Washington Business Journal: Viceroy Hotels entering D.C. market with management of current Kimpton…
Two D.C. hotels will be under new management come July.
WTOP: What you need to know: Rush hour bus lanes now in effect on busy DC corridors
Starting Monday morning, lanes on two of D.C.’s busiest commuter corridors will be dedicated solely to buses as part of a new, summer-long pilot program to help test the impact of bus lanes downtown.
Curbed: D.C. opens the door to more electric bikes and scooters
The District is accepting new permit applications for dockless vehicle providers
Forest Hills Connection: The Brandywine Apartments, like Sedgwick Gardens, is seeing an influx of…
Some of our apartment building neighbors are here thanks to vouchers making their rents more affordable. And they are, as The DC Line puts it, “spawning debates over how best to provide housing for DC’s most vulnerable residents.”
Washington Business Journal: This historic former bank building could soon come alive again
Chatter from power lunches and happy hours could soon be heard emanating from a prominent street corner in downtown D.C. that has sat dormant for about 25 years.
WAMU: How Often Are D.C. Schools Isolating And Restraining Students? It’s Hard To Tell
Physically isolating or restraining a student is one of the most significant actions a school official can take to control that student’s behavior. But unlike their counterparts in Maryland and Virginia, officials in D.C. schools have no…
Washington Post: Incarcerated prisoners from D.C. could have their voting rights restored
A group of D.C. lawmakers wants to make the nation’s capital the first jurisdiction to restore voting rights to prisoners while they’re still incarcerated.
Washingtonian: Meet 10 of DC’s Biggest Theater Stars
These ten stars are household names in one of America’s biggest theater scenes—and strangers to most everyone else. We asked them about the quirks and perks of working the local stages in a federal city.
Washington Times: Republicans say they were left out of D.C. school voucher negotiations
Congressional Democrats are trying to squeeze Republicans out of the negotiations over reauthorizing the only federal school voucher program in the nation, according to a letter two GOP congressmen have sent to the Education Department.
Alan Ginsburg in The Post: D.C. schools with failing marks deserve more attention
While the D.C. Council and Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) fight over the location of Benjamin Banneker Academic High, the District’s best-performing secondary school, we hear nothing about how to improve the lot of those students attending six…
Washington Post: A beloved Capitol Hill block party celebrates 50 years
The day’s festivities had barely begun, and toddlers were already spraying each other with water guns on the Capitol Hill street lined with ginkgo trees and colorful rowhouses. Bubbles filled the Saturday morning air. A dog named Pretzel…
Washington Post: There are a lot of myths about D.C.’s Winder Building. The truth is impressive,…
A Washingtonian walking on the west side of the White House in 1848 would have been astounded by the structure rising at 17th and F streets NW. Five stories tall and containing 130 rooms, it was at the time of its construction the largest…
City Paper: The Amazing Ordination of American University Chaplain Joey Heath-Mason, a Married Gay…
Raised in the church in the Deep South, the minister has spent his life a few steps ahead of his denomination.
WTOP: DC to test out red bus-only lanes downtown beginning Monday
A pilot program creating bus-only lanes along busy downtown D.C. corridors launches Monday.
Washington Post: Skip suspends service after scooter fire in downtown D.C.
Skip is suspending its e-scooter service in the District while it investigates what caused a scooter to burst into flames in downtown Washington on Thursday, city and company officials said.
Washington Informer: Fresh Food Factory Opens in Anacostia
The launch of the Fresh Food Factory in the Anacostia Arts Center on Good Hope Road in Southeast brings with it the promise of healthier, more expansive grocery options for residents who’ve long suffered from chronic ailments and other…
Washington Informer: Lee Wants to Bring Classical Music to East End
Music from the East End of the District of Columbia generally involves go-go, hip-hop, rhythm and blues and for the older crowd, disco and jazz.
Washington Blade: D.C. Council rebuffs LGBT requests for hike in funds
The D.C. Council on Tuesday approved a $15.5 billion fiscal year 2020 budget for the city that includes only $250,000 of $3.5 million in additional funds requested by a coalition of 15 LGBT and LGBT-supportive organizations for programs…
Washingtonian: This New Book About DC’s Punk Scene Highlights Women’s Voices
Antonia Tricarico's "Frame of Mind" ponders the role of community in music.