Washington Post: ‘Most endangered historic places’ list includes Tidal Basin
The Tidal Basin on the Mall appears on a nonprofit group’s list of the nation’s “11 Most Endangered Historic Places.”
Washington Post: John Fanning, longtime Ward 2 activist, to challenge Jack Evans for D.C. Council
Longtime neighborhood activist John Fanning plans to launch a primary challenge against D.C. Council member Jack Evans, one of the city’s most powerful politicians, who is now embroiled in an ethics scandal.
Washington Post: D.C.’s first downtown bus lanes in decades debut Monday
The lanes on H and I streets NW will carry as many as 70 buses hourly during the morning and afternoon rush
Mayor Bowser Launches Process to Reactivate Site of Former Ferebee-Hope School
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Jack Pfeiffer (DME)
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Mayor Bowser Launches Process to Reactivate Site of Former Ferebee-Hope School
Mayor Announces First Public…
District of Columbia Students in Grade 3-5 Showcase Innovation, Ingenuity at 2019 DC STEM Fair
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District of Columbia Students in Grade 3-5 Showcase Innovation, Ingenuity at 2019 DC STEM Fair
Elementary school students compete in daylong celebration of Science,…
District Links: City’s budget misses bold fixes, WaPo reports; third challenger to Jack Evans…
TGIF! Sedgwick Gardens seems to offer a case study into the city’s mismanagement of housing programs. The experiences at the 140-unit apartment building in Cleveland Park, which reportedly is nearly half full with housing voucher users,…
Mayor Bowser Launches Bus Lane Pilot Through Downtown DC
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May 31, 2019
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Terry Owens (DDOT)
Mayor Bowser Launches Bus Lane Pilot Through Downtown DC
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser launched a pilot project to…
Curbed: Activists plan memorial in Southeast this evening for people killed in traffic deaths
Half of the District’s 2019 traffic fatalities happened in Ward 8, data show
UrbanTurf: From Beginning to End, 365 Units and a Public Park Proposed for Shaw
A major residential development has been proposed one block from Mt. Vernon Square Metro station.
WAMU: Should Convicted Drug Kingpin Rayful Edmond Get Early Release From Prison? D.C. Residents Now…
D.C. residents are being given a chance — online, over the phone and in person — to share their thoughts on whether or not a federal judge should grant convicted drug kingpin Rayful Edmond III early release from prison.
Washington Times: Fight for D.C. statehood gets new push from Democrats
The D.C. statehood effort got new life Thursday, when longtime skeptic House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer threw his support behind the idea and fellow Democrats pledged hearings to advance the issue.
Washington Business Journal: Courtside patio coming to Capital One Arena
Monumental Sports and Entertainment is building a massive courtside patio as part of Capital One Arena's next set of renovations. The feature will only be for Washington Wizards VIP ticket holders.
The DC Lineup for this weekend: sports, cultural showcases and star citizens
The District moves into June celebrating its sports teams, cultural treasures, and distinguished community members and organizations. Whether dining at Nationals Park while the team is out of town or honoring DC residents who have advanced…
City Paper: Logan Circle ANC Chair John Fanning Is Embattled Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans’…
As allegations of Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans' unethical behavior continue to reverberate around the District, a third candidate is jumping into the 2020 Democratic primary race.
A Connecticut Avenue apartment complex shows effects of a legal loophole and cracks in city housing…
In recent months, one Connecticut Avenue apartment building has become a focal point for criticism of the city’s subsidized housing programs, with problems reaching the attention of the police and DC Council and spawning debates over how…
Deborah Simmons in The Washington Times: The D.C. statehood vote that counts
They are happy and making merry like it’s Christmas — “they” referring to people who support making the District of Columbia the 51st state.
Washington Post: D.C. statehood to receive first House hearing in 25 years, wins Hoyer’s support
House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) said Thursday that he wants to see the District become the 51st state, reversing his long-held opposition to D.C. statehood.
WUSA9: 43% of DC public housing units in ‘urgent’ condition
The DCHA director is calling for a 'sea change' in how his agency does business as residents fear gentrification through redevelopment.
Andrew Lightman in the Hill Rag: To Eastern Market, With Love — Slow Shopping And The Value of…
It is 7 a.m. on a steel-hued morning in April 2007. Walking up the street from the metro, camera on my back, the smell of ashes and suet wafting in the breeze, I glimpse the devastation. The Eastern Market is a smoldering wreck.
Silverman Presses for Transparency in Housing Production Trust Fund Dollars, Highlighting Concerns…
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Silverman Presses for Transparency in Housing Production Trust Fund Dollars,…