Washington Post: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton seeks answers on decline in D.C. hate-crime prosecutions
Incensed by what she described as an inadequate response to a record number of hate crimes, Washington’s lone member of Congress has doubled down in her attempt to find out why the U.S. attorney’s office for the District of Columbia isn’t…
DCist: D.C. Dispatchers Took Four Minutes To Send Firefighters In Blaze That Killed Nine Year Old
D.C. emergency dispatchers took four minutes to send D.C. Fire personnel to the scene of a Brightwood fire that killed two people, including a 9-year-old boy. The city’s own response time standards (which mirror national standards) call…
Press Release: DC Democrats Hire New Staff
News Release — DC Democratic Party
September 3, 2019
WASHINGTON, DC — In the past month, the DC Democratic Party has hired two new full-time staff members—Claudette David and Phoenix Ray—to aid in expanding and strengthening the…
Washington Business Journal: Children’s National-HSC merger gets regulatory green light
Children’s National Health System and HSC Health Care System have earned regulatory approval for a deal to combine.
Press Release: Norton Demands Answers from D.C. U.S. Attorney on Hate Crimes
News Release: DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
September 3, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released an August 29 letter today sent to United States Attorney for the District of…
Press Release: HSC Health Care System will be integrated into Children’s National
News Release — Children's National Health System
The agreement, approved by regulators, will improve care coordination for patients with complex care needs
September 03, 2019
WASHINGTON – Children’s National and The HSC Health…
District Links: DCRA reopens dozens of inspection cases after fire at illegal rental; new parking…
Good Tuesday morning. The motivational Washingtonian of the day (really everyday) is chef José Andrés, who is in Nassau to make food for victims of hurricane Dorian.
Curbed: Kennedy Center’s $250M REACH addition debuts Saturday
It’s the first expansion of the site since its dedication in 1971
DCist: Ten Facts You May Not Know About Takoma
Takoma often gets confused for it’s Maryland neighbor, Takoma Park, and while some residents are understandably annoyed by this, there’s at least a good historical reason for it. In addition to a shared founding, the two Takomas share some…
Curbed: Should you move to Washington, D.C.?
If you’re thinking about moving to D.C., think hard. Employment opportunities abound, but living costs are high. The weather can get brutally hot in the summer (don’t even get us started on the mosquitoes), and much of the culture revolves…
UrbanTurf: DC’s Office of Planning Hints at Allowing Second Short-Term Rentals in DC
Earlier this summer, DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson filed a zoning application to nudge the Zoning Commission — and the Office of Planning (OP) — to codify short-term rentals in DC as by-right in residential zones. Now, the planning…
Washington Post: He was homeless for a decade. A D.C. furniture shop just redesigned his new…
When Phil Colbert moved into his home in Northwest Washington in January, all he had was a few blankets and a Panasonic stereo.
City Paper: More Parking Tickets for You?
D.C. ticket writers and a new residents’ app have new ways to be watching you.
Philip Kennicott in The Post: Does the Kennedy Center have a vision for its elegant but awkward new…
From a distance, the pavilions of the new Kennedy Center expansion look a bit like thick shavings taken from the bulk of the arts center’s old building. They are covered in gleaming white concrete, which reminds one of the Carrara marble…
Aaron Shneyer: On school discipline, we know a better way exists. It’s intention, not detention.
As another school year in the District gets underway, one topic seems to be far from everyone’s mind amid discussions about academics, extracurricular activities, after-school care and bus routes.
Our school discipline system is broken.…
Washington Post Editorial Board: D.C.’s bill to decriminalize prostitution would hurt the people it…
DECRIMINALING PROSTITUTION has become a priority for the progressive movement, and the movement is slowly picking up steam across the country. That it seems to have found a receptive audience with the D.C. Council is not a big surprise,…
Petula Dvorak in The Post: Battle of the D.C. underpass: Art parks vs. tent cities
When Randolph Nelson is having breakfast — Fruity Pebbles in a recycled takeout container — outside his front door, he greets the commuters walking past.
Washington Times: Only slight decrease in newly diagnosed HIV cases last year in D.C., says report
A new report shows that there was only a slight decrease in newly diagnosed HIV cases in the District last year, indicating that D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is far from meeting her goal of halving the number of new cases by 2020.
NBC4: DC Expands Investigation Into Illegal Rooming Houses After Deadly Fire
D.C. officials are expanding their investigation into illegal rooming houses after another property that inspectors knew about but failed to act on was discovered. This comes after a fire at an illegal rooming house killed a 9-year-old boy…
Washington Post: D.C. responds to students’ safety concerns with an app
D.C. officials plan to introduce an app this fall that will let students in violence-prone pockets of the city report suspicious activity, contact law enforcement, and share live updates from their commutes to and from school.