DCist: For The First Time In Decades, D.C. Statehood Is Getting A Hearing In The House This July
A historic year for the D.C. statehood movement continues, as the House Committee on Oversight and Reform schedules a hearing to discuss legislation to make the District the 51st state on July 24. It will be the first time in decades that…
Capital Projections: Total madness 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.
WALKING ON WATER
(Kino Lorber)
“This is a horror show!” That’s just one…
OPC Stunned by Pepco’s Request to Increase Rates by $162 Million over Three Years
PRESS RELEASE
OPC Stunned by Pepco's Request to Increase Rates by $162 Million over Three Years
OPC Will Thoroughly Vet Application to Ensure DC Consumers Are Protected
May 30, 2019
Washington, DC -Today, Pepco filed an…
Norton Praises D.C. Water’s New Headquarters at Ribbon Cutting Today
May 30, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
Norton Praises D.C. Water’s New Headquarters at Ribbon Cutting Today
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today helped cut the ribbon at the new D.C. Water…
Michael Bekesha in the Hill Rag: Abolish On Street Parking
The Council is in the process of approving higher fees for yearly residential parking permits. Instead of paying $35 per car, District residents will pay $50 for their first car, $75 for their second, $100 for their third and $150 for…
AG Racine Seeks Community Input On Resentencing For Convicted Drug Dealer Rayful Edmond
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:…
HUD awards an additional $200,000 to fight housing discrimination in the District of Columbia
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Lisa A. Wolfe
Thursday, May 30, 2019
www.hud.gov/DistrictofColumbia
HUD AWARDS AN ADDITIONAL $200,000 TO FIGHT HOUSING DISCRIMINATION IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
WASHINGTON – To help end housing discrimination,…
Norton Thanks Hoyer for Cosponsoring D.C. Statehood Bill, Longtime Champion of D.C. Voting Rights
May 30, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
Norton Thanks Hoyer for Cosponsoring D.C. Statehood Bill, Longtime Champion of D.C. Voting Rights
Washington, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) expressed her special appreciation to…
Norton Announces First House Hearing on D.C. Statehood in 26 Years
May 30, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
Norton Announces First House Hearing on D.C. Statehood in 26 Years
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), along with District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser, and D.C.…
Bisnow: EJF Capital Invests In Donatelli’s Project In Hill East Opportunity Zone
A development less than 2 miles east of the U.S. Capitol is benefiting from the federal government's opportunity zone program with a new investment partner.
Washington Post: Rep. Steny Hoyer announces support for D.C. statehood
House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) said Thursday he wants to see the District become the 51st state, reversing his long-held opposition to D.C. statehood.
UrbanTurf: East of the River Residents Aim to Reclaim Their Neighborhoods
Two years ago, former mayor and Ward 7 councilmember Vince Gray beta-tested the term "East End" when referring to East of the River (EOTR), sparking a conversation about neighborhood rebranding and citywide inequities despite the new name…
WTOP: Kennedy Center’s REACH expansion plans fall opening with free festival
The countdown clock to a big public unveiling at the Kennedy Center is underway. In 100 days, a new expanded campus welcomes you to the REACH with a free 16-day festival.
AP: DC’s go-go sound becomes anti-gentrification battle cry
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s the soundtrack of “Chocolate City,” the nonfederal Washington that has traditionally been a tent pole of black America.
WTOP: ‘Endangered’: National Mall Tidal Basin added to list of at-risk historic places
A crumbling sea wall, frequent flooding and overcrowding have landed iconic stretch of Washington, D.C.’s National Mall on a new list of at-risk historic places.
Washington Business Journal: Donatelli, Blue Skye land equity partner for Hill East opportunity zone…
Donatelli Development has landed an equity partner for part of its long-planned Reservation 13 project by the Stadium-Armory Metro in Southeast D.C.
Steny Hoyer in The Post: I was hesitant about D.C. statehood. Now I believe it’s the only path…
The most fundamental premise upon which American democracy stands is the right of every citizen to cast a vote and have that vote counted equally. From Bunker Hill to Bull Run, from Seneca Falls to Selma, the arc of our history has been…
District Links: Statehood hearing scheduled in U.S. House — Md. holdout Steny Hoyer backs bill;…
Happy Thursday. The lone holdout for statehood in the Washington area's congressional delegation has given his support. Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer wrote in a WaPo op-ed posted this morning that he is "hesitant" no more in supporting…
UrbanTurf: The Plan to Make the Folger Shakespeare Library More Accessible
Changes are on the boards for a DC institution.
Curbed: German grocer Lidl to open store east of the Anacostia River at Skyland development
The planned store would bring greater food access to an underserved part of D.C.