City Paper: Wawa’s Presence Is Growing in D.C. Longtime Business Owners Aren’t Thrilled.
The standard reaction to Wawa moving in has been apathy or tamed excitement—that is, unless you manage a nearby, local shop.
City Paper: The D.C. Council Wants to Pass a Criminal Sentencing Reform Bill. The U.S.…
Should judges weigh rehabilitation over punishment for youthful offenders?
Washington Post: D.C. police officer charged with assaulting four co-workers at station houses
A D.C. police officer with nearly three decades on the force was arrested Wednesday and charged with touching three female colleagues without their consent and threatening a fourth person at station houses, according to a statement from…
WTOP: DC police officer arrested on assault charges for touching co-workers without consent
A D.C. police officer is accused of touching three female coworkers without their consent and threatening a male civilian employee who reportedly came to their defense.
Bisnow: Fast-Growing Development Company Launches Projects In Bethesda, Northeast D.C.
A 33-year-old D.C. developer is growing his firm with for-sale residential projects targeting his fellow millennials.
Washington Post: Trump administration defends treatment of migrant children amid backlash to D.C.…
A federal agency defended itself Wednesday against backlash to a planned shelter for unaccompanied migrant children in Washington, saying it treats minors with dignity and respect.
DCist: Why Do D.C.’s Boutique Hotels Keep Opening Radio Stations?
It’s 1 p.m. on a recent Thursday and Jack Inslee is sitting at a short wooden table in a sleek, light-filled recording studio at The Line hotel.
Washington Post: At Dave Thomas Circle, fixing a traffic nightmare threatens a D.C. vending empire
The temperature had already topped 80 degrees when Tony Smith reached the weedy thicket in Northeast Washington where he and his partners hide their wares.
DCist: Fire At Capitol Hill Charter School Damages Building Just Weeks Before New School Year
It’s not clear if students at a Capitol Hill charter school will be able to start school on time after a fire broke out on the roof of its new building.
WAMU: K2 Overdoses In D.C. Are On Track To Surpass Last Year
There have been more than double the number of overdose cases linked to the synthetic drug K2 in the District so far this year compared to the same period last year, according to data from D.C. Fire and EMS.
Washington Post: Fire damages charter school on Capitol Hill, leaving opening uncertain
Fire broke out at a charter school on Capitol Hill on Tuesday night, damaging the roof and at least one upper-floor classroom and leaving the start of the new school year uncertain, according to the D.C. fire department and the school’s…
DCist: A Cheesecake Factory Is Opening Downtown Whether You Like It Or Not
You either love it or you hate it—regardless, the chain restaurant with more than 250 menu items is coming to downtown D.C., replacing award-winning chef Jeff Buben’s Woodward Table.
Press Release: Extended Sidewalk Closure on Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge Begins August 15
News Release — District Department of Transportation
August 14, 2019
Media Contacts
Lauren Stephens
Christina Stowers
(Washington, DC)—The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will close the east side (northbound)…
Washington Blade: U.S. Park Police targeting gay men for sex arrests in federal park in D.C.
In a little-noticed development, U.S. Park Police have made at least 26 arrests during the past year in Meridian Hill Park in D.C. of men seeking other men for a sexual encounter after they allegedly act in a way that violates the law,…
Washington Business Journal: Donohoe to build two projects at The Wharf’s second phase
Donohoe Construction will be back to work on the second phase of The Wharf in Southwest D.C.
UrbanTurf: How Can Access to ADU Construction Be Expanded in DC?
In recent years, the conversation around accessory dwelling units (ADUs) has grown to acknowledge and advocate for the small units as a potential tool to increase affordable housing options and help certain households age in place or build…
Washington Business Journal: Housing nonprofit backed by JBG Smith, Federal City Council names its…
With Amazon.com Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AMZN) expansion into the region, concerns regarding the availability of affordable housing have hit a fever pitch. Enter Kimberly Driggins, a onetime employee of D.C.'s Office of Planning who is making her…
WUSA9: DC has no maximum daily limit for E. coli discharge into waterways. Now, a judge says they…
Federal judge gives the District & the EPA a year to bring the rules for E. coli discharge into the Anacostia and Potomac rivers into compliance.
Washington Times: Homeless community in D.C. clashes with city’s encampment protocol
Homeless people living in tents under the overpass at First and G streets NE waited anxiously Tuesday for workers from several D.C. agencies to execute the city’s encampment protocol.
DCist: Court Rules That D.C. Needs New Regulations Governing, Er, E. Coli In Our Waterways
Federal and city regulators may have to create entirely new regulations for E. coli levels in D.C.’s waterways after a U.S. District Court on Monday night determined that the current standards violate the Clean Water Act, as well as the…