Washington Post Express: A historical walking tour and a revitalized march honor D.C.’s lesbian past
There’s no mistaking when you’ve entered Navy Yard — Nationals Park is by far the D.C. neighborhood’s most distinguishable landmark. But long before there was a venue to root for the home team, the area was the city’s busiest hub for queer…
Washington Post: House committee schedules D.C. statehood hearing
The House Committee on Oversight and Reform will hold a hearing on D.C. statehood on July 24, marking the first time in about a quarter century that the issue will be formally reviewed by a House committee, officials will announce…
Red Flags in Selection of Housing Production Trust Fund Projects
For immediate release
Contact: Diane Shinn
Red Flags in Selection of Housing Production Trust Fund Projects
Auditor’s concerns on transparency and internal controls stem from Fall 2017 procurement process that resulted in awards…
jonetta rose barras: DC Council sidesteps financial responsibility
The DC Council held its encore vote Tuesday on the $15.5 billion fiscal year 2020 budget and financial plan, with members providing unanimous support; they also approved revisions to the current fiscal 2019 budget. The 13 legislators don’t…
Washington Business Journal: Kennedy Center preps for opening the Reach with new fundraising…
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has a lot of details to work out with regard to the Reach, it’s three-pavilion expansion, but one thing is for sure: It will be a big, long party when it opens in September.
Washington Post: Contentious teachers union race draws attention to incumbent’s DUI
The latest Washington Teachers’ Union election is reviving a bitter rivalry as president Elizabeth Davis faces a challenge from Nathan Saunders — the man she ousted from the role in 2013 to win one of the District’s most powerful labor…
Washington Post: Lonnie Bunch’s Smithsonian promotion leaves big shoes to fill at the African…
The historic appointment of Lonnie G. Bunch III as secretary of the Smithsonian Institution creates a leadership vacuum at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, where he has been founding director since 2005.
DCist: Inside The Tonys Of Local High School Theater
Mid-way through the opening number of the Cappies, I found myself wishing I had followed one event organizer’s advice and worn earplugs.
Edward Cowan: Council members seek ‘mansion tax’ in latest sign of their steady appetite for more…
As if DC Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposed 8.2 percent hike in government spending for 2020 were not large enough, two DC Council members hope to obtain more revenue from a tax increase on so-called mansions: residential properties with…
DCist: In Increasingly Expensive D.C., A Longtime Black Bookstore Looks For Tax Relief
There’s a lobbying campaign underway to grant hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax relief—not for a tech giant, but for a small bookstore and cafe near Howard University.
Theresa Vargas in The Post: He has painted some of the city’s youngest victims of violence. In…
A day after 15-year-old Maurice Scott was shot and killed a few blocks from his Washington D.C. charter school, Demont Pinder got to work.
Washington Post: D.C. employers pay nearly $500,000 under ‘ban the box’ law since 2014
The District government has filed more than 1,100 administrative charges resulting in nearly $500,000 in settlements after a “ban the box” law made it illegal for businesses to screen job applicants based on their criminal records.
City Paper: D.C. Courts Struggle to Make Landlords Improve Desperate Living Conditions
Attorney General Karl Racine has made a name for himself fighting slumlords. But there are limits to how swiftly his office can enforce housing code violations.
Curbed: Dedicated bus lanes on H and I streets NW aim to speed up rush-hour service, starting June 3
The city is running a pilot program through September to increase bus ridership
Mayor Bowser Activates Heat Emergency Plan
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
May 29, 2019
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Christopher White (HSEMA)
Dora Taylor-Lowe (DHS)
Mayor Bowser Activates Heat Emergency Plan
(WASHINGTON, DC) – According to the National…
DC draws on resident input for multiyear plan to overcome barriers to fair housing
Input from residents is set to play a key role in a report on the state of fair housing in the District being compiled in order to comply with federal mandates that local governments combat historical patterns of segregation and crack down…
Stephen Swaim on District, Measured blog: DC’s exposure to negative impacts from a US recession is…
DC’s private sector is now a larger share of the economy, and the City cannot count on increased federal spending to offset negative impacts
Silverman Applauds New FY20 Funds for Public Housing Repairs, Affordable Housing, and Healthcare…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, May 29, 2019
CONTACT: Ashley Fox
Silverman Applauds New FY20 Funds for Public Housing Repairs, Affordable Housing,…
Southwest Library closing June 1
For Immediate Release
May 17, 2019
Media Contact: George Williams, Media Relations Manager
Southwest Library closing June 1
Lending period for items checked out extended to July 12
(Washington, D.C.) - The Southwest Library…
District Links: Mayor can declare victory in Banneker-Shaw dispute; council passes $15.5B budget; DC…
Good Wednesday morning. After much pontificating about Muriel Bowser not being able to sway the DC Council, the mayor got a key triumph with yesterday’s vote to approve the fiscal 2020 budget.