Washington Post: A fashion change is coming for D.C.’s men and women in blue
It’s about comfort. And durability. And stealth. After decades wearing light-blue uniform shirts, D.C. police are switching to navy blue. The shift from light to dark comes with a new design — hidden, internal suspenders to more evenly…
The Washington Post: Washington couple donates personal Duchamp collection to the Hirshhorn
Aaron and Barbara Levine spent 20 years purchasing art by Marcel Duchamp, the pioneering conceptual artist considered a giant of the 20th century. Attracted by Duchamp’s intellectual curiosity and sense of humor, the Levines describe their…
Joel Pomerantz in The Post: The banning of cash only heightens gentrification
I don’t understand the elitist, “let them eat cake” attitude of the Sept. 1 editorial “It’s okay to be cash-free.” Note that the banning of cash transactions is clearly a gentrification strategy to keep out the riffraff and has been imposed…
Archaeologist completes long-stalled excavation at 1787 mansion in Georgetown
Built in the 1780s, Georgetown's Halcyon House has a rich history full of tales and mysteries that are a part of DC lore — as well as some that are just being brought to light. The landmark mansion at 3400 Prospect St. NW now houses an…
DCist: Interim DCPS Chancellor Confirms She’s Applying For Permanent Position
Interim Chancellor for D.C. Public Schools Amanda Alexander announced on The Kojo Show Wednesday that she's applied for the permanent position as chancellor of the school system. It's the first time she's publicly confirmed she will be…
WTOP: Some DC taxes are going up: A pack of cigarettes will cost a lot more
WASHINGTON — Several D.C. tax rates change effective Oct. 1, coinciding with the start of the District’s 2019 fiscal year.
UrbanTurf: 50 Units, a Food Hall, and an Eye-Catching Entertainment Venue Planned For Fort Totten
Fort Totten is getting a lot of attention from developers this year, and now an older project is picking up where it left off, albeit with a very eye-catching detail. The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation is seeking zoning review for…
Curbed DC: Federal commissioners poised to again delay vote on National Zoo security plans
The Smithsonian Institution says it will submit a “revised project later this fall”
WTOP: DC Fire changes response protocol after engine crash injures 8 firefighters
WASHINGTON — Hours after Friday’s crash between two fire engines responding to an apartment fire, D.C.’s fire chief has ordered a change in protocol to lessen the chance of apparatus colliding on the way to a fire scene.
UrbanTurf: Over 80 Sites Significant to Black Georgetown to be Commemorated
Two centuries before Georgetown was entertaining the notion of $1,500/square-foot condos, it was an industrial port town where the brick streets and alley dwellings were frowned upon and enslaved and free Black populations lived in close…
WTOP: Pepco attempts to ease concerns over planned Mt. Vernon substation
WASHINGTON — Pepco is defending plans to build an electrical substation near a school in D.C.’s Mt. Vernon neighborhood, on a lot currently hosting a community garden.
Amid DC’s unemployment problems, training offers ‘Digital Hope’ for homeless
The Church of the Epiphany looks different on a Saturday afternoon. There are no robed choir members singing hymns. The black iron gate, usually wide open, is padlocked shut, and the only way in is through a back door in the alley, propped…
In Columbia Heights, a planned affordable senior housing project gains support from local ANC chair
Northwest DC’s Columbia Heights is one of the fastest-gentrifying neighborhoods in the country, but a new project is promising to add affordable housing to the area. The National Caucus & Center on Black Aging Inc. (NCBA) plans on…
Bowser Administration Matches More Than 1,000 Washingtonians with Job Opportunities in First 60 Days…
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Bowser Administration Matches More Than 1,000 Washingtonians with Job Opportunities in First 60 Days of 1,000 Opportunities Initiative
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Bowser Administration Selects Partner to Develop and Manage Inclusive Innovation Fund for…
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Bowser Administration Selects Partner to Develop and Manage Inclusive Innovation Fund for Underrepresented Entrepreneurs
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WAMU: Short Contracts, Tight Budgets Make D.C.’s Principals More Stressed Than The National Average
The D.C. Auditor’s office says the District’s principals are the most stressed in the nation, and the policy of only giving school leaders one-year contracts is largely to blame. The report, commissioned in response to a request from the…
Curbed DC: D.C. forces work to halt on historic Franklin School redevelopment after alleged damage
The District has issued a stop-work order on the $50 million redevelopment of the Franklin School, a publicly owned historic building downtown that developers are transforming into the city’s first-ever language arts museum, after officials…
News4: Car Linked to DC Mansion Murders Suspect Was Torched Like Victims’ Car
It was a shocking crime in a wealthy Washington, D.C., neighborhood. Firefighters responded to a 911 call for a house on fire, but inside they found the bodies of three members of the Savopoulos family and their housekeeper, tortured and…
Fox 5: Personal info for 2,000 DC students mistakenly posted online
WASHINGTON - The personal information for 2,000 homeless D.C. students was mistakenly published online and accessible for six months, school officials said. According to D.C. Public Schools, the accidental disclosure took place after a…
Curbed DC: New D.C. General replacement shelter to début in Northwest this month
On Sept. 26, District officials will cut the ribbon on the first new family homeless shelter to open as a replacement for the derelict D.C. General shelter, which is slated to close this fall. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration announced…