DC Snow Team To Treat Roads Ahead of Tonight’s Snow, Rain Mix
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
January 17, 2019
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Jonathan Kuhl (DPW)
Dora Taylor (DHS)
DC Snow Team To Treat Roads Ahead of Tonight’s Snow, Rain Mix
(WASHINGTON, DC) – With the National Weather Service (NWS)…
East of the River: Location Selected for Bard High School
On Wednesday, Mayor Bowser announced that Bard High School Early College DC (Bard DC) will be located at Davis Elementary School (4430 H Street, SE) in Ward 7 in school year 2019-2020.
City Paper: Mayor Muriel Bowser Vetoes Bill to Decriminalize Metro Fare Evasion
Mayor Muriel Bowser vetoed a bill that decriminalizes fare evasion on the District's Metro transit system. This is only the second time she's taken such action. Her first veto was on an emergency bill that would have allowed high school…
Washington Business Journal: UIP-led venture buys Kalorama Triangle apartment building, again
For Steve Schwat and Urban Investment Partners, there’s just something about Policy that keeps them coming back for more.
City Paper: A Historic Black Golf Course Faces Uncertainty as a Bidding War Over Its Future Begins
145 acres. 18 holes. And a setting so peaceful, you could almost forget the racial injustices that black golfers conquered all those years ago. Langston Golf Course is among the nation’s earliest integrated golf courses, and it is a…
WTOP: ‘I remember screaming:’ WTOP reporter rescues drowning woman in Rock Creek Park during…
WASHINGTON — Two strangers out to take photos of a beautiful, snowy night ended up in a life-or-death situation together in the height of Sunday’s snowstorm. The rescue in Rock Creek Park involved one of WTOP’s very own.
City Paper: As Homicides Continue to Rise in D.C., Parents of Gun Violence Victims Reflect on Their…
Are you still a mother if your child passes away? What if you lose a child and just so happen to be engaged in a casual conversation with a stranger who offhandedly asks, “So, how many children do you have?” How do you answer that? In the…
WTOP: DC mayor vetoes bill decriminalizing fare evasion on Metro
WASHINGTON — D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser vetoed a measure Wednesday that would decriminalize fare evasion on Metro.
Mayor Bowser Announces that Bard High School Early College DC Will Open at Davis School in Ward 7
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
January 16, 2019
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Jack Pfeiffer (DME)
Mayor Bowser Announces that Bard High School Early College DC Will Open at Davis School in Ward 7
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Bowser…
Washington Post: Mayor Bowser vetoes D.C. Council bill decriminalizing Metro fare jumping
Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) has rejected the D.C. Council’s decision to decriminalize Metro fare jumping, issuing her second-ever veto Wednesday amid concern the measure would exacerbate the transit agency’s financial problems.
DCist: Mayor Bowser Vetoes The Council’s Metro Fare Evasion Decriminalization Bill
Mayor Muriel Bowser vetoed the D.C. Council’s Fare Evasion Decriminalization Act on Wednesday, writing in a letter to Council Chairman Phil Mendelson that the bill “will result in additional lost revenue for the Metro system” and that “we…
Washington Post: D.C. mayor wants to hire more officers to combat crime, be in neighborhoods
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser wants to see the District’s police department grow over the next four years by adding about 150 officers, allowing more front-line protectors to walk neighborhood beats and ride bikes, Segways and scooters.
WAMU: A Car-Free 16th Street? More Segway Cops? In Second Term, Bowser Pledges More ‘Creative…
Try to imagine a 16th Street with no cars. Mayor Muriel Bowser can.
Curbed DC: Developer resumes work on Franklin School project after agreeing to reinstall historic…
In 2018, workers removed legally protected materials from the building, which is being turned into a museum
Metro seeks public input on FY2020 budget proposal to provide better service and value for riders
For immediate release: January 16, 2019
Metro seeks public input on FY2020 budget proposal to provide better service and value for riders
Metro is inviting the public to comment on its proposed Fiscal Year 2020 budget, which is…
UrbanTurf: Up to 108 Apartments Proposed to Replace Langdon Church
More development is on the boards for Northeast.
Washington Post: Federal agency ‘improperly’ ignored constitutional concerns before allowing Trump…
The General Services Administration “ignored” concerns that President Trump’s lease on a government-owned building — the one that houses his Trump International Hotel in Washington — might violate the Constitution when it allowed Trump to…
DCist: After Discriminating Against Trans Woman, Cuba Libre Will Pay $7,000 Fine
While attending a bachelorette party at a Gallery Place restaurant in June, a transgender woman reported being asked to provide her ID to use the bathroom—which is illegal in the District. Ultimately, she was kicked out of the…
City Paper: Courts Block Trump Administration Birth Control Regulations Affecting Local…
A D.C.-based religious order is still seeking an exemption from an Obama-era mandate that demands it cover contraceptives.
WAMU: Sorry Fido: Metro Wants To Sell Columbia Heights Dog Park Land
Metro has put eight pieces of extra land up for sale, and one plot has caught the eye of dog lovers in Columbia Heights: 1100 Park Road Northwest.