WTOP: Want to ride a rental moped in DC? Revel offers free lessons to customers
There’s another transportation choice for folks who want to travel around D.C. on two wheels. New York-based Revel just launched in the city.
Washington Post: While stadium rusts away, newly opened Fields at RFK offers a glimpse into site’s…
For years, Lot 7 at RFK Stadium had sat as dormant as the abandoned stadium nearby, a 27-acre expanse of decaying asphalt on the west bank of the Anacostia River.
Washington Post: How sign-language interpreters convey the raw emotion of ‘Dear Evan Hansen’
In a theater setting, sign-language interpretation is about more than words. It’s also about delivering the same emotional wallop to deaf audiences as to the hearing.
Mark Lee in the Washington Blade: Voter exclusion, now tax-funded
D.C. has begun doling out huge bundles of cash to local political candidates who engage in a new optional campaign public financing scheme. Tallies of tax monies already being distributed to mostly marginal long-shot candidacies are…
Washington Post: They’re making music — and history — in a legendary Southwest Washington house
In the basement of the newly renovated community center, 9-year-old Akeylah Edwards takes a seat in front of her computer and a small piano keyboard. Hanging on the wall next to her is a large red and pink painting with stickers reading…
WAMU: Advocates Focus On Making D.C.’s Immigrant Communities Count In 2020 Census
With the help of an $800,000 D.C. government grant, several community organizations will soon hit the ground running to ensure all residents are counted in the 2020 census. Their community outreach efforts will focus on so-called…
WAMU: Washington Monument To Reopen In September
If you’ve been eagerly-awaiting the reopening of the Washington Monument, your wait is almost over.
Washington Post Editorial Board: D.C.’s rivers are getting cleaner. Let’s think about taking a dip.
ROCK CREEK IS now D.C.’s “dirtiest” waterway and, in a sense, that’s good news. The city’s rivers are getting cleaner, and some areas are often free enough of bacteria for residents to swim in them safely for the first time in many years.…
WAMU: Metro Board Member Calls Reported Behavior From Jack Evans ‘Appalling’
Former Metro board chair Jack Evans berated Metro’s board secretary and general counsel as he tried to prevent his ethics investigation from getting released, according to the Washington Post, which obtained hundreds of confidential…
City Paper: Why Adams Morgan is Getting Its Very Own Beer
The Adams Morgan Festival IPA is a collaboration between Roofers Union and Atlas Brew Works.
WTOP: Back to school after years away: A DC charter school serves adults
Back to school season is getting underway, and at one school, the education offered is for grown-ups.
Washingtonian: A Taqueria Is Opening on U Street With a Tequila Library and Late-Night Taco Window
Rebel Taco Cantina takes over the former Prospect space.
UrbanTurf: The DC Area’s Newest Apartment Amenity: The Recording Studio
The ever-expanding selection of amenities offered by new residential projects in the DC region now includes soundproof recording studios.
Washington Post: Rowers, bicyclists and pedestrians face off over a new Anacostia River crossing
A proposal for a new pedestrian and bike bridge over the Anacostia River has pitted area rowers against the region’s bikers and pedestrians.
Charles Allen and Karl A. Racine in The Post: No, D.C.’s criminal justice reform efforts don’t go…
The District’s incarceration rate is higher than any state in the nation — and any country. In large part, that’s owed to a period of excessive mandatory-minimum-sentencing guidelines, which disproportionately targeted people of color. In…
Denise Krepp in The Post: D.C.’s early release bill is a slap in the face to sex-crime victims
An effort is underway, led by D.C. Council member Charles Allen (D-Ward 6), to hasten the release of convicted murderers and rapists, including child sex offenders.
WAMU: Controversial Proposed D.C. Shelter For Detained Immigrant Kids Faces Barrage Of Challenges
A proposed 200-bed shelter in D.C. to house detained immigrant children is likely to face a number of legal and regulatory obstacles from city officials and residents, including a possible public zoning hearing and legislative attempts to…
Bisnow: Developer Breaks Ground On Self-Storage Facility Near Fort Totten
A residential developer in D.C. is building its second self-storage facility in D.C. to satisfy what he sees as unmet demand for new storage space.
Washington Business Journal: Washington Monument sets reopening date following years of repairs
After a three-year rehabilitation project, the Washington Monument will be reopen to the public on Sept. 19, the National Park Service announced Friday afternoon.
WAMU: Washington Monument To Reopen In September
If you’ve been eagerly-awaiting the reopening of the Washington Monument, your wait is almost over.