WAMU: D.C. Mayor’s Control Of Schools Under Challenge
Members of the D.C. Council are challenging Mayor Muriel Bowser’s control of schools. Council Member David Grosso is introducing a bill that would make the Office of State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) an independent agency outside of…
Washington Post: Initiative 77 to raise tipped wage in D.C. seems doomed at council hearing
District lawmakers Monday grappled with whether they should take the extraordinary step to overturn a law approved by voters that raises wages for servers, bartenders and others who earn tips. A marathon hearing on a bill to repeal…
Mayor Bowser Introduces Legislation to Ban Ghost Guns in Washington, DC
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September 17, 2018
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Mayor Bowser Introduces Legislation to Ban Ghost Guns in Washington, DC
“Ghost Guns Prohibition Emergency Amendment Act of 2018” Will Make the Possession of…
Mayor Bowser Announces Finalists and Special Honorees of the 33rd Annual Mayor’s Arts Awards
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September 17, 2018
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Mayor Bowser Announces Finalists and Special Honorees of the 33rd Annual Mayor’s Arts Awards
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, as part of 202Creates,…
Josh Gibson: Addressing DC statehood, one neighborhood at a time
Sometimes it may feel like DC statehood is a dead letter that's been lost in the mail.
I think there’s a way we can address that perception and, frankly, stamp it out: Let's change how we write our return addresses.
Everyone else in…
Mayor Bowser Nominates Dr. Unique Morris-Hughes to be Director of the Department of Employment…
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September 17, 2018
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Mayor Bowser Nominates Dr. Unique Morris-Hughes to be Director of the Department of Employment Services
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Bowser announced her…
City Paper: Live Blog: Hearing on The Bill Repealing Initiative 77
The D.C. restaurant industry spent the summer grappling with a divisive ballot referendum that seeks to eliminate the tip credit in the District. Today the pros and cons of Initiative 77 will resurface at a marathon hearing on a bill…
Curbed: D.C. Inspector General to review controversial fast-track permit program
The District’s independent Inspector General will examine a controversial program meant to expedite reviews of building permits in the coming months as part of a sweeping “audit and inspection plan” for D.C.’s next fiscal year. Called…
Local artist helps survivors share their stories in anti-domestic violence exhibit
Marta Pérez-García has seen many of her friends suffer from domestic violence. In many of those cases she didn’t realize they were suffering until it was too late.
“I am from Puerto Rico, and there is a big problem with domestic…
Mayor Bowser Weekly Press Guidance
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Mayor Bowser Weekly Press Guidance
Monday, September 17, 2018 – Sunday, September 23, 2018
On Monday, Mayor Bowser will be swearing in the Mayoral Appointment of 365 Board Members and celebrating with…
WTOP: DC’s Humane Rescue Alliance urges people to adopt after Florence
WASHINGTON — Have you been thinking about expanding your family? The Humane Rescue Alliance in D.C. is urging people looking for pets to adopt from their facilities in order to make room for more animals coming in due to Tropical Storm…
Washington Post: Metro’s brutalist downtown building is up for sale. What should replace it?
The planned sale of Metro’s hulking downtown headquarters could be a game-changer for Penn Quarter. As the agency’s rezoning request for the property heads to a public hearing in two weeks, residents and officials have started imagining…
Washington Post: Behind Metro’s diving ridership: A millennial exodus
Metro acknowledges service is a key factor driving its ridership decline. A new analysis provides insight into who is abandoning the system.
Nine days of walking tours bring DC’s history to the streets
Cultural Tourism DC has hosted diverse, multiday groupings of free guided tours of neighborhoods around the city once or twice a year since 2000. Now offered each fall, WalkingTown DC will showcase 50 neighborhoods over the next nine days —…
Washington Informer: You Can’t Sit Still While Watching ‘Straight Crankin”
The word had been on the streets since 2017 about a documentary that would chronicle the development of go-go – D.C.’s homegrown musical creation. Now, the wait’s finally over. On Monday, Sept. 10 at the historic Lincoln Theatre in…
Washington Post: Mayor Bowser alters schools chief selection panel amid parents’ lawsuit
Facing a court battle, D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) moved this week to alter the composition of the panel advising her on finding a schools chief — a decision that underscores the high stakes involved with installing a chancellor.
Washington Post: D.C. deputy mayor trailed by ethics complaints is stepping down
A top aide to D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) who has been caught up in multiple ethics investigations over the past 18 months is stepping down, city officials announced Friday. Courtney R. Snowden, the deputy mayor for greater economic…
DCist: Here Are The Big Issues The D.C. Council Plans To Tackle When It Returns
Guess who's back! The D.C. Council returns from its summer recess on September 17 with no shortage of issues on the docket. These next few months are particularly important because they're the final ones of this two-year council session.…
UrbanTurf: New Renderings Provide a Closer Look at the Dancing Crab Redevelopment
Nearly six months ago, UrbanTurf reported on the plans filed for a mixed-use redevelopment of Tenleytown's former Dancing Crab restaurant. Now, we are getting a more detailed look at the project.
Curbed DC: Gas station in underdeveloped corner of NoMa could become ‘prominent’ building
A recent land deal in D.C.’s flourishing NoMa neighborhood could help transform a long-untapped intersection where two major thoroughfares meet into a hub of housing and retail. Inked at $25.5 million, the deal makes way for a mixed-use…