Rashida Mims in The Post: Hotels are thriving. Why are they worried about my Airbnb listing?
I am a native Washingtonian. I have lived in my Hillcrest home for more than 30 years and raised my children here. I use my Airbnb income to help ensure that I am financially stable in retirement. I appreciate the financial benefits this…
Mayor Bowser’s Statement on September 2018 Revenue Estimates
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 28, 2018
CONTACT:
EOM Communications (EOM)
Statement on September 2018 Revenue Estimates
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, the DC Government released the revised revenue estimates for the FY 2018-2022…
DDOT begins direct oversight of DC Circulator Monday, October 1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 28, 2018
Media Contacts
Terry Owens
Lauren Stephens
DDOT BEGINS DIRECT OVERSIGHT OF DC CIRCULATOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 1
Washington DC — The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) today announced…
Valerie Strauss in The Post: D.C. Mayor Bowser sends an odd message with her pick for new deputy for…
Suppose you are mayor of Washington and your public school system has just gone through a series of scandals that you fear could turn families away. Then suppose you have a chance to fill a top education spot — deputy mayor for education —…
Second annual festival will bring global sounds to DC venues throughout October
Former Gwar metal band drummer and current do-it-yourself world music promoter Jim Thomson is bringing a Puerto Rican punk-turned-salsa band, a Colombian hip-hop group, a “Saharan acid western” movie, and more to multiple DC venues in…
Navy Yard residents hope to see 2-year-old rec center thrive with management shift
Two years after opening, management of the Arthur Capper Community Center in Navy Yard will transition this January from the DC Housing Authority to the DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR). Residents see the change as an opportunity…
City Paper: Mayor Bowser, Councilmembers Meet With Anti-77 Tipped Workers Before Repeal Vote
It feels like like two-minute warning in football as individuals on each side of the contentious tipped minimum wage debate take their final time-outs to urge legislators to vote yes or no on the bill repealing Initiative 77 on Tuesday.…
The DC Lineup for this weekend: Seasonal classics
Break out your favorite fall jacket if you haven’t already. The new season is here along with a cool weekend weather report with lows in the 50s and a welcome break from this week’s seemingly constant rain.
DC is marking the end of…
WTOP: Funding pours in for local low-income kids to receive home health visits
WASHINGTON — The first few years of a child’s life set the foundation for a lifetime of health and well-being — it’s when the brain develops at a rapid rate; when health and nutrition habits are formed; and when social and emotional…
Capital Projections: International 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.
MRS. FANG
In the middle of one of the busiest seasons for area film…
WAMU: Number Of Students In D.C. Public Schools Expected To Top 100,000 In Next Decade
Public school officials in D.C. need to plan for an additional 12,000 students in public and public charter schools in the next 10 years, according to a study released today by the Office of the D.C. Auditor. The number represents a 13…
A Method in the Madness of Projecting School Enrollment
For immediate release
Contact: Diane Shinn
A Method in the Madness of Projecting School Enrollment
New research gives policymakers a best-practices methodology to project enrollment accurately, transparently, and efficiently…
Consligi Construction/HGA Named Lamond-Riggs Library Design/Build Team
For Immediate Release
September 28, 2018
Media Contact:
George Williams, Media Relations Manager
Consligi Construction/HGA Named Lamond-Riggs Library Design/Build Team
A new building will replace the existing library…
Norton to Take Special Order Time on House Floor to Discuss Momentum for D.C. Statehood, This…
Contact: Benjamin Fritsch
September 28, 2018
Norton to Take Special Order Time on House Floor to Discuss Momentum for D.C. Statehood, This Afternoon
WASHINGTON, D.C.—As the House of Representatives gavels out until the November…
Washington Post: Elissa Silverman defends paid leave law at D.C. Council candidate forum
D.C. Council member Elissa Silverman (I-At Large) on Thursday sparred with Dionne Reeder, an independent challenger who recently gained the backing of Mayor Muriel Bowser (D),over the sweeping paid family and medical leave law that…
WAMU: D.C.’s Free Pre-K Has Allowed More Mothers To Work, Report Finds
Almost a decade ago, D.C. embarked on an ambitious experiment: to make pre-kindergarten for 3- and 4-year-olds in the city free and universal. Now a report from the liberal-leaning Center for American Progress says the impact of the free…
Washington Post: D.C. Council to vote Tuesday on barring residents from renting out second homes on…
The District would bar property owners from using AirBnB or similar companies to rent out second homes under a revised bill to go before the D.C. Council on Tuesday, D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson said Thursday. The long-awaited new…
City Paper: Ultramarathon Legend Bruce Fordyce Joins D.C. Parkrun to Celebrate Nelson…
Bruce Fordyce, a South African ultramarathon legend and nine-time Comrades Marathon champion, was running late. He arrived at the check-in for his commercial flight from Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg past the departure time. It was a…
Washington Post: This woman rides a bike once a week on local trails. She’s also blind.
Qudsiya Naqui is legally blind, but most Thursday evenings, she hops on a bike in either D.C. or Maryland and rides the trails. “I love the rush and the speed,” said Naqui, 34, who lost most of her vision in her mid-20s. Naqui is a stoker,…
Tales of Cuban culture and people, told through food
“Uncertainty is the only thing the Cuban chef can count on, and so he has learned to rely on his ingenuity.” So write Guillermo Pernot and Lourdes Castro, to explain the variety and creativity of Cuban cuisine in their new cookbook, Cuba…