The DC Lineup for this weekend: fashion, folklife and free concerts galore
This weekend, the District showcases its heritage with numerous events celebrating local history, politics, art, theater, fashion and culture. Festivals highlighting tennis, go-go music and the global refugee crisis are also on the docket…
Short and sweet: Abbreviated Folklife Festival turns up volume on go-go, other DC music
The Folklife Festival is a little different this year. Scaled back due to complications from this winter’s government shutdown, the Smithsonian’s grand summer festival won’t be as grand in length or substance this time around, but will…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser, Local and Federal Partners Host Public Safety Briefing on Fourth of…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 28, 2019
CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM)Dustin Sternbeck (MPD)
Mayor Bowser, Local and Federal Partners Host Public Safety Briefing on Fourth of July
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser was…
Street Sense: Councilmember Grosso makes a second bid to expand anti-discrimination protections to…
Sporting his Street Sense Media vest, Reginald Black walked up to a downtown D.C. restaurant counter in 2016 to order a meal. Before he had even ordered, he was informed he would have 30 minutes to eat.
District Dig: What’s In Jack’s Wallet — Capital One is Evans’s bank of choice
Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans mortgaged his Historic Georgetown rowhouse to apply for a $1.5 million revolving line of credit from Capital One in 2014 without telling his then-wife, Michele Evans, according to documents on file with the…
WTOP: After nearly 4 decades, NBC4’s Barbara Harrison starts next chapter
After 38 years with NBC Washington, veteran reporter Barbara Harrison is moving on from her full-time position.
WAMU: Yes, AOC, D.C. Does Have A ‘Bodega Culture.’ It’s Just Different From NYC’s.
Those of us who live in Washington are used to New Yorkers who move here and complain — loudly — that D.C. somehow falls short. They tell us that almost everything is bigger, better, taller and more stylish back home.
WTOP: Safety fixes finished, Metro to phase out ‘7000 Series train’ announcement
This is still a 7000 Series train. You just won’t be reminded at nearly every stop.
WTOP: From Stonewall to the White House: the LGBTQ+ rights movement in DC
New York City police raided Stonewall Inn around 1:20 a.m. on Saturday, June 28, 1969. Same-sex sexual activity between consenting adults was illegal in New York. So was cross-dressing. Within hours, hundreds of drag queens, transgender…
Washington Business Journal: Smoothie King plants another flag on 14th Street
National smoothie shop chain Smoothie King has signed a lease for a second location on D.C.’s hopping 14th Street corridor.
Capital Projections: All you need is love edition
Capital Projections is The DC Line’s selective and subjective guide to some of the most interesting arthouse and repertory screenings in the coming week.
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The Roman emperor Claudius, who reigned…
District Links: Grosso gets at-large challenger from Southwest; Evans’ $1.5M loan to repay…
TGIF! Independent at-large DC Council member David Grosso has a challenger getting started early.
Press Release: Norton Introduces Bill to Give D.C. Authority to Appoint All Members of Board that…
June 28, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
Norton Introduces Bill to Give D.C. Authority to Appoint All Members of Board that Deals Exclusively with Local D.C. Zoning
Washington, D.C. – The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton…
Closed now for a third summer due to construction delays, East Potomac Pool set to finally reopen in…
Construction of the new East Potomac Pool in Ward 2 is back on track, with the facility set to reopen next summer after a series of lengthy delays transformed an expected one-year timetable into a closure spanning three swim seasons. The…
WTOP: Report corroborates allegations of sexual misconduct in National Cathedral schools
The findings of an investigation into three prestigious D.C. private schools corroborated allegations of sexual misconduct that was perpetrated against students decades ago by 16 former employees.
WTOP: DC creates civil rights section to fight housing discrimination
A new section of the D.C. attorney general’s office has been created with the aim of helping people fight housing discrimination, and it has filed a lawsuit against a landlord accused of refusing to accept renters with housing vouchers.
Washington Post: Court orders D.C. officers to start collecting mandated racial data in police stops
D.C. police must begin tracking the race of every person officers stop in a vehicle or as a pedestrian within the next 28 days, a court ruled Thursday.
WAMU: Evans Accepts Award At Final Metro Meeting (And Says Nothing About Ethics Investigation)
Out with the old, in with the new.
Washington Post: Metro receives second federal subpoena in Jack Evans investigation
Metro officials said Thursday that the transit agency recently received a second grand jury subpoena for documents as part of the federal investigation into D.C. Council member Jack Evans.
Washington Post: Washington National Cathedral report corroborates allegations of sexual misconduct…
An investigation launched by Washington National Cathedral and three of the most prestigious private schools in the District corroborated allegations of sexual misconduct by 16 former employees involving students decades ago, officials…