Washington Post: Major construction work at Kennedy Center to shut down Rock Creek and Potomac…
A busy stretch of Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway, near the Kennedy Center, will close to all traffic this weekend and is likely to create significant backups and detours for drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians.
Washington Post: Study shows some drivers for Uber in D.C. found it ‘unsustainable’
A Georgetown University study of 40 Uber drivers in the D.C. region released Thursday found some thought the work “unsustainable,” with one-third reporting assaults or safety concerns and saying they went into debt to drive on the…
Norton Introduces Bill to Permit Marijuana Use in Public Housing, Will Speak at National Cannabis…
April 18, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
Norton Introduces Bill to Permit Marijuana Use in Public Housing, Will Speak at National Cannabis Festival Saturday
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that…
Norton Statement on Mueller Report, Impeachment Process
April 18, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller – 202-225-8050
Norton Statement on Mueller Report, Impeachment Process
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released the following statement on the Mueller…
CityLab: What D.C.’s Go-Go Showdown Reveals About Gentrification
A neighborhood debate over music swiftly became something bigger, and louder: a cry for self-determination from a community that is struggling to be heard.
District Links: Evans says he doesn’t believe emails that led to reprimand violated ethics…
Good Thursday morning. Jack Evans is weathering his ethics scandals by keeping up his presence at community meetings. With a recall effort still trying to find liftoff, Evans is being received warmly at meetings like ANC 2A’s last night,…
Street Sense: Street cleanup leads to complaints from homeless residents
Every two weeks, dump trucks and police cars roll under the K, L, and M Street bridges near Union Station. Tuesday, April 9 was no different.
Street Sense: Their landlord is trying to push them out — residents respond with a rent strike
If you passed by the pulsating intersection of Park and 14th Streets Northwest in Columbia Heights on April 5, you would have thought there was a block party. People with smiling faces were shouting and clapping to the sounds of…
WTOP: ‘It’s primarily racial’: DC has the most intense gentrification in the country, study found
If you head down to Navy Yard for a Washington Nationals game, you’ll notice more restaurants and condominiums.
City Paper: An Adored DC Housing Authority Senior Staffer Departs, Creating Turmoil
The departure comes as the agency weighs changes to its public housing stock.
Curbed: Annual D.C. area Bike to Work Day planned for May 17
The D.C. area’s 2019 Bike to Work Day is just a month away. On May 17, thousands of riders are anticipated to pedal to work as part of the free, annual event—now in its nineteenth year.
WAMU: The State Of Preschool In The Region Is Mixed: Almost Full Enrollment In D.C., Very Little In…
State-funded preschools across the country educate only a fraction of three- and four-year-olds. And to get even half the number of eligible kids into such programs could take a long, long time — possibly even an entire century.
DCist: Meiwah In West End Is Closing Next Month After 20 Years
Meiwah, the Chinese-American restaurant that’s drawn in celebrities, politicians, and journalists for close to 20 years, will close next month.
DCist: New Neighbors Keep Walking Their Dogs On Howard’s Campus. Students Say It’s Disrespectful
The Yard at Howard University looks like a typical college campus quad: a set of criss-crossing cement paths bisecting large grassy patches, flanked by nine academic buildings and—especially when it’s nice out—teeming with college…
jonetta rose barras: AG Karl Racine wants a Civil Rights Division
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser isn’t the only elected official who has been expanding government territory. Attorney General Karl Racine hasn’t been anyone’s slouch.
Since being sworn in as the city’s top lawyer in 2015, he has, among other…
DC City Council Releases Proclamation to Honor Washington Bach Consort
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DC City Council Releases Proclamation to Honor Washington Bach Consort
Resolution passes in recognition of the Consort’s 30th anniversary of their free cantata series
WASHINGTON, DC (April 17, 2019)—On May…
During Black Maternal Health Week, Mayor Bowser Announces Faith Gibson Hubbard as the First…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:April 17, 2019
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During Black Maternal Health Week, Mayor Bowser Announces Faith Gibson Hubbard as the First Executive Director of the Thrive by Five Coordinating Council
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UrbanTurf: Zoning Change Could Bring Hotel and 150 Residences to Capitol Crossing
There has been a change in course for two of the buildings central to Capitol Crossing.
DCist: Yep, There Are Iowans For D.C. Statehood
Nearly an hour and 20 minutes into Cory Booker’s town hall on Tuesday in Des Moines, the New Jersey senator and Democratic presidential candidate faced a question from an Iowan wearing a pin that said “51 now” on it. The woman introduced…
City Paper: Local Businessman Corrupted Elections and D.C. Contracting Program, Jury Finds
Keith Forney's days of gaming the District elections and contracting system appear to be over, but his legal troubles certainly are not.