HUD awards an additional $200,000 to fight housing discrimination in the District of Columbia
FOR RELEASE
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.
Washington Business Journal: In the District, rowhomes are selling for more than single-family…
Townhouses in the District are a hot commodity. Single-family detached? Not nearly as much.
WAMU: The Tidal Basin Is One Of America’s ‘Most Endangered Places’
The Tidal Basin, framed by cherry trees and the Washington Monument, is a masterpiece of 19th century engineering, and a marvelous spot to take a selfie or an engagement photo. But it’s also sinking into the Potomac River, and threatened…
WTOP: Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool is being drained for cleaning, repairs
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is being drained to repair a broken water line, according to the National Park Service.
WAMU: Some Say ‘East Of The River’ Has A Negative Connotation. Hello, ‘East End’?
Is it time to rebrand “East of the River”?
City Paper: Market Value — Florida Avenue Market is an island of old D.C. in the ever-encroaching…
D.C.’s Florida Avenue Market is alive, an ecosystem unto itself. Boxes of produce exit trucks and enter warehouses, where they await chefs with discerning eyes. An electric saw rends chickens in two. People shop for Mother’s Day gifts,…
Washington Post Express: The Monument Quilt — displaying thousands of stories from survivors of…
The stories are stitched or scribbled onto squares of red fabric, sometimes a single word, sometimes many, sometimes just a symbol: “I was raped by two or three men while I studied abroad.” “It wasn’t my fault.” “I’m still afraid to be…