DCist: D.C. And Police Union Reach New Labor Agreement For First Time In Nearly Two Decades
The D.C. police top brass and leadership at the Fraternal Order of Police have reached a new collective bargaining agreement. This is the first contract that did not require impasse or arbitration since 2001, per Mayor Muriel Bowser's…
Curbed DC: Homeless advocates plan another protest against D.C. General demolition on Friday
Last month, they showed up outside her house. But tomorrow, advocates for the homeless will go to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s office at the John A. Wilson Building to demand that her administration pause demolition work on the campus of the…
Bowser pushes new home for Redskins as RFK site redevelopment begins
While kicking off the redevelopment of the RFK Stadium site during a ceremony Wednesday morning, Mayor Muriel Bowser made clear she wants the Washington Redskins to occupy a new football stadium on the campus.
Bowser told reporters that…
Modified Holiday Schedule for Select District Services
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August 30, 2018
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Modified Holiday Schedule for Select District Services
(WASHINGTON, DC) – The District of Columbia Government offices will be closed on Labor Day (Monday, September…
jonetta rose barras: Battling for the ballot
The DC Board of Elections next week is expected to review challenges made to the qualifying petitions of candidates hoping to appear on the November general election ballot. The process, as much of an election ritual as candidates forums,…
Metro Service Information for Labor Day, Monday, September 3
For immediate release: August 30, 2018
Metro Service Information for Labor Day, Monday, September 3
On Labor Day, Monday, September 3, 2018, Metro service will operate service on the following schedules:
Metrorail: The system will…
Mayor Bowser, Metropolitan Police Department, and DC Police Union Reach Labor Agreement
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August 30, 2018
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Dustin Sternbeck (MPD)
Mayor Bowser, Metropolitan Police Department, and DC Police Union Reach Labor Agreement
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Mayor Bowser, Chief of the…
City Paper: Women in D.C. Face Obstacles at Every Step of Pregnancy and Childbirth
Melissa Esposito walked two miles in the snow to get to her third prenatal appointment. It had been so hard to get a time with the doctor, she was scared to reschedule. Danielle Lloyd endured pregnancy in the food and maternal care desert…
Place: Washington residents join forces to sidestep rising rents
The housing cooperative model is an attractive proposition for many in fast-developing Washington, which is experiencing one of the worst shortages in affordable housing in the country
DDOT Announces Continuation of Dockless Vehicles Program
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August 30, 2018
Media Contacts
Terry Owens
Lauren Stephens
DDOT Announces Continuation of Dockless Vehicles Program
Current Program Extended through December with New Requirements for Operators…
Washington Post: Construction has damaged interior of historic Franklin School, preservationists say
In a city of monuments, the Franklin School is one of just 18 buildings with both its interior and exterior designated for historical protection — the highest level the city can bestow. It’s also a National Historic Landmark, a distinction…
Capitol View Library Close Sept. 22 for Exterior Renovation
For Immediate Release
August 30, 2018
Media Contact:
George Williams, Media Relations Manager
Capitol View Library Close Sept. 22 for Exterior Renovation
Interim Library Opens Oct. 9
(Washington, D.C.) - The Capitol View Library,…
WAMU: Dockless No More? D.C. Extends Bikeshare Program, But Now Riders Must Lock Bikes To Racks
The District announced it is extending its dockless bike and scooter pilot program through the end of the year — with one new wrinkle. Starting in September, riders will have to lock dockless bikes to racks or street signs. More permanent…
Washington Post: ‘Bring it home’: Bowser, Snyder speak glowingly of RFK site for next Redskins…
Just hours after breaking ground on a $489 million project to transform the barren parking lots surrounding RFK Stadium into playing fields for the city’s children, D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) on Wednesday left no doubt about the…
City Paper: The Art of Documenting Dying Mice (and Other Horrors)
The charges that Phyllis Black outlines against her landlord in a sworn affidavit are sweeping and shocking. But if there’s one thing she wants him to know, it’s this: She isn’t leaving her home. In the nearly two years she’s lived at 711…
Washington Post: ‘No one famous lived here,’ but the old stone house on the Mall has endured
If only this house could talk. For 180 years the small, stone “miracle” has witnessed the passing of history on the southwest corner of 17th Street and what is now Constitution Avenue. Battered by time, nature, and neglect, the onetime…
Washington Post Editorial Board: D.C. just won a big reward for its comeback
FROM AFFORDABLE housing to Metro to the occasional water-supply glitch, the District has its share of issues and problems. It is our job to hold the city accountable on those subjects but, just now, we’d like to focus on the bigger picture:…
Theresa Vargas in The Post: ‘I don’t wanna die no mo’: The song these D.C. youths hope will stop…
Curiosity led Vernesha Poindexter to walk outside when she heard the gunfire. She didn’t know then that 42 bullets had been fired down a nearby street in Southeast D.C. She didn’t know that at least eight of those bullets had hit a…
A glimmer of hope for the once-iconic Fort Dupont concert series
For decades, the Fort Dupont Park free concert series was legendary for its roster of nationally known R&B and jazz acts, performing all summer long, sometimes on both Fridays and Saturdays. This year’s 46th annual season, with just six…
WTOP: It’s electric! DC Capital Bikeshare bikes to offer pedal assist
WASHINGTON — The District’s bright red fleet of Capital Bikeshare bikes will soon be joined by pedal-assist versions. D.C. Department of Transportation officials won’t comment publicly, but the social media account for the program has been…