Washington Post: D.C. mayor joins janitors in rush-hour march through downtown Washington
A wave of purple flooded streets in downtown Washington on Tuesday as unionized janitors and building workers sang, shouted and rattled homemade maracas while they pressed through idling cars and buses during the afternoon rush hour.
City Paper: Here’s Why Dozens of D.C. Janitors Marched During Rush Hour Traffic
In 15 days, a labor contract covering more than 11,000 janitors in the D.C. region expires. That’s why dozens of cleaners took to the streets on Tuesday evening to protest during rush-hour traffic.
Washington Post: D.C. police chief, mayor authorize overtime to combat shootings, homicides
D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham has authorized paying overtime to patrol officers in three areas of the city hard-hit by shootings that have pushed the District’s homicide count upward as the year draws to an end.
Washington Post: Court extends suspension of District’s no-bid sports gambling contract, but plans…
A D.C. Superior Court judge has extended a temporary order blocking the District from moving forward on a controversial no-bid contract with a Greek company to manage the city’s planned foray into online sports betting.
Curbed: Newseum to close at the end of December
Johns Hopkins University is moving into the building, which will be renovated
Press Release: Councilmember Allen Statement Ahead of Today’s Education Committee Hearing on School…
News Release — Ward 6 DC Council member Charles Allen
October 2, 2019
Contact: Erik Salmi
Today the DC Council’s Committee on Education is holding a public hearing on Councilmember Charles Allen’s Public School Transparency…
A six-person army is fighting to clean up Ward 8
In his backyard in Congress Heights, Nathan Harrington has a collection of bowling balls. He found them in the woods.
He doesn’t know for sure how the 10 or 12 colorful spheres ended up out there, but he guesses it has something to do…
Josephine Baker: Let’s be transparent — FOIA isn’t what makes schools successful
Having retired from the DC Public Charter School Board (PCSB) eight years ago, I have the luxury of paying only selective attention to arguments about public education. Lately, however, a debate over how to ensure accountability for our…
DCist: Mayor Bowser And Councilmembers Are Marching With Hundreds Of Janitors Downtown During Rush…
Hundreds of D.C.-area janitors are gathering downtown during rush hour on Tuesday to rally and march in favor of better working conditions, including higher wages and more full-time positions.
WTOP: DC gains 4 more Michelin-starred restaurants
Four D.C. restaurants achieved rarefied status Tuesday, when Michelin announced its 2020 guide selections.
Curbed: Moped rider killed in Congress Heights crash
A 19-year-old Southeast resident died after an SUV driver collided with him
Washington Post: Could a community land trust help solve D.C.’s gentrification crisis?
For decades, the District’s fight against the economic and social forces of gentrification has been a rearguard action: Belated restrictions on development, overdue attention to the needs of working-class families, modest affordable…
Washington Post: D.C. mansion that once held loud parties now a marijuana pop-up, police say
Years after it appeared authorities had shut down a notorious party house near Dupont Circle known for its loud concerts, D.C. police have again put the expansive carriage house with heated pool and indoor 25-foot waterfall in their…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Grants Overtime to 115 MPD Officers to Reduce Violent Crime
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Metropolitan Police Department
October 1, 2019
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Dustin Sternbeck (MPD)
Mayor and Chief Newsham Highlight MPD Community Engagement Events
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Washington Business Journal: Former Bourbon restaurant space part of the fiscal year-end D.C. sales…
An affiliate of Cas Riegler Cos. Principal Kevin Riegler paid nearly $2.3 million Monday for the Adams Morgan retail building that previously hosted drinking establishment Bourbon, just one of dozens of commercial real estate properties…
WTOP: Judge extends temporary block on sports betting app
A judge has extended the restraining order that effectively puts a hold on mobile sports betting in the District. The move comes amid a lawsuit challenging a no-bid contract for developing a sports betting app.
Washington Business Journal: Michelin bulks up its starred restaurants in its latest D.C. guide.…
Everything chef Aaron Silverman touches turns to a Michelin's star.
DCist: D.C.’s New Michelin Stars Are Here: In With Maydan, Out With Blue Duck Tavern
For the fourth year, some out-of-towners have descended to render their judgement on D.C.’s food scene. As usual, there are a few surprises and new additions in the Michelin Guides’ annual list of starred restaurants.
Washingtonian: Here are the 2020 Michelin Star Restaurants for DC
Maydan and Little Pearl earn stars, while Bad Saint is a surprise shutout.
City Paper: Bad Saint Snubbed, Four New D.C. Restaurants Earn One Michelin Star
Gravitas, Little Pearl, Maydan, and Sushi Nakazawa have something to brag about.