District Links: Vince Gray confirms re-election bid as Ward 7 race shapes up; Mendelson, Silverman…
Good Thursday morning. The race for the Ward 7 DC Council seat is already shaping up, with two candidates filing papers to run and one advisory neighborhood commissioner with an exploratory committee saying she will decide “very soon” on…
Yesim Sayin Taylor of D.C. Policy Center: Single-family zoning and neighborhood characteristics in…
So, with so much development already happening, does the District need to change single-family zoning? Yes, if the city wants to become more affordable and inclusive. Data show us that income distribution in the city and racial composition…
Washington Post Express: The fight to keep go-go alive in D.C. has only just begun
Ghetto. Ratchet. Amateur. Frank “Scooby” Sirius and his band, Sirius Company, say they’ve heard this all before. These are just some of the insults that have been pelted at D.C.’s go-go community for years by its critics, a weapon used by…
Washingtonian: This San Francisco-Based Medical Startup Wants to Change the Way DC Uses Primary Care
Forward opened its first DC location near City Center this week.
UrbanTurf: A 50-Unit Condo Development is Planned For the Center of H Street
A large residential development is on the boards for a central stretch of the H Street Corridor.
City Paper: Marijuana Helps Control His Seizures, but the Courts Won’t Seal His Criminal Record
The D.C. Council is considering two bills to tax and regulate weed.
Paul Waldman in The Post: Why isn’t D.C. statehood more popular? It’s the Democrats’ fault.
Supporting statehood for the District is a no-brainer for Democrats, including those running for president. Indeed, all of them support it, and those now serving in Congress have all co-sponsored bills to make the District a state.
jonetta rose barras: A contentious DC Council takes a break, hallelujah
When at-large DC Council member Elissa Silverman publicly challenged Chairman Phil Mendelson last week, asking whether he traded parts of the Committee on Finance and Revenue’s portfolio in exchange for certain members’ affirmative votes…
Washington Times: D.C. activist collects third of signatures needed for recall vote on council…
Local activist Adam Eidinger has nearly one-third of the signatures needed to trigger a recall vote on council member Jack Evans, and he is confident he can get the rest by the November deadline.
Washingtonian: WTOP’s Wernher von Braun Screwup Demonstrates a Peril of Local Reporting
The tweets are brutal in their cluelessness: On Tuesday, WTOP credited an Alexandria man crucial to the Apollo 11 launch as a “brilliant German-American rocket engineer.” Then, a correction: “We have updated this story to explicitly state…
Washington Post: In D.C., 5,500 students are homeless. The city is helping some of them take their…
His bed was snugly made, and four pair of sneakers formed a neat line beneath his extra-long twin bed. An iron that Dajon Duvall borrowed from his dorm’s residential adviser sat on a wooden desk that was crammed on his side of the room.
DCist: D.C. Firefighters Charged With Assaulting Police Officers Outside A Pizza Place
Two D.C. firefighters were arrested and charged with assaulting police officers outside an &pizza on Connecticut Avenue NW over the weekend, court documents show.
Curbed: To expand affordable housing, D.C. should reform single-family zoning: analysis
Three-quarters of D.C.’s residential tax lots allow only single-family homes by right
Washington Post: The Spaniard who helped win the Revolutionary War has a new statue in D.C.
There’s a new statue outside the Spanish Embassy in Washington and though it honors someone who died more than 230 years ago, it seems oddly relevant today.
DCist: D.C. Is Keeping Some Public Pools Open Late In Response To The Sweltering Heat
It’s been especially hot and humid this week, and today the National Weather Service issued a heat advisory from 11 a.m. through 8 p.m. for the District and a number of surrounding counties. In response, the city is keeping some of its…
Northwest Courier: DC Historical Society Settling Into New Home at the Carnegie Library
Their opening may not have drawn as much attention as their co-tenant, a little tech company from California called Apple, but the DC Historical Society is poised to support Washington’s history buffs and culture enthusiasts like never…
Washington Times: Washington Times editor, columnist Wesley Pruden dies at 83 after remarkable…
Wesley Pruden would have wanted to spend his final hours at his keyboard, deftly deflating the pompous, entitled and arrogant of the political establishment, and he came awfully close.
As Ward 7 DC Council race shapes up, Gray confirms he will seek re-election
A vocal anti-police brutality activist is the second declared candidate for next year’s race for the Ward 7 seat on the DC Council, while another neighborhood leader is actively exploring a run for the position currently held by former…
Washington Business Journal: First look at D.C.’s proposed new Banneker Academic High School
The District’s early plans for a new Banneker Academic High School will have their first review by the federal Commission on Fine Arts on Thursday.
WAMU: Metro Wants A Company To Put Solar Panels On Top Of Its Parking Garages And Lots
Metro is hoping that the underused garages at some of its stations can instead be a source of revenue and promote sustainability. The agency is looking for a company to add solar panels to some of its parking lots and garage roofs.