City Paper: Former Ward 8 ANC Chair and Treasurer Misspent Thousands in Taxpayer Funds
A new report from the Office of the DC Auditor found the former chairperson and former treasurer of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 8C wrote thousands of dollars worth of fraudulent and unauthorized checks over the past two years.
Route Fifty: What to Do with All This Broken Stuff? Cities Aim to Help People Fix It
With a basket of broken toys and her two children in tow, Washington, D.C. resident Daniela Ochoa was on a mission.
City Paper: Parents Pressure Schools to Release Sexual Misconduct Complaints and Data
The city is slow-walking, missing deadlines, and declining to provide some information. “Nobody is looking out for our kids,” says one parent.
Curbed: Lane closures are in effect on the Metropolitan Branch Trail until January
Over a mile of the commuter and recreational trail is getting new LED streetlights
WTOP: DC law firms’ pro bono work reaches record — with room for improvement
The D.C. Bar estimates more than 80% of litigants in D.C. courts appear without a lawyer by their side, making the need for access to free legal advice one of its priorities.
City Paper: Supra Owners Spin Off a More Casual Georgian Restaurant on Georgia Avenue NW
Tabla will specialize in two of the country's greatest culinary exports—khinkali and khachapuri.
Washington Post: In 2018, they all became victims of a record-setting year of hatred in D.C.
A 12-year-old black girl walking home from school. Gay pals leaving a bar. A Trump family friend watching TV. A Muslim veteran driving to work.
Press Release: DC Public Schools Launches School Year 2019-2020 with New Schools, Opportunities, and…
News Release — DC Public Schools
For Immediate Release: August 26, 2019
Contact: Shayne Wells
Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser and DC Public Schools (DCPS) Chancellor Lewis D. Ferebee welcomed students across the District of…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Launches 2019-2020 School Year with School Modernizations, New School…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and DC Public Schools
August 26, 2019
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Shayne Wells (DCPS)
Mayor Bowser Launches 2019-2020 School Year with School Modernizations, New School Openings
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Tour guides take local history lessons to the streets for nine-day WalkingTown DC event in September
For DC tour guides accustomed to sharing details about the White House, the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial with visitors to the nation’s capital without much knowledge of local DC and its history, Cultural Tourism DC’s annual…
Zachary Parker: If you care about Black and Brown kids, trust they can learn
Mayor Muriel Bowser announced last week that the District’s 2018-19 Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) results showed that our schools improved students’ English language arts (ELA) and mathematics…
William Haith: At Anacostia High School, we’re busy reimagining the future
I grew up in Anacostia, the heartbeat of Southeast. Every day of my childhood, I lived the life my students now live.
Over the past year, we experienced incredible heartbreak with the loss of Gerald Watson and other students who have…
Washington Post Editorial Board: An acclaimed preschool won’t open its doors this year. D.C.…
MONDAY MARKS the start of a new academic year for the District’s public schools. Sadly, one school that won’t be opening its doors to students is the AppleTree Early Learning Public Charter. Thanks largely to the indifference of D.C.…
Washington Post: School gardens thrive with summer volunteer program
Sara Carnochan plucked an orange Sungold tomato from its vine and popped it into her mouth. It was perfect.
WTOP: Seth Hurwitz ‘stepping aside’ from running 9:30 Club, Anthem after arrest
Seth Hurwitz, co-owner of 9:30 Club and The Anthem, is “stepping aside for the time being,” to allow the legal process to progress, after his arrest Wednesday for solicitation for prostitution.
Washingtonian: Washington’s Top 9 New Houses of the Year
The 2019 Washingtonian Residential Design Awards’ winning projects
Washington Post: Mayor Bowser is using Twitter in her fight to keep the DC Circulator free
Mayor Muriel E. Bowser has not given up her fight to make DC Circulator rides free permanently, despite the D.C. Council having nixed her request to fund the proposal.
Washington Business Journal: New D.C. Airbnb restrictions could soon take effect as officials tee up…
New restrictions on short-term rentals in the District through home-sharing services like Airbnb could finally go into effect in the coming months, as officials gear up to start enforcing a law passed by the D.C. Council last year.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Cuts the Ribbons on Modernized Calvin Coolidge High School and Ida B.…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and DC Public Schools
August 24, 2019
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Shayne Wells (DCPS)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser cut the ribbons at the modernized…
Theresa Vargas in The Post: Students said they felt unsafe going to and from school. Now, D.C.…
Exactly 0.6 miles. That’s the distance between where a gunman killed a 15-year-old honor roll student in May and where a crowd gathered on Friday to watch the District unveil several new initiatives aimed at keeping children safe.