WTOP: New bus lanes coming this summer to downtown DC traffic
Jammed downtown streets near the White House will get bus lanes this summer in place of current rush-hour lanes of traffic.
Washingtonian: The Little Red Fox Team Has a New Spot For Ice Cream, Cakes, and Shakes
Sugar Fox opens March 16 with plenty of sweet treats
Anthony Williams in The Post: Congress should consider more Metro reforms
One year ago, our region was on the brink of a historic moment. Regional leaders came together to provide Metro with the $500 million in additional, annual, dedicated funding needed to support the future safety, reliability and vitality of…
DCist: Statehood Has Gained More Ground These Past Three Months Than Ever Before, Says Eleanor…
D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton is more bullish than ever on statehood.
Rhian Evans Allvin in The Post: A victory for D.C. children, parents and caregivers
A federal court recently dismissed a suit that challenged a new D.C. regulation that requires lead teachers in District child development centers to earn associate degrees and boosts education credentials for other teachers and caregivers.…
NBC4: DC Employee Pleads Guilty to Taking Bribes, Sex in Exchange for $1.4M in Food Stamps and…
A D.C. government employee has pleaded guilty to federal charges that he issued more than $1.45 million in food stamps and welfare benefits in exchange for sexual favors and $380,000.
AG Racine Sues Maryland Man for Fraudulently Charging Local Adult Soccer League $120K in Rental Fees…
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District Links: Former official pleads guilty to trading welfare benefits for sex, cash; constituent…
TGIF! Council members are at a retreat at the convention center, where the day's agenda included an ethics lecture:
Capital Projections: Cause célèbre edition
Capital Projections is The DC Line’s selective and subjective guide to some of the most interesting arthouse and repertory screenings in the coming week.
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Much as the 2013 film CBGB transformed a vital underground music…
The DC Lineup for this weekend: Brimming with Irish charms
Options for going out in the District this weekend, March 15 to 17, include the world’s largest environmental film fest, local jazz and choral music, and a fundraiser to end world hunger. There are also plenty of seasonal events for not…
Washington Business Journal: Whittle CEO says permitting snafu won’t delay ‘global school’ opening
The new private school coming to the former Intelsat headquarters remains on schedule to open for classes Sept. 5, according to Chairman and CEO Chris Whittle, after D.C. officials imposed a stop-work order because the project lacked a…
WAMU: Jack Evans Controversy Puts Constituent Service Funds Under Microscope
On paper, D.C. Council members are supposed to spend their constituent service funds helping out needy residents who’ve fallen behind on a utility bill or can’t afford funeral expenses.
City Paper: Hundreds of Students Across D.C.-Area Walk Out of School to Protest Gun Laws
They took the Metro downtown and marched from White House to Capitol.
Jim Dueholm in The Post: D.C. is a company town. It shouldn’t be a state.
In her March 12 Metro column, “GOP once championed statehood for D.C.,” Petula Dvorak made another pitch for D.C. statehood, giving the District two Senate seats and one House seat.
Once slated for closure due to low enrollment, turnaround at Francis-Stevens yields new challenge
DC Public Schools plans to resolve an impending over-enrollment problem at School Without Walls at Francis-Stevens by increasing funding and creating three new classrooms, school system representatives said at a recent community meeting.…
WAMU: Man Arrested After Projecting ‘Discrimination Is Wrong’ On Congressional Office Building
On Wednesday night, a collaborator of the artist Robin Bell, who has been projecting words and images onto D.C. buildings for years, was arrested by Capitol Police. Capitol Police also seized a projector, laptop computer, battery and stand…
Curbed: Metro moves to subsidize late-night rides on Uber and Lyft as a substitute for rail service
The transit agency is asking for firms that could offer on-demand transportation to overnight workers
WTOP: Smithsonian Folklife Festival shortened to 2 days instead of 10
This year’s Smithsonian Folklife Festival is going to be a two-day event, rather than the 10 days the program has been in recent years.
Washington Post: Smithsonian shrinks this summer’s Folklife Festival from 10 days to two
The Smithsonian Institution has canceled this summer’s 10-day Folklife Festival celebrating the music and culture of Benin and Brazil and will replace it with a smaller event.
Washington Post: He once gave Jack Evans a joint. Now he’s trying to recall him from the D.C.…
D.C. Council member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) faces the threat of a recall election as political fallout from an ongoing federal probe into his business dealings continues to grow.