Washington Post: Fort Dupont Coach Neal Henderson to be inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame
Neal Henderson waited in silence for three long weeks. He didn’t tell his closest friends or family members about the secret call from USA Hockey or how whenever he thought about it, it sent chills through his entire body.
District Links: Skirmish between artists, mayor escalated with locking of art vault; RFK Stadium to…
TGIF! There is an ongoing turf battle between the arts community and the Bowser administration, and for days DC arts commission staff members found themselves locked out of a vault with artists’ work …
Washington Post Editorial Board: Is D.C. at fault for this unprovoked shooting?
SIX MONTHS after her husband was killed in an unprovoked shooting — allegedly by a man who had killed before — Nafisa Hoodbhoy is not waiting for anyone to deliver justice. “There is no such thing as justice,” she told us. “He will never…
Washington Post: 16 suburban parents accused of fraudulently enrolling children in D.C. schools
The D.C. attorney general is seeking more than $2.9 million from 16 Maryland and Virginia parents — including a D.C. police officer and five other current or former government employees — for allegedly lying about their residency to slip…
City Paper: Mayor Bowser’s Office Attempts to Seize the Arts Commission’s Art Collection
Commission staff discovered they had lost access to their art vault on Friday. Access has since been restored.
Washington Post: Buses must be a ‘priority’ to provide faster, more reliable service, new study says
The Washington region’s buses need a revamped network of routes and more ways to circumvent traffic to be faster, more frequent and more reliable, according to a report that echoes recommendations others have made for improving transit.
Washington Post: ‘He should have died in a home of his own’: Curbside memorial honors homeless man…
People gathered Thursday beneath the awning of a downtown Washington department store to honor the life of a homeless man they knew little about but loved nonetheless.
Dana White in the Washington Blade: Addressing high level of hate violence in D.C.
With more anti-LGBTQ attacks investigated here in D.C. in 2018 than in much larger cities like New York and San Francisco, addressing this high level of hate violence requires that we explore all possible solutions. Considering the complex…
Curbed: D.C. seeks to demolish RFK Stadium in the next two years
The entity that oversees the stadium is currently searching for contractors
DCist: Here Is A Look At The Kennedy Center’s Enormous New Annex, The REACH
The Kennedy Center, as D.C. has known it for the past 48 years, is built for pretty much just the one thing: queuing up before a performance, finding your seat, and sitting back to enjoy the show. Everything else—from buying tickets at the…
Washington Business Journal: D.C. plans to tear down RFK Stadium by 2021
District officials plan to tear down Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium by fall 2021, ending the life of the 58-year-old facility and prompting new questions about the site’s future.
DCist: Say Your Goodbyes To RFK Stadium, Because The City Is Tearing It Down
The decrepit RFK Stadium is not long for this world. D.C. is planning to raze the empty, 50-year-old building by 2021, though officials maintain that the move is not necessarily intended to clear the way for a new football stadium.
Curbed: Historic Georgetown C&O Canal locks near completion of repairs
A ribbon cutting with local and federal officials is planned next week
Washington Business Journal: How D.C. compares on cost of living with the biggest U.S. cities
Washington, D.C., has a reputation for being more expensive than most cities in the country, but which towns are pricier? Just six, according to a recent cost-of-living analysis.
WAMU: D.C. Attorney General Sues 16 Parents Over School Residency Fraud
Attorney General Karl Racine announced lawsuits Thursday against 16 Maryland and Virginia parents for allegedly lying about their residency in order to send their kids to D.C. schools for free.
Washingtonian: Kids’ Author Mo Willems Is Spending Two Years at the Kennedy Center
Here's what you can expect from the "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!" writer's residency
WTOP: DC’s RFK Stadium will be demolished by 2021
D.C.’s plan to tear down RFK Stadium will happen by 2021, an Events DC spokesperson confirmed to WTOP.
Washington Business Journal: Bowser moves to push D.C. agencies east of the Anacostia, in a bid to…
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser wants to see more city agencies move east of the Anacostia River as part of a bid to boost grocery-anchored developments in Wards 7 and 8.
DCist: After Deadly Blaze At Illegal Rental, There’s A New Protocol For Fire Code Violations
D.C. officials are adopting new protocol for reporting and responding to potential fire code violations following an August fire in an unlicensed building in Brightwood that killed a man and a 9-year-old boy. While a police officer…
Washington Post: Bye-bye, bouncy seats: District to raze RFK Stadium by 2021
The District plans to tear down the dilapidated RFK Stadium by 2021, a move officials say is driven by a need to save money and not to advance any plans for the Redskins to build a new football stadium there.