WTOP: Coalition forms to push the Georgetown-Rosslyn gondola idea
WASHINGTON — A plan for an aerial gondola connecting Georgetown with Rosslyn over the Potomac was first floated more than five years ago, and a feasibility study in 2016 seemed to give the idea some credibility.
Language access bill poised to help DC schoolchildren and families
A new bill approved last week by the DC Council could add heft to the city's language access services, easing life for schoolchildren and parents who speak little to no English.
The Language Access for Education Amendment Act,…
DC Courts Announce New Programs to Assist the Public and Expand Access to Justice
DC COURTS ANNOUNCE NEW PROGRAMS TO ASSIST THE PUBLIC AND EXPAND ACCESS TO JUSTICE
Date
December 12, 2018
WASHINGTON – DC Court of Appeals Chief Judge Anna Blackburne-Rigsby and DC Superior Court Chief Judge Robert Morin today…
Washington Business Journal: Mayweather-Pacquiao fight will cost this D.C. bar more than $8,000
Federal Judge Christopher Cooper had fun with this one. Cooper, of the U.S. District Court for D.C., issued a pun-filled ruling Wednesday on the case pitting J&J Sports Productions Inc. against Tesfit Kiflu, owner of D.C.’s Cloud…
Washington Business Journal: D.C. appeals court allows Union Market-area project to advance
A D.C. court has rejected an activist group's appeal of Foulger-Pratt's $200 million planned development near Union Market.
Washington Post: Constituents seek probe of D.C. lawmaker Brandon Todd over campaign email
A group of elected D.C. neighborhood commissioners is asking campaign finance authorities to investigate allegations that D.C. Council Member Brandon T. Todd (D-Ward 4) used government resources to promote a school board candidate.
UrbanTurf: A New Start-Up Wants to Help DC Homeowners With Accessory Dwelling Units
Earlier this year, UrbanTurf opined about the complexities of building an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) in DC and the lack of easy tools that can help determine whether a structure is feasible. Now, just such a feasibility tool has come to…
City Paper: A New Citizen Science Project Allows People to Report Sightings of Wily Coyotes
“I think people often forget or don’t recognize that urban areas are actually part of nature, too."
Washington Post: Metro’s Riders’ Advisory Council is back after a brush with death. Is anybody…
The riders' group hopes new rules and a liaison to the board will make things different.
City Paper: D.C.’s Development Boom Exacerbates Frustrations With First Source Law
Critics say it's too onerous for contractors and too out of step with the economic landscape of D.C.
City Paper: A Day in the Life at D.C.’s Crisis Line
The crisis line saves lives, but can be a difficult stop on mental-health survivors' journeys toward hope.
WTOP: Concert Capital: Can DC become America’s next big music town?
Local music venues hope D.C. will rival Austin, Nashville and New Orleans for live music.
Washington Post: Redskins D.C. stadium idea runs into opposition from D.C. Council, Capitol Hill
D.C. Council Member David Grosso (I-At Large) on Wednesday urged Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), the city’s nonvoting congresswoman, to do all she could to block what he called a “backdoor attempt” to pave the way for the Washington Redskins to…
Washington Business Journal: Mike Isabella’s restaurant group to shut down
Mike Isabella’s restaurant group is going out of business and many of its restaurants could close as early as the end of the year, according to new filings in the disgraced chef’s bankruptcy case.
D.C. Policy Center: Made in D.C.: Which areas have the highest share of D.C.-born residents
The District has always been home to a large contingent of transplants. Some of these new residents never leave, while others remain here for only a short period of time. D.C.-born residents have never accounted for a large majority of the…
WTOP: Metrorail Safety Commission issues warning as DC pushes for longer hours
WASHINGTON — The new Metrorail Safety Commission’s CEO slammed Metro Board Chairman Jack Evans and other District politicians Wednesday over D.C.’s push to restore Metro’s former late-night hours.
Theresa Vargas in The Post: On a D.C. corner, two panhandlers question whether a Baltimore murder…
Ronald Simms stood in the same spot for several hours on a recent frigid morning, holding a sign asking for “Help, Please.” But he had noticed fewer drivers than usual rolling down their car windows and slipping bills into his hands.
NBC4: DC Officials Quietly Alter Plan to Ease Water Bills to Avoid Lawsuit
Washington, D.C., officials have quietly altered a $13 million plan to ease water bills after a former water board member threatened to sue, calling the plan unfair and unconstitutional.
Washington Informer: DCPL Chief Quashes Ward 8 Rumors
There has been a buzz among Ward 8 that its branches of the District of Columbia Public Library are in line for cutbacks — particularly speculation that the Bellevue/William O. Lockridge Branch in Southwest will be reduced to three full…
Washington Informer: Activists Await Court Ruling on Police-Stop Data
During a hearing last month, D.C. Superior Court Judge John M. Campbell indicated that he will side with American Civil Liberties Union of the District of Columbia (ACLU-DC), Black Lives Matter DC and Stop Police Terror Project DC in…