jonetta rose barras: Drilling down in the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs
Whew! Folks who sat through more than eight hours of the recent session of the DC Council had to have come away wondering whether anyone really knew what was happening. Surely they questioned what would be the potential impact on the city…
NBC4: DC Votes to Call Street Outside NASA Headquarters ‘Hidden Figures Way’
The street outside NASA headquarters could soon be named for the pioneering black women scientists depicted in the film "Hidden Figures."
NBC4: DC Man Once Wrongfully Convicted of Murder Awarded Scholarship to Oxford
A D.C. man once wrongfully incarcerated for murder has been awarded a scholarship to the prestigious University of Oxford in England.
Washington Informer: D.C. Council Inches Closer to Strategic Senior Plan
Within a matter of weeks, the D.C. Council will likely approve legislation tasking the DC Office on Aging (DCOA) with creating and implementing a decadelong strategy to assess and improve various aspects of the District senior living…
WUSA9: D.C. Police settle lawsuit over ‘invasive,’ unconstitutional anal search during…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A D.C. man has agreed to settle a lawsuit against a Metropolitan Police Department officer over an unconstitutional and “exceedingly invasive” anal search during a stop-and-frisk incident for an undisclosed amount,…
WUSA9: D.C. could be 2nd city in U.S. to ban conversion therapy for some adults
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The District could become the second city in the U.S. to ban conversion therapy for some individuals over the age of 18 if a bill passed by the city council Tuesday night receives approval from the mayor and Congress.
DCist: D.C. Police Reach Settlement With Man Over ‘Invasive’ Public Stop And Frisk
A D.C. man who says he was intrusively patted down by a police officer last year has settled his lawsuit against the officer for an undisclosed amount of money, the ACLU of D.C. announced on Thursday. The city admitted no wrongdoing in the…
DC Open Government Coalition blog: D.C. Agency FOIA Problems Surface with Rare Drama in…
Genet Amare, an official with the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, has filed a whistleblower lawsuit in Superior Court that -- if its allegations are proved -- gives a rare window on a D.C agency’s disdainful treatment of…
Washington Business Journal: GWU Hospital: New bill makes Southeast hospital deal ‘potentially…
George Washington University Hospital said that it “cannot and will not be involved” in a deal with D.C. to operate a planned new Southeast D.C. hospital unless D.C. Council removes two amendments from proposed legislation that would…
UrbanTurf: Apartments, A Central Park and Possibly José Andres: The 6 Proposals for a Central DC…
After over a decade on the District's roster of parcels ripe for development, we are finally getting a look at what could potentially be constructed at 2 Patterson Street NE (map).
DCist: New Plaques Honoring Musicians Just Appeared On Seventh Street NW. Here’s Why
There’s something new on Seventh Street NW this week, and it’s not just the line outside the Christmas bar. Look down: The sidewalk bears a few plaques that honor musicians in the Howard Theatre Walk of Fame.
DCist: With Recent Closures, Is Upshur Street In Trouble?
The much-ballyhooed Upshur Street has seen some surprising headlines in recent weeks: closings, rather than openings.
Bisnow: Sports Mogul Ted Leonsis: ‘Let’s Do In Ward 8 What We Ended Up Doing In Downtown…
When Monumental Sports CEO Ted Leonsis attended Georgetown in the 1970s, the university cautioned its students not to explore D.C.'s Chinatown area, a then-struggling neighborhood that the arena and sports teams he owns have since helped…
Washington Business Journal: D.C. shut the door to service station redevelopments 12 years ago. It…
One way or another, D.C. gas station owners should soon be able to petition the city to redevelop their properties — an option unavailable to them for the last dozen years.
City Paper: George Washington University Hospital Walks Away From a Deal to Run a New Hospital in…
George Washington University Hospital—the Universal Healthcare Services-owned, 370-bed facility in Foggy Bottom—is really super committed to D.C.'s healthcare.
Street Sense: This local librarian is serving his community by serving up food and literature
At the corner of 15th Street and Irving Street Northwest on a cold November morning, a man stands by a cart laden with granola bars, fruit, bottles of water and books. As people hurry by on their morning commute, he calls out, “Good…
Wilson Building display of political cartoonist’s work shows long history of voting rights…
Last month’s pivotal midterm election provoked heightened frustration over DC’s lack of a vote in Congress. District residents on Nov. 6 may have found themselves longingly gazing across the Potomac River to spy on Arlington County, where…
Washington Post: George Washington University Hospital halts talks for new hospital in Southeast…
George Washington University Hospital has suspended negotiations with the District to build and run a new hospital east of the Anacostia River, telling city officials in a letter Wednesday that conditions placed on the deal this week by the…
City Paper: Starved For Sit-Down Restaurants, Where Would Ward 7 and 8 Residents Like to Dine?
Taronica wants a Chili’s east of the river. It’s not because she wants to mix and match different flavors of ribs on a Friday night. She currently works at a location of the chain in Alexandria and wishes there were more restaurants in her…
WAMU: Eliminating Book Deserts: How A D.C. Community Bookstore Is Breaking Down Barriers To Reading
On a recent afternoon, Derrick Young set up a microphone, unfolded some tables and put the finishing touches on an open space near MahoganyBooks, an African American bookstore he opened with his wife, Ramunda, in the District’s Ward 8 last…