WTOP: Virtual reality is part of new tech used in GW’s operating rooms
Virtual reality is making its way to the operating room, and it’s one of a few new tools surgeons are using at George Washington University.
Deborah Simmons in The Washington Times: Resume talks about the Washington Redskins
RFK Stadium is headed for the graveyard. Sniff, sniff.
Petula Dvorak in The Post: Who will tell the stories of old D.C. when everyone’s new?
What could possibly be missing in today’s D.C.?
Press Release: Norton to Introduce Bill to Prohibit Relocation of Agency Headquarters Outside the…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Nortn
September 9, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
Norton Will Ask Questions at Natural Resource Committee Hearing on Proposed BLM Relocation, Tomorrow
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor…
Press Release: Norton Wins Extended Public Comment Period for Proposed Washington Channel…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
September 9, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today thanked the Army Corps of Engineers for agreeing to her request for 90 days…
Curbed: D.C. Streetcar could be expanded two miles eastward, across the Anacostia River
The city will launch the initial design process for the project this month
DCist: Violet Boutique Is The Latest Shop To Close At The Shay
After eight years and two moves across the city, D.C.’s women’s clothing store Violet Boutique, now in Shaw’s mixed-use complex The Shay, is closing. Owner Julie Egermayer announced the news Monday on Instagram, saying the shop’s last day…
WAMU: Federal Prosecutors Request Sentence Reduction For Drug Kingpin Rayful Edmond
U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jessie Liu is asking a federal judge to reduce the sentence of convicted D.C. drug kingpin Rayful Edmond III from life in prison to 40 years. That means if the motion is granted, he could be released in relatively…
Bisnow: $25M Emergency Shelter Project In Eckington Faces Funding Gap
Plans to construct a five-story building to serve as a shelter for domestic violence survivors in Northeast D.C.'s Eckington neighborhood are at risk because of a funding issue that the development partner partially attributes to January's…
WTOP: Lifting up a building by millimeters to make way for DC’s Wegmans
There is an engineering feat underway on Wisconsin Avenue in Northwest D.C. right now.
WTOP: Unusual Georgetown business was New York Times crossword clue
A Georgetown business owner woke to a surprise on Sept. 1, when she discovered her unusual D.C. cafe had ended up as a clue in the New York Times Sunday crossword puzzle.
Press Release: Metro seeks public input on proposal to reconstruct Bladensburg Bus Garage
News Release — Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
For immediate release: September 9, 2019
Metro is proposing to rebuild and modernize the Bladensburg Bus Garage in northeast Washington, D.C. The facility is one of…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Highlights Early Childhood Investments to Support Families During Visit…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education
September 9, 2019
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Fred Lewis (OSSE)
Mayor Preparing to Host the District’s Second…
District Links: Another Vincent Gray challenger enters Ward 7 race; charter board’s attention…
Happy Monday. Monument Academy Public Charter School — operating this year after its board agreed to a partnership with Friendship Education Foundation, reversing a June 4 vote to close down — had many “serious” safety incidents last year:…
Washingtonian: Shuttered Hoagie Chain Taylor Gourmet Makes Its DC Comeback Today
A new owner has revived the sandwich shop near the White House—and there are more to come.
Washington Business Journal: D.C. to appoint opportunity zone chief with Rockefeller Foundation…
The District of Columbia is getting a $920,000 boost for development of its opportunity zones from the nonprofit Rockefeller Foundation, a grant that will also create a chief of the city's opportunity zone developments.
City Paper: A Ward 7 Restaurant Will Stop Charging a ‘Dine-In Tax’ After Pushback
It all started when an ANC Commissioner questioned her dinner bill.
WAMU: This Couple Wrote A Song For The Nationals. Now They Want It To Be The Team’s Official Anthem
Some sports fans show their love for a franchise by dressing up in team paraphernalia, getting a tattoo, buying season tickets or blogging obsessively about team minutiae. But only a select few express their devotion through song.
Linwood Norman in The Post: More questions about the McMillan Reservoir development
As an outdoor and recreational enthusiast, I cannot think of many cities where historically designated parks such as McMillan become slated for commercial development without the due diligence measures of an environmental impact study and…
Washington Post: She and her twin were inseparable. Then a gunman tore the 15-year-olds apart.
A summer of deadly gun violence started when Missy Scott’s brother walked to a D.C. corner store on a Sunday morning.