National Park Service reopens rehabilitated Fort Dupont Drive
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 18, 2018
Contact: Jonathan Shafer
National Park Service reopens rehabilitated Fort Dupont Drive
First phase of road improvements completed in Fort Dupont Park
WASHINGTON - The National Park…
Willie L. Phillips Confirmed as Chair of the DC PSC
For Immediate Release: December 18, 2018
Contact: Kellie Armstead Didigu, Public Affairs Specialist
Willie L. Phillips Confirmed as Chair of the DC PSC
(Washington, D.C.) Today, Willie L. Phillips was confirmed as the new Chair of the…
Mayor Bowser Introduces Legislation to Expand Contracting Opportunities for Small and Local…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 18, 2018
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Mayor Bowser Introduces Legislation to Expand Contracting Opportunities for Small and Local Businesses
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, the Council passed legislation…
Mayor Bowser Releases Report on the State of Immigrants in the District
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 18, 2018
CONTACT:
Latoya Foster (EOM)
Victor Jimenez (MOCA)
Mayor Bowser Releases Report on the State of Immigrants in the District
Report Provides Overview of How Bowser Administration…
Breaking: DC Council Passes Strongest Climate Policy in the Nation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, December 18CONTACT: Denise Robbins, Communications Director, CCAN Action FundCamila Thorndike, DC Campaign Director, CCAN Action FundJustin McCarthy, DC Climate Coalition
Breaking: DC Council Passes…
Washington D.C. Passes Historic Climate Legislation, Establishes 100 Percent Renewable Energy Goal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 18, 2018
Contact: Rebekah Whilden, Washington D.C. Chapter of the Sierra Club
Stephanie Steinbrecher, Ready for 100 Action
Washington D.C. Passes Historic Climate Legislation, Establishes…
WAMU: Everything You Need To Know About Sports Betting’s Likely Arrival To D.C.
The D.C. Council is set to cast a final vote today on a bill that would bring legalized sports betting to the nation’s capital, putting the city on the short list of states that already allow it and ahead of any other place in the…
Washington Business Journal: How do Nats Park and FedEx Field fare on food inspections? You might…
Daniel Snyder is keeping busy lining up a new stadium for his football team. Maybe he should keep better tabs on the cleanliness of concessions at his team's current home?
WTOP: In DC’s rush to legalize sports betting, are the benefits overstated?
WASHINGTON — The rush is on to capitalize on legal sports betting, with Washington poised to join the growing list of states with a regulated market. But how much gold is at the end of this particular rainbow?
Washington Post: An opioid epidemic nobody talks about
A generation of African American heroin users is dying in the opioid epidemic nobody talks about. The nation’s capital is ground zero.
Washington Business Journal: D.C. Councilman Charles Allen launches petition opposing new NFL…
D.C. Councilman Charles Allen’s office has gathered thousands of signatures on a petition opposing the construction of a new NFL stadium at the RFK Stadium campus.
Rep. Betty McCollum in The Post: D.C. deserves a much better deal on RFK Stadium
The Dec. 14 editorial “RFK Stadium is a wasted asset” was not wrong about the need to rethink the use of the National Park Service land that is home to the old RFK Stadium. However, the editorial’s support of a backdoor effort by the…
NBC4: DC Bill Would Fine Food Trucks for Squatting on Parking Spots
The D.C. Council is nearing final approval on new legislation designed to break the logjam of food trucks squatting on some of the District’s most prized parking meter spaces.
Ramona Edelin: New DCPS head only half the story
If confirmed by the DC Council, the mayor’s pick for DC Public Schools chancellor will arrive in office after a turbulent period during which the traditional, city-run public school system was plagued by controversy surrounding inflated…
Washington Business Journal: Proposal floated to kill proposed tax break to support Chemonics’…
A proposed tax break to support the consolidation of an international development company's regional offices at The Yards will be tested Tuesday as a D.C. Council member will move to kill it.
WTOP: Caps take a break from the ice to bring smiles to sick children
The children at Georgetown University Hospital received a special treat this week. Instead of being stuck with needles or undergoing tests, these kids got to enjoy some quality time with their heroes on the ice.
Washington Business Journal: Two Japanese restaurants from Zuma owners opening in D.C.
The London restaurant group behind the Zuma chain and more 40 other restaurants around the world is making its way into Greater Washington with two new Japanese concepts, Shōtō and Akēdo, planned for downtown D.C.
Curbed: Court ruling clears way for major mixed-use project in NoMa near Union Market
The development would transform a 1.5-acre site into residences, hotel rooms, offices, and retail
DCist: Councilmember Launches Petition To Oppose New Football Stadium At RFK
Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen and more than 2,400 others are saying “Hail No” to the idea of a new football stadium at the RFK campus.
WAMU: As D.C. Grows More Diverse, Report Shows Public Schools Remain Racially Segregated
D.C. residents talk about the city’s shifting demographics all the time. Since 2006, the District has become wealthier, whiter and younger. And residents see the changes all around them, particularly in new housing developments and rising…