ABC7: Southeast neighborhood shocked by spate of gun violence deaths
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Metropolitan Police officers are searching for suspects in two separate fatal shootings Saturday in that left four men dead in Southeast and Northeast Washington.
WTOP: DC police identify 4 victims of 2 shootings, seek suspects
WASHINGTON — Three men, including two sitting in a parked car, were shot to death in a quiet, residential neighborhood in Southeast D.C. and police are now seeking two suspects.
Washington Post: D.C. man charged with felony dog fighting after officers find 12 dogs — and…
A D.C. man was arrested and charged with felony dog fighting after authorities found 12 dogs and a five-foot-long alligator at his home in Southeast.
WTOP: National Mall resumes operations Sunday; National Zoo reopens Tuesday
The National Mall and Memorial Parks in D.C. will resume normal operations Sunday, The National Park Service announced Saturday. The National Zoo will reopen on Tuesday, along with other Smithsonian museums affected by the partial…
CityLab: Cities Can Bridge the Digital Divide by Offering Free Tech Support
Computer repair isn’t cheap—so D.C.’s Office of the Chief Technology Officer is lending its own technicians to help residents fix their devices for free.
WTOP: DC’s attorney general proposes that funeral costs be transparent
WASHINGTON — It can be one of the most difficult parts of life: preparing a funeral after a loved one’s passing. After finding a funeral home was taking advantage of customers, the District’s attorney general now wants the D.C. Council to…
DCist: The Smithsonians And The National Zoo Plan To Reopen On Tuesday
You’ll need to wait a few more days to visit the naked mole rats or pay your respects to the grumpy naked man statue at the Hirshhorn.
Curbed: D.C. Circulator service will be free for a month, starting on Jan. 28
Rides on the D.C. Circulator usually cost $1, but from Monday until Feb. 28, they will be free. Mayor Muriel Bowser made the announcement on Friday, saying it was part of a month-long campaign her administration is conducting called “Fair…
WTOP: Suspect sought after arson at DC’s Comet Ping Pong restaurant
WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives released a photo Friday of a suspect being sought in Wednesday night’s arson at the Comet Ping Pong restaurant in Northwest D.C.
Washington Business Journal: Johns Hopkins has an outline for the Newseum, but it’s not a done…
Johns Hopkins University faces some heavy lifting before it will get the green light to convert the Newseum into a consolidated academic facility.
WAMU: ‘It’s Going To Haunt Us For Years.’ The Shutdown’s Lasting Effect On Washington
The longest government shutdown in history is expected to come to a halt Friday, with Congress on track to approve a short-term funding deal to reopen the federal government. But economists in the D.C. region say the furlough could leave a…
Curbed: Newseum building to be sold to Johns Hopkins University in $372M deal
Johns Hopkins University, which is based in Baltimore but has real estate in D.C., plans to buy the Newseum site at 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW from the foundation behind the First Amendment-focused museum—the Freedom Forum—for a whopping…
City Paper: Allen Quietly Rejects Mayor Bowser’s Nominees to Government Ethics Board
Councilmember Charles Allen rejected Mayor Muriel Bowser's two picks to sit on the D.C. Board of Ethics and Government Accountability (BEGA) earlier this month. The five-member board responsible for investigating alleged ethics violations…
Colbert King in The Post: Why did a D.C. Council member put the kibosh on a much-needed project?
In an Oct. 2 news release, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) announced a proposal for mixed-use development in Ward 8, the city’s most impoverished community, located east of the Anacostia River. The ambitious project, Bowser stated, would be…
District Dig: All In — D.C.’s Chief Financial Officer bets big with Intralot
Attendees of a D.C. Council breakfast on January 7 could’ve heard a pin drop as Chairman Phil Mendelson moved to wrap things up and begin the legislative session.
DCist: Here’s Why You Might Be Seeing Frida Kahlo All Over D.C.
You may remember local writer and street artist Theodore Carter by his guerilla art installation #100DucksDC. His newest venture “Night of 1,000 Fridas” is set to launch tonight—an expansive, global tribute to the visionary Mexican artist.…
Joshua Burch in The Post: This is the only path to D.C. statehood
With the 116th Congress underway, D.C. residents are committed to ensuring that the House of Representatives takes up and passes H.R. 51, the D.C. statehood bill. Residents are under no illusion that the Senate will do the same or that the…
UrbanTurf: A Proposed Solar Array Would Deliver Power to Ward 8
A proposed solar array would deliver power to the people of Ward 8.
Curbed: ‘We’re in a recession, fundamentally.’ District leaders reckon with shutdown’s local impacts
An end to the partial U.S. government shutdown is finally in sight—at least a temporary one—but the longest government closure in American history has already done major damage to the local economy. On Friday morning, D.C. government and…
Washington Post: Fire at Comet Ping Pong was intentionally set, fire and police officials say
A small fire that burned curtains and forced the evacuation of the Comet Ping Pong pizza shop Wednesday night in Northwest Washington was intentionally set, according to D.C. police and fire officials.