Search for next DC poet laureate brings calls for more public input
Dolores Kendrick — hailed as Washington’s “first lady of poetry” and a “deeply revered figure in American literature” — served for nearly two decades as DC’s second poet laureate until her death last November at the age of 90. Now, a search…
Washington Post: Bowser introduces baby Miranda to Washington at baptism
Days after D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) presented her baby to the world on the “Today” show, she publicly introduced the District’s first daughter to the city at a baptismal reception on Sunday. Miranda Elizabeth Bowser was baptized at…
Ian Urbina in The New York Times: My Father, a Judge, Said a Gun Control Case Was One of His…
WASHINGTON — Though I’ve been lucky to have been insulated from gun violence most of my life, it was at the core of the identity of my hometown, Washington, D.C. According to a study by the Pew Research Center, Washington recorded more…
WTOP: Local deacon at high-profile parish calls on Wuerl to resign
WASHINGTON — A highly-visible deacon at St. Matthew’s Cathedral is adding to the calls on the Archbishop of Washington to resign over the handling of sex abuse allegations. In a letter sent Saturday by James Garcia to Cardinal Donald Wuerl,…
Washington Post: A consultant told Metro what many riders already know: It’s the service that’s…
After years of hand-wringing over the source of its plummeting ridership — teleworking, a shrinking federal workforce, lower gas prices, ride hailing, bike sharing — a consultant concluded what has been obvious to the hordes of riders who…
Adams Morgan Day to mark 40th anniversary with a focus on history, art, community
The Adams Morgan Day festival is set to celebrate its 40th anniversary on Sunday with an array of offerings for adults and children from noon to 6 p.m. The event, DC’s longest-running neighborhood festival, was on the brink of collapse just…
Michael Saltsman in The Post: Initiative 77 was wrong in June, and it’s wrong now
Call it the wage increase that wasn’t. In June, 10 percent of registered D.C. voters supported Initiative 77, a ballot measure to raise the base wage for tipped employees by 200 percent. Proponents of the measure portrayed this low-turnout…
Dusty Horwitt and Pamela J. Lee in The Post: D.C. should learn from Arlington’s mistakes on Airbnb…
This fall, the D.C. Council is expected to join other local jurisdictions in considering regulations for short-term, Airbnb-style rentals in which homes and apartments function as hotels. Council members should learn from the…
Two of at-large hopeful’s listed petition circulators accuse campaign of forging their signatures
Two people listed as gathering 507 signatures for the S. Kathryn Allen at-large campaign for DC Council told the city’s Board of Elections Friday under oath that their names were forged on Allen’s petitions.
Their testimony bolstered…
Brandon Todd in The Current: Giving blind and visually-impaired students a fair shot
Next week, the Council will reconvene until this legislative period concludes in December. Over the coming months, my colleagues and I will work feverishly on a wide range of legislative topics. One piece of legislation that I will focus on…
Washington Post: It’s soccer season, but D.C. closes playing fields due to ‘hardness’
For thousands of D.C. children, the week after Labor Day means the thrill of a new soccer season and hours spent preparing for opening weekend games. But this year, as last year, there has been a jarring surprise: shuttered fields and…
DCist: Parking Enforcement Is Sending Out Officers On Bikes To Understand The Cyclist Perspective
The D.C. Department of Public Works will send out some of its officers on bikes to "better understand the issues District cyclists face, and address these issues in real time," DPW Director Chris Shorter says.
DCist: D.C. Loses Another Local News Outlet As DCW50 News At 10 Folds
DCW50 News at 10, a local news broadcast in Washington, is folding at the end of this month. The last broadcast will be on September 28, and all of the station's photographers and reporters will lose their jobs. NBC4's Mark Segraves was the…
Mayor Bowser Awards 15 New Immigrant Justice Legal Services Grants
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 7, 2018
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Mayor Bowser Awards 15 New Immigrant Justice Legal Services Grants
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Bowser announced that her Administration will provide Immigrant…
Capital Projections: Troubled teens 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.
MADELINE’S MADELINE
Like any other New York teenager, Madeline (Helena…
Mayor Bowser Appoints New Directors for Office of Community Relations and Services, Office of…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 7, 2018
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Mayor Bowser Appoints New Directors for Office of Community Relations and Services, Office of Community Affairs
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Mayor Bowser today…
The DC Lineup for the weekend: It’s all about community
Multiple communities are gathering in DC this weekend (Sept. 7 through 9) and offering opportunities for locals to explore their interests. Try new gelato flavors, watch short films or gain insight into the world’s leading university for…
AG Racine Appoints Lisa Raymond as Chief of Staff
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 7, 2018
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
AG RACINE APPOINTS LISA RAYMOND AS CHIEF…
Metro plans full-scale security exercise at Gallery Place Station, Sunday, September 9
For immediate release: September 7, 2018
Metro plans full-scale security exercise at Gallery Place Station, Sunday, September 9
Metro Transit Police and the DC Metropolitan Police Department will conduct a full-scale law enforcement…
WAMU: Immigrant Students Fight Their Fears To Stay In School
Students always have jitters at the start of the school year. But for children of immigrant families, going back to school means overcoming a unique set of fears that others may not share.