Washington Business Journal: Whitman-Walker 14th Street project to deliver in June — with a new name
Whitman-Walker Health System’s 14th Street NW redevelopment including the former Elizabeth Taylor Medical Center is on track to deliver in June — as Liz.
City Paper: So Far, 30 Freshmen in the 116th Congress Support Statehood
The re-introduced D.C. Statehood bill in the House of Representatives, H.R. 51, is having a historic moment with a record 189 co-sponsors as of Jan. 25, 2019—30 of them among the 101 freshman members of the 116th Congress.
Washington Business Journal: JBG Smith, Skanska strike deal for new D.C. office project
Skanska has signed a ground-lease with JBG Smith Properties Inc. to develop 1700 M St. NW with, likely, a trophy office building — and it already has two designs from which to choose.
WAMU: D.C. Council Holds Oversight Hearing On District’s Opioid Response
D.C. lawmakers want to know why the District continues to see a rise of opioid-related overdose deaths, despite millions of dollars being poured in to combat the issue.
UrbanTurf: A New Plan for One of DC’s Most Exciting Mixed-Use Proposals
Late last summer, we got an exciting glimpse at the plans for the next phase of Art Place Fort Totten. Now, the project looks a tad different.
Bisnow: Georgetown Retail Building Signs Patagonia, Then Sells In D.C.’s 2nd-Priciest Retail…
A Georgetown retail building has just sold for one of the highest-recorded prices per SF in D.C. history.
Bisnow: 2 Federal Agencies Sign Deals To Stay At L’Enfant Plaza
The new owner of a L'Enfant Plaza office building has signed lease renewals with two large federal tenants comprising about half of the building.
Washington Post: This D.C. corridor has flourished. A boxing gym for its youth is battling for its…
It can be easy to miss the shuttered storefront amid the kombucha-tinged, shared-plate-serving, $6-coffee-fueled bustle of 14th Street NW.
DCist: Spate Of Violence Continues With Triple Homicide Over The Weekend
Four people were killed in the District this weekend, bringing the 2019 total up to 18 homicides. It’s still early in the year, but that’s an 80 percent increase from this time last year, according to MPD data.
WTOP: Confounding reason first-time DC buyers can’t afford a fixer-upper
WASHINGTON — “First-time buyers are increasingly priced out of the D.C. housing market,” the headlines read again and again. They wouldn’t necessarily be, if they compromised on what they want. But experts say there’s a reason they don’t.
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WAMU: Former Mayoral Hopeful Wants D.C. Voters To Decide On Term Limits For Elected Officials
James Butler may have lost his bid to become D.C.’s mayor last year, but now he has a new mission: to impose term limits on the city’s elected officials.
The Daily Caller: D.C.’s homicide rate soars in the midst of national decline
WASHINGTON — Zyair Bradley was 20 years old. He loved football and boxing, music, dancing and playing jokes on people. He had a job and “a million friends.” He was a son, a protective big brother and his mother’s “beautiful angel.” He was…
Mayor Bowser Announces Key Appointments
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:January 28, 2019
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Mayor Bowser Announces Key Appointments
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a series of appointments in her Administration:
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The Current: 14 Year Old District Student Wins 2018 Congressional App Challenge
Maxwell Stone, an 8th grader at Alice Deal Middle School in Northwest D.C., won the 2018 Congressional App Challenge representing the District of Columbia. Stone, aged 14, created an app called “Landmarks the Spot.” Other D.C. entries came…
Capital Region Members Request GAO Study on Helicopter Noise in Washington Metro Area
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
January 28, 2019
Contacts:
Benjamin Fritsch (Norton)
Aaron Fritschner (Beyer)
Samantha Brown (Raskin)
Matthew Verghese (Brown)
Hannah Muldavin (Trone)
Capital Region Members Request GAO Study…
Mayor Bowser Convenes Top 100 Local Employers to Discuss Strategies for Protecting and Building DC’s…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
January 28, 2019
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Chanda Washington (DMPED)
Mayor Bowser Convenes Top 100 Local Employers to Discuss Strategies for Protecting and Building DC’s Economy and Hiring DC…
District Links: Jack Evans wants vote on contract to operate sports betting next week; new effort to…
Happy Monday. Two important meetings are happening today at the Wilson Building. One is a hearing on sports betting on mobile apps, and another is a hearing on the District’s inefficient response to the opioid epidemic.
Jennifer Bolick in the Washington Blade: Pride of place – the evolution of D.C.
So this came as somewhat of surprise to me. Apparently, I have a great love of my adopted hometown. After many years of living in this fascinating city, with all of its complexities and contradictions, I find myself falling in love all…
WTOP: New Whitman-Walker project on 14th Street has a name: Liz
WASHINGTON — The new Whitman-Walker Health System-anchored development on 14th Street Northwest is now officially known as “Liz.”
Ramona Edelin: School choice works for DC students
Each year, the week commencing with Martin Luther King Jr. Day also marks National School Choice Week, during which a kaleidoscope of educational organizations, school leaders, teachers, parents, guardians, students and elected officials…