Press Release: Cummings Announces Witnesses at D.C. Statehood Hearing
News Release — Committee on Oversight and Reform, U.S. House of Representatives
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 11, 2019
CONTACT: Aryele Bradford
Washington, D.C. (Sept. 11, 2019)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the…
Press Release: Norton Introduces Bill to Ensure Openness and Public Access to Buildings in the…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
September 11, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, on the 18th anniversary of the September 11th attacks, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced the United…
DCist: Washington Post Express Is Shutting Down Tomorrow
The Washington Post is closing down its free daily commuter paper, Express, this week.
Bisnow: Developers Propose 300-Unit, Grocery-Anchored Project On Georgia Avenue
A development team is pursuing a new grocery-anchored mixed-use project on Georgia Avenue, dependent on gaining control of a former firehouse the District owns.
Washington Post: Express, commuter newspaper published by The Washington Post, shuts down after 16…
Express, the free newspaper published weekdays by The Washington Post for Metro riders and other commuters, will shut down on Thursday, ending 16 years of publication, the company said Wednesday.
WTOP: DC leaders ‘sound the alarm’ on crisis facing US moms
It was standing room only at D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s second annual National Maternal and Infant Health Summit on Tuesday, where health experts, policy makers and members of the local community gathered to discuss a range of issues…
District Links: House GOP seeks deeper probe of Jack Evans’ Metro board scandal; daily Express…
Good Wednesday afternoon. Opponents of the District-approved redevelopment of the McMillan Sand Filtration Plant site demonstrated at Attorney General Karl Racine’s event on wage theft yesterday, interrupting him to demand a meeting.
Ramona Edelin: End the waitlist for charter schools
As District of Columbia students dive into the new academic year, a new public education campaign is gearing up. It calls for renovating abandoned buildings that blight their neighborhoods, ending the waitlist for successful public charter…
Josh Boots in The Post: Fast-improving D.C. schools have important lessons to teach
When last year’s fifth graders at Tubman Elementary showed up for the first day of sixth grade at Columbia Heights Education Campus last month, there were already teachers at their middle school who knew them. Teachers at CHEC, as the…
Washington Business Journal: Call Your Mother gets Bon Appetit magazine nod
D.C.’s new favorite bagel joint has been named one of Bon Appetit magazine’s best new restaurants of 2019.
Washingtonian: Forget Hygge. This New NoMa Luxury Apartment Building Is All About the Swedish…
Resa celebrates its grand opening this week.
Washington Post: Plan for Long Bridge expansion moves forward
A proposal to expand the Long Bridge over the Potomac River, which officials say is key to the region’s growing rail needs, appears to be moving forward.
Summer enrichment program introduces standout DC students to life, opportunities at highly selective…
La’Rissa Dunn experienced a few surprises on her journey as one of 42 OSSE Scholars this summer — from a typo that made her think maybe she hadn’t been accepted into the program, to a college match she wasn’t expecting, to perplexing…
WUSA9: ‘They can’t hide it anymore’ | DC Police report shows racial disparities in…
Data confirms WUSA 9 investigation into racial imbalances in Stop and Frisk in the District
Washington Jewish Week: Edlavitch JCC reopens after renovations
The doors of the Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington, D.C., reopened last Thursday after a nearly year-long, $16 million renovation.
Washington Business Journal: The Reach at Kennedy Center surpasses $250M fundraising goal
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts made its fundraising goal for the Reach, its three-pavilion expansion, with two days to spare before its grand opening.
City Paper: Threats, Favors for Friends, and Ethics Violations Prompt Congressional Republicans Call…
Representatives Jim Jordan and Mark Meadows' original request yielded nearly 1,000 pages suggesting Evans is "ethically compromised."
WAMU: Construction Companies Save Big When They Violate D.C. Labor Laws, Racine Says
Construction companies that operate in the District of Columbia can slash costs significantly by sidestepping labor laws, according to a new study commissioned by D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine.
Washington Times: House Republicans seek interview with Jack Evans, are questioning D.C. statehood
House Republicans say they want to interview D.C. Council member Jack Evans and Metro officials, after reviewing the transit agency’s ethics investigation of the former Metro Board chairman and again calling into question D.C. statehood…
Washingtonian: These Navy Yard Apartments Look Directly Into Nats Park (Plus There’s a HipCityVeg…
Take a first look inside JBG Smith's West Half development.