Washington Business Journal: Providence hospital seeks to add urgent care to scaled-back campus
Providence Health System wants to bring an urgent care center to its Northeast D.C. campus, after rankling city officials with its efforts to close over the past several months and shutting down the majority of hospital services in…
WTOP: DC’s crime lab’s drastic turnaround is noticeable in the courtroom
WASHINGTON — Years ago, the state of D.C.’s crime lab was so atrocious it lost its accreditation and closed temporarily. Now, its closure rate is above the national average and it’s making a difference in how quickly crimes are solved,…
Washington Business Journal: Two new entrants to D.C.’s most valuable properties list. And…
It pays to land a major headquarters: Not only for the landlord, but for the District, too.
WAMU: Betsy DeVos’ Proposed Title IX Changes Get Pushback From Washington-Area Universities
Some Washington area universities are responding to the Department of Education’s proposed changes to a Title IX policy regarding sexual misconduct. The public comment period closed this week — and much of the local response is not in…
Washington Post: GAO says Metro fails to fully assess risks in making spending choices
Metro needs to improve the methods it uses to decide how to spend more than $1 billion a year for capital projects, because it doesn’t fully assess which projects are most necessary for system safety, according to a new federal study…
The Root: On DC’s MLK Avenue, Where Over-Policing Reigns, King’s Dream Is Far From a Reality for…
On DC’s MLK Avenue, Where Over-Policing Reigns, King’s Dream Is Far From a Reality for Residents
The Current: Georgetown honors arts, peace education non-profit with Legacy of a Dream Award
After a string of school shootings in D.C. in 2000, Hawah Kasat co-founded a local non-profit that could break the cycle of violence and build compassionate, healthy communities through the transformative power of music, arts, and peace…
WUSA9: Mayor backs out of deal to fund popular skating rink
WASHINGTON — The Fort Dupont Ice Arena in Southeast, D.C. and its nationally recognized "kids on ice" program is in jeopardy after the Mayor Muriel Bowser pulled out of a deal to invest $25 million on the property.
Deborah Simmons in The Washington Times: D.C. considers ‘high-stakes’ teaching offers
As many of you are aware, the Los Angeles Unified School District and Mayor Eric Garcetti recently ended a labor strike by making concessions to the United Teachers Union.
District Links: First council hearing held on chancellor nominee Lewis Ferebee; Ward 8 business…
Happy Thursday. The first of three planned hearings on the confirmation of schools chancellor nominee Lewis Ferebee took place last night.
DC Snow Team to Treat Roads Ahead of Morning Snow
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January 31, 2019
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LaToya Foster (EOM)
Jonathan Kuhl (DPW)
Terry Owens (DDOT)
Dora Taylor (DHS)
DC Snow Team to Treat Roads Ahead of Morning Snow
(WASHINGTON, DC) – The National Weather…
Mendelson Highlight’s District’s 2019 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
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UrbanTurf: Placemaking Proposed for DC’s Prather’s Alley
Last year, DC-based architecture firm EL Studio explored what people would like to see in their alleys and the Mount Vernon Triangle (MVT) Community Improvement District (CID) was taking inventory, planning the future of the neighborhood's…
WTOP: Video of suspect in Comet Ping-Pong fire released
WASHINGTON — The D.C. Fire Department has released video footage of the man they said started a fire inside Comet Ping-Pong last week.
City Paper: Kwame Brown’s New Talk Show Has Some Guessing He’s Positioning Himself for a…
D.C. loves a comeback. And with Kwame "Fully Loaded" Brown's track record of foibles, scandals, slip-ups, and oopsy daisies, there's hardly a better candidate than the former Council chair.
DCist: Ten Facts You May Not Know About Petworth
This Northwest neighborhood in Ward 4 is considered one of the city’s largest, though even long-time residents admit that they are not really sure of the boundaries.
The 74: Creating the Next Generation of Digital Innovators at Washington, D.C.’s First Computer…
"When I finish writing the statement, that cat will move,” promises Deshaunte’ Goldsmith, a sixth-grader at Digital Pioneers Academy Public Charter School. She presses enter on the keyboard and, sure enough, the animated cat on her screen…
DC shifts to 311 for non-emergency police calls, capping a contentious history of policy changes
For many, calling 911 is an instinctual response anytime they need assistance or intervention from the police. But now, DC residents who need non-emergency police support are being told to call 311, per a recent policy change from the DC…
Mayor Bowser and UDC Celebrate New Institute of Policy, Politics, and History
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LaToya Foster (EOM)
Jack Pfeiffer (DME)
John Gordon, Jr. (UDC)
Mayor Bowser and UDC Celebrate New Institute of Policy, Politics, and History
New Nonpartisan Institute Will…
Norton Introduces Bill to Give D.C. a Local Prosecutor, Same Right Already Enjoyed by U.S.…
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January 31, 2019
Norton Introduces Bill to Give D.C. a Local Prosecutor, Same Right Already Enjoyed by U.S. Territories
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced a bill to…