Public Square: Neighborhood additions work against displacement
Four developments in Deanwood, DC, show the transformative potential of multiple projects that include low-income housing in a single Opportunity Zone.
Emily Langhorne in The Post: When a neighborhood spot makes a community feel like home
It started with a bartender.
Colbert King in The Post: Choosing subcontractors based on their political connections has become…
The proposed $215 million contract to oversee sports gambling pending before the D.C. Council will channel up to $116 million over five years to a small circle of politically connected D.C. companies billed as subcontractors. Should it…
Washington Post: Nine displaced after fireworks blamed in two house fires, officials say
A house fire that left four people homeless in the District early Friday was caused by the improper use of fireworks, officials said.
DCist: Far-Right Groups, Including The Proud Boys, Are Rallying In D.C. This Weekend
With all eyes focused on preparations for the president’s forthcoming July 4 celebration on the National Mall, another potential conflagration planned for the holiday weekend in D.C. has somewhat escaped broader notice—one that includes…
Northwest Courier: Free Minds’ Write Nights Connect Incarcerated DC Residents to Community
On a Wednesday night, the Western Presbyterian Church on Virginia Avenue swells with activity. People of all ages gather around large tables, pen in hand, hunched over the poems splayed out in front of them. Upon first glance, it might…
City Paper: D.C. Auditor Suggests Legislation or Litigation to Address Misspent At-Risk School Funds
Funds intended to support struggling students instead went to fill in budget gaps, a recent auditor's report found.
DCist: D.C. Police Officers Fist Bumped A Proud Boy After Clashes In Front Of White House
After a clash in front of the White House that resulted in two arrests on July 4, a far-right group known as the Proud Boys received a police escort to Harry’s, a nearby bar. Along the way, at least four D.C. police officers, one of whom…
The DC Lineup for this weekend: U.S. history, a national park and lawn games
Following the Fourth of July, opportunities abound to continue patriotic celebrations throughout the weekend, July 5 to 7 — the continuation of a four-day weekend for some. Clean up a national park, see a replica of Neil Armstrong’s iconic…
Washington Business Journal: Johns Hopkins University reveals plans for Newseum makeover
Johns Hopkins University submitted informal plans to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts on Wednesday to convert the Newseum in D.C.'s Penn Quarter neighborhood into a state-of-the-art educational facility, the first step in a larger review…
Washington Post: Lifting up a community that’s at risk of being forgotten
For 18 years, Deborah H. Young kept her father’s old baseball uniform in a suitcase at the back of her closet. It was a shame, she often thought to herself, that no one apart from her family got to see the wool pants and shirt he wore to…
Northwest Courier: Profs and Pints Offers a Fresh, Fun Take on Higher Education
School is out for the summer, but at the Bier Baron Tavern, educators continue to draw crowds looking for a unique academic lesson—along with whatever’s on tap. This is courtesy of Profs and Pints — a casual lecture series that brings…
Washington Post Express: Capital Fringe says goodbye to (mandatory) buttons — and hello to these 5…
Are you sitting down? You might want to. This summer’s Capital Fringe Festival is instituting a huge change, one that festival president Julianne Brienza worries is going to cause much confusion and angst among fans of Washington’s annual…
Washington Post Express: A new exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery highlights the life of famed…
Contralto Marian Anderson famously delivered a soaring performance on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1939 — after the Daughters of the American Revolution blocked her from singing at Constitution Hall because she was black.
Jack Evans welcomes old friends to Ward 2 Democrats’ slate of new officers
The day after FBI agents raided his home as part of an ongoing federal corruption investigation, Ward 2 DC Council member Jack Evans drew a warm welcome at the Ward 2 Democrats elections — and a positive result at the ballot box, with past…
David Schwartzman: What a Green New Deal for DC could mean for the city’s working-class residents
The Green New Deal first entered U.S. political discourse during Howie Hawkins’ 2010 Green Party campaign for New York governor. Jill Stein, the Green Party’s candidate for president, later invoked the idea in her 2012 and 2016 campaigns.…
Washington Post: High over the Potomac River, iron workers ease an 86-ton monster into place on…
The sky is black as the giant girder swings on its Kevlar cables from the construction crane on the Potomac River barge below.
Washington Post Editorial Board: D.C.’s teacher evaluation system has worked. Council members…
WHEN THE D.C. Public Schools system instituted a comprehensive teacher evaluation system in 2009, it was guided by certain basic principles. Teachers should be judged based on their skill, their commitment and their success in getting…
Fourth of July in the Palisades
A few scenes from the Palisades Citizens Association's 53rd annual Fourth of July Parade today under the midday sun: We didn't see any horses or the Safeway truck this year — both crowd favorites in the past — but #DontMuteDC, go-go, the…
Lauren Pearlman in The Post: Here’s how President Trump could really celebrate the Fourth of July in…
This month, the District will see a set of historic milestones. The Fourth will mark the first time a president has overhauled the decades-old nonpartisan Independence Day celebration with a new fireworks display. Twenty days later,…