Washington Post: A Foreign Service couple’s contentious divorce ends in deadly violence
They were scheduled to be in D.C. Superior Court Friday morning to work out the final details of a fiercely contested divorce.
Washington Post: The District’s alleys were once grim slums. A few were reborn as hip destinations.
There was a time in Washington when people thought that the only alley a resident would visit would be the one behind his or her house. But today, a lot of alleys in the District are hot, both as trendy places to drink or dine and as…
HuffPost: D.C. Bill Would Make Go-Go The ‘Official Music’ Of The Gentrifying District
“This music represents the lived experiences of native Washingtonians,” Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie said in a press release.
Washington Post Editorial Board: Will D.C. residents endorse letting an infamous felon go free?
IN TERMS of criminal notoriety, no convicted felon from the District of Columbia can compete with Rayful Edmond III, the crack cocaine kingpin who sat astride the city’s narcotics trade as it spun out of control three decades ago. Flashy,…
Washington Post: An author lost her book deal after tweeting about a Metro worker. She’s suing for…
Natasha Tynes, an award-winning Jordanian American author who lost a book deal following claims of online racism, is suing her publishing house for $13 million. The lawsuit, filed in California on Friday, alleges that Rare Bird Books…
WAMU: D.C. Placed Greater Value On Graduation Rates Than Meeting Requirements At Ballou, Says…
In late 2017, WAMU broke the story that dozens of students at Ballou High School had been allowed to graduate despite high rates of unexcused absences, violating the city’s graduation requirements.
Justin Hansford and Jennifer Ubiera in The Post: D.C. police must stop hiding body camera footage
New evidence recently emerged in the cases of Sandra Bland and Oscar Grant, two black victims of police violence. The police departments in Texas and Oakland, Calif., where these incidents happened, kept the video footage away from the…
Washington Business Journal: Proposed Georgetown retail development converting to residential
Plans for the retail-centric redevelopment of one of Georgetown’s oldest parking lots are changing, with the project now being floated as a largely residential building.
DCist: The Takoma Park Library Will Close For Four Months For Renovations
Built in 1911, the Takoma Park branch was the very first neighborhood library in the D.C. Public Library System (it took an act of Congress and funding from Andrew Carnegie). It was also the first building to be renovated under the…
DCist: Big Bird And Company Are Here In D.C. For Sesame Street Day
If your heart swelled when you saw the guys from Queer Eye taking photos by the cherry blossoms, take a look at our beloved, banana-loving Big Bird yukkin’ it up with all the other tourists down by the national memorials.
Washington Post Editorial Board: Should citizens be able to issue parking tickets? If it’ll improve…
OF THE 12 traffic deaths that have occurred in the District this year, three happened in just one weekend. The deaths of a bicyclist, a pedestrian and a motorist over Easter weekend in April prompted a flurry of proposals from D.C. Council…
Councilmember Allen celebrates opening of The Fields at RFK, replacing asphalt with much needed…
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June 7, 2019
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Councilmember Allen celebrates opening of The Fields at RFK, replacing asphalt with much needed field space
Tomorrow, Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6) will join Mayor…
DC Council approves $70 million in revenue bonds for Howard University to renovate Tubman Quad…
A proposal to issue nearly $70 million in DC revenue bonds for the renovation of historic Howard University dormitories won approval from the DC Council this week. The measure will also provide a boost to long-awaited restorations of two…
The DC Lineup for this weekend: Rainbow flags, reading and human rights
This weekend, June 7 to 9, the District celebrates the LGBTQ+ community with the Capital Pride parade and festival and the return of the DC Dyke March. There are also events to promote reading and wildlife, as well as chances to engage in…
Washington Business Journal: The Hirshhorn’s sculpture garden is moving closer to a full…
The Hirshhorn Museum’s Sculpture Garden is now one step closer to a full overhaul, as planners just signed off on the outlines of a proposed redesign.
Curbed: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History’s dinosaur hall to reopen Saturday
A new exhibit, “Deep Time,” follows a $110 million renovation that took five years
Colbert King in The Post: For some students, violence lurks just outside the school door
District of Columbia regulations require the public schools to provide an equal educational opportunity for all of the city’s students.
UrbanTurf: Beleaguered Development at Congress Heights Metro Requests Extension
Years after approval and in the midst of ongoing legal limbo, the developer behind a mixed-use project at Congress Heights Metro station is seeking to keep the development alive.
Curbed: D.C. and major philanthropic organization launch partnership to end homelessness
The partnership seeks to aid nonprofit housing developers and service providers