capitol Riverfront Business Improvement District (BID) announced that they have…
District Links: DC arts community on wild ride amid fight over mayoral role; ethics board mishandled…
Happy Thursday. Columnist jonetta rose barras goes long on the battle over control of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, trying to decipher why the mayor’s office is bent on acquiring more power over how the commission operates.…
Washingtonian: A #Resistance Restaurant Called “Immigrant Food” Is Opening by the White House
The chef behind Seven Reasons is behind the "cause-casual" cafe's melting-pot menu.
Washington Times: Metro to stay open 20 minutes after end of Nationals, Mystics playoff games
Metro general manager and CEO Paul Wiedefeld announced that for the remainder of the Major League Baseball and WNBA playoffs, trains will continue to operate until 20 minutes after the end of Washington Nationals and Mystics home games.
Curbed: Metro to stay open late for Nationals and Mystics home playoff games
The rail system will accept passengers for 20 minutes after the games end
Washingtonian: Iron Horse Will Close After a Decade in Penn Quarter, Transform into a…
The Boardwalk will open next month from the Takoda and Cortez team.
WTOP: Metro to run late for Nats, Mystics postseason games
Spectators heading home from Nationals Park or the Entertainment and Sports Arena can rely on Metro after their respective games are over, the transit system announced Thursday.