Curbed DC: Can Apple stores be public spaces? The tech giant wants to be the new town square
A short walk directly north from the National Mall sits Washington, D.C.’s famed Carnegie Library. Opened in 1903, the District’s first central library is named for Gilded Age steel magnate Andrew Carnegie. Just four years earlier, in a…
National Law Enforcement Museum set to open at Judiciary Square this week
The nation’s only museum dedicated to nearly every facet of American law enforcement will open this month at Judiciary Square, offering exhibits that will enable visitors to assume the role of crime-scene investigators and hear first-hand…
Matthew Pembleton of the D.C. Policy Center: Synthetics: The next chapter in the D.C. region’s drug…
America’s drug problem continues to evolve in startling and dangerous ways, and the District of Columbia remains at the forefront of those changes. Drug overdose continues to be a leading cause of death in the United States; according to…
D.C. Students are Beating the Odds at EmpowerK12’s 2018 “Bold Performance” Schools
D.C. Students are Beating the Odds at EmpowerK12’s 2018 “Bold Performance” Schools
Meet the 24 traditional and public charter campuses where at-risk students performed best on the 2018 PARCC test; six schools are three-time winners
FOR…
New report finds teacher turnover higher in DC than other states
For Immediate Release
Wednesday, October 3, 2018
Contact: Paul Negron, Public Affairs Specialist
New report finds teacher turnover higher in DC than other states
Calls for deeper investigation into…
WAMU: High Salaries, But High Turnover In D.C. Public Schools, Study Finds
Imagine if each year a company lost about a quarter of its staff, and after five years over half the employees were new. That’s what’s happening with teachers in public schools in D.C., according to a new report commissioned by D.C.’s State…
Washington Post: Summer slowdown may yield brisk fall housing market in the District
While summertime, particularly the month of August, is notoriously slow for the housing market, local real estate experts suggest that the fall market is picking up steam in the District. “Across the board, in every price range in the city,…
John Kelly in The Post: Good things are happening at Langley Elementary. You can help.
One of the first things Vanessa Drumm-Canepa did after becoming principal of Langley Elementary in the District three years ago was redesign the school’s tiger mascot. The old tiger was a fearsome beast. Drumm-Canepa wanted the new one to…
WTOP: Caps’ home opener: Red carpet event, outdoor viewing party among festivities
WASHINGTON — The Caps are poised to start their 2018-2019 season, which means it’s time to raise the Stanley Cup Champions banner at Capital One Arena. And even those who can’t get inside to see the history firsthand Wednesday night will…
LaDon Love: DC children, families need ‘Birth-to-Three’ services as well as paid leave
I recently attended Mayor Muriel Bowser’s Maternal and Infant Health Summit. It was a great show and messaging event. It was marred, however, by the fact that while Bowser had just signed the Birth-to-Three for All DC Amendment Act of 2018,…
WUSA9: Mayor Bowser announces TIF proposal for big Southeast, DC project
WASHINGTON -- Mayor Muriel Bowser's office had some big news Tuesday for a major mixed-use development east of the Anacostia River. The office announced that it introduced a bill to provide tax increment financing for the Reunion Square…
DC Council approves emergency bill to crack down on synthetic drug suppliers
Following a summer spike in overdoses from synthetic drugs, the DC Council voted unanimously today to approve emergency legislation to help law enforcement officers crack down on suppliers of the drugs.
Mayor Muriel Bowser proposed the…
Washington Post: D.C. Council votes to restrict Airbnb in nation’s capital
The D.C. Council unanimously gave preliminary approval to legislation that makes the District one of the most tightly regulated cities in the country when it comes to Airbnb and other similar homesharing services.
WAMU: Bill Regulating Home-Sharing Services Like Airbnb Gets Initial Approval From D.C. Council
The D.C. Council on Tuesday gave unanimous approval to a bill that regulates and restricts home-sharing services like Airbnb, VRBO and FlipKey in D.C., creating a legal framework for the popular practice while curtailing what some critics…
WTOP: DC police seek public’s help in Tenleytown hit-and-run
WASHINGTON — D.C. police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the car responsible for a Sept. 5 hit-and-run in the Tenleytown neighborhood of Northwest. The video shows a car turning left from Albemarle Street onto Wisconsin…
Mayor Bowser Announces First-Ever Tax Increment Financing Proposal for Ward 8 Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 2, 2018
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Chanda Washington (DMPED)
Mayor Bowser Announces First-Ever Tax Increment Financing Proposal for Ward 8 Development
Legislation Introduced by the Mayor Will Create a…
City Paper: Councilmember Elissa Silverman’s Initiative 77 Repeal Compromise Fails 8-5
In a few hours the D.C. Council will vote on emergency and permanent legislation repealing Initiative 77. But before that could happen, councilmembers had to decide where they stood on Councilmember Elissa Silverman's proposed compromise…
UrbanTurf: The 10 Residential Developments on the Boards For Deanwood and Congress Heights
Today, UrbanTurf catches up with the residential pipeline in two East of the River neighborhoods that have received a lot of attention lately: Deanwood and Congress Heights. Deanwood has recently earned a reputation for being hot among…
City Paper: DHCD Makes Across-the-Board Budget Cuts to Housing Counseling Providers
Nearly a dozen local housing counseling providers and advocates for those facing housing instability received a destabilizing notice at the end of September: The Department of Housing and Community Development would reduce their funding by…
Washington Post: D.C. Council takes initial vote to overturn wage hike for bartenders, servers…
D.C. lawmakers on Tuesday took initial steps to overturn an initiative that would have raised the minimum wage for servers, bartenders and other workers who rely on tips, just four months after voters easily passed the measure. The D.C.…