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District Links: New WaPo poll shows Lewis George ahead in mayoral race; Trump eyes ‘promenade’ to connect Lincoln Memorial to riverfront; and more

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jonetta rose barras: More financial and budgetary mess in DC

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District Links: Officials urge water conservation with new…

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District Links: Zoning board resumes operations after DC Council…

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District Links: Council gives initial OK to extending open meetings…

Washington Post: D.C. parents want school system to do more to prevent sexual misconduct

Editor Sep 11, 2019
After allegations surfaced that a student was sexually abused at Capitol Hill Montessori School @ Logan, D.C. Public Schools cut ties with an after-school care provider that operates in seven states. Officials told families that student…

WTOP: Historic locks on C&O Canal in Georgetown restored; canal boat next

Editor Sep 11, 2019
One of Georgetown’s best-loved tourist attractions — a mule-drawn canal boat traversing the C&O Canal — is one large step closer to returning after the restoration of Locks 3 and 4 in the heart of the city.

Jamal Holtz in the Houston Chronicle: Democratic candidates should embrace D.C. statehood

Editor Sep 11, 2019
When most people think of Washington, D.C., they think of the White House, the Capitol and the Washington Monument. Like 700,000 other people, I think of it as home—a place full of culture, and a place where people raise their families.…

Washington Post: Region’s elected officials urge their governments to commit to affordable-housing…

Editor Sep 11, 2019
Washington-area elected officials voted Wednesday to push their local governments to address the region’s affordable-housing shortage by setting individual targets to increase production of low- and medium-cost housing by 2030.

Washingtonian: RIP Express

Editor Sep 11, 2019
The Washington Post's free commuter weekly will shut down Thursday.

Curbed: D.C. area planning council sets ‘at least’ 320K new homes as 2030 development goal

Editor Sep 11, 2019
That’s roughly 30 percent more than currently projected

UrbanTurf: 300 Units and an Aldi? The Potential Plans For a Key Georgia Avenue Intersection

Editor Sep 11, 2019
This spring, UrbanTurf reported on a development which could transform a block of Georgia Avenue just south of Missouri Avenue. Now, more details are emerging on what could be in the works — if one specific development team is awarded…

Washington Business Journal: D.C.-area leaders to set broad housing construction targets to address…

Editor Sep 11, 2019
Local governments around Greater Washington now plan to set targets for housing production over the next decade, as part of a regional initiative to build 320,000 new homes by 2030 and ease the region’s cost pressures.

Bisnow: D.C. Office Developers Look To Lease Lower Floors As Many New Buildings Remain Half-Filled

Editor Sep 11, 2019
A series of new office buildings across D.C. have signed anchor tenants to fill their highest floors, but have struggled to lease those closer to the ground, further increasing the city's already-high vacancy rate.

Curbed: Franklin Square renovations could get underway this fall

Editor Sep 11, 2019
The District is looking for a contractor to complete the $13 million project

Washington Post: Battle between D.C. Mayor Bowser and the city’s arts commission escalates

Editor Sep 11, 2019
The ongoing tug of war between the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities and Mayor Muriel E. Bowser took another turn late last month, when the locks were changed to the storage area that houses the commission’s prized art collection,…

WTOP: The Washington Post ends publication of Express

Editor Sep 11, 2019
The Washington Post has decided to cease publication of its Express commuter paper that has been handed out for free at Metro stations for 16 years. The last edition will be Thursday.

Washington Business Journal: Washington Post to halt publication of Express commuter paper

Editor Sep 11, 2019
Express, the quick-read free commuter newspaper distributed outside Metrorail stations and commonly seen strewn about Metro cars, is ceasing publication.

WTOP: Bagel shop only DC restaurant on Bon Appetit’s 2019 list

Editor Sep 11, 2019
Bagel and sandwich shop Call Your Mother, in D.C.’s Parkview neighborhood, is the only D.C.-area restaurant to make Bon Appetit’s 2019 list of “50 Best New Restaurants.”

Press Release: Cummings Announces Witnesses at D.C. Statehood Hearing

Press Release Sep 11, 2019
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…

Press Release Sep 11, 2019
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

Editor Sep 11, 2019
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

Editor Sep 11, 2019
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…

Editor Sep 11, 2019
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

Editor Sep 11, 2019
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…
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District Links: New WaPo poll shows Lewis George ahead in mayoral race; Trump eyes ‘promenade’ to connect…

Jun 5, 2026 24
With mail ballots already distributed and early voting centers set to open Monday for DC's June 16 primary, a newly released WaPo poll shows Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George with a…

jonetta rose barras: More financial and budgetary mess in DC

Jun 5, 2026 151
Next week, the DC Council is expected to take the first of two votes on Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposed $21.2 billion Fiscal Year 2027 Budget and Financial Plan. Don’t expect a smooth landing. …

District Links: Officials urge water conservation with new ‘Drought Watch’ designation; Nadeau floats wealth…

Jun 4, 2026 12
DC Water as well as regional officials are urging customers to conserve water in the wake of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments' declaration of a Drought Watch.

District Links: Zoning board resumes operations after DC Council confirms two nominees; council votes to halt…

Jun 3, 2026 9
With yesterday's unanimous DC Council confirmation of two mayoral appointees to the DC Board of Zoning Adjustment, the panel is meeting today for the first time since March, when the absence of a…
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Who’s on DC’s general election ballot

Sep 24, 2020 26,427
Here’s a listing of the citywide and ward candidates on DC’s general election ballot. We’ve included links to candidates’ political websites and Twitter accounts for those running for positions other…

An overview of endorsements in DC Council, State Board of Education races

Oct 19, 2020 17,788
If it’s hard to keep track of all the candidates on the Nov. 3 ballot, it may be even tougher to keep track of everyone who has endorsed them. To that end, The DC Line compiled as many endorsements…

District’s 296 ANC races draw up to five candidates, but two-thirds are uncontested

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About a third of the District’s 296 advisory neighborhood commission seats have contested races, based on the candidate list released by the DC Board of Elections last week after the petition deadline…

Thousands of people in DC use housing vouchers. How much should they be worth?

Oct 20, 2022 10,417
People using housing vouchers in DC spent this past summer in limbo. In the spring, the DC Housing Authority (DCHA) deliberated changing the maximum value of all 20,000 vouchers the agency…
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