Washington Informer: McDuffie Takes on Racial Inequity in D.C.
D.C. Council member Kenyan McDuffie wants to be sure his hometown becomes a place where people regardless of race can achieve their full potential with the support of District government.
Washington Informer: MLK Parade Undeterred by Frigid Weather
Freezing temperatures and stiff winds didn’t sway the spirits of a multiracial caravan that came down Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Southeast on Monday to celebrate the federal holiday of the famed civil rights leader who would have!-->…
Curbed: D.C. moves toward renaming government building after late Mayor Marion Barry
One Judiciary Square could become the latest official commemoration to Barry
Norton Elected as Chair of the House Highways and Transit Subcommittee
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January 24, 2019
Norton Elected as Chair of the House Highways and Transit Subcommittee
Gets Three Other Subcommittees of Importance to D.C.
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DCist: Ward 8 Gets Its First Medical Marijuana Dispensary In Anacostia Organics
With the official opening of Anacostia Organics on Thursday, communities east of the river finally have a medical marijuana dispensary. Mayor Muriel Bowser, D.C. Congressional Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, and Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon!-->…
Michael Neibauer in the Washington Business Journal: The Times are changing. This New York Mag…
One year ago, The New York Times published “36 Hours in Washington, D.C.," a generally positive review of the District beyond K Street, with a backhanded compliment to kick it off: “No longer does the city derisively dubbed ‘the swamp’ by!-->…
DCist: Modern Fairytales Come To Life In This Podcast From A Former D.C. Cop
Sometimes it seems like everyone you know has their own podcast, but how many of those shows include princesses, playground fights, and dragons? The D.C.-born podcast “Flyest Fables,” which wrapped its first eight-episode season this!-->…
WAMU: D.C.’s Only Unionized Charter School Faces An Abrupt Closure
This rainy Thursday morning should have been a normal workday at César Chávez PCS for Public Policy (Prep) Middle School, but the educators entering the school were tired and distraught.
UrbanTurf: DC Council Reintroduces Department of Buildings Bill
A year ago, DC Council chair Phil Mendelson introduced a bill to spin off the building permitting responsibilities of DC's Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) into a newly-created Department of Buildings (DOB). Now, the!-->…
Washingtonian: Check Out All the Restaurants and Bars Headed to DC’s Latin American Market
Union Market is getting a Latin American sibling this summer with the opening of La Cosecha, a 20,000 square-foot retail/restaurant/event space debuting steps from the popular food hall. Developer Edens has signed over a dozen businesses!-->…
DCist: More Changes To Upshur Street: Bookstore Is Getting A New Name And Owner
The godfather of Upshur Street is stepping away from the eponymous bookstore, which will remain open with a new name and owner.
Washingtonian: Minibar Is the Best Restaurant in Washington
Our 2019 Very Best Restaurants list hits newsstands this week, and we’re so excited for you to check it out. The list is a culmination of nearly a year of research (and by that I mean eating and drinking), hundreds of miles of driving, and!-->…
Washington Post: He put 224 guns on the streets. His family would pay a price.
They called him “The Plug,” slang for drug slinger, and authorities said he kept a gun tucked at his side, boasting he was “always ready to shoot.”
Washington Post: New food market in Northeast will serve up the flavors and culture of Latin America
There’s a lot of symbolism to be found in a new Latin American food hall and market that will open in Washington this summer. It’s a 20,000-square-foot space dedicated to the vibrancy of Latinx culture, in the heart of the nation’s!-->…
Norton to Host Emergency Town Hall to Highlight Disproportionate Impact of Trump Shutdown on D.C.,…
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January 24, 2019
Norton to Host Emergency Town Hall to Highlight Disproportionate Impact of Trump Shutdown on D.C., Tonight
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will host an!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
jonetta rose barras: Lawsuit filed on one-year anniversary of the suicide death of 12-year-old…
When Stormiyah Denson-Jackson, a 12-year-old middle-schooler at SEED Public Charter School in Southeast, told school officials in December 2017 that “she didn’t want to live any more,” they reportedly performed an assessment that indicated!-->…
District Links: Many contractors registered in wards 7, 8 have few local ties, City Paper finds;…
Good Thursday morning. Many contractors registered as local companies in Ward 7 or 8 are not actually headquartered there, City Paper found, raising yet more questions about the District’s Certified Business Enterprise (CBE) program.
UrbanTurf: In 2018, DC Population Grew at Slowest Pace in a Decade
While DC's population exceeded 700,000 for the first time in decades last year, that's only half the story.
Bisnow: Insight Property Group To Convert Foggy Bottom Office Building To 153 Apartments
A Foggy Bottom office building will soon be turned into apartments after the State Department moves out this year.
City Paper: Construction Companies Open East-of-the-River Offices to Win Lucrative Contracts
Ward 7 and 8 businesses that received funding to work on the Entertainment and Sports Arena may not be based there.