WTOP: Bowser picks Indianapolis superintendent for new DC schools chief
WASHINGTON – D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has picked a new schools chancellor for the District.
Council set to take second vote Tuesday on amended version of campaign finance reform bill
The DC Council is moving toward passage of a major omnibus campaign finance reform bill, with a final vote scheduled this week after an initial OK in November. If approved, the legislation would overhaul campaign fundraising in a city long…
Seeing DC’s iconic landmarks through a new lens — and tracking down lesser-known sights
There are only so many times a person can visit the Lincoln Memorial before the experience starts to feel pedestrian. At least, that’s what Beth Kanter thought — until she found a way to see the statue from a different perspective.
Last…
DCist: Education Committee Chair Seems Lukewarm On The Mayor’s Chancellor Pick, Won’t Rush…
After a months-long search, Mayor Muriel Bowser has announced Lewis Ferebee, the former superintendent of Indianapolis Public Schools, as her pick for the new D.C. Public Schools chancellor. But this isn’t the end of the process—the D.C.…
City Paper: Bowser Picks Indianapolis Superintendent to Lead DCPS
The Council’s education committee won’t move on the nomination until next year.
WAMU: New D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Pick May Shift Charter, Traditional School Interactions
Lewis Ferebee has been named the new D.C. Public Schools chancellor following an extensive search that officially kicked off this summer.
Four candidates vie for vacant Ward 4 State Board of Education seat in Tuesday special election
Voting isn’t over for residents of DC’s Ward 4. They will take to the polls on Tuesday to choose their representative on the State Board of Education. One month after elections for board seats in wards 1, 3, 5 and 6, this special election…
Washingtonian: Rappahannock Oyster Bar Opens a Scenic Waterfront Location at the DC Wharf
In the early 1900s, Chesapeake watermen dredged the Bay’s bottom for wild oysters and brought their hauls to DC’s “Fish Wharf” on the Southwest Waterfront. Now over a century later, a modern breed of oystermen are setting up shop in the…
City Paper: Internet Sales Tax Revenue Could Cut Commercial Property Tax Instead of Funding Homeless…
Back in 2013, the D.C. Council was salivating over a shiny new source of revenue: sales tax from stuff bought on the internet. At the time, however, states and cities could not legally collect sales tax from sellers not physically located…
Statement of Councilmember Grosso on the nomination of Lewis Ferebee to be the Chancellor of D.C.…
For Immediate Release
December 3, 2018
Contact
Matthew Nocella
Statement of Councilmember Grosso on the nomination of Lewis Ferebee to be the Chancellor of D.C. Public Schools
Washington, D.C. – The following is a statement…
Mayor Bowser Announces Dr. Lewis D. Ferebee as DCPS Chancellor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 3, 2018
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Mayor Bowser Announces Dr. Lewis D. Ferebee as DCPS Chancellor
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that she has appointed Dr. Lewis D. Ferebee to…
UrbanTurf: Historic Board Weighs In on Proposed Scottish Rite Residential Development
Earlier this fall, we got our first look at the residential building on the boards for the Masonic Temple-owned lot at 15th Street and S Street NW (map). Some time next year, however, the project may look different.
Washington Business Journal: Here’s how much Metro paid for its new headquarters in D.C.
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority spent $51.3 million to buy its new headquarters in Southwest D.C., an acquisition that allows the agency to move forward on plans to transfer 700 employees out of the obsolete Jackson…
Chalkbeat: D.C., meet your next chancellor: 8 things to know about Lewis Ferebee and what he might…
Washington, D.C., is getting a new school chancellor, and it’s Lewis Ferebee, a former teacher, principal, and the current superintendent of the Indianapolis Public Schools.
Washington Post: Indianapolis superintendent chosen to lead D.C. Public Schools
Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) on Monday named the Indianapolis schools superintendent to be the next leader of D.C. Public Schools, passing over a school system veteran who guided the district through a turbulent year.
DC Government to Remain Open as Region Prepares for Former President George H.W. Bush State Funeral
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Monday, December 3, 2018
CONTACT:
Susana Castillo (EOM)
Nicole Peckumn (HSEMA)
District’s Joint Information Center*
*Hours: 12/3: 12 p.m. – 8 p.m., 12/4: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.; 12/5: 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
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Washington Times: Barracks Row sewer line clogged by ‘mountain’ of restaurant grease
DC Water workers spent six hours Sunday clearing a “massive mountain of grease” from a clogged sewer line at Barracks Row, a utility spokesman says.
Greater Greater Washington: Long Bridge expansion will add new railroad tracks and a bike trail…
New plans call to double the number of railroad tracks over the Potomac River between DC and Arlington, and to build a new pedestrian/bicycle bridge between Southwest Washington and Crystal City.
Delvone Michael and the Rev. William H. Lamar IV: Let’s make DC politics more inclusive by reforming…
Washington is a city that, despite recent growth and prosperity, today still sees staggering levels of inequality that must be addressed. The issues facing DC are not new, and we will not experience a moral revival until our elected…
City Paper: WUSA9’s Andrea McCarren Loves Training Service Dogs for Veterans and the Disabled
On the morning after the midterm elections, about 20 WUSA9 staffers—on-air reporters, news managers, producers and assignment editors—gather in a conference room at the station’s headquarters on Wisconsin Avenue NW to review the previous…