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
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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
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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…
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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…
jonetta rose barras: The DCRA indictment
The recent report from DC auditor Kathy Patterson and her team has revealed numerous weaknesses within the inspection and enforcement regime at the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA). It has also served as an indictment of…
Washington Post: D.C. Council will consider law to strengthen prevention of lead poisoning in homes
Safety measures to ensure that children are protected from the dangers of lead poisoning while living in District homes may soon become a lot more stringent. The D.C. Council is considering a bill to shore up weaknesses in…
WTOP: ‘Where is the urgency?’: DC Council, advocates critical of ‘Vision Zero’
WASHINGTON — D.C. residents and officials envision a time when the number of pedestrian deaths falls to zero, but with several recent fatal collisions, many are beginning to question why progress has been so slow. At a joint public…
Washington Post: Principal placed on leave after being taped mocking student’s sex assault claim
A D.C. high school principal captured on tape ridiculing a student who had reported a sexual assault was placed on administrative leave Thursday by city officials amid growing calls for the principal’s ouster. The action came after The…
WTOP: Residents say gas fumes persist after DC lifts stop-work order
WASHINGTON — Gas fumes persist inside a luxury apartment building near Nationals Park in Southeast even after the city lifted a stop-work order imposed at a neighboring property. The cease and desist order was issued Aug. 24, after…
The Rev. Judie S. Martin of InnerCity Collaborative Community Development Corp.: Mentoring matters
On a 95-degree day, high risk intervention strategist (mentor) Ronnie Myers ventured to Lincoln Heights to pick up five youth, ages 13-19. He gazed across the street to see what they see on a daily basis – crime, drug deals, fancy cars…
Washington Times: Metro Board axes its rider advisory council, gives GM Wiedefeld a raise
The Metro Board is poised to dissolve its only direct mechanism for rider feedback and advocacy, the Rider Advisory Council (RAC), according to testimony during a Thursday morning meeting. “You have a serious credibility gap with the…
City Paper: D.C. Rape Crisis Center Reports Spike in Hotline Calls During Kavanaugh Saga
If watching the testimony of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh before the Senate Judiciary Committee today is triggering your buried memories of assault—or even that time a friend told you about their experience with assault—you…