Curbed: D.C. transportation officials to present Florida Avenue NE street safety changes June 20
A planned city project spans the avenue from 2nd to 14th streets NE
WTOP: Nationals Park to get huge Christmas maze and market
This Christmas park looks like a home run, even if it’s a bit early to start thinking about the holidays.
City Paper: Advocates Say That St. Elizabeths Has Been Illegally Locking Patients Alone in a Room…
St. Elizabeths has a long history of misusing seclusion.
Washington Post: Which D.C. novel best captures the city?
A lot of novelists try to capture Washington, D.C. but not many get it right. So what makes a great Washington book? That depends on which D.C. the author is trying to portray: The storied halls of power? The infamous swamp? The unsung…
AG Racine Joins Multistate Coalition To Block T-Mobile And Sprint Megamerger
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AG Racine Files Court Brief Arguing that D.C. Residents are Harmed by Lack of Congressional…
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AG RACINE FILES COURT BRIEF ARGUING THAT D.C. RESIDENTS ARE HARMED BY LACK OF CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATION
OAG's Filing Supports Lawsuit…
District Links: Budget uncertain as chief financial officer says he won’t certify it;…
Good Tuesday morning. There is an unprecedented showdown between Council Chairman Phil Mendelson and Chief Financial Officer Jeff DeWitt over next fiscal year’s budget, making good on the CFO's promise that he would reject a plan that dips…
WAMU: The Smithsonian’s Founder Never Set Foot In America. Now His Descendants Are Touring The…
“Well, will you look at that?” said an elderly British woman in a mustard yellow skirt suit and tasteful pearls. She was staring at a light bulb.
City Paper: Chairman Phil Mendelson’s Budget Gamble Backfires, Leaving FY 2020 Funding in Limbo
CFO Jeff DeWitt won't certify the 2020 budget because it contains funds pulled from Events DC's reserves.
Norton Thanks House Democratic Leadership for Filing Amicus Brief in D.C. Voting Rights Lawsuit
June 11, 2019
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Norton Thanks House Democratic Leadership for Filing Amicus Brief in D.C. Voting Rights Lawsuit
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that the House of…
District Dig: Sweet Deal — Housing Authority allows developer to not develop its site
The D.C. Housing Authority has struggled for years to provide enough housing and economic opportunities for the city’s low-to-middle income families. Such is the authority’s financial plight that its director, Tyrone Garrett, recently went…
In Brookland, it’s all about community, gardens and friendship
Mr. Rogers would feel right at home in Brookland.
At 1801 Upshur St. NE, plantings on the back deck offer pops of color. (Photo by Susan Bodiker)
Just four miles north of the Capitol, the close-knit confines of Ward 5’s Greater…
The Northwest Courier, started by two Current alums, says it will bring a weekly paper back to the…
From the ashes of one neighborhood newspaper arises another.
The Northwest Courier, which launched online on April 29, aims to fill the void left by The Current Newspapers, which officially stopped publication last month after a long…
ABC7: ‘He’s my hero’: DC elementary school student rewarded after finding,…
WASHINGTON (ABC7) — A D.C. elementary school student, Saul Melendez, is being hailed as a hero after he found and returned a woman's laptop last week.
WUSA9: Does DC still have a gay neighborhood?
WASHINGTON - This weekend, the Capital Pride Parade marched through one of DC’s most historic gay neighborhoods. But, over the years, a lot has changed in Dupont Circle.
Washington Post: Southeast D.C. school closed for a second day for vandalism cleanup
Sousa Middle School in Southeast Washington will be closed again on Tuesday for cleanup after fire extinguishers were sprayed throughout the halls over the weekend, according to police and school system officials.
Deborah Simmons in The Washington Times: Sex, lies and idiocy
As a young reporter, I once prowled the city’s red-light district looking for prostitutes to tell me what life was like, and several were obliged to talk as long as I walked with them.
Washington Times: District reviewing policies on medicinal marijuana
The D.C. Council and Mayor Muriel Bowser are focusing on how city agencies are applying policies on medical marijuana, which has been legal in the District since 2010.
WAMU: D.C. Budget Thrown Into Turmoil After City’s CFO Objects To Funding Ploy To Pay For Public…
The fate of the budget approved by D.C. Council in late May was thrown into doubt on Monday, after D.C. Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey DeWitt said he could not sign off on the Council’s plan to take $49 million from Events D.C., the…
Washington Post: D.C. chief financial officer refuses to certify city budget, citing improper…
D.C. Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey S. DeWitt said Monday he will not certify the budget approved by D.C. lawmakers last month, asserting that the spending plan improperly diverts money that should help repay the city’s debts for the…