UrbanTurf: 20% of Homes Sold in DC in 2018 Were All-Cash Purchases
The percentage of cash home sales in DC in 2018 remained consistent with previous years.
Smart Cities Dive: DC transit agency OKs bikes on trains during rush hour
Passengers on Washington, DC's Metrorail will be allowed to bring bicycles on board trains during rush hour starting next week.
DCist: Norton Introduces D.C. Statehood Bill Yet Again, This Time With Support From Speaker Pelosi
The 115th Congress has officially been sworn in, and so far, the bill with the most co-sponsors is H.R. 51—the bill that would grant D.C. statehood. (D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton says she specifically reserved that number, because…
The DC Lineup: The first weekend of 2019
How will you spend your first Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the new year? Your myriad options include a men’s basketball game, ‘90s dance party, LGBTQ book reading and running scavenger hunt.
The weather report calls for temperatures…
Mayor Bowser Launches $7 Million Relief Program to Assist Residents and Nonprofits with Clean River…
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January 4, 2019
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Mayor Bowser Launches $7 Million Relief Program to Assist Residents and Nonprofits with Clean River Fees
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel…
Norton Gets Findings Supporting D.C. Statehood Included in Democrats’ Sweeping Pro-Democracy Reform…
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January 4, 2019
Norton Gets Findings Supporting D.C. Statehood Included in Democrats’ Sweeping Pro-Democracy Reform Bill, H.R. 1
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today…
Washington Business Journal: Events D.C. signs on as sponsor of Welsh soccer club
Events D.C.’s name will get some prominent placement in one of the oldest soccer tournaments in the world.
Washington Post: D.C.’s new short-term-rental rules allow room for condo associations’ existing…
Owners can still face strict penalties for violating bylaws that prohibit short-term rentals.
Washington Post: Tougher penalties for speeding and other road infractions go into effect Friday
If you speed and ignore other rules of the road in the District — and get caught — it’s going to cost you more starting today.
Smart Cities Dive: DC to offer employees greater domestic violence protections
Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser implemented a policy to protect city employees who are victims or survivors of domestic abuse, stalking and sexual assault. It took effect on Jan. 1.
Deborah Simmons in The Washington Times: Shutdown reveals D.C. marriage, wedding…
The federal government shutdown seems to have thrown a wrench into the gears of love, marriage and weddings. It’s a false breakdown, though.
Curbed DC: Map: D.C. plans to ban right turns on red at these 101 intersections
Officials hope the move will help reduce traffic crashes and deaths as part of the District’s Vision Zero initiative
Washington Post: Verizon and Tegna resolve dispute, restoring CBS to Washington region. But a slew…
Verizon Fios customers on Thursday regained access to key broadcast channels, including WUSA the CBS station in the nation’s capital, that had been blacked out for days because of a contract dispute with a major media company, Tegna.
WTOP: WUSA is returning to Verizon Fios channel lineup
WASHINGTON — Were you worried about missing Stephen Colbert’s monologue Friday night or the Ravens’ wild card game this weekend?
DCist: As More Federal Sites Close Due To The Shutdown, The Old Post Office Tower Reopens
Campgrounds at national parks like Yosemite and Joshua Tree are closing amid the overflow of human feces, but there’s a nearby federal site that has reopened despite the ongoing government shutdown—the Old Post Office Tower.
Washington Business Journal: CorePower Yoga coming to Adams Morgan
Yoga studio chain CorePower Yoga will join a new bar and restaurant from the Tail Up Goat team in the new building at 1773 Columbia Road NW.
Capital Projections: It’s showtime edition
Capital Projections is The DC Line’s selective and subjective guide to some of the most interesting arthouse and repertory screenings in the coming week.
RAZZIA
In this 2017 drama, French-Moroccan director Nabil Ayouch looks at…
WAMU: New Ward 8 Grocery Store Breaks Ground — And Barriers — To Fresh Food
Residents of the District’s Ward 8 can soon add Good Food Markets to the short list of fresh, healthy food options in the community. According to Mayor Muriel Bowser, the grocery store located at 4001 South Capitol Street Southwest is…
NBC4: Police Searched Tunnels Under DC General for Missing Child Relisha Rudd
Acting on new information, D.C. police recently resumed the search for missing child Relisha Rudd, focusing on underground tunnels at the now-closed homeless shelter where she lived.
Curbed DC: Mail fail: D.C. residents tell their congressional delegate about postal woes
If you are missing a holiday card or package that you were expecting in the District, you are likely not alone.