Washington Post: Images of blackface and hooded people found in old GWU yearbooks
Images from old George Washington University yearbooks unearthed this week show some people wearing blackface and others in the white hoods identified with the Ku Klux Klan.
Adam Tyner and Nicholas Munyan-Penney in The Post: Has D.C. learned from its graduation scandals?
Last year, local media exposed the widespread corner-cutting that had been boosting the District of Columbia Public School’s graduation rates, wherein high schools allowed students to pass courses and walk across the stage even after they…
The DC Lineup for this weekend: Sweet treats before Valentine’s Day
This weekend in the District, observance of Black History Month continues with a poetry open mic, an afternoon concert and a talk by an esteemed World War II pilot. Other activities on tap include used-book sales, a new art exhibit at…
Mayor Bowser Signs Bill Designating DC Office on Aging as the Department on Aging and Community…
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Mayor Bowser Signs Bill Designating DC Office on Aging as the Department on Aging and Community Living
Originally Introduced by Former Mayor Marion Barry,…
AG Racine Leads 22-State Coalition Against Trump Effort Threatening Legal Status of Long-Time U.S.…
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February 8, 2019
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AG RACINE LEADS 22-STATE COALITION AGAINST TRUMP EFFORT THREATENING LEGAL STATUS OF LONG-TIME U.S. RESIDENTS
DHS Rule Seeks to End Protected Status…
Norton Introduces Bill to Give D.C. Mayor Local Authority Over D.C. National Guard, Same Authority…
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February 8, 2019
Norton Introduces Bill to Give D.C. Mayor Local Authority Over D.C. National Guard, Same Authority State and Territorial Governors Have Over Their Guards
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman…
District Links: Moody’s downgrades its rating of DC Lottery contractor; DC Dems don’t…
TGIF! Jack Evans sought to rally DC Dems last night to support an early Democratic primary on April 28, 2020. Instead, no consensus emerged — and a few activists even suggested Evans was seeking the earlier primary to disadvantage any…
WTOP: DC police chief addresses rising murder rate, residents’ complaints
WASHINGTON — For roughly five hours on Thursday, a D.C. Council committee heard complaints, allegations and anecdotes from city residents unhappy with the police department, ranging from leadership to the rank and file on the streets.…
UrbanTurf: Office of Planning Moves to Bring Solar Power to Every DC Neighborhood
Could solar power soon be readily available in every DC neighborhood?
City Paper: Former Deputy Mayor of Education Jennifer Niles Issued Public Censure In School Transfer…
The D.C. Board of Ethics and Government Accountability (BEGA) issued former Deputy Mayor for Education Jennifer Niles a public censure for her role in a school transfer scandal that cost her and former Chancellor Antwan Wilson their jobs.
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Capital Projections: A long winter 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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The recent warm spell may have made us forget about winter, but this…
WAMU: Former D.C. Deputy Mayor Of Education Censured Over School Transfer Scandal
After a year-long investigation, the D.C. ethics board has censured former Deputy Mayor of Education Jennifer Niles over her role in a school transfer scandal that led to the resignation of two of the top education officials in the…
Washington Business Journal: D.C. Brau makes substitution in flagship lineup of beer
The District's biggest brewery is making a big change to its flagship line of beers.
Ed Lazere on the DC Fiscal Policy Institute blog: ‘Mansion Taxes’ Can Advance Opportunity for DC’s…
The DC and national economies have been marked for decades by an increasing concentration of wealth in a few hands, a sign that our economy is not creating equal opportunities for everyone.
Washington Business Journal: Proposed D.C. bill would increase oversight of affordable housing fund
D.C. Councilwoman Elissa Silverman backed legislation last year to increase transparency among limited liability companies planning developments in the District.
The 74: At D.C.’s Ingenuity Prep, Personalized Learning Hasn’t Replaced Teacher Time; It’s Put the…
How one school is using co-teaching and computer-based learning to maximize the amount of individual attention each student receives
DCist: Shop Made In D.C. Is Setting Up Shop At The Wharf
Stacey Price and Michael Babin opened Shop Made in D.C. in Dupont Circle in 2017 with a leap of faith.
DCist: About 50 Capital Bikeshare Stations Are Out Of Service
About 50 Capital Bikeshare stations—10 percent of the system—are out of service. Members received alerts late on Thursday afternoon advising them that the system “will resolve this issue as soon as possible.”
Washington Business Journal: SunTrust and BB&T Bank are merging: Here are all their D.C.-area…
The $66 billion bank merger between BB&T Corp. and SunTrust Banks Inc. — the industry's largest in more than a decade — will create a new top-three bank in the D.C. area and lead to a substantial amount of overlap among its branches.
Curbed: Upcoming National Building Museum exhibit to center on community basketball courts
Next month, the National Building Museum plans to launch a photo exhibit called “Hoops,” spotlighting work by Bill Bamberger that depicts outdoor basketball courts in the U.S. and abroad. Bamberger’s shoots, which began in 2004, depict…