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District Links: Council gives initial OK to extending open meetings changes; National Guard didn’t drive down violent crime, researchers say; and more

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District Links: Ward 5’s Parker backs Lewis George in…

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District Links: McDuffie wins backing of DC Chamber affiliate; Bowser…

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jonetta rose barras: Nine at-large DC Council Democratic primary…

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District Links: Feds announce $465 million grant for Union Station…

ThinkProgress: D.C. police officers sued for attempting to intimidate family of young man killed in…

Editor Apr 29, 2019
The new court complaint draws fresh scrutiny to the city's roving Gun Recovery Unit.

WAMU: Former DCPS Teacher Says The District Still Owes Him A Decade Of Back Pay

Editor Apr 29, 2019
Last year, an arbitrator ruled that former D.C. teacher Jeff Canady was wrongfully terminated by District of Columbia Public Schools. But a decade after his firing, and nine months after the arbitrator’s ruling, Canady has not received his…

City Paper: DC Housing Authority Seeks Co-Developer for Greenleaf Gardens

Editor Apr 29, 2019
DCHA previously labeled the Ward 6 complex as a property most in need of repair.

WAMU: 4,026 Straws Were Collected In One River Cleanup. Now, They’re Art!

Editor Apr 29, 2019
Wendy Sittner first saw the straws on Instagram. More than 4,000 of them, separated by color.

UrbanTurf: 18-Unit Residential Development Planned For Site of Former Cobalt Bar in Dupont Circle

Editor Apr 29, 2019
An 18-unit residential project will be constructed on the site of the recently-shuttered gay bar Cobalt in Dupont Circle. Plans for the new development at 1637-1641 R Street NW (map) were recently filed with the Board of Zoning Adjustment.…

Curbed: Public meeting about New Jersey Avenue NW safety improvements set for May 2

Editor Apr 29, 2019
Construction on the multimodal project is anticipated to start this year

Bisnow: General Assembly Coding School Moves To New Chinatown Space

Editor Apr 29, 2019
General Assembly, a center for learning technology skills, has moved into a new D.C. space at 509 Seventh St. NW, where it began offering classes Monday.

Petula Dvorak in The Post: ‘It’s scary’: Why we flinch when white nationalists stage a protest at a…

Editor Apr 29, 2019
A small group of white nationalists marched into a sacred place in Washington over the weekend.

DCist: Taylor Gourmet Owner Opening Up A New Sandwich Shop On The Wharf

Editor Apr 29, 2019
The menu for the new Italian hoagie spot coming to The Wharf might give you some deja vu.

DCist: This Metrobus, Along With The Rest Of The Known Universe, Belongs To Arya Now

Editor Apr 29, 2019
There’s no room on the bus for whining about lighting or the minimal number of major character deaths. It’s Arya Day, and this Metrobus knows it.

WTOP: ‘Prosperity in Peril’: DC region bus study recommends significant changes

Editor Apr 29, 2019
The D.C. region could be suffocated by even more traffic if major improvements to the region’s bus system do not come soon, a draft report obtained by WTOP finds.

Ed Lazere on the DC Fiscal Policy Institute blog: Reversing School Budget Cuts in Wards 7 and 8…

Editor Apr 29, 2019
The proposed fiscal year (FY) 2020 budget shortchanges all DCPS schools, but particularly schools in Wards 7 and 8, which have the largest concentration of low-income students of color. In a city with both growing prosperity and deepening…

Mayor Bowser Honors District Centenarians

Press Release Apr 29, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 29, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Karen Dorbin (DCOA) Mayor Bowser Honors District Centenarians (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser recognized 61 District…

Norton Introduces Bills to Remove Halfway House Subsistence Fees and Co-pays for Federal Inmates…

Press Release Apr 29, 2019
April 29, 2019 Contact: Jack Miller Norton Introduces Bills to Remove Halfway House Subsistence Fees and Co-pays for Federal Inmates During Second Chance Month WASHINGTON, D.C. – In recognition of Second Chance Month, which is in…

DCist: White Nationalists Interrupt Book Talk At Politics And Prose

Editor Apr 29, 2019
A group of white nationalists interrupted a book talk at Politics and Prose on Saturday with a megaphone and chants of “this land is our land.”

Washington Business Journal: Taylor Gourmet co-founder Casey Patten opening new sandwich spot at The…

Editor Apr 29, 2019
Taylor Gourmet co-founder Casey Patten is launching a new restaurant at The Wharf — in the same prominent space where a location of his former restaurant chain served sandwiches before its abrupt closing and subsequent Chapter 7 filing…

UrbanTurf: The DC Neighborhoods Where White Homebuyers’ Income is Double That of Existing Residents

Editor Apr 29, 2019
Earlier this month, UrbanTurf reported on a study which examined how DC and its neighborhoods changed demographically since 2000. Now, a new analysis has joined the fray, offering a more detailed look at how new homebuyers since 2012 have…

Curbed: Over 50 D.C. embassies will be open to the public Saturday

Editor Apr 29, 2019
The annual Around the World Embassy Tour is taking place for six hours

Bloomberg: D.C. Is First to Plan to Remove, Retrofit Flood-Prone Buildings

Editor Apr 29, 2019
Washington is announcing a goal of retrofitting or removing all of its flood-prone buildings by 2050, the first major U.S. city to set such a policy.

Georgetown Metropolitan: Former ANC Commissioner Wages Fight Against Bus Shelters

Editor Apr 29, 2019
A former ANC commissioner is attempting to wage a war against the installation of a bus shelter in Georgetown.
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District Links: Council gives initial OK to extending open meetings changes; National Guard didn’t drive down…

Jun 2, 2026 11
The DC Council voted this afternoon to advance permanent legislation that incorporates the temporary changes to the District's open meetings law in effect over the past year that have allowed private…

District Links: Ward 5’s Parker backs Lewis George in mayor’s race; emergency curfew bill still lacks the…

Jun 1, 2026 8
Ward 5 Councilmember Zachary Parker this morning endorsed Janeese Lewis George in her mayoral bid, becoming the fourth sitting councilmember to back their Ward 4 colleague.

District Links: McDuffie wins backing of DC Chamber affiliate; Bowser talks up DPW composting program; MPD adds weekend…

May 29, 2026 21
Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Department of Public Works are touting the expansion of the city's composting program, with the collection of more than 11 million pounds of food waste since 2017 and…

jonetta rose barras: Nine at-large DC Council Democratic primary candidates fight to win a political lottery

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“While change is good, prepared leadership is better,” Kevin Chavous said as he introduced himself during the DC Office of Campaign Finance’s at-large primary debate late last month. He is one of…
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Who’s on DC’s general election ballot

Sep 24, 2020 26,423
Here’s a listing of the citywide and ward candidates on DC’s general election ballot. We’ve included links to candidates’ political websites and Twitter accounts for those running for positions other…

An overview of endorsements in DC Council, State Board of Education races

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If it’s hard to keep track of all the candidates on the Nov. 3 ballot, it may be even tougher to keep track of everyone who has endorsed them. To that end, The DC Line compiled as many endorsements…

District’s 296 ANC races draw up to five candidates, but two-thirds are uncontested

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About a third of the District’s 296 advisory neighborhood commission seats have contested races, based on the candidate list released by the DC Board of Elections last week after the petition deadline…

Thousands of people in DC use housing vouchers. How much should they be worth?

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People using housing vouchers in DC spent this past summer in limbo. In the spring, the DC Housing Authority (DCHA) deliberated changing the maximum value of all 20,000 vouchers the agency…
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