Introduced to chess at the age of 3, Ward 7 teen now holds national ranking
People look at Zahir Muhammad and automatically assume he plays sports. At 6 feet 3 inches, he towers over most of his peers at DeMatha Catholic High School. But the 16-year old’s sport of choice isn’t basketball or football: it’s chess.…
Washington Post: D.C. is one of the nation’s highest-profile school systems. Do people still want to…
The District has struggled to recruit candidates to fill the city’s top education job, which has sat vacant nine months, according to a top elected official.
WTOP: EXCLUSIVE: Dockless bike, scooter surge on way as 12 companies apply for DC permits
WASHINGTON — D.C. is set to see a surge in dockless scooters and bike-share bicycles after a dozen companies applied for the city’s new permits.
WTOP: Lost Sock Roasters, Turning Natural sign on to Takoma Theater
The historic Takoma Theatre, redeveloped by Rock Creek Property Group and soon home to a satellite clinic for Children’s National Hospital, has signed two retail tenants: Lost Sock Roasters, a small-batch coffee roaster, and Turning…
Washington Times: D.C. Council approves clean energy bill
A unanimous D.C. Council gave preliminary approval Tuesday to a major climate change legislation with some last-minute revisions that worry environmentalists.
Washington Post: D.C. Council gives preliminary approval to ambitious clean-energy goals
The D.C. Council on Tuesday gave preliminary approval to legislation that would move the District’s power grid to entirely renewable energy sources by 2032, a goal that places the city in the vanguard of local governments seeking to tackle…
Think Progress: Historic D.C. climate bill one step closer to reality after clearing crucial first…
The effort is the most ambitious renewable energy goal of any city or state in the country.
Nonprofit Quarterly: Museums, Neighborhoods, and Gentrification: Lessons from the Nation’s Capital
For the first time in human history, more than half of the world’s population lives in cities, a shift that is resulting in new challenges. The Smithsonian Institution’s Anacostia Community Museum, with its 50th anniversary exhibition, A…
The Wash: One Hecht of a Development: Distilleries and an Art Moderne warehouse spur a revival in…
One Hecht of a redevelopment: Brewers and distillers have moved into Ivy City and brought life to the once-sleepy northeast neighborhood. A massive redevelopment project on the New York Avenue corridor seems sure to accelerate the…
Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie Leads Council Action to Take W Street Trash Transfer Station by…
For Immediate Release: November 27, 2018
Contact: Nolan Treadway
Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie Leads Council Action to Take W Street Trash Transfer Station by Eminent Domain
Represents Next Step in McDuffie’s Multi-Year Fight for…
Norton Files Amendment to Republican Tax Bill to Make D.C. Eligible for Another Program to Expand…
Contact: Benjamin Fritsch
November 27, 2018
Norton Files Amendment to Republican Tax Bill to Make D.C. Eligible for Another Program to Expand Investment in Low-Income D.C. Neighborhoods
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes…
Committee to vote on omnibus gun safety bill with focus on gun lethality and new tool for MPD to…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 27, 2018
Contact: Erik Salmi
Committee to vote on omnibus gun safety bill with focus on gun lethality and new tool for MPD to remove guns from at-risk persons
*Audio of Councilmember Allen’s quote…
WAMU: Most Duke Ellington Families Cleared Of Fraud, But Some Say The Damage Is Done
Earlier this month, D.C.’s Office of the State Superintendent (OSSE) quietly released an update on the school residency fraud case at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts.
Washington Post: Proposal to rename D.C. street outside Saudi Embassy for Khashoggi gains support
A neighborhood advisory panel in Washington that typically focuses on liquor license applications and other local concerns is inserting itself into the international furor prompted by the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi last month at…
Greater Greater Washington: Is underground housing a bad thing?
The Scottish Rite Masonic temple in Dupont Circle plans to build apartments on some empty space behind its building. One element of the project is two levels of apartments below the ground level. This has raised the question: is underground…
City Paper: Bartender Sues, Temporarily Blocking Petition to Repeal the Repeal of Initiative 77
The Initiative 77 chess match continues.
Greater Greater Washington: Here’s what bus lanes on 14th Street NW could look like
14th Street in Columbia Heights could get bus lanes, if a proposal from the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) becomes reality. The plans are in the early stages, and agency and neighborhood officials are looking for feedback.
DCist: How One Corner Of D.C. And Maryland Became Craft Alcohol Row
It’s 4 p.m. on Thanksgiving Eve when DC Brau opens up its taproom. Customers trickle in, grabbing six-packs out of the fridge in the corner or getting growlers of beer filled to take home for the holiday.
WAMU: Major D.C. Climate Bill Headed for Passage, After Unanimous First Vote
Urgent climate change warnings are piling up: just last week, the federal government released its latest, most alarming National Climate Assessment.
WaPo: Citi Open tennis event likely to stay in D.C., thanks to Mark Ein’s intervention
With the goal of safeguarding its future in Washington, the Citi Open, which has brought top tennis pros to the D.C. region for a half-century, is in the late stages of negotiations to transfer management of the tournament to…