Mayor Bowser Opens First Grandfamily Affordable Housing Community
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September 13, 2018
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LaToya Foster (EOM)
Kate Hartig (DMPED)
Mayor Bowser Opens First Grandfamily Affordable Housing Community
Plaza West Includes 223 Affordable Housing Units, 50 “Grandfamily” Units for…
Washington Post: Household incomes in the District rise dramatically in 2017
Just a year after sluggish household income reports in the District of Columbia prompted speculation that the city’s boom years were ending, new numbers from the Census Bureau released Thursday suggests District household income has swung…
Washington City Paper: Traffic Tickets: the District Profits and Residents Pay
The American rite of passage known as a traffic ticket can ruin a good day and tank a bad one. But in D.C., where tickets top off at $300, double if unpaid after 30 days, and are issued in perverse abundance via automated cameras, traffic…
WAMU: D.C. Area Students Tell History From Their Own Eyes On The Hamilton Stage
Some might have called it irreverent, and others will praise it. But in an era where students are challenging the icons of American history, none of that was lost on the Hamilton stage. Across the United States, the cast of Hamilton has…
Washington Times: D.C. summit discusses best practices for maternal health
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser held an inaugural summit on maternal and infant health Wednesday, marking almost a year since two maternity wards in the District’s poorest wards shut down amid increased attention on health disparities among…
jonetta rose barras: Brizill, ballots and the Board of Elections
When the DC Board of Elections recently upheld the challenge of at-large DC Council member Elissa Silverman against her principal opponent S. Kathryn Allen, they could have titled their ruling the “The Brizill Effect.” While Dorothy Brizill…
Washington Post: Collapse of council candidate’s campaign marks latest defeat for D.C. businesses
The District’s business establishment endured a devastating blow this week when its handpicked candidate to unseat a progressive lawmaker was tossed off the November ballot after it was determined her qualifying petitions were filled with…
WAMU: Do Higher Wages For Restaurant Workers Kill Jobs? A New Study Says No.
D.C. residents voted in June to raise the minimum wage for tipped workers, but the matter is far from settled. As members of the D.C. Council consider whether to overturn the vote, saying higher wages could hurt workers in the long run, a…
Washington Business Journal: D.C. council chairman to revise comp plan bill this fall — with an eye…
D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson plans to revise a bill that amends a key chapter in the city's comprehensive plan with language to establish affordable housing as a priority and provide clarity on how the Zoning Commission can…
UrbanTurf: Here is How Many More Apartments The DC Area Will Need if the Region Lands Amazon
As the twenty locales on Amazon's shortlist for a second headquarters wait with bated breath for news of a selection, many have speculated how the arrival of the economic behemoth would affect the housing market. Now, a new HotPads analysis…
Washington Post: For D.C. Mayor Bowser, Mystics and Wizards’ new facility is blueprint for luring…
As bulldozers rumbled outside, D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser took a seat in the second row of the Washington Mystics’ new arena and noted the enviable proximity. Then she stood near the center of the court, as electronic dance music was…
Washington Business Journal: Benning Market raises more than $250K through crowdfunding
When Benning Market food hall breaks ground in December or January, it will do so with the investment of more than $257,000 from a crowdfunding campaign launched by developer Neighborhood Development Co. But Adrian Washington, a principal…
Curbed DC: Entertainment and Sports Arena to open at the St. Elizabeths East Campus this month
District officials will cut the ribbon on the new Entertainment and Sports Arena (ESA) on the St. Elizabeths East Campus on Saturday, Sept. 22. The arena will host Washington Mystics home games, Washington Wizards practices, and assorted…
Current Newspapers: Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh thanks D.C. firefighters on 9/11 anniversary
On Tuesday afternoon, 17 years and four hours after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh pulled up to the Engine 31 firehouse on Connecticut Avenue in Forest Hills. Six firefighters stood to attention as Cheh swept in,…
WAMU: D.C. Region Likely To Dodge The Worst of Hurricane Florence
The brutal hurricane that’s heading for the Carolinas seems likely to spare the Washington region from its unrelenting rain and wind. “The way it looks now, Florence should stay far enough to our south, leaving us with just some breezy…
Washington Times: Community of Hope Conway Health and Resource Center aims to help after 2 maternity…
Two maternity wards closed last year east of the Anacostia River, complicating the lives of low-income women in need of care for high-risk pregnancies and delivery. Community of Hope Conway Health and Resource Center in Southeast is helping…
Dexter Williams: DC Democratic Party needs to embark in a new direction
If you’re not a DC political insider or activist, you might have never heard of the DC Democratic State Committee — or certainly about the functions of the organization. In short, the state committee is the governing body of the DC…
Fact and fiction intersect in Pelecanos’ latest novel
George Pelecanos is a prolific and respected author whose work is often praised by critics for accurately portraying the District. In his latest novel, The Man Who Came Uptown, readers familiar with neighborhoods like Petworth, Park View…
In October OTR Will Host a Series of Workshops to Educate DC Seniors About Real Property Tax Relief…
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Wednesday, September 12, 2018
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In October OTR Will Host a Series of Workshops to Educate DC Seniors About Real Property Tax Relief Programs
The workshops…
Washington Post: A club of their own: The story of a secret poker society started by pioneering…
In 1942, a group of university professors, doctors, lawyers and other black professionals in Washington wanted to get together on weekends and play poker. But they had a problem. Not only did segregation in the District bar them from…