Theresa Vargas in The Post: A man in a wheelchair couldn’t get to a wedding in a public park.
This is what accessibility looks like 30 years after the ADA passed.
City Paper: BBQ Bus Smokehouse Will Relocate to Make Way for Affordable Housing This Fall
Petra Development says it will help the restaurant find a new home.
Washington Business Journal: The Line hotel missed local hiring benchmarks, may still receive $46M…
Two members of the D.C. Council are calling foul on a city department’s approval of a $46 million tax abatement for the Line D.C. hotel — despite the fact that the project did not meet some of the legal requirements to receive that tax!-->…
Washington Post: FOIA restrictions would shield D.C. officials who use email for personal business
D.C. lawmakers are considering a proposal that could dramatically curtail access to public records, exempting from disclosure correspondence sent with government email in which public employees discuss matters not related to their official!-->…
Bisnow: Inside The New $162M Spy Museum’s Mission To Lure Tourists To L’Enfant Plaza
The International Spy Museum will reopen Sunday in a new building twice the size of its original location, and its founder hopes it will also bring in twice the number of people.
District Dig: Under Water — Why Jack Evans was desperate for work
Jack Evans leads an extraordinary life. As the D.C. Council’s longest standing member, with boundless influence and reach, he sits in box seats, attends who’s who events and galas, and poses for photo ops whenever the opportunity arises.
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Bisnow: Capital One Provides $132M Construction Loan For MRP’s Bryant Street Project
MRP Realty broke ground earlier this year on the first phase of a 1,500-unit Northeast D.C. development, and it has since secured a nine-figure loan for the project's construction.
Washington Post: Portion of Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway to be shut down for 4 days for bridge…
The section will close to all traffic starting Thursday, to allow for the installation of a new pedestrian bridge that will connect the arts center to the riverfront.
WTOP: Jack Evans avoids Metro discipline this week
The Metro Board will not discipline its chairman, Jack Evans, this week.
Mayor Bowser Announces Increased DC Circulator Ridership for Third Consecutive Month
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
May 8, 2019
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Mayor Bowser Announces Increased DC Circulator Ridership for Third Consecutive Month
Circulator Ridership Increases 37 Percent from April 2018 to April!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
AG Racine Leads 38 States Calling on Congress to Pass Marijuana Banking Bill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
May 8, 2019
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
AG RACINE LEADS 38 STATES CALLING ON CONGRESS TO PASS MARIJUANA BANKING BILL
Bipartisan Attorneys General Coalition Urges Passage of SAFE Banking Act!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
District Links: Council members discuss committee changes to the budget; hotel may get tax abatement…
Happy Wednesday. Council members are holed up today around a conference table discussing changes made to the mayor’s budget proposal by committees. They're about to return from a short break so members could get lunch.
Washingtonian: The Trump Hotel’s Liquor License Is Being Protested Again Over the President’s…
This time around, the license is up for renewal—and that may have consequences
Washington Business Journal: Nearly $200M secured for massive Bryant Street development in Edgewood
The recently founded joint venture partnership behind the initial phase of the planned 13-acre Bryant Street project near the Rhode Island Avenue Metro station has landed significant funding to advance.
UrbanTurf: The 2,250 Units Planned For Walter Reed and Upper Georgia Avenue
Last month, DC's Shepherd Park neighborhood witnessed the opening of one of the city's first small-format Target stores at a site previously slated for a 215-unit mixed-use development. Elsewhere along the upper Georgia Avenue corridor and!-->…
WAMU: From Turncoats To Torture Tools: New Spy Museum Does More Than Glamorize Espionage
One of the first objects visitors will see when they enter the International Spy Museum’s new L’Enfant Plaza location is a weapon. An Amber drone, a precursor to the widely-used Predator drone of today, hangs from the lobby’s ceiling.
WTOP: Potomac’s water quality keeps improving, but not enough
The waters of the Potomac River, especially in the stretch where they form in the mountains and flow past Washington, are getting cleaner. But a new report says there’s still more work to do to get the river as clean as it was once upon a!-->…
The Nation: DC’s Leaders Shouldn’t Wait to Prioritize Racial Equity
Activists in Washington say the mayor’s proposed budget would worsen disinvestment in black communities.
City Paper: The Line Hotel Didn’t Comply With All of Its Hiring Requirements, Audit Finds
DOES wants the Line to get its $46 million tax abatement anyway.
Norton Introduces Bill to Require Federal Agencies to Report on Advertising with Minority and…
May 8, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
Norton Introduces Bill to Require Federal Agencies to Report on Advertising with Minority and Women-owned Media
WASHINGTON, D.C. – During National Small Business Week, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…