Press Release: Mayor Bowser Breaks Ground on 179 Affordable Homes in Ward 7, Delivers on the Promise…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
August 28, 2019
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Chanda Washington (DMPED)
Providence Place and Strand…
Press Release: DCHA Executive Director Announces Proposed 20-Year Transformation Plan for…
News Release — DC Housing Authority
Contact: Christy Goodman
August 28, 2019
The focus is on safe, clean, and affordable housing that will serve as a foundation for families to build their lives.
District of Columbia Housing…
Press Release: DPR Headquarters is Moving August 30
News Release — DC Department of Parks and Recreation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 28, 2019
New Headquarters Opens in NoMa on September 3
DPR Media Contact: Michael Tucker Jr.
(Washington, DC) – On Friday, August 30,…
New independent magazine Summerhouse seeks crowdfunding to highlight DC’s underground arts and…
Often caricatured as a political quagmire or a career pit stop for transient professionals, the District rarely receives the credit it deserves for its thriving creative life and enduring connection to DIY movements. Summerhouse, a new…
Washingtonian: This Inclusive and Inspiring Fitness Studio in Petworth Turns Two in September.…
"If you're not a skinny white woman or a white gay dude with a six-pack, the fitness space on this boutique level does not speak to you."
WAMU: Public School Students Now Have A Nonbinary Option While Enrolling
As students around the region head back to school this week and next, some public schools are now allowing them to register as nonbinary.
WAMU: Your Guide To D.C.’s 2019 National Book Festival
Dust off your tote bag, find your special autograph pen and bust out your most durable bookmarks. It’s National Book Festival time.
WTOP: After fatal crashes, interim Florida Avenue NE bike safety improvements put in place
One of the District’s most dangerous stretches of roadway for pedestrians and cyclists — Florida Avenue, Northeast — has new safety improvements in place.
Washington Post: Police flagged dangerous conditions months before fatal fire at rowhouse, but D.C.…
A D.C. police officer notified two city agencies that a rowhouse appeared to be illegally rented months before two tenants died in a fire, but his warnings of “life safety violations” went largely unheeded, the city administrator said…
WAMU: D.C.’s Newest And Tallest Mural Honors A Local Jazz Legend Who Was Also A Mailman
A man in a U.S. Postal Service uniform leans against a brick wall at 14th and U Streets NW. He’s playing a tenor saxophone, with his mailbag resting at his feet. He’s also nine stories tall.
NBC4: DC Knew of Dangerous Conditions at Site of Fatal Row House Fire
Before the house fire that killed a 9-year-old boy and a man earlier this month, at least three D.C. agencies knew of dangerous conditions inside the row house that was illegally divided into tiny apartments.
Washington Post Editorial Board: The alarming way hate crimes are handled in D.C.
THE NUMBERS are alarming enough. The District last year had an all-time high of 204 hate crimes, accounting for the highest per capita hate-crime rate of any major city in the country. Peel back the numbers, and the details are equally…
DCist: A Ward 6 Heliport Is Relocating, And Residents Have Some Questions
Ward 6 resident Mary Stevens says that she hears at least four helicopters flying near her home every day. “It’s like clockwork,” she says. Allison Bishop, who lives four doors down from her, adds that she thinks the helicopters have…
Washington Business Journal: A new route for NFL tight end Vernon Davis: D.C. real estate…
While better known for his role as a tight end for Washington's NFL team, Vernon Davis is trying out a new set of skills he hopes will leave a more enduring mark on the District's Bloomingdale neighborhood: real estate development.
DCist: While A Record-Breaking 23.8 Million People Visited D.C. Last Year, Chinese Tourism Fell 25…
With the ninth year in a row of record-breaking numbers, overall tourism to D.C. isn’t slowing down—though the number of international visitors, particularly those from China, did fall last year.
Bisnow: H Street Losing Retail Momentum To Union Market, But New Projects Could Bring It Back
The H Street corridor emerged this decade as one of D.C.’s hottest restaurant corridors, but its neighbor to the north appears to be pulling away some of that momentum.
Washington Business Journal: District officials insist there’s no demolition work underway at…
Opponents of the long-stalled McMillan Sand Filtration Plant redevelopment are furiously insisting that demolition has started at the site — but District officials say that is not the case.
Curbed: An overnight art festival will pop up across D.C. September 14
“Art All Night” showcases work by local artists into the early morning hours
DCist: School Staff Starts GoFundMe For Nine-Year-Old Boy Killed In Fire
Teachers and staff at Barnard Elementary School are raising money for a nine-year-old boy who died after a fire consumed an unlicensed rental property in Brightwood more than a week ago.
WTOP: Korean BBQ restaurant Gogi Yogi comes to Shaw
The team behind the popular D.C. burger joint Duke’s Grocery is bringing Korean barbecue to Shaw.