Washington Post: 14 schools recognized for outperforming peers in the District
EmpowerK12′s list of Bold Performance Schools includes elementary, middle and high schools
Washington Post: Longtime NBC4 anchor Doreen Gentzler announces retirement
Veteran co-anchor started at the Washington station in 1989 and helped lead the local ratings for decades. Her last newscast will be in November.
DCist: This Project Will Keep Millions Of Gallons Of Sewage Out Of Rock Creek’s Piney Branch
Piney Branch is one of those lovely urban streams in D.C., where if you tune out the sound of car traffic and ignore the smell, you can easily imagine you’re deep in the wilds of Appalachia.
WTOP: Fairfax Co. chief: ‘No way on God’s green earth’ school bus driver in crash should have been…
The man charged with driving while intoxicated after crashing a school bus full of D.C. students in Fairfax County, Virginia, Thursday shouldn’t have been behind the wheel of any vehicle, much less a school bus, the police chief said…
Anthony Williams in The Post: For Metro, governance reform has to come before financial infusions
Metro’s new general manager, Randy Clarke, faces daunting challenges as he assumes his new role. The agency’s financial woes are no secret. It is hurtling toward a $185 million fiscal cliff in fiscal 2024 when federal pandemic relief runs…
Washington Post: Bus driver taking Murch students home from field trip charged with DWI
A bus driver is accused of driving while intoxicated and running his vehicle off the road while taking 44 students from D.C.’s Murch Elementary School home Thursday from a field trip in Virginia, Fairfax County police said.
WTOP: Owner of Blues Alley speaks out after fire at club
After a fire at Blues Alley in Georgetown shut the jazz club down temporarily on Tuesday, the owner of the famed venue is giving an update.
DCist: D.C. Revamps Vision Zero Effort
The D.C. Department of Transportation announced Thursday it is renewing its Vision Zero program with a reimagined plan for eliminating all traffic deaths in the city and a new website.
DCist: At-Large Councilmember Elissa Silverman Misspent Public Campaign Funds On Poll, Says…
The D.C. Office of Campaign Finance said Thursday that Councilmember Elissa Silverman (I-At Large) improperly used public campaign funds to pay for two targeted polls ahead of the June Democratic primary for a race in which she was not a…
City Paper: Elissa Silverman Walks a Tricky Political Tightrope with New Sports Betting Legislation
Silverman wants to open up the city’s sports wagering market, perhaps a big favor for corporations she normally criticizes.
Press Release: District Snow Team Close Out ‘Back to Basics Week’ with Winter Weather Dry Run
News Release — DC Department of Public Works
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 28, 2022
CONTACT:
Nancee Lyons (DPW)
Snow-plow operators ran their routes in simulation of an actual snow event.
(Washington, DC) – Today, the…
Press Release: Norton, Raskin, Van Hollen and Cardin Urge National Park Service to Remove Name of…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
October 28, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and…
District Links: Silverman faulted for campaign spending on Ward 3 polls; DC updates Vision Zero…
The DC Office of Campaign Finance has found that at-large DC Council member Elissa Silverman improperly used campaign funds to conduct two polls in the Ward 3 primary race, ordering her to repay the money due to her participation in the…
Allyson Criner Brown and Emily Roderer: What DCPS schools need to help students thrive — and to…
What makes a great public school, where students can truly thrive, teachers want to teach, and parents want to send their kids? As parents of students who have attended three schools operated by DC Public Schools (DCPS), we have a pretty…
Press Release: Councilmember Christina Henderson Introduces Legislation to Pilot Universal Metrobus…
News Release — At-large DC Council member Christina Henderson
For Immediate Release
October 27, 2022
Contact: Chantal Fuller, Communications Director
Washington, DC- Today, Councilmember Christina Henderson introduced the …
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Celebrates the New Rubell Museum DC
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 27, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Natalia Vanegas…
Press Release: District Releases Update on Vision Zero, Launches New Website
News Release — District Department of Transportation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 27, 2022
Media Contacts:
German Vigil
Mariam Nabizad
The Vision Zero 2022 Update focuses on centering equity in traffic safety and taking…
Press Release: Bowser Administration Opens DPR Winter Program Offerings with Aquatics-Only…
News Release — DC Department of Parks and Recreation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 27, 2022
CONTACT: DPR Customer Care: (202) 673-7647
Media Contacts:
Michael Tucker Jr.
Nolan Treadway
All other 2022 winter…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Highlights Preparations for Halloween Weekend
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Metropolitan Police Department
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 27, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Dustin Sternbeck (MPD)
Mayor Urges Drivers to…
Press Release: AG Racine Sues Gig Delivery Company ‘Shipt’ for Stealing Workers’…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 27, 2022
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
Lawsuit Seeks to Return Hard Earned Wages to DC Workers and Fight Alarming Increase of Worker…