Street Sense: Attorney General continues cracking down on unsafe tenant conditions
In three new lawsuits announced on Oct. 17, D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine accused building owners in wards 7 and 8 of “neglecting their properties and forcing tenants to live in conditions that threaten their health and safety,”…
Harry Jaffe on NBC4: Winners and Losers in the DC Election
Call it the Nightmare on the Fifth Floor — the wing of the John A. Wilson Building that Mayor Muriel Bowser’s team occupies.
City Paper: Eric Shaw Departs the Office of Planning
Eric Shaw has departed as chief of the Office of Planning, WAMU'S Martin Austermuhle reported Thursday morning. OP oversees land use and design review, historic preservation, and neighborhood planning; Mayor Muriel Bowser tapped Shaw to…
DCist: For Decades, This Woman Has Had D.C.’s Best Grave. She Died This Week
The District is filled with august memorials to dead men. But for decades, the city’s very best grave was built for a woman who was very much alive.
City Paper: ANC Election Results Roundup: Incumbents Out, New Faces, and a Fight Over Lemonade…
The District’s most hyperlocal political arena—Advisory Neighborhood Commissions—saw at least half a dozen longtime incumbents voted out on Tuesday, in some cases signaling shifts in neighborhood views on development, transit, zoning, and…
UrbanTurf: Airbnb Asks DC Council to Table Short-Term Rental Regulatory Bill
Next week, the DC Council is scheduled to have a final vote on a piece of legislation which would establish a regulatory framework for short-term rentals. Now, the company which largely inspired the legislation is asking the Council to hold…
Mayor Bowser Announces Key Appointments
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November 8, 2018
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Mayor Bowser Announces Key Appointments
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a series of appointments in her Administration:
Reverend Thomas L.…
DCist: This D.C. Chef Just Opened A Georgetown Restaurant And Has Netflix Stardom On The Horizon
If you’ve seen the meandering music video for Radiohead’s “Daydreaming,” you might already have a feel for finding your way to Reverie.
City Paper: Mayor Bowser To Withdraw Censorship Amendment from D.C. Arts Grants
This week, the D.C. government took an alarming turn toward censorship—albeit a brief one.
DCist: After Protest At Tucker Carlson’s House, Group Says ‘Fascists Are Vulnerable. Confront Them…
The group that protested outside a Fox News host’s home is encouraging others to “confront at their homes!”
Washington Post: D.C.’s slow expansion of e-scooter program, higher fees and more rules…
E-scooter companies that want to continue operating in the District will need to offer a cash payment option to customers, restrict scooter speeds to 10 mph and pay substantially higher fees to the city under the latest round of regulations…
Norton to Be Honored by Physicians for Social Responsibility for Her Work on Nuclear Disarmament,…
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November 8, 2018
Norton to Be Honored by Physicians for Social Responsibility for Her Work on Nuclear Disarmament, Tonight
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will receive a Visionary…
New website maps out history of housing segregation in DC
A new website, Mapping Segregation, seeks to illuminate DC’s history of racially restrictive housing covenants from the last century that continue to define the city’s segregation patterns today.
The site is the brainchild of DC…
Norton to Speak at World War I Centennial Commission Event Honoring Legacy of African Americans and…
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November 8, 2018
Norton to Speak at World War I Centennial Commission Event Honoring Legacy of African Americans and Latinos, Today
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will speak at a…
Capital Projections: Smoldering edition
Capital Projections is The DC Line’s selective and subjective guide to some of the most interesting arthouse and repertory screenings in the coming week.
BURNING
Director Lee Chang-dong (Poetry) adapted a short story by Haruki…
AVIXA: Tuning the technology and acoustics at Duke Ellington School of the Arts
It only takes a moment to realize that the Duke Ellington School of the Arts (DESA) is exceptional. Music, performance and visual arts emanates from everywhere within this Washington, DC high school, which was founded by passionate…
WUSA9: DC teacher stays after school to teach ballet lessons for free
WASHINGTON -- Dance classes can be pricey. For many students in Center City Charter School in Petworth however, dance is not an option for them. During the day, Jordan Daugherty teaches students all about music. After school her classroom…
UrbanTurf: Why Not Hotel? NoMa Developer Exploring Converting Four Floors of Apartments into…
The rebranding of the apartel continues. Developers Toll Brothers and AECOM Capital are exploring the idea of seeking a modification of consequence to Union Place, a 14-story mixed-use development at 200 K Street NE (map) in order to set…
City Paper: Meet 21 Washingtonians who give D.C. its distinct character.
If one theme binds the 21 Washingtonians in City Paper’s 2018 People Issue, it’s that each of them is sure about their purpose in life. Some of them discovered what their life’s work would be as children. Others made an enduring…
Circa: Woman helps homeless man involved in confrontation with police in viral video
WASHINGTON (Circa) — Grace Maria says she was headed back into her office in Washington, D.C. when she noticed a homeless man involved in a confrontation with police.