Washington Post: D.C. parents want school system to do more to prevent sexual misconduct
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
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
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…
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
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
That’s roughly 30 percent more than currently projected
UrbanTurf: 300 Units and an Aldi? The Potential Plans For a Key Georgia Avenue Intersection
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…
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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!-->…