DCist: D.C. Residents Can Soon Get Married Again, Even As Shutdown Continues
Love and marriage go together like a horse and carriage, according to Frank Sinatra. But the government shutdown made a liar of Ol’ Blue Eyes in the District … until now.
WTOP: DC sues Washington Sports Club over ‘misleading’ policies, fees
WASHINGTON — D.C.’s attorney general is suing the operators of an area health club chain, alleging that customers were misled about cancellation policies and charged after they’d ended their memberships.
City Paper: Frayed Ends — Layers of everyday workers snagged in this federal shutdown
The annoying, high-pitched whoosh of hair dryers is being heard less often at Last Tangle in Washington. The popular 19th Street NW hair salon in the downtown Golden Triangle is normally busy seven days a week.
Washington Business Journal: Exclusive: A high-profile team leaves Washington Fine Properties
A real estate team that averages more than $100 million in luxury property sales annually and has sold some of the area's most well-known homes is moving from Washington Fine Properties to 7-year-old real estate upstart Compass Inc.
Robert White Re-Introduces Bills to Protect Babies, Help Residents Start Their Own Businesses, and…
For Immediate Release: January 8, 2019
Contact: Rita D. Lewis, Communications Director
Robert White Re-Introduces Bills to Protect Babies, Help Residents Start Their Own Businesses, and to Ensure Fairness in Background Checks…
Norton Requests House Administrator to Withhold Her Pay Until Trump Shutdown Ends and All Federal…
Contact: Benjamin Fritsch
January 8, 2019
Norton Requests House Administrator to Withhold Her Pay Until Trump Shutdown Ends and All Federal Employees Receive Paychecks
WASHINGTON, D.C.—In solidarity with federal employees working or…
Head of School Naomi Reem Announces 2019-20 School Year Will Be Her Last at MILTON
CONTACT: Ronit Greenstein
HEAD OF SCHOOL NAOMI REEM ANNOUNCES 2019-20 SCHOOL YEAR WILL BE HER LAST AT MILTON
– Board of Trustees Embarks on Head of School Search –
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Naomi Reem announced that after 15…
District Links: Sports betting bill delayed as DC Council meets for first legislative meeting;…
Happy Tuesday. The DC Council met for its first legislative meeting of the new session today, but an emergency measure on sports wagering was taken off the agenda, delaying its implementation.
Councilmember Cheh Re-Introduces Bills to Address Temporary Firearm Relinquishment, Provide Leave…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 8, 2019
Communications Director: Kelly Whittier
Councilmember Cheh Re-Introduces Bills to…
Todd Champions New Education Programs At First Meeting Of Council Period 23
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
January 8, 2019
CONTACT:
Joshua Fleitman
Todd Champions New Education Programs At First Meeting Of Council Period 23
Legislation Would Expand Dual Language Immersion Programs, Provide Tuition-Free Community…
Washington Post: D.C. Council approves ‘LOVE’ Act to allow marriages to continue during shutdown
Let the wedding bells ring again in the District.
BuzzFeed News: Marriages In DC Are Back On During The Shutdown After The DC Council Passed Emergency…
WASHINGTON — The DC Council on Tuesday tackled one of the odder side effects of the partial federal government shutdown, unanimously passing emergency legislation that makes it possible for couples who want to get married in the District of…
City Paper: Bowser Upzone Watch: Could it be… Bowser, dipping her toes in the pool of…
In a city of 700,000 that continues to grow, there's nowhere to go, some say, but up—as in, physically higher, by building increasingly dense and tall apartment complexes that would increase the District's housing supply. That would also,…
Harry Jaffe on NBC4 First Read DMV blog: DC Moves Toward Sports Betting Deal With Little Public…
If the District wants to be first out of the gate to offer wagering on sports, it also needs to be the first to ensure the integrity of a system that’s certain to be prone to ripoffs
City Paper: In Her New Book, Elizabeth White Tackles Myths of Unemployment
The local author opens up about getting beyond the denial, blame, and shame of being an under or unemployed professional when you ordinarily would be eyeing retirement.
City Paper: D.C.’s Taxi, Uber, and Lyft Drivers Suffer Severe Cutbacks in Pay During Shutdown
A D.C. taxi driver of 28 years who goes by Mr. Paul reports that the government shutdown has cut his daily pay by about 75 percent. “It’s hard to believe that some days I come home with $26,” he says. “Before the shutdown, I would be…
Washington Times: Bill taxing and regulating marijuana sales coming soon to D.C: Mayor Bowser
Legislation taxing and regulating recreational marijuana will “soon” be introduced in D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday.
AG Racine Sues Washington Sports Club for Misleading District Consumers About Membership…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
January 8, 2019
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
AG RACINE SUES WASHINGTON SPORTS CLUB FOR…
Allen to introduce bill shifting control of DCPS at-risk student funds to principals from Central…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 8, 2019
Contact: Erik Salmi
Allen to introduce bill shifting control of DCPS at-risk student funds to principals from Central Office
Will also re-introduce bills protecting tenants, expanding sexual…
Continued Shutdown to Move MLK Weekend of Service Off of Federal Land and Into Your Neighborhood
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Continued Shutdown to Move MLK Weekend of Service Off of Federal Land and Into Your Neighborhood
BETHESDA, MD, January 8, 2018 – Due to the government shutdown, Rock Creek Conservancy may be moving their MLK…