Longtime Kalorama Triangle resident, a ‘dauntless warrior,’ continues his 40-year fight against…
An Earth warrior lives among us. Nestled near some thick trees in the Kalorama Triangle neighborhood is the home of Rafe Pomerance and his wife, Lenore.
“We’ve lived in the same house since 1975,” Rafe said. Forty-four years, three kids…
WAMU: D.C. To Host Its First Indie Bookstore Crawl
Bookworms, it’s your time to shine. Saturday, April 27, is Independent Bookstore Day, an annual national event that celebrates bookstores as community centers and drivers of local economies.
UrbanTurf: A Look at an Accessory Dwelling in Historic Anacostia
The rising popularity of accessory dwelling units can be seen all across DC.
Washingtonian: Dacha Opens in Navy Yard With a Retro-Chic Restaurant and Huge Waterfront Beer Garden
Splurge on whole glazed duck in the dining room or grab pre-Nats game beers outside.
GU Law Center honors Norton’s decades of public service with dedication of ‘tower green’
Years before becoming her hometown’s representative in Congress in 1991, DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton brought the expertise she had gained from her work in civil rights and employment law to the classroom as a professor at Georgetown…
Mayor Bowser Delivers Affordable Housing in Congress Heights
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Mayor Bowser Delivers Affordable Housing in Congress Heights
Preservation Effort Will Create 220…
District Links: Money from many special funds goes to other purposes, DC auditor says; teachers…
TGIF! DC lawmakers have been creating special funds to direct revenue for specific programs, but in many cases that money is subsequently swept into the city's general fund and spent on other programs, the DC auditor says in a new report.…
WTOP: Md. realtor, FBI agent accused of bribing DC city employee
A D.C.-area realtor and developer and an FBI agent are charged with bribing a D.C. employee to get confidential information, and using it to make lucrative real estate deals in the nation’s capital.
Washington Business Journal: BID report: Downtown D.C. hits record high office vacancy rate, but…
Downtown D.C. saw booms in development and tourism last year, but also notched a record-high office vacancy rate and sluggish employment growth, according to a new report.
Washington Post: In the District, gentrification means widespread displacement, report says
In most American cities, gentrification has not pushed low-income residents out of the city they call home, according to a new study.
Washington Post: A federal program was established to help disadvantaged areas. That’s not where…
A federal program created to boost small companies in disadvantaged areas has funneled hundreds of millions of dollars into some of Washington’s most affluent areas, where a handful of businesses have grown while reaping most of the…
WUSA9: ‘Grandma, why are you in here?’ | 76-year-old woman sues DC government after…
The District paid a six-figure settlement after a senior citizen claimed her civil rights were violated
Washington Post: Teachers and students protest the D.C. education budget, calling it inequitable
The demands of the protesters were clear: D.C. leaders need to give the city’s neighborhood schools more money.
WTOP: Washington Hebrew Congregation’s preschool leader on leave amid lawsuit
The head of the preschool program at the Washington Hebrew Congregation has been placed on administrative leave after several parents of toddlers filed a lawsuit against the congregation, alleging Edlavitch Tyser Early Childhood Center…
Washington Post: Preschool director placed on leave amid allegations teacher sexually abused…
The director of a preschool ensnared in multiple D.C. government investigations and a lawsuit has been placed on administrative leave amid allegations that a teacher at the school sexually abused toddlers.
Washington Post: As pot flourishes in DC, federal ban restricts use by public housing tenants
When he smokes marijuana, a pastime he has indulged in “every day, all day” for four decades, Tyrone Gathers says he makes sure to leave his apartment and the grounds of his public housing complex in the District.
WAMU: How Clean Are D.C. Rivers? Citizen Scientists Will Soon Find Out.
Ever wondered just how clean the water is in the Potomac River, the Anacostia or Rock Creek? Starting May 1, it will be a lot easier to find out. An army of volunteers will be testing the water weekly at nearly two dozen sites, and posting…
Bisnow: D.C. Hotels Experience ‘Rough’ First Quarter Slowed By Government Shutdown
Demand for D.C. hotel rooms fell short of expectations in the first quarter, a trend experts and tourism officials attribute to the longest U.S. government shutdown in history.
DCist: So, There’s A Fish Ladder In Rock Creek
The best place to see them is right at the bank of Rock Creek near Peirce Mill in Northwest D.C. At the right time of year, there might be hundreds of fast-moving shadows slipping through the water, chasing one another upstream.
NPR: Graduation Guides Promise High Schoolers A Clearer Path To Success
Aniya Cox is sure she wants to be a dermatologist. What she’s been less sure about is what she needs to do to get there — she’s just 16, a sophomore at Eastern Senior High School in Washington, D.C.