Curbed: D.C. region needs 374K new homes by 2030 to accommodate expected growth, report finds
220,000 families are at particular risk of displacement from high housing prices
WTOP: Diapers will be tax-free in DC starting October
Beginning next month, those who buy diapers in the District won’t have to pay any taxes on them.
Washington Post: At center of changing D.C., requiem for a funeral home that catered to African…
The thick, dusty ledgers were scattered about the cluttered office, 18 of them, their pages filled with neat script documenting the deaths of thousands of black Washingtonians over the course of a half-century.
Bisnow: Co-Living Company Expands To D.C., Takes Portion Of New Union Market Apartment Building
A German co-living company is expanding to the D.C. market with its sixth and largest U.S. location.
Press Release: AG Racine Announces New Senior Leadership Appointments
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
September 5, 2019
MEDIA CONTACT: Office of Communications
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine announced the appointment of several individuals to leadership…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Prioritizes Government Leasing East of the River
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, and the DC Department of General Services
September 5, 2019
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Chanda Washington…
Press Release: Celebrate completed work on Locks 3 and 4 of the C&O Canal in Georgetown
News Release — National Park Service and Georgetown Heritage
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 5, 2019
Contact: Katie Liming (NPS)
Lauren Boston (Georgetown Heritage)
National Park Service and Georgetown Heritage to mark project…
Press Release: Norton Says ACLU Analysis Finding D.C. Statehood Bill Constitutional Carries Great…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
September 5, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
House to Hold Hearing on Bill September 19th
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said today that the ACLU has…
Press Release: AG Racine Sues 16 MD and VA Parents in Back-to-School Residency Fraud Sweep
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
September 5, 2019
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
OAG Seeks More Than $2.9 Million in Restitution Over Parents’ Unpaid Non-Resident Tuition Fees and Fraudulent Public…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Highlights Efforts to Expand Access to High-Quality Early Child Care and…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the State Superintendent of Education
September 5, 2019
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Fred Lewis (OSSE)
Mayor Tours National Children’s Center in Ward 8…
District Links: $41K+ spent on Vegas trip for DC officials; new protocols ordered after deadly Ward…
Happy Thursday. Taxpayers paid at least $41,000 for District officials, including the mayor and some council members, to go to a big annual shopping center conference in Las Vegas last spring, City Paper reports this morning.
Capital Projections: True lies edition
Capital Projections is The DC Line’s selective and subjective guide to some of the most interesting arthouse and repertory screenings in the coming week.
OFFICIAL SECRETS
Keira Knightley (IFC Films)
This timely but tepid…
WAMU: Half-Smokes, Pupusas And Mumbo — Oh My! D.C.’s Iconic Foods And Where To Find Them
You can tell you’re in Washington, D.C., just by looking at it. The White House, the Capitol, the Washington Monument, the Lincoln and Jefferson memorials — so many landmarks that say to residents and visitors alike: this is the nation’s…
Washington Informer: Councilman Blasts 7-Eleven for Selling Expired Food
The slogan “Oh thank heaven for 7-Eleven” means nothing to D.C. Council member Trayon White, who recently blasted the convenience store’s Ward 8 locations for selling expired food to his constituents.
Washington Informer: Campbell Challenges Trayon White for Council Seat
Ward 8 resident Richard Campbell will run against D.C. Councilman Trayon White in the 2020 Democratic primary, saying that he has a lot of personal respect for White but thinks he will be a better legislator for the ward.
Washington Informer: Anacostia Council to Aid Census Count in Ward 8
For years, Ward 8 residents have been undercounted during the decennial census but the Anacostia Coordinating Council has determined that 2020 will be different.
UrbanTurf: Co-living Concept Takes Over One-Third of Units at Union Market Apartment Building
A co-living concept is taking over one-third of a nearly-completed multifamily development in Union Market.
Washingtonian: Union Market is Getting a Huge New Co-Living Building
The Highline was originally planned as typical apartments. But plans just changed dramatically.
Washington Post: Black girls say D.C. school dress codes unfairly target them. Now they’re speaking…
For generations, girls have been sent to the principal’s office for violating dress codes: Shorts must reach past fingertips. Shirts can’t be too low-cut. No spaghetti straps. No cleavage.
WAMU: Transit Advocates Say That In D.C. And Elsewhere, A Lack Of Late-Night Options Is Hurting…
When Metro decided to scale back its late-night hours in 2016, some workers worried that they would be left without an easy way to get home — especially in a city and region bustling with new bars, restaurants and nightlife options.