Washington Times: ‘No new beers’: Government shutdown grounds craft brewers
Now the partial government shutdown is affecting the country’s craft beer supply.
Washington Post: John Laytham, who helped Clyde’s restaurants prosper, dies at 74
John G. Laytham, the co-owner and chief executive of Clyde’s Restaurant Group who joined the business 55 years ago as a dishwasher and helped build it into a $135 million-a-year operation with 13 restaurants in the Washington area, died…
Washington Post: D.C. Council wants to ensure most vulnerable students get promised help
D.C. Council members are moving to ensure the city’s most vulnerable students get the help they have been promised following disclosures that money for at-risk students was used for routine school system expenses.
ABC7: Mayor Muriel Bowser lays out her vision for second term, talks motherhood
WASHINGTON (ABC7) — DC Mayor Muriel Bowser sat down with ABC7's Alison Starling at her home to talk about the next four years and lay out her vision for her second term in office.
Washington Post: AG nominee Barr has good news for D.C. legal marijuana advocates
Attorney general nominee William P. Barr said Tuesday that if confirmed, he would not interfere with the District’s decriminalization of marijuana, giving a boost to advocates who want to fully legalize pot in the nation’s capital.
WUSA9: DC restaurants seeing up to 60 percent less business due to government shutdown
WASHINGTON — Some DC area restaurants are feeling the trickle down effect of the government shutdown.
Conor P. Williams on The 74: As Washington, D.C., Considers Ramping Up Dual Language Programs, How…
Earlier this week, Washington, D.C., councilmember Brandon Todd proposed legislation that would dramatically increase the number of dual language immersion (DLI) programs in the nation’s capital. This is hardly a surprise. In a city like…
Sean Gill and Shannon Murtagh on The 74: Trust, Autonomy, Achievement Gap — 3 Areas Where Ferebee’s…
It’s perhaps no surprise that Mayor Muriel Bowser selected Lewis Ferebee to be the next chancellor of D.C. Public Schools. His work at Indianapolis Public Schools made him a rising star nationally. His five-year tenure (above average for…
Washington Blade: LGBT ANC members create Rainbow Caucus
LGBT members of the city’s Advisory Neighborhood Commissions have formed a Rainbow Caucus, which they say will serve as a forum for sharing ideas and concerns and possibly advocating for issues and legislation.
Mayor Bowser Announces a New Focus on Deploying More Car-Free Officers
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January 15, 2019
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Mayor Bowser Announces a New Focus on Deploying More Car-Free Officers
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, in her Second Term Outlook Address, Mayor Bowser announced that as…
Mayor Bowser Delivers Second Term Outlook Address, Announces Organizational Changes at DC Government…
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January 15, 2019
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Mayor Bowser Delivers Second Term Outlook Address, Announces Organizational Changes at DC Government
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, during her Second Term Outlook…
DCist: A Developer Badly Damaged This Historic Site. It’s Still Unclear Why The City Didn’t Step In…
There are only 18 buildings in the entire District of Columbia with as much historical preservation protection as the Franklin School, a stately and beautiful building on K Street NW erected in 1869 as the District’s first high school. Both…
The Eagle: In five-year strategic plan, AU lays out its goals of improving faculty research and…
University plans to spend $23.5 million over next two years on strategic initiatives
City Paper: Temporary Receiver Appointed at Neglected Deanwood Apartment Buildings
The tenants, who remain close because of their living conditions, got a win in court last week.
DCist: Saddled With Beer It Can’t Sell During Shutdown, Atlas Brew Works Sues Government
Atlas Brew Works still has a tank full of beer it can’t sell in kegs, thanks to the federal shutdown that has shuttered the agency that approves its labels. Now, the Ivy City brewery has filed a suit against the acting U.S. attorney…
UrbanTurf: Less Glass and Fewer Balconies: The Tweaked Plans for Waterfront Station
A year ago, plans emerged for one of the final parcels at the Waterfront Station redevelopment. Now, as the development team prepares to go before the Zoning Commission, we're taking another look at the somewhat-tweaked design of the…
Curbed DC: D.C. searches for contractors to build new men’s homeless shelter on St. Elizabeths East…
The District government is looking for companies who could design and build a new 375-unit homeless shelter for men on the St. Elizabeths East Campus in Southeast, which is currently undergoing major redevelopment into a mixed-use…
Metro to sell surplus property ideal for development opportunities, transit accessibility
For immediate release: January 15, 2019
Metro to sell surplus property ideal for development opportunities, transit accessibility
Metro today announced that eight surplus properties are up for sale in Maryland, Virginia and the…
AG Racine Takes Action to Preserve Affordable Housing, Protect Tenants’ Rights
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January 15, 2019
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AG RACINE TAKES ACTION TO PRESERVE…
Norton Vows to Once Again Defeat Senate Bill Introduced to Permanently Ban Local D.C. Funding for…
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January 15, 2019
Norton Vows to Once Again Defeat Senate Bill Introduced to Permanently Ban Local D.C. Funding for Abortion
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today condemned a…