Washington Post: D.C. mayor rallies for Reeder in effort to oust Silverman
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) on Sunday rallied hundreds of supporters to back Dionne Reeder for a citywide council seat, the latest in an unprecedented attempt by the mayor to oust an incumbent lawmaker.
WTOP: Thousands gather, stream along H Street for annual arts festival
WASHINGTON — It was postponed in September because of the severe weather Hurricane Florence was expected to bring to the area, but the one-day H Street Festival had the area teeming with life on Saturday. Folks streamed through the H Street…
WAMU: Report Challenges What Mayor Bowser Knew Leading Up To School-Transfer Scandal
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has claimed for months that she didn’t initially know about the events which eventually led to the resignation of former schools Chancellor Antwan Wilson. However, a new report appears to challenge what the Mayor…
Washington Post: Many families at acclaimed D.C. arts school cleared of enrollment fraud, school…
Administrators and parents at Duke Ellington School of the Arts say a significant share of families accused of residency fraud have been cleared of wrongdoing — an assertion that appears to undermine a high-profile investigation that rocked…
Washington Post: Probe details story behind school transfer that cost top D.C. education officials…
A former D.C. schools chancellor and another top official ousted by Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) for helping the chancellor’s daughter skirt the competitive school lottery said the mayor had been informed about the child’s school placement,…
Washington Post: ‘All-time-high stress level’: Accused and banned, teen dancer sorely missed school
Sherwayne Carter assumed that his senior-year schedule would be as grueling as the three before. Early morning alarms. Fifteen-hour days. Buses and trains trundling across the District to the Duke Ellington School of the Arts. Classes.…
WTOP: Suitland man arrested for death of cyclist in DC last month
WASHINGTON – The search is over for the driver of a sedan D.C. police say struck and killed a cyclist in downtown D.C. last month. Police arrested 20-year-old Phillip Peoples of Suitland, Maryland, on Friday and charged him with second…
Washington Post: D.C. mayor, council chair and attorney general would get $20,000 raises with new…
The top three elected officials in the District would get $20,000 raises next year — their first pay increase in more than a decade — under new legislation set to be introduced. D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) would see her salary go up to…
Susan R. Paisner in The Post: Oh, Metro, this is a bad idea
Metro is considering raising fares for big events. How many cliches fit? Borrowing from Peter to pay Paul. Penny wise, pound foolish. Here today, gone tomorrow. I spent five years working for the American Public Transportation Association,…
Sean Kennedy and Carol Park in The Post: D.C.’s great train robbery
When the crackling rail-car loudspeakers come on during rush hour, they might as well say: Get your wallets out, this is a train robbery! Despite consistent declines in Metro ridership, shoddy (and dangerous) service, cost overruns and…
Washington Business Journal: Restaurant Nora building sells to D.C. restaurateur
The Dupont Circle building that for nearly 40 years housed Restaurant Nora, the United States’ first certified organic restaurant, has been sold. Prolific D.C. restaurateur Ashok Bajaj, whose Knightsbridge Restaurant Group owns of Rasika,…
Find design inspiration with these six upcoming DC home tours
Part of what makes the nation’s capital so exciting is that there is so much variety here — from the food to the people to the architecture. Every few months, events celebrate the District’s mixed bag of tastes, sounds, sights and…
DCist: D.C.’s Mayor Would Get A 10 Percent Pay Raise Under New Bill
The mayor, chairman of the D.C. Council, and city's attorney general could be getting a raise in the near future. A bill was introduced on Friday to give Mayor Muriel Bowser a 10 percent pay bump, increasing her salary to $220,000 a year.…
DCist: The Exorcist Steps Might Become A Historical Landmark
The so-called Exorcist Steps, the site of that demonic fall at the end of The Exorcist and a ton of huffing and puffing from folks trying to get up the 97 steps from M Street NW to Prospect Street, is the subject of an application for…
Bisnow: What Happens When A Whole Foods Closes? A D.C. Neighborhood Is Painfully Finding Out
The positive effects a Whole Foods opening can have on a neighborhood are well-documented, but one Northwest D.C. neighborhood is becoming a case study for what happens to a community when the popular organic grocer shuts its doors.
Washington Post: ‘A Band-Aid is off’: In a changing D.C., race infuses bitter campaign
Race is a subject many in D.C. politics prefer not to discuss. But it is at the forefront of the city’s most competitive election this fall. That contest pits incumbent D.C. Council member Elissa Silverman (I-At Large) — white, Jewish and a…
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Three years ago, Valor Development gave the Spring Valley and American University Park neighborhoods a glimpse of a proposed development which would replace the shopping center that previously hosted a Superfresh grocery store at 4330 48th…
UrbanTurf: Is Another Grandfamily Development on the Boards in DC?
Last week, an eviction of a Deanwood strip mall made the news, prompting questions about the fairness of the one-day, safety-citing notice to vacate and leading one of the tenants to challenge the closure. If the developer moves forward,…
Bisnow: D.C. Hotel Developers See Rise Of Luxury Brands, Increased Focus On Social Spaces
Don Peebles, a national real estate developer who began his career in D.C. in the 1980s, has seen the nation's capital go through several distinct waves of hospitality development. The latest iteration, Peebles said, is the introduction of…
WAMU: Should Demonstrators Near The White House And National Mall Be Charged Fees?
Monday is the last day you can submit comments on the National Park Service's proposed permit rule changes.