Greater Greater Washington: Dupont residents criticize DDOT for cancelling plans for Connecticut Ave…
At a meeting Tuesday night, Dupont Circle residents expressed frustration that the District Department of Transportation is abandoning plans for protected bike lanes on Connecticut Avenue, at least for the near future.
Washington Post: Leagues rush to reschedule games for hundreds amid Trump’s Fourth of July changes
Jack Coogan, 26, loves his weekly softball games on the grassy fields of West Potomac Park. He loves the chance to run after working all day as an accountant. He loves the camaraderie of his close-knit team, made up of fellow alumni of…
DCist: New D.C. Council Bill Would Ban Riding Scooters At Night
A new bill introduced at the D.C. Council would ban the use of electric scooters at night, reduce the scooter speed limit on sidewalks, and set up new rules for parking the vehicles.
Press Release: District Completes Annual Synthetic Turf Field GMAX Testing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 26, 2019
CONTACT:
John Stokes – (DGS)
Donna Harris – (DGS)
District Completes Annual Synthetic Turf Field GMAX Testing
New Turf Protocols Ensures Steps for the Safety and Communication Process
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Statement on House Passage of the Fiscal Year 2020 House Financial Services and General Government…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 26, 2019
CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM)
Statement on House Passage of the Fiscal Year 2020 House Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Bowser…
Norton Announces Historic D.C. Spending Bill Passes House
June 26, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
Norton Announces Historic D.C. Spending Bill Passes House
Bill Contains No Anti-Home-Rule Riders, $40 Million for DCTAG
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced…
District Links: Evans inquiries prompt new scrutiny of no-bid sports betting contract; ANC member…
Happy Wednesday. The investigations into Jack Evans are leading to more scrutiny of the District’s decision to hand out a no-bid contract for sports gambling. In advance of a vote next month to yank Evans as chair of the finance committee,…
The Washington Post Magazine: The Death of a Ludicrously Local, Incredibly Essential Newspaper
The Current was Washington’s most parochial publication — and that was the best thing about it
Help shape the future of Shepherd Parkway
For Immediate Release: June 26, 2019
Contact: Katie Liming or Alex Tremble
Help shape the future of Shepherd Parkway
Share your thoughts with the National Park Service online or at an upcoming open house
WASHINGTON — The…
Norton Bill Banning E-Cigarette Smoking on Amtrak Passes in Committee
June 26, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
Norton Bill Banning E-Cigarette Smoking on Amtrak Passes in Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said that her Banning Smoking on Amtrak Act of 2019 (H.R.…
Fort Dupont Park announces 2019 summer concert series lineup
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 26, 2019
Fort Dupont Park announces 2019 summer concert series lineup
WASHINGTON— The National Park Service has announced the schedule and lineup for the 2019 Fort Dupont Park Summer Event Series…
Volunteer makeover creates new STEM lab to inspire ‘a love of learning’ at Anacostia’s Ketcham…
Ketcham Elementary School in Ward 8’s historic Anacostia neighborhood just turned a cluttered old library room into a bright new STEM lab, replete with new iPads, robots and 3D printers — all thanks to a partnership with two regional…
Guests tear up as standout DC government workers get recognition at 18th annual Cafritz Awards event
With standing ovations and teary eyes, guests at the 18th annual Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Awards Ceremony last week celebrated “everyday heroes” in the DC government, including a fire sergeant and his cadaver dog. Honored…
UrbanTurf: The Proposed Design for a Public Deck in Dupont Circle
DC has a city-sponsored woonerf on the way in the middle of Dupont Circle.
WAMU: A D.C. Gallery Takes On School Shootings With Art
Eighteen wooden desktops, like the kind children use at school, hang from one wall of the H-Space gallery off U Street. The artist, Mònica Pagès, treated each one differently, like she would a child. She titled the piece “I Am Safe.”
WTOP: House amendment directs FAA to prioritize fighting plane, helicopter noise
As residents describe what appears to be more frequent and louder airplane and helicopter flights over neighborhoods, the House passed an amendment that would direct the Federal Aviation Administration to prioritize combating the noise.
WTOP: Overnight e-scooter ban and complaint line proposed in DC
E-scooters in D.C. would see stricter regulations — including an overnight ban on riding e-scooters — under proposed legislation from the D.C. Council.
Harry Jaffe on NBC4: Evans Investigations Give DC Council Reason to Pause on Sports Betting Contract
D.C. Council member Jack Evans has done his colleagues a favor. As he succumbs to charges of corruption, he’s given them the opportunity to exercise true oversight on the sole-source sports betting contract he maneuvered through the D.C.…
Gordon Chaffin: DDOT offers milquetoast design for Alabama Avenue SE
Alabama Avenue SE from Bowen Road to Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue — a heavily trafficked, wide, and therefore dangerous road in wards 7 and 8 — is in the final design phase for big changes. Big more in terms of the length of the affected…
Washington Post: D.C. police say man shot by officer had loaded gun in vehicle
A man who was shot by a D.C. police officer during a traffic stop Sunday refused to comply with commands to stay still after a high-capacity gun magazine was found on his lap, according to an arrest affidavit filed in court.