UrbanTurf: An Unconventional Church-to-Residential Conversion on Capitol Hill
The idea of church-to-residential conversions in DC often conjures images of high-ceilinged condos with majestic windows. A new conversion on the boards is delivering a different type of offering. OPaL is restoring and retrofitting the…
Washington Business Journal: Ireland expands Embassy Row presence with townhouse buy
Ireland, that is, the sovereign state, has acquired a large Massachusetts Avenue NW townhouse adjacent to its embassy as it seeks to expand its mission in the nation’s capital.
DCist: Washingtonians Don’t Love Taxation Without Representation, Not-So-Shocking Poll Finds
Most Washingtonians know all too well that D.C. residents pay federal taxes, yet have limited representation on Capitol Hill. Hence, our “taxation without representation” license plates and ever-present bid for statehood.
Washington Post: To shame a prince, activists want to rename street in front of Saudi embassy in…
LONDON — It was a gut-punch of an evening. Speakers at a memorial service here on Monday night for the slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi included lifelong friends, human rights activists, fellow journalists, academics and his fiancee…
WTOP: Bill lowering DC voting age to 16 passes committee
WASHINGTON — A bill that would lower the voting age for District residents from 18 to 16 cleared a committee hurdle Thursday and will advance to the full D.C. Council for a final vote. If it passes, the nation’s capital would become the…
Mayor Bowser Kicks Off DC Health Link’s 2019 Open Enrollment Period
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Mayor Bowser Kicks Off DC Health Link’s 2019 Open Enrollment Period
DC Residents Urged to Get Covered at DCHealthLink.com Before the…
Ramona Edelin: What candidates need to know about public charter schools
As Election Day beckons, DC voters’ thoughts turn to how they feel about the District now, their hopes for it in four years’ time, and who might best take the city in their preferred direction. There is no shortage of recent news for voters…
WTOP: ‘Kids Ride Free’ SmarTrip change impacted thousands of DC students
WASHINGTON — Up to a few thousand D.C. students either did not go or struggled to get to school in the first week of a new SmarTrip card requirement for free bus and rail rides, data obtained by WTOP suggested. A number of parents…
Washington Post: D.C. wants to eliminate right turns on red at some intersections. Will it really…
Making a right turn on red could go the way of curbside parking in some parts of the District as city officials intensify efforts to reduce traffic deaths and make the capital a more walkable city. But does banning right turns on red (RTOR)…
City Paper: Petar Dimtchev Wants to Be the Councilmember for Ward 3
At a corner table in the Tenleytown Panera, Petar Dimtchev is scrolling through his phone. He wants to show off an audio clip. Dimtchev, 32, is challenging three-term incumbent Mary Cheh for the Ward 3 Council seat. He’s an independent;…
Karin Lips of The Post: D.C. should just let the children play
For 45 years, generations of 2-year-olds have been meeting each week in a local church to play through the Capitol Hill Cooperative Play School. Some D.C. government officials now are trying to regulate the program, which they contend is an…
City Paper: Neighbors Have Questions As The City Solicits Proposals For Two Urban Farms
Marcus Roberson has a vision. He wants to grow crops on an empty lot in the Kingman Park-Rosedale neighborhood, close enough to Miner Elementary School to hear children during recess. “If we can get to the kids, we can get to the parents…
Georgetown Dish: Chopping Down Ginkgo Trees in Georgetown? The Debate Gets Heated
Ginkgo trees. They're all over the city, on several blocks in Georgetown, and have been here for at least 40 to 50 years, and some, for over 100, even perhaps 150 years or longer. Some neighbors don't want them, at least not the female…
City Paper: Residents of Wah Luck House Have Endured Difficult Living Conditions to Remain in…
Wah Luck House stands on the corner of 6th and H streets NW in the heart of D.C.’s shrinking Chinatown. Just around the corner from the Friendship Archway, this low-income apartment complex houses—in its 153 units—the majority of the…
Washington Post: D.C. agencies lack domestic violence policies, report says
The link between domestic violence and homelessness among women has long been established. In the nation’s capital, more than half of homeless women interviewed in a recent study said they had experienced domestic violence.
WAMU: How Do You Count All The Cats In A City? The Same Way You Count Tigers In The Wild
There is a long-simmering, often overheated debate amongst animal lovers. It pits cat lovers, who want to help feral cats survive outdoors, against bird lovers, who say cats are causing bird populations to plummet. It’s team cat vs. team…
Washington Post: D.C. officials dismiss campaign finance complaint against Bowser over rally
D.C. officials on Wednesday dismissed a campaign finance complaint against Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) for an rally in which she promoted a candidate in a heated council race. The government watchdog group Public Citizen alleged the mayor’s…
DCist: You Can Vote For Two At-Large Candidates. But Should You?
On November 6, D.C. voters will have the chance to vote for up to two candidates for at-large councilmember. The ballot has six options. There are the two incumbents—Democrat Anita Bonds and independent incumbent Elissa Silverman—as well as…
DCist: ‘These Restaurants Tell Our Story Through Food’: Here’s What To Expect During DMV Black…
Furard Tate likes to ask people if they can remember the last time they visited a black-owned restaurant. Most people can’t—which is why Tate, the owner of Inspire Hospitality, joined together with bar consultant Audra “A.J.” Johnson and…
UrbanTurf: As You Like It, Again: Yet Another Revised Plan For The Bard in Southwest
After months of conversations and negotiations with the Office of Planning, community stakeholders and dissenting neighbors, the development team behind The Bard development in Southwest DC is returning with a proposal even smaller than the…