DCist: Long Live The Adams Morgan Turkey
An extremely regal-looking wild turkey was spotted examining real estate in Adams Morgan over the weekend, delighting residents and passersby alike. Here she is, earning fans:
WAMU: D.C. Public Libraries To Host Exhibitions On Neighborhood Gentrification
Last month the Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum closed on short notice for seven months of renovations. Now, its curators are disassembling its locally focused main exhibition into six parts and installing them in libraries around…
The Georgetowner: Palisades Safeway to Shutter May 4
The Safeway at 4865 MacArthur Boulevard NW will close on May 4, according to the company.
Norton to Hold Special Order on House Floor to Highlight D.C. Statehood Ahead of Emancipation Day,…
April 8, 2019
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Norton to Hold Special Order on House Floor to Highlight D.C. Statehood Ahead of Emancipation Day, Tuesday
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will hold a special order…
To Mark National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, Mayor Bowser Highlights Investments in Victim Services…
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April 8, 2019
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To Mark National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, Mayor Bowser Highlights Investments in Victim Services and Trauma-Informed Responses to Violence
New Fiscal…
City Paper: A City Van Claiming to Help Heroin Users Went Missing. Then D.C. Covered It Up.
In 2014, Department of Behavioral Health employees discovered fraud in a District contract. The city still works with the contractor.
District Links: Public housing projects examined; feds dispute Bowser admin reason for missing…
Happy Monday. As the Bowser administration touts its investments in affordable housing, the state of the District's public housing remains another intractable problem, particularly amid continued the federal government's continued…
DCist: Shaw’s Metro PCS Store Has Been Forced To Turn Off Its Go-Go Music, Owner Says
For 24 years, Donald Campbell has been playing go-go music from his Metro PCS storefront in Shaw, at the corner of 7th Street and Florida NW. Until now.
WAMU: ‘Slumlords’ Have A New Foe: D.C.’s Attorney General
Karl Racine is going after bad landlords, and housing advocates are happy to see it.
Washington Business Journal: Park service unveils upgrades for C&O Canal in Georgetown
The C&O Canal in Georgetown is one step closer to getting a massive upgrade.
WAMU: A Shortage Of Foster Parents In D.C. Worries Child Welfare Advocates
D.C. is facing a shortage of foster parents, and child welfare advocates say this is putting children at risk of harm and even leading to some spending the night in an office building while awaiting homes.
WAMU: More Than A Decade Later, Some Former D.C. Public Housing Residents Worry If They’ll Ever…
Tracy Braxton left D.C. for North Carolina in 2007. When she came back to visit, she stopped her car at North Capitol and K Street.
NPR: Chef’s Memoir Tackles What It’s Like To Be Young, Gifted And Black In Fine Dining
It was the morning after the election of America’s first black president, and Kwame Onwuachi was hungover. He’d been partying all night. He was dealing drugs to survive after he dropped out of college. He was, he says, lost.
Bowser Administration Provides District Residents New Food Growing Opportunities that Will Keep…
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Bowser Administration Provides District Residents New Food Growing Opportunities that Will Keep Gardens Thriving All Year Long
(Washington, DC) – The Bowser Administration…
Amid ANC stalemate on Woodley Park bike lane, bike advocates and local critics both stress concern…
In a tie vote greeted as a victory by cyclists, an advisory neighborhood commission in Ward 3 recently deadlocked on a resolution condemning a proposed new bike lane along Woodley Place NW. Last month’s ANC 3C meeting became a flashpoint…
Washington Post: D.C. hospital reports norovirus outbreak in three young patients
A children’s hospital in the District has reported an outbreak of norovirus, saying three of its patients showed signs of the illness last week and have tested positive.
WTOP: DC leaders debate solutions as District sees 45th homicide
D.C. leaders are searching for answers and proposing policy changes to quell the violence as the city’s homicide rate continues to climb.
WTOP: Petalpalooza drenches DC’s Wharf in pink
From shirts, to signs, to decorations, the color pink was prominent along the Wharf as D.C.’s Cherry Blossom Party moves to the Southwest Waterfront on Saturday.
Washington Post: New National Children’s Museum will finally open Nov. 1 after a delay
The National Children’s Museum ’s anticipated new home opens Nov. 1 in the Ronald Reagan Building in downtown Washington, signaling a new chapter for a beloved institution that has been closed for more than four years.