DCist: The Caps Are Throwing A Free Game 4 Watch Party At Capital One Arena
It was a memorable bit of mayhem in Chinatown last year when the Washington Capitals finally banished their playoff curse and lifted the Stanley Cup for the first time in 43 years.
Lewis Ferebee, new DCPS chancellor, highlights ‘top of mind’ priorities
Absenteeism, safe transportation to schools and principal retention are the “top of mind” priorities for new DC Public Schools Chancellor Lewis Ferebee, he told members of the State Board of Education at their working session this month.
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Mayor taps chief student advocate to head Thrive by Five DC initiative
Mayor Muriel Bowser has announced Faith Gibson Hubbard as the director of Thrive by Five DC, an initiative coordinating resources and services for families of young children in the District, including early education opportunities.
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WTOP: &pizza opening a ‘cube’ at Union Station next week
The next step in expansion for the pizza chain &pizza is a 300-square-foot “cube,” a stand-alone kiosk capable of pumping out 300 pizzas an hour, and the first opens next week at Union Station.
Washington Post: Student visitors are hoisted up Kennedy Center elevator shaft
Three college students visiting Washington went on a ride Tuesday that few people ever get to take: they were hoisted in harnesses up an elevator shaft at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Bisnow: For Sale: D.C. Development Site Approved For 1.8M SF In An Opportunity Zone
One of the largest planned development sites in D.C., sitting directly across from a Metro station, is on the market.
UrbanTurf: A Solar Panel Primer for DC Residents
Earlier this year, the Office of Planning proposed a text amendment which would encourage solar farming citywide, expanding the potential for renewable energy usage in DC. As the Zoning Commission prepares to rule on the amendment later…
District Links: Patrick Kennedy talks running against Evans, public financing issues; mayoral aide…
Good Wednesday morning. Mayoral adviser Beverly Perry has an op-ed in The Hill, writing about how the Maryland gerrymandering case taken up by the Supreme Court can relate to DC statehood.
Beverly Perry in The Hill: Thanks to Maryland gerrymandering case, DC residents have hope for voting…
The U.S. Supreme Court’s acceptance of a gerrymandering case arising from the U.S. District Court in Maryland has piqued the interest of the District of Columbia.
Foggy Bottom neighborhood commissioner first to challenge Ward 2’s Jack Evans for council seat since…
Patrick Kennedy not only backed Jack Evans in his 2016 re-election bid for the Ward 2 seat the DC Council member has held since 1991 — he chaired the campaign. But with Evans’ electoral fortunes having taken an uncertain turn amid ethics…
Curbed: Audit: D.C. may be overpaying for transportation projects due to small number of contract…
Paving roads and laying the groundwork for infrastructure projects in the District could be costing taxpayers more than is necessary, according to a recent audit by the D.C. inspector general’s office. The audit found that the District…
Washington Post: D.C. housed the homeless in upscale apartments. It hasn’t gone as planned.
The SWAT team, the overdose, the complaints of pot smoke in the air and feces in the stairwell — it would be hard to pinpoint a moment when things took a turn for the worse at Sedgwick Gardens, a stately apartment building in Northwest…
DCist: First Look: Cinder BBQ Is Upshur Street’s New Destination For Barbecue And Whiskey
Cinder BBQ opened this weekend in Upshur Street’s former Ruta del Vino space, giving longtime local pitmaster Bill Coleman’s smoked meats a more permanent setup.
DCist: Families Sue Washington Hebrew Preschool Over Allegations Of Sexual Abuse
The families of eight former students at Washington Hebrew Congregation’s preschool are suing the early childhood center, alleging that the school allowed the “prolonged and repeated” abuse of three- and four-year-old children in their…
Columbia Journalism Review: An anti-transparency editorial in The Washington Post
LAST MONTH, CHARLES ALLEN, a member of the Washington, DC Council, introduced the Public School Transparency Amendment Act of 2019, which would extend the same sunshine laws applied to traditional public schools to publicly funded charter…
Washington Business Journal: Michael White’s restaurant group expands Nicoletta to D.C.
Chef Michael White is ready for his next act in the District with Nicoletta Italian Kitchen, scheduled to open Friday at 901 4th St. NW.
UrbanTurf: New Details and Images Offered for One of DC’s Most Exciting Mixed-Use Proposals
The multi-faceted Art Place development in Fort Totten has come out with some new perspectives of and details on how the development will look and be experienced.
The Current: Duke Ellington’s ‘Laramie Project’ offers lessons in production, prejudice
Pop culture has created the illusion that the LGBTQ community is universally welcomed and celebrated. Moonlight, a film portraying the life of a young, gay black man in Miami, received the 2017 Academy Award for Best Picture. Taylor Swift…
Daily Kos: This map shows which senators support ending the disenfranchisement of D.C. by granting…
Congressional Democrats are making a big push to end the unjust disenfranchisement of Washington, D.C.'s 700,000 residents, but not every Democrat is yet on board with the idea, despite the support of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate…
DCist: The Historical Society Is Returning To Carnegie Library With A Brand New History Center
When the new Apple flagship store opens in the Carnegie Library, it won’t be the only place in the Mount Vernon Square building for visitors to explore.