City Paper: Why Did D.C. End an Innovative Program to Treat Opioid Addiction?
For two months in 2015, the city tried to get everyone who overdosed into treatment, with promising results. Then it stopped.
City Paper: D.C.’s New Violence Intervention Programs Are Earning Respect in Neighborhoods
Emotions ran high in a room full of people who gathered last December to talk about the spike in homicides in D.C.
Washington Post: Integrity, transparency: D.C. residents cite traits they seek in new schools leader
D.C. residents and teachers offered some advice Wednesday night to the educator nominated to lead the city’s schools: Listen to us and be a champion for our campuses.
jonetta rose barras: Approving the sports-wagering contract
As expected, the DC Council’s Committee on Finance and Revenue pushed online gambling forward this week by approving the Sports Wagering Procurement Practices Reform Exemption Act of 2019. The vote was 3-2, with Ward 2 member Jack Evans,…
Maya Martin Cadogan: Real school choice starts with parent voice
Why is your children's education so tied to where you can afford to live?
Because the river of inequity in our city runs deep, especially when it comes to our schools.
As DC parents finalize their school preferences before upcoming…
Washington Business Journal: D.C. heading back to the West Coast for tech recruiting trip
Last year, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and other District officials flew to the West Coast as part of an exploratory recruiting trip to meet with companies such as Netflix Inc., Yelp Inc. and other tech firms.
Washington Post: With frigid weather, concern heightens for the city’s homeless
On the eve of winter’s coldest punch of the season so far, with temperatures due to plunge to low single digits, two of the thousands of homeless people in the nation’s capital, James Bernard and June Lewis, sat huddled in the shallow…
WAMU: The Reason D.C.’s Once-Dramatic Population Growth Is Slowing Down (And Why That’s Not So Bad)
It has long been a favorite talking point for D.C.’s elected officials: 1,000 new people moving into the city every month, making it one of the fastest-growing jurisdictions in the country.
Washington Business Journal: Here’s when the new International Spy Museum will open
Fans of the International Spy Museum now have a light at the end of the tunnel for when the temporarily shuttered museum will reopen: May 11.
UrbanTurf: HPRB Approval Sought for 90-Unit Development at Florida Avenue and North Capitol Street
Last June, the Zoning Commission voted for a one-year extension of approval for a development on the vacant lot at the corner of Florida Avenue and North Capitol Street NW (map). Now, as the clock begins winding down, the development team…
DCist: With Spike Lee Films, The National Cathedral Hopes To Spur Discussions On Racial Justice
Organizers of an upcoming film series at the Washington National Cathedral that explores racist policing know watching two Oscar-nominated movies about the practice won’t solve the problem.
WTOP: DC plans to survey residents as it increases police on bike and on foot
WASHINGTON — For years, D.C. police had trouble keeping officers. Now, the department is operating nearly at full force, and the city is starting a new program asking residents to weigh in on how officers are doing.
City Paper: Ward 7 Homeless Shelter Service Providers Appear to Falsify Employee Documents, Audit…
An internal audit conducted by D.C.'s Department of Human Services shows that Life Deeds Inc., the social services provider responsible for managing the daily operations of a 35-unit homeless shelter in Ward 7, submitted what appear to be…
District Links: Amid homicide spike, DC to increase public health strategies and expand police…
Happy Wednesday. Muriel Bowser said yesterday the District would double down on its public health and policing strategies to stem a tide of killings this year.
Mayor Bowser Cuts the Ribbon on Child Development Center at Ketcham Elementary, Delivering More…
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Mayor Bowser Cuts the Ribbon on Child Development Center at Ketcham Elementary, Delivering More Childcare Seats to District Families
Mayor Announces that the…
Volunteers clean up flood debris at Fletcher’s Cove after historic rainfall
Despite below-freezing temperatures, a group of more than 60 volunteers gathered Saturday morning at Fletcher’s Cove along the Potomac River for a daunting task: clearing out trash and fallen trees left behind from severe flooding. Local…
DCist: The Exorcist Steps Are Now A Historical Landmark … But Not Because Of ‘The Exorcist’
The set of 97 steps between M Street NW and Prospect Street in Georgetown—better known as the Exorcist Steps—is now a historical landmark. But don’t queue up the 1973 movie in celebration yet: We don’t exactly have The Exorcist to thank.
City Paper: D.C. Charter Administrators Have Some of the Highest School Salaries in Town; Their…
Liz Koenig has been working in D.C. charter schools for seven years, and at the same charter for the last five. She used to be a lawyer. “My first-year salary as a teaching assistant was less than my year-end bonus as an attorney, which…
Courtland Milloy in The Post: There’s a lot of history in the distrust between African Americans and…
When Bernard Demczuk does diversity and cultural awareness training with police, he gives a history lesson. Call it: Why black people distrust police.
WAMU: Metro’s Late Night Options Leave D.C. Officials Unenthused
Mayor Muriel Bowser is criticizing Metro’s plans for addressing late night service, saying none of the options Metro presented meet the region’s needs.