DCist: The House Of Representatives Dining Room Is Now On OpenTable
The House of Representatives is, you may have heard, rather busy right now. But it’s technically not in session, which means that as of today, for the first time, you can visit the House of Representatives Members’ Dining Room for lunch,!-->…
Curbed: D.C. may cap how many scooter companies are allowed in the city
Four chosen companies would be able to provide up to 10,000 total scooters
WTOP: Metro to run extra trains for Mystics and Nationals games
Washington sports fans can rely on Metro to get to and from the Mystics and the Nationals games on Tuesday night.
Washington Post: Metro to extend service for Mystics, Nats games Tuesday night
If the games run late, Metro will continue to run for at least 20 minutes after the usual weeknight closing of 11:30 p.m. and could stay open as late as 12:30 a.m.
Press Release: Statement on September 2019 Revenue Estimates
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
September 30, 2019
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, the DC Government released the revised revenue estimates for the FY 2020-2023 District of Columbia!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Press Release: Chairman Mendelson Celebrates September Revenue Estimates
News Release — DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson
Monday, September 30, 2019
CONTACT: Lindsey Walton
WASHINGTON, DC – DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson is applauding today’s release of the revised revenue!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Press Release: Norton Confines Rep. Banks’ Second Anti-D.C. Bill to Dustbin of Anti-Democracy Bills
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
September 30, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
Bill Attacks Free Speech in the Nation’s Capital
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today assured her constituents!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Press Release: Norton Introduces Resolution to Designate September as ‘National Campus Sexual…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
September 30, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
Norton Introduces Resolution to Designate September as ‘National Campus Sexual Assault Awareness Month’
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
DCist: D.C. Is Getting Another Food Hall, This Time In Mount Vernon Square
Last year, the Washington Post declared that food halls were “having a moment,” and it appears that moment continues with a forthcoming spot called Ferza Food Hall in Mount Vernon Square.
DCist: The City Floated Turning Vacant Offices Into Housing. A New Report Says That’s Not Likely To…
In the grip of an affordability crisis that’s displacing low-income Washingtonians—many of them lifelong residents—the District of Columbia government floated one possible tactic for increasing the amount of affordable housing in the city:!-->…
City Paper: Aaron Silverman Asks Diners to Help Pay for a Better Life for Restaurant Workers
Pineapple and Pearls is adding a 5 percent "People Program" charge starting tomorrow.
City Paper: Mayor Bowser’s Chief of Staff Threatens Arts Commission Chair in Latest Power Grab
Heran Sereke-Brhan will serve as the commission’s fourth director in two years.
City Paper: How Will Jack Evans Spend His Legal Defense Cash?
Changes to the campaign finance law go into effect this week and Councilmember Grosso suspects Evans worked behind the scenes to weaken its effectiveness.
Press Release: Audit Finds Systems in Place to Monitor the Oversight of D.C. Nursing Homes
News Release — Office of the DC Auditor
Contact: Diane Shinn
Recommendations include improving some processes to further reduce risks to nursing home residents
WASHINGTON, September 30, 2019–District of Columbia nursing home!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Washington Business Journal: Huge new food hall coming to downtown D.C.
D.C.’s not done with food halls yet, apparently. The latest? A new food hall called Ferza planned for the Anthem Row development at 8th and K streets NW across from the Carnegie Library Apple Store.
DCist: Many Of D.C.’s At-Risk Students Are Too Far Away From The Schools Most Likely To Help Them
Several public elementary and middle schools in D.C. have a strong track record of helping students classified as at-risk improve their learning outcomes—but many neighborhoods with the highest concentration of at-risk students lack easy!-->…
WTOP: DC is tops for craft beer industry pay
Craft beer is big business, and those working in the industry are paid well. D.C. ranks behind only New Jersey for what it pays.
WTOP: The Wharf developers get biggest loan in DC history
Goldman Sachs Group is leading a group of investors backing the largest construction loan in D.C. history for development of The Wharf’s Phase 2 addition on the Southwest waterfront.
District Links: At-risk students who most need access to top schools live far away; top salaries in…
Happy Monday. Students who are at-risk for academic failure would benefit from attending the top public schools of the city, says a new report — if only those schools weren’t so far from many of those children.