WTOP: ‘Thou shalt not kill’ posters coming to DC. Can they help curb gun violence?
Amid recent gun violence that the police chief has called “completely unacceptable,” local community leaders are hoping an age-old commandment, printed on a red and white cardboard sign, will help stem the bloodshed.
DCist: Residents Demand Answers, Criminal Charges After Brookland Resident Fatally Shoots…
Days after a Brookland man fatally shot a 13-year-old who was allegedly tampering with cars in the neighborhood, residents and activists are still searching for answers.
DCist: D.C. Is Ending Hotel Shelter For Residents Who Are Homeless And Medically Vulnerable
D.C. will stop housing homeless and medically vulnerable residents in hotel rooms, the city’s Department of Human Services announced Friday.
Press Release: Norton Urges National Zoo to Evaluate Entry Pass Policy
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
January 9, 2023
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) urged the National Zoo today to reevaluate its policy requiring visitors…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Unveils DC’s Comeback Plan
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
January 9, 2023
CONTACT:
Susana Castillo (EOM)
Natalia…
District Links: Bowser aims for population of 725,000 by 2028 in new economic strategy; House rules…
Mayor Muriel Bowser today released a five-year "Comeback Plan" that outlines six goals to achieve by 2028, including reaching a DC population of 725,000 and lifting the median household income of Black residents by $25,000.
Washington Post: How does Metro’s proposed rail fare hike compare to other cities?
Other transit systems, such as BART in the San Francisco area, also are considering raising fares
Washington Post: Once-vibrant gateway to U.S. capital falls on hard times. Some hope to fix it.
The once-vibrant gateway into the nation’s capital has fallen on hard times, with vacancies, safety issues and foot traffic slow to rebound. New station leadership hopes to rescue it to its glory days.
DCist: After More Than A Decade Of Waiting, Hundreds Line Up With Hopes To Get Into Public Housing…
Rosalynn Talley arrived at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library at 9 a.m. on Friday with a mission in mind: to get off of the waiting list for public housing she’d been on since 2009. By noon, and much to her surprise, it had…
Washington Post: D.C. drivers who owe fines can now renew licenses, new court order says
Thousands of D.C. residents who couldn’t renew their driver’s licenses due to fines and fees they owed to the city now can renew them under a court order.
Colbert I. King in The Post: How can we slow the steady drumbeat of violence pounding D.C.?
There’s hardly a day in the week when I am not in the vicinity of the 6200 block of Georgia Avenue NW in D.C. The block is flanked by my barbershop to the south and the gas station I frequent to the north. The supermarket where I often…
DCist: When Residents East Of The Anacostia River Lost A Grocery Store, A Truck Selling Groceries…
After Good Food Markets stopped vending groceries last November, the closest store where residents living in D.C.’s Bellevue neighborhood could get fresh produce and canned goods was over a twenty minute walk away in Maryland.
District Links: Gun violence looms as issue for Bowser’s third term; WaPo finds sentences for…
Amid continued concern about gun violence among DC juveniles, the District's new deputy mayor for public safety and justice is talking about her approach to reversing the tide.
jonetta rose barras: Which way forward, DC?
What a difference a day can make. On Monday, watching the swearing-in ceremony for recently elected and reelected DC officials at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, residents may have thought some kind of unprecedented camaraderie…
City Paper: The Castle is Closing for Major Renovations
Also known as the Smithsonian Institution Building, it is long overdue for top to bottom upgrades and repairs, including restoring the Great Hall to its former glory.
WTOP: Service alerts DC drivers about unpaid tickets, traffic violations in real-time
D.C. said that all its residents can enroll in the Ticket Alert System, a service aimed at making sure you know and remember that you have unpaid parking tickets and traffic citations, so you pay or contest them in time.
Washington Post: Smithsonian Castle to close for renovations
Project will keep historic building closed for five years.
WTOP: Smithsonian ‘Castle’ on National Mall to close for 5-year restoration
One of the National Mall’s iconic landmarks will close soon for a years-long restoration.
WTOP: Bowser cuts ribbon on permanent home for one of DC’s newest high school
On Thursday, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser cut the ribbon on the new home of Bard High School Early College.
DCist: The Smithsonian Castle Will Close For Five-Year Renovation Starting Next Month
The “Smithsonian Castle,” also known as the Smithsonian Institution Building, is closing temporarily next month for its first major renovation in more than 50 years. The renovation involves repairs and upgrades and is expected to take five…