DCist: Infamous Dupont Party Mansion Turned Into Weed Pop Up, Per Police
In the latest turn of events for a Dupont mansion with a reputation for wild ragers, law enforcement officials contend that the Q Street property has been operating as a marijuana pop up for at least a year.
City Paper: Nearly All D.C. School Staff Have Cleared Background Checks
And DCPS nearly meets its self-imposed deadline that every teacher is screened after an outcry over the summer.
DCist: The Newseum Is Closing At The End Of The Year
It’s a wrap for the Newseum, at least at its current location near the U.S. Capitol: Visitors have until December 31, 2019 to pay a visit.
Washington Business Journal: ULI taps former NoMa BID president Liz Price to lead D.C. chapter
Liz Price, former president of the NoMa Business Improvement District, will succeed Lisa Rother as executive director of the Urban Land Institute's Washington chapter, ULI announced Wednesday.
Press Release: At WeDC Futures Forum, Mayor Bowser Extends Medical Marijuana Cards to a Two Year…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
October 2, 2019
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
The Mayor’s Latest Patient-Centric Reform to the District’s Medical Marijuana Program Will Reduce Financial Barriers and Help Keep…
District Links: Here’s where Jack Evans’ staff went after his committee dissolved; to…
Happy Wednesday. Join DL as we play a bit of ‘Where are they now?’ involving Jack Evans’ committee staff.
DCist: Little Havana Is Closing, For Real This Time
Little Havana is calling it quits—for real this time. The Cuban restaurant in Columbia Heights announced Wednesday that it will close on Saturday, just 13 months after opening and five months after a previous closing announcement.
UrbanTurf: From the Starburst Intersection to the Anacostia River, the East of H Street Rundown
Just as development has slowed (somewhat) along the H Street corridor, things are also moving slowly just east of the Starburst intersection, where appeals and uncertainty around the Comprehensive Plan have put a damper on construction.
WTOP: DC’s Newseum to close at end of 2019
The Newseum near the National Mall is closing its doors at the end of the year, the museum announced Tuesday.
Curbed: D.C.’s first open streets event is this weekend. Here’s what to expect.
Roughly three miles of Georgia Avenue NW will close to traffic
Bisnow: Billion-Dollar Binge: The Numbers Behind D.C.’s CRE Selling Spree
More office buildings sold in the final two weeks of September than the first six months of 2019, a deal surge spurred by a commercial real estate tax increase that went into effect Tuesday.
Press Release: After MPD Overhauls Data Collection Practices, ACLU-DC Agrees to Dismiss NEAR Act…
News Release: American Civil Liberties Union of the District of Columbia
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Suzanne Ito
Plaintiffs Call on D.C. Council to Make MPD’s Commitment to Publish Data Part of the Law
WASHINGTON – After the…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Surprises Teacher at Capital City Public Charter School with 2020 DC…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the State Superintendent of Education
October 2, 2019
MEDIA CONTACT:LaToya Foster (EOM)Fred Lewis (OSSE)
Science Teacher Justin Lopez-Cardoze to Be Considered for…
Scott Goldstein: Collaboration, not division, is the path toward student success
Today the DC Council is holding a hearing on a bill that would subject DC’s charter schools to the same transparency standards as DC’s traditional public schools. The legislation introduced by Ward 6 Council member Charles Allen would…
NBC4: Man Accused of Sexual Misconduct Kept DC Child Care Job
A teaching assistant who was arrested for sexually abusing an 8-year-old student had a history of misconduct allegations yet managed to keep his job for years, according to a News4 I-Team investigation.
Washington Business Journal: Georgetown University to build 11-story dorm near Union Station
Georgetown University is following through with its plans to establish student housing near its growing collection of academic facilities near Union Station.
Washington Times: D.C. red-light camera program erroneously issuing fines, AAA Mid-Atlantic study…
The District’s red-light camera program has garnered millions of dollars in wrongly issued fines that the city is not obligated to refund, according to a study by the car owners club AAA Mid-Atlantic.
WTOP: For sale: Eastern Market building once home to unique DC department store
A prominent Eastern Market building with a place in the history of women in business, is for sale.
WTOP: DC mayor grants 115 police officers OT as uptick in shootings prompts patrol changes
D.C. police have increased patrols amid an uptick in shootings across the city, and Mayor Muriel Bowser has granted overtime to 115 officers with the aim to reduce violent crime.
Washington Post: Bowser does an end run around D.C. Council, transfers traffic camera program to…
The city’s transportation department is taking over from police, effective Tuesday