District Links: Lewis Ferebee quizzed for hours; neighborhood battle over green infrastructure; a…
Happy Wednesday. Lewis Ferebee testified for five hours until 11:40 p.m. last night at the last of the DC Council's three hearings on whether to confirm him as DC Public Schools chancellor.
Next to Rock Creek Park, neighborhood resistance to District’s rain gardens on city streets
In a verdant Northwest neighborhood named after its woods, residents are vowing to resist the city’s efforts to add more greenage with over two dozen rain gardens on local streets.
As part of the District’s plan to clean waterways of…
DCist: ‘He Set Us Back’: Woodrow Wilson High School Considers Changing Its Name
The title of a public forum held in Woodrow Wilson High School’s auditorium on Tuesday night seemed to offer a concise statement of purpose: “Time to Consider Changing the Name of Wilson High School.”
UrbanTurf: Is This The DC Neighborhood That Homebuyers Love the Most?
While a conversation about the DC area's most popular neighborhoods for homebuyers may conjure images of Logan Circle and Capitol Hill, a new analysis suggests otherwise.
Washington Post: Virtual tours in all Metro stations could cost nearly $600,000 or more, record…
The transit agency also said it decided not to use Google’s free services because of proprietary concerns and the belief that Metro could do it better.
Mayor Establishes the District of Columbia Financial Services Regulatory Sandbox and Innovation…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, February 11, 2019
Contact: Paul Drehoff (DISB)
Mayor Establishes the District of Columbia Financial Services Regulatory Sandbox and Innovation Council
Washington, DC—Mayor Bowser recently…
Construction will narrow paved multi-use trail in Rock Creek Park near National Zoo
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 11, 2019
CONTACT: Jonathan Shafer
Construction will narrow paved multi-use trail in Rock Creek Park near National Zoo
WASHINGTON— The National Park Service (NPS) will temporarily narrow parts of…
This Week in DC History: Feb. 11 – 17
DC has been the home of so many significant events over the years that anniversaries are bound to spring up frequently. This week, we dive into some notable occurrences that took place in and around the District in years past.
The…
Washington Post Editorial Board: Keeping the Metro open later could also mean keeping it less safe
THE DISTRICT has threatened to wield its rarely used jurisdictional veto on the Metro board to force the rail agency to restore late-night service. Let’s hope the hard-line stance is merely a bargaining tool in the ongoing discussion about…
Washington Post: D.C. Council members consider nomination of schools chancellor
D.C. Council members gave Lewis D. Ferebee on Tuesday a window into the political minefield that could await him if he is confirmed as the next chancellor of the District’s public school system.
WTOP: Woodrow Wilson High School under fire for name
WASHINGTON — America’s 28th president led the nation to victory in World War I. He appears on many historians’ lists of the country’s best presidents, but a conversation is underway about taking that name off one of Washington’s most…
NBC4: 911 Calls Will Be Easier to Track in DC With New Software
What if you need to call 911 but don't know exactly where you are?
Norton to Testify at House Hearing on Paycheck Fairness Act and Her Provision to Prohibit Employers…
Contact: Benjamin Fritsch
February 12, 2019
Norton to Testify at House Hearing on Paycheck Fairness Act and Her Provision to Prohibit Employers from Seeking Salary History, Tomorrow
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes…
Joy Zinoman on Medium: D.C.’s Studio Theatre Eliminates 43-Year-Old Acting Conservatory
For over 40 years, as the founder of the Studio Acting Conservatory, it has been my great privilege and honor — along with a 20-member faculty made up of committed professionals — to train and nurture the talent of over 10,000 actors and…
WTOP: Cellphone data might help 911 responders find callers in emergency
WASHINGTON — The data collected by your cellphone is proving to be a rich resource for 911 call centers trying to pinpoint the location of people calling for help from mobile devices.
Washington Business Journal: First look: Former L’Enfant Plaza Hotel to reopen in April
Hilton is finally getting ready to reopen the long-shuttered L’Enfant Plaza Hotel in Southwest D.C.
Washington Blade: ‘We Fight This Kind Of Thing All The Time’: Homophobic Pamphlet Found In The…
On the train to and from work, Mary Wright will often read a copy of the Washington Blade that she picks up from one of its street boxes. But when she started reading the local LGBT newspaper on Sunday evening, something unexpected fell…
WTOP: ‘The bulletproof vest without the vest’: Ex-cons, former gang members forge peace in DC…
WASHINGTON — Walking some of D.C.’s most dangerous streets, a yellow T-shirt-clad team of ex-convicts and former gang members are being paid to root out and mediate problems in neighborhoods before they escalate.
Bisnow: D.C., Redbrick Unveil Plan For Mixed-Use Town Square At St. Elizabeths East
The next phase of Southeast D.C.'s major redevelopment of the St. Elizabeths East campus is coming into focus.