Washington Post: ‘My baby shouldn’t be on this wall’: D.C. mural honors teens gunned down during…
The paint on the wall was barely dry when a teenage girl stepped up to the mural of faces — young faces, brown faces — and lifted her arms to brush the cheek of a boy who was killed before he turned 15.
James Zeigler: DC Council’s ‘second look’ sentencing efforts are thoughtful, safe and just responses…
The DC Council is considering important legislation that would strengthen the 2016 Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act (“IRAA”), which allows people who committed crimes when they were young to petition the court for a reduced sentence…
Mother Jones: DC Mayor Rejects Plan for Migrant Children Facility in the Capital
“We have no intention of accepting a new federal facility, least of all one that detains and dehumanizes migrant children.”
Washington Post: D.C. mayor says she will not accept federal shelter for unaccompanied migrant…
D.C. officials and immigration advocates on Tuesday criticized plans by the federal government to house unaccompanied migrant children in Washington.
Mona Charen in National Review: In Defense of Washington, D.C.
The city gets a bad rap from outsiders, but there’s really no better place to be.
Press Release: Norton Introduces Bill to Create D.C. Residency Requirement for CSOSA, PSA Directors
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
August 13, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced a bill to require the Director of the Court Services and Offender…
Press Release: NoMa BID Sponsors ULI Washington Technical Assistance Panel Report on the “Virtual…
News Release — NoMa Business Improvement District
News media contact: Braulio Agnese
Panelists provide insights and expert opinions based on existing conditions and DDOT’s planned reconfiguration of the intersection.
WASHINGTON,…
Bisnow: After Selling Longtime HQ, Children’s Defense Fund Finds New Home In NoMa
The Children's Defense Fund is moving into a new home roughly a half-mile from the headquarters building it sold last year.
Washington Post: You can rent a moped in D.C. starting this weekend
The app-based rentals will cost $1 to start your ride and 25 cents a minute thereafter.
DCist: Staffer In Councilmember’s Office Arrested After Shooting Outside Marijuana Pop-Up
A constituent services staffer for Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne Nadeau has been arrested for allegedly firing his handgun in front of a marijuana pop-up earlier this month, per court documents.
WTOP: Shared mopeds come to DC (and they come with hairnets)
The first mopeds will join the thousands of shared electric scooters and shared bikes on D.C. streets this weekend when New York-based Revel deploys its moped fleet.
WAMU: Starting This Weekend, You Can Rent A Moped In D.C.
Rentable mopeds will soon join bicycles and scooters on D.C. streets.
WTOP: Georgetown gets a new rooftop restaurant at Graham Hotel
The Graham Hotel, on Thomas Jefferson Street, NW near the C&O Canal, has turned its popular rooftop lounge into a full service restaurant as well.
Street Sense: “We’re all we got:” Former and current Hope Village residents fear the future of…
There are currently 4,095 male D.C. residents incarcerated by the Bureau of Prisons across the country, according to a D.C. Corrections Information Council employee. Upon returning to the District, around 50 percent typically spend time in…
Gordon Chaffin: ‘17 Blocks’ shows bittersweet portrait of DC
"You want to be comfortable and our conditions are uncomfortable. And when you're uncomfortable, you make bad decisions. These streets are vicious; they soak your ass up." ~ Smurf, 17 Blocks
17 Blocks — a new documentary set in DC —…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Encourages Residents to Take Advantage of Free Services at “All Hands on…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and Office of the Chief Technology Officer
August 13, 2019
CONTACT:
Susana Castillo (EOM)Mike Rupert (OCTO)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser encouraged District…
Washingtonian: The MPD Is Releasing New Stop-and-Frisk Data Next Month. Here’s Why You Should Care.
On September 7, MPD is set to release a month’s worth of comprehensive stop-and-frisk data, the first report of its kind in DC. While MPD released basic stop-and-frisk data before—where the stop happened, the race of the person in…
Washington Times: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library undergoing $221 million renovation
The D.C. Public Library system’s centerpiece, the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, is undergoing a $221 million renovation that will include new spaces to boost training for the city’s hospitality industry.
Washington Business Journal: The Brass Knob, Adams Morgan’s palace of antique wonders, to close
Adams Morgan antique store The Brass Knob Architectural Antiques, long a fixture for antiques buyers and interior designers in Greater Washington, will close its doors in November.
With ‘Bridges and Alleys,’ local artist offers intimate, sometimes moody look at DC beyond the…
Artistic portrayals of Washington frequently draw from one or more of the city’s distinguishing landmarks to convey a sense of place, whether that involves highlighting skylines sculpted by the Washington Monument and the Capitol Dome or…