Washington Post Editorial Board: D.C. voters should tune out all the identity politics
FINAL WEEKS of political campaigns are often marked by political noise, with too little attention spent on core issues. That, sadly, has been the case in the race for two at-large seats on the D.C. Council. Unsubstantiated claims about…
The DC Lineup for this weekend: November begins with neighborhood nexuses
The new month starts off with many ways to embrace community throughout the city. Singing with the New Synagogue Project, bike riding with the Washington Area Bicyclist Association, dining during DMV Black Restaurant Week and an apple-pie…
Mayor Bowser Kicks Off AlleyPalooza 8.0
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
November 2, 2018
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Terry Owens (DDOT)
Mayor Bowser Kicks Off AlleyPalooza 8.0
Since Launching These Campaigns of Focused Activity in 2015, the Bowser Administration has Renovated or…
Norton to Push for Architect of the Capitol Sensitive to Local D.C. Issues
Contact: Benjamin Fritsch
November 2, 2018
Norton to Push for Architect of the Capitol Sensitive to Local D.C. Issues
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today thanked outgoing Architect of the Capitol Stephen T.…
‘It opened my eyes to the world’: DCPS program organizes, funds summer trips abroad
A senior at H.D. Woodson High School in Northeast, Dana J. Dudley usually spends a lot of his time thinking about upcoming football games. But standing in the Roosevelt High School atrium on a late September evening in front of his laptop…
Scott Goldstein: Don’t be confused — corporate education reform isn’t ‘progressive’
With an unprecedented amount of money being poured into DC’s upcoming State Board of Education elections, it’s a good time to reflect on the competing forces working to shape education policy in DC more than a decade into controversial…
jonetta rose barras: Mayor Bowser’s election-year risk
Without serious opposition, Mayor Muriel Bowser is inoculated against defeat in next week’s general election. That comfortable perch undoubtedly was one consideration in her decision to shine her political light on relative newcomer Dionne…
Bowser unveils Age-Friendly DC 2023 Strategic Plan
Mayor Muriel Bowser released the Age-Friendly DC 2023 Strategic Plan at the Avalon Theatre this week, using the opportunity to highlight recent efforts to help the city's seniors, such as lowering their property-tax bills by 50 percent,…
Capital Projections: Kidnapped 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.
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In this ripped-from-the-headlines drama, Susan Sarandon stars…
How Housing Matters: Young and Homeless in Washington, DC
In late August, fall classes at Trinity Washington University had just begun, but Bre* was already thinking ahead to winter break. When the semester ends and the dorms close, she will be homeless again. The possibility that she would have…
City Paper: Cleared of Campaign Finance Violations, Bowser Takes Shot at Nonprofit That Accused Her
It turns out Mayor Muriel Bowser did not violate D.C. campaign finance laws, as the nonprofit watchdog group Public Citizen alleged last week. Bowser appeared on CSPAN's Washington Journal as part of its 50 Capitals Tour today and again…
Washington Post: Backlash to Elissa Silverman’s D.C. Council first term fuels campaign to unseat her
In her campaign for reelection, council member Elissa Silverman (I-At Large) has faced a barrage of attacks for supporting a paid family medical leave law that challenger Dionne Reeder and Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) say is a burden to…
DCist: ‘Every Time It Rains, It Gets Worse’: Arthur Capper Seniors Still Waiting To Retrieve…
It’s supposed to rain again on Friday, and all Carlton Moxley can think about is his stuff: several guitars, drums, clothes, and irreplaceable family jewelry lying under the swollen, fire-damaged, caved-in roof at the Arthur Capper Senior…
WAMU: Karl Racine Explains Emoluments Lawsuit With ‘Queer Eye’ Host Jonathan Van Ness
D.C. politics just got a big dose of national media attention, honey. The District’s Attorney General, Karl Racine, was this week’s guest on “Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness.” Can you believe!? In the Venn Diagram of people who know…
Washington Times: Metro board wary of proposed fare increase
Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld’s budget for fiscal 2020 includes several service improvements, but some Metro Board members are wary of a proposed fare increase. Mr. Wiedefeld’s budget calls for extending rush-hour service, replacing…
Curbed DC: D.C.’s biggest family homeless shelter closes as officials prepare to open new ones
Without much ado, Mayor Muriel Bowser on Tuesday officially shuttered D.C. General, the former hospital that had served as a homeless shelter since 2001 and had housed more than 260 families a night at peak levels in recent years, making it…
Hoyer, Norton Announce Inspector General Has Begun Review of USDA Proposal to Relocate Two Agencies…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
November 1, 2018
Contacts:
Annaliese Davis (Hoyer)
Benjamin Fritsch (Norton)
Hoyer, Norton Announce Inspector General Has Begun Review of USDA Proposal to Relocate Two Agencies Out of the National Capital Region…
DCist: Two Bills Before The D.C. Council Would Change The Way Schools Approach Sexual Assault
On Thursday, At-large Councilmember David Grosso opened public testimony on two bills addressing sexual assault in schools: the School Safety Act of 2018 and the Student Safety and Consent Education Act of 2018. Grosso says that his staff…
Washington Post: ‘Tree Killer Lives There’: Halloween display targets Georgetown mansion once owned…
The owner of a Georgetown mansion once owned by former first lady Jackie Kennedy was labeled a “tree killer” in a Halloween display after neighbors complained some of the property’s premier timber recently disappeared.
BisNow: D.C. Provides $51M To Finance 3 Ward 8 Affordable Housing Projects
Three Ward 8 projects creating over 300 new affordable units will soon move forward with financing from the District. The D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development announced Wednesday it provided $40M in loans to two projects and…