OSSE Announces Overall Four-Year Graduation Rate of 68.5% for the 2017-18 School Year
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
November 9, 2018
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Jack Pfeiffer (DME)
Fred Lewis (OSSE)
OSSE Announces Overall Four-Year Graduation Rate of 68.5% for the 2017-18 School Year
(WASHINGTON, DC) –…
Metro service information for Veterans Day, Monday, November 12
For immediate release: November 9, 2018
Metro service information for Veterans Day, Monday, November 12
On Veterans Day (observed), Monday, November 12, 2018, Metro will operate service on the following schedules:
Metrorail: Trains…
Norton Announces DOJ Inspector General Has Begun Assessment of Conditions at Hazelton Prison
Contact: Benjamin Fritsch
November 9, 2018
Norton Announces DOJ Inspector General Has Begun Assessment of Conditions at Hazelton Prison
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said that U.S. Department of…
Norton Expresses Concern about Transportation Options for Returning Citizens at New D.C. Halfway…
Contact: Benjamin Fritsch
November 9, 2018
Norton Expresses Concern about Transportation Options for Returning Citizens at New D.C. Halfway House
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today released…
The DC Lineup for Veterans Day Weekend: A variety of ways to honor those who served
Following Election Day on Tuesday, patriotic sentiment runs high this weekend, Nov. 9 to 11. It’s Veterans Day on Sunday, so many folks are able to relax with an extra day off on Monday, Veterans Day observed. Take advantage of the many…
Washingtonian: This DC Author Wrote a Popular Prison Novel. His Own Story Has Some Big Twists.
A mention in the latest George Pelecanos book is earning Eyone Williams new attention.
Washington Post: D.C. region renews push on pedestrian safety as deaths increase here and nationwide
Street Smart’s annual educational and enforcement campaign kicks off as shorter days mean the most dangerous time of year for pedestrians and cyclists
Washington Post: New halfway house for 300 former inmates set to open next year in D.C.
A private company has won a five-year, $60 million federal contract to open a halfway house for 300 former inmates in Northeast Washington.
WAMU: Historic Call Boxes In Downtown D.C. Will Be Transformed Into Art Celebrating Women
Nine long-defunct call boxes in downtown D.C. are about to get a second life as public art.
Fox 5: Muriel Bowser opens up about balancing her duties as DC’s mayor and motherhood
WASHINGTON - Muriel Bowser is the first mayor to win a second term in the District of Columbia since 2002 and she is the second woman ever elected mayor in the nation’s capital. It's an honor this fifth-generation Washingtonian doesn't take…
Washington Post: After outcry, D.C. commission backs down on censoring art
Responding to protests from Washington artists and arts leaders, the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities has reversed a controversial new measure to censor its grant recipients.
jonetta rose barras: The impervious madame mayor
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser glided into her press room Wednesday, fresh from her general election victory. She started by thanking voters and announcing her pride at being “elected as mayor a second time.”
Then, with an often-underappreciated…
Washington Times: Repairs on D.C. Fire’s Truck 7 left neighborhood vulnerable
A D.C. fire truck whose ladder became stuck during a three-alarm fire in September failed again last week, leaving Eastern Market without its services for 2 1/2 days.
Washington Post: Bowser announces post-election shakeup at high-profile D.C. agencies
Two days after winning a second term, D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) on Thursday announced a shake-up in the leadership of several prominent city government agencies.
City Paper: Bowser Administration Shuffles Cabinet, Ousts Multiple Agency Chiefs
The news release detailing these changes came in after 6:15 p.m. on Thursday.
Washington Business Journal: Exclusive: 1776 to shutter District location, seeks new D.C. office
Startup incubator 1776 plans to shutter its District campus when its lease expires at the end of the year, saying it couldn't agree on new lease terms with building owner DivcoWest.
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.