jonetta rose barras: Which way forward, DC?
What a difference a day can make. On Monday, watching the swearing-in ceremony for recently elected and reelected DC officials at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, residents may have thought some kind of unprecedented camaraderie…
City Paper: The Castle is Closing for Major Renovations
Also known as the Smithsonian Institution Building, it is long overdue for top to bottom upgrades and repairs, including restoring the Great Hall to its former glory.
WTOP: Service alerts DC drivers about unpaid tickets, traffic violations in real-time
D.C. said that all its residents can enroll in the Ticket Alert System, a service aimed at making sure you know and remember that you have unpaid parking tickets and traffic citations, so you pay or contest them in time.
Washington Post: Smithsonian Castle to close for renovations
Project will keep historic building closed for five years.
WTOP: Smithsonian ‘Castle’ on National Mall to close for 5-year restoration
One of the National Mall’s iconic landmarks will close soon for a years-long restoration.
WTOP: Bowser cuts ribbon on permanent home for one of DC’s newest high school
On Thursday, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser cut the ribbon on the new home of Bard High School Early College.
DCist: The Smithsonian Castle Will Close For Five-Year Renovation Starting Next Month
The “Smithsonian Castle,” also known as the Smithsonian Institution Building, is closing temporarily next month for its first major renovation in more than 50 years. The renovation involves repairs and upgrades and is expected to take five…
DCist: Bills Passed By D.C. Council Remain In Awkward Limbo As Republicans Fail To Elect Speaker Of…
The dysfunction that has reigned in the U.S. House of Representatives this week hasn’t been contained within the marble halls of Congress, but rather has made its way down Pennsylvania Avenue to the Wilson Building that houses the D.C.…
District Links: Lack of a House speaker delays DC legislation; Bowser cuts ribbon on permanent home…
The ongoing inability of the House to elect a speaker is complicating the process of implementing legislation already approved by the DC Council.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Cuts Ribbon on New, Permanent Home for Bard High School Early College
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor, DC Public Schools and the Office of the City Administrator
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
January 5, 2023
CONTACT:
Susana Castillo (EOM)
Enrique Gutierrez (DCPS)
Chanda…
Washington Business Journal: Hobby Lobby, Vornado affiliates may owe D.C. millions in taxes tied to…
The players behind a decade-old, $250 million land and building sale — one that would eventually birth the Museum of the Bible — owe potentially millions more in real estate taxes, the D.C. Court of Appeals has ruled, overturning a lower…
DCist: Judge Tosses Out Lawsuit Seeking To Overturn Gun Ban On Metro In D.C.
A federal judge has tossed out a lawsuit filed by four people seeking to overturn the existing ban on guns on Metro in D.C., saying that none of the plaintiffs had actually been charged or prosecuted for it and thus had no standing to sue.…
DCist: In Interviews With Jan. 6 Committee, Bowser And Contee Tied Insurrection Response To 2020…
In the midst of the June 2020 racial justice protests that rocked D.C. and many other American cities, Mayor Muriel Bowser got a fateful call: Then-president Donald Trump was considering commandeering the Metropolitan Police Department as…
DCist: Venmo Temporarily Blocked Donations To A Mutual Aid Group Supporting Migrants Bused To D.C.
Sanctuary DMV, one of several local groups welcoming migrants bused to D.C., found its Venmo account locked for nearly a week over the New Year, after receiving an influx of donations.
DCist: Eleanor Holmes Norton Reintroducing D.C. Statehood Bill To Congress
D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton planned to introduce her D.C. Statehood bill to the 118th Congress Tuesday, when the governing body held its first session. Despite its long-shot odds, the move is something of a tradition for the delegate,…
Axios: D.C. wants federal workers back to office this year
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is using the first days of her new term to call out the federal government for its lax return-to-work policies.
WTOP: Mayor and DC Council face off over yearslong effort to modernize criminal code
There may not be enough judges to handle the strain a new law could put on D.C.’s judicial system.
District Links: Bowser vetoes criminal code revision, setting up council override vote;…
Mayor Muriel Bowser has vetoed the sweeping overhaul of the District's criminal code approved unanimously in November by the DC Council, urging lawmakers to remove aspects that she says remain contentious despite agreement on the bulk of…
Washington Business Journal: Marshalls to close downtown D.C. store
Marshalls plans to close its store in the National Press Building by 14th and F streets NW later this month, adding another big block of empty retail space to downtown D.C.’s commercial real estate marketat a time of already elevated…
Washington Post: D.C. mayor says she’ll veto bill overhauling city’s criminal code
Move could be symbolic, as bill passed unanimously and override of veto requires only a two-thirds majority