WTOP: Staffer for DC Council member charged with firing gun outside marijuana pop-up market
A staffer for D.C. Council member Brianne K. Nadeau was arrested on charges of firing a gun outside a marijuana pop-up store.
City Paper: Staffer for Councilmember Brianne Nadeau Arrested for Firing a Gun at a Marijuana Pop-Up
A constituent services staffer for Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne Nadeau was arrested for allegedly firing a gun outside a marijuana pop-up event in Northeast D.C. on August 3.
Washington Post: After hitting 100 homicide mark in District, city has a respite in deadly violence
He was stabbed a few blocks from where he grew up in Marshall Heights, while returning home from a construction job. His mother believes he got into an argument that quickly grew violent.
Danica Petroshius in The Hill is Home: City: Do Your Job. Protect Our Children.
I’m used to being in DC public schools, not just as a parent.
Washington Post: Inside D.C.’s rat control academy
The instructor had a warning for the students of D.C.’s rat academy: Don’t tell onlookers what you’re up to.
Washington Business Journal: Here’s where Miami’s Yardbird is landing in D.C.
Yardbird Southern Table & Bar, the Southern-inspired restaurant group known for its fried chicken, has settled on a home for its D.C. location. The restaurant will take the 8,000-square-foot former Acadiana space at 901 New York Ave.…
Washington Business Journal: Want more clarity around D.C.’s paid leave program? New regs are out.
More than a month after a tax was levied on local businesses to finance D.C.’s paid family leave law, those employers are getting some answers.
Washington Post: Staffer for D.C. Council member charged with firing a gun outside marijuana pop-up…
A staffer for D.C. Council member Brianne K. Nadeau (D-Ward 1) was arrested over the weekend and charged with firing a gun outside a pop-up marijuana market in Northeast Washington, according to D.C. police and court documents.
DCist: There’s A Detour In Place On The Metropolitan Branch Trail As A New Park Is Built
For the next few months, the Metropolitan Branch Trail will have a detour in effect in Eckington as a new park is being built in the neighborhood.
DCist: This Do-It-Yourself Shop Wants To Teach You The Art Of Motorcycle Repair
Justin Ward just finished a tuneup on his 2006 Triumph Bonneville. The brakes were shot, he says.
WTOP: Not so fast: Where DC speed, red light cameras issue the most tickets
The number of speed camera tickets issued to drivers on D.C. 295 more than doubled between May and June, from just shy of 10,000 to nearly 23,000, making it one of the busiest stretches for violations in the city soon after the speed limit…
City Paper: Local Bars Hope Adding Sports Gambling Will Bring in More Business
"The assumption is that the bar would get a piece of the profits. Otherwise, what's the point of a bar participating?"
Washington Business Journal: Kevin Tien is leaving Himitsu to focus on Capitol Hill restaurant
Himitsu co-owner Kevin Tien is leaving the restaurant to focus on opening his new concept, Emilie's in Capitol Hill.
Curbed: D.C. is finalizing recommendations for traffic calming in the city’s westernmost area
Planning officials will present their findings for Rock Creek Far West August 27
Washington Post: Sales from a bygone time: The Brass Knob antique store to close after 38 years
Selling antiques is a lonely business in Washington. And it’s about to get a little lonelier.
Curbed: Months-long Metropolitan Branch Trail detour to begin in Eckington August 12
The trail will receive design changes expected to be completed in November
WTOP: Chef Kevin Tien is leaving Himitsu for a new restaurant
Kevin Tien, the chef whose small Himitsu restaurant in Petworth opened three years ago, will leave Himitsu next month to focus on a new, Capitol Hill restaurant in D.C.
Slate: A Trump-Appointed Prosecutor Is Lobbying Against D.C.’s Modest Criminal Justice Reform
U.S. Attorney Jessie Liu issued an alarmist press release Friday.
Conor P. Williams on The Century Foundation blog: What Can D.C.’s Universal Pre-K Program Teach Us?
The current field of presidential candidates loves talking early education. Big K–12 policy ideas are in short supply, but every major candidate looking to challenge the president in 2020 favors moving towards universal pre-K across the…
Katelynd Anderson: Does DC’s pool season really have to be so short?
Across the city, six outdoor public pools closed for the season on Sunday at 6 p.m. as part of a staggered shutdown that continues through Labor Day.
Just 78 days earlier, the city officially welcomed summer with a splash, when DC…