Washington Business Journal: D.C.’s THEARC planning new building for Washington School for…
A new expansion is in the works for the Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus, home to more than a dozen arts and cultural organizations in Ward 8.
Washington Post: D.C Council to vote on housing authority overhaul in packed meeting
Public housing tenants, legal advocates and D.C. Council members scrambled Monday to keep up with a rapidly changing proposal by Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) to replace the city’s housing authority board, a plan that she introduced late last…
WTOP: Olympic swimmer Ledecky promotes STEM education at DC middle school
As STEM becomes more of a focus for D.C. students, the public school system is looking for interesting ways to teach science lessons.
WTOP: DC files suit against SmileDirectClub over refund policies
D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine said his office has filed a lawsuit against online orthodontics company SmileDirectClub over its customer refund policy.
DCist: Advocates, Public Housing Residents Decry Proposed ‘Hostile Takeover’ Of D.C. Housing…
D.C. housing advocates, public housing residents, and some members of the D.C. Housing Authority’s Board of Commissioners are scrambling to block a bill the D.C. Council will take up Tuesday that would dissolve the current board and…
DCist: New Research Shows Where D.C.’s Cats Are Most Deadly To Native Wildlife
Cats may be cute, but they’re also cold-blooded killers. Scientists tell us these fluffy brutes may be responsible for the slaughter of billions of birds and mammals each year.
DCist: D.C. Starts Over On Redevelopment Of Reeves Center
The D.C. government is starting over on its effort to redevelop the Frank D. Reeves Center, a government building at the center of the U Street corridor whose revitalization has been years in the making.
DCist: D.C.’s Second-Oldest Library Turns 100 This Week
The Southeast Neighborhood Library turns 100 this week. D.C.’s second-oldest library, located at 403 7th Street SE, opened on Dec. 8, 1922 — the year F. Scott Fitzgerald released only his second novel, The Beautiful and Damned, and the…
DCist: Metro’s Red Line Service Getting Better During Rush Hour
Metro is running trains more often on the Red Line during rush hour starting Monday. Trains will now operate every eight minutes, up from every 10 minutes, during those peak periods.
Press Release: Statement from Mayor Bowser on the Nomination of the Director of OUC
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 5, 2022
CONTACT:
Tomás Talamante
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, after withdrawing her nomination of Karima Holmes as the Director of the…
District Links: New Mendelson proposal expands DCHA stabilization board after initial criticism;…
In advance of a key vote at tomorrow's legislative meeting, DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson has tweaked the proposed new DC Housing Authority oversight board, including the addition of two more members.
Theresa Vargas in The Post: D.C. made a mess of housing the poor. Mayor’s latest move won’t help.
People who depend on the Housing Authority, or work with families who do, are concerned about the mayor’s effort to create a governing board of her choosing.
Washington Post: Metro’s focus on fare evasion vexes District’s youngest riders
Meanwhile, only about a quarter of public and charter school students are participating in a citywide program that allows them to ride for free
City Paper: ‘I Don’t Think Any New Law Will Fix This’: Can Legislation Repair D.C.’s Troubled Crime…
The persistent influence of prosecutors has many observers wondering if the Department of Forensic Sciences can be fixed.
DCist: D.C.’s Legendary Carter Barron Amphitheatre Is Falling Apart. This Group Wants To Bring It…
On the east side of Rock Creek Park, nestled between Beach Drive and 16th Street NW, lies a swath of recreational heaven with outdoor jungle gyms and picnic areas. There’s a hardcourt tennis stadium, which draws thousands of fans each…
Washington Post Editorial Board: The Senate ignores D.C., while judge vacancies pile up
Disenfranchising a city of more than 700,000 people, it turns out, requires a lot of work, if the contretemps between the D.C. municipal court system and the U.S. Senate is any indication.
WTOP: New report faults DC crime lab’s internal oversight — and prosecutors
A new report from the D.C. Auditor says internal oversight practices at the troubled D.C. crime lab were broken and ineffective long before the lab lost its accreditation last year.
Washington Post: Facing D.C. council opposition, Bowser defends nominee to head 911 call center
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) and top public safety officials on Friday offered a public show of support for Karima Holmes — her choice to lead the District’s oft-scrutinized 911 call center — defending her nomination while pushing back…
DCist: Bowser Defends Nominee To Head Troubled D.C. 911 Agency Ahead Of Uncertain Confirmation Vote
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Friday stridently defended her nominee to head D.C.’s troubled 911 agency, Karima Holmes.
Washington Business Journal: Bowser administration reissues long-delayed Reeves Center RFP for…
The District government is reissuing its request for proposals to redevelop the Reeves Center — what’s been a long-delayed process for one of the city’s most prominent sites — but this time without a requirement for the eventual developers…