City Paper: D.C. Housing Authority Is Failing In Just About Every Way
A scathing audit from HUD calls for top to bottom reform and training for the executive director and board of commissioners in the basic functions of their jobs.
WTOP: Bowser continues review of DC deputy mayor charged with assault as residency questions grow
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said a review of all claims against Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Chris Geldart, including his compliance with the District’s residency requirement, is ongoing after he allegedly assaulted a man in Arlington,…
Washington Post: A broke marching band parades on Capitol Hill to practice. Magic ensues.
The mostly low-income kids in the Eastern High School Marching Band are beloved by the mostly affluent D.C. homeowners who witness their practices
WTOP: National Gallery of Art finds one of its Vermeer works was painted by someone else
The National Gallery of Art announced Friday it will reveal new findings about Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer to be examined at the Vermeer’s Secrets exhibition, opening Saturday.
Washington Post: D.C. Housing Authority’s leadership is failing, HUD report says
Inadequate management, poor oversight and faulty governance drove the D.C. Housing Authority’s failure to provide “decent, safe, and sanitary” housing for its residents in violation of federal requirements, HUD investigators have…
Washington Post: Amid assault charge, D.C. deputy mayor under review for residency status
The D.C. government is reviewing whether D.C. Deputy Mayor of Public Safety and Justice Christopher Geldart is meeting the requirement that high-level officials reside within city limits, D.C.'s mayor said Friday, after a police statement…
Washington Post: National Gallery confirms one of its Vermeers is actually not a Vermeer
Experts had long wondered whether “Girl With a Flute” was really one of the world’s few paintings by the Dutch master. The pandemic gave the museum a chance to investigate.
DCist: Planning Commission Approves Final Plans For D.C.’s First Elevated Public Park
Final site development plans for the 11th Street Bridge Park have been approved, the National Capital Planning Commission announced on Friday. The new elevated park project will span the Anacostia River, and will repurpose existing piers…
Washington Post: D.C. officials unveil first-ever urgent care center in Ward 8
D.C. officials on Friday unveiled the first-ever urgent care center to open in Ward 8, in an area of the city where residents have faced notable disparities in both access to health care and health outcomes.
DCist: Rock Creek Park’s Zoo Loop Trail, Pedestrian Bridge Open This Weekend But Hours Leave Locals…
A key trail connector in Rock Creek Park that has been missing for more than four years is finally whole again. But some users are upset at newly implemented trail hours.
Washington Post: Biden announced mass marijuana pardons. What does that mean for D.C.?
President Biden’s announcement Thursday that he is pardoning all people convicted of simple possession of marijuana under federal law was met with cheers from D.C. officials who underscored the move’s impact for local residents.
DCist: After Killings, Violence, Bureau Of Prisons Will Move D.C. Men From Louisiana Prison
After two men from D.C. were killed within the span of three weeks at a federal prison in Louisiana, the Bureau of Prisons is moving some people from D.C. out of the facility. The deaths and resulting transfers highlight long-standing…
Washington Post: Thousands of D.C. students still behind on vaccinations as deadline looms
More than 23,000 students in the District do not have all their routine shots
City Paper: D.C. Officers Tagged ‘Threat to Safety’ Remain on the Force
MPD was ordered to rehire 37 of the 49 officers it fired in about six years, costing taxpayers $14.3 million, the D.C. Auditor found.
Cynthia Khoo and Daniel Jellins in The Post: D.C. might ban ‘algorithmic discrimination.’ That’s…
Apartment-hunting is tough enough without every disappointment also becoming a mystery. The smoking gun, for an increasing number of us, lies in the rise of secretive technological tenant screening tools. With these tools, landlords can…
DCist: Local Restaurant Owners And Workers Grapple With Phasing Out Tipped Minimum Wage If I-82…
John Guggenmos, the owner of gay bars Trade and Number Nine, declines to speak about ending the tipped minimum wage in absolutes. He doesn’t support Initiative 82, the upcoming ballot measure that would do that, but he believes it will…
District Links: Biden’s pardons for marijuana possession spur praise but also calls for DC…
President Joe Biden's announcement that he will pardon people convicted of simple marijuana possession under federal and local DC law brought praise from District officials as well as calls for greater autonomy via statehood.
jonetta rose barras: A hot at-large DC Council race gets hotter
DC voters began receiving their ballots for the November general election this week. The contests for mayor, DC Council chair and council seats in wards 1, 3, 5 and 6 are mostly sleepers; the winners of the June Democratic primary are…
WTOP: More inclusive Air and Space Museum will feel new, no matter how many times you’ve been before
The Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum has been closed since the end of March, allowing for the museum to undergo a massive indoor makeover. Pretty soon it’ll be ready to open to the public again.
WTOP: 2 DC high schools to pilot redesigned curriculum
Two D.C. high schools will remodel their curriculum with the intention to better prepare students for college and careers.