Statement from Councilmember Allen on RFK fields groundbreaking: “A milestone moment in reclaiming…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 29, 2018
Contact: Erik Salmi
Statement from Councilmember Allen on RFK fields groundbreaking:
“A milestone moment in reclaiming District space from a stadium for residents.”
Ahead of today’s…
Jack Koczela: Visualizing a regional trail network
A new map released this month by the Capital Trails Coalition demonstrates how the Washington metropolitan area’s trails can connect all parts of the region to one another. These largely off-road trails make it possible for pedestrians,…
Washington Post Express: This 4-year-old spotted an error on the WMATA map
The other day, Ehren Reynolds and his 4-year-old son, Theo, looked at a map of the Metro system, as they do each day during their commute to child care. “You can get on the Yellow and Green, the Orange, Silver and Blue,” Theo said, as he…
CIty Paper: D.C. To Host First-Ever Black Restaurant Week in November
Houston, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Memphis, and Atlanta have one thing in common. They've all hosted a Black Restaurant Week to highlight black culinary and bar talent as well as black-owned restaurants. This fall, D.C. joins the movement…
Washington Post: Operator at District’s 911 center failed to send police to school after man…
An operator at the District’s 911 center failed to send police Monday afternoon when a parent at an elementary school in Northwest Washington called to report a man outside the building threatening to shoot, according to a city spokeswoman.
Todd Brogan: When performing resistance is not enough
Mayor Muriel Bowser made headlines recently with her smooth retort to President Donald Trump’s outlandish claim that local elected officials were responsible for the postponement of his military parade.
“The local politicians who run…
National Park Foundation Bolsters Anacostia Park’s Community-Building Efforts with $861k Grant
For Immediate Release: August 28, 2018
Contacts: Alanna Sobel, National Park Foundation
Pya Langley, National Park Service
National Park Foundation Bolsters Anacostia Park’s Community-Building Efforts with $861k Grant
Funding…
Washington Post: Police link feud between D.C. neighborhoods to fatal shooting of 10-year-old girl
The crew from Wellington Park had been planning a drive-by shooting in rival Clay Terrace turf for weeks, police say, even buying a stolen car to use. On the afternoon of July 16, it was time to recruit some gunmen.
City Paper: D.C. Attorney General Racine Eyes Probe of Possible Catholic Church Abuses Here
“Our office is reviewing the findings of the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s report and we will consider taking action if appropriate.”
Deborah Simmons in The Washington Times: What does Mayor Bowser want for Miranda Bowser?
Mayor Muriel Bowser tweeted a most intriguing question on Monday: “What qualities do want in your @dcpublicschools Chancellor? Let us know at tomorrow’s @OurSchoolsDC Chancellor Search Engagement Forum.”
Curbed DC: Anacostia Park celebrates 100th birthday, receives $861K grant
One-hundred years ago, on Aug. 31, 1918, Congress preserved a stretch of land along the Anacostia River as a national park. On Friday and Saturday, to mark the centennial of that event and highlight Anacostia Park’s offerings, the National…
Racine Leads Multistate Coalition Urging Supreme Court to Allow Police Offers to Act to Protect…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, August 28, 2018
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AG RACINE LEADS MULTISTATE COALITION URGING SUPREME COURT TO ALLOW POLICE OFFICERS TO ACT TO PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY…
WTOP: Nudist colony: Naked mole-rats to get 24/7 webcam at Smithsonian’s National Zoo
WASHINGTON — They’re naked, buck-toothed and nearly blind, but that isn’t stopping a colony of 17 naked mole-rats from trying to take the internet by storm at the Smithsonian National Zoo.
Washington Post: White House role in FBI headquarters plan detailed in watchdog report
Officials from the General Services Administration may have misled Congress about the White House’s role in canceling a decade-long search for a new FBI headquarters campus in the Washington suburbs last year, according to a government…
DCist: The Anacostia River Is Mussel-ing Its Way To Clean Waters
If you've got 5,600 freshwater mussels, you could serve about 280 steaming plates of moules marinières. Or, you could deposit the bivalves in the Anacostia River. The Anacostia Watershed Society has opted for the latter as part of a larger…
Bisnow: PGP President Jeffrey Sussman Aims To Pick Up The Pace After Capitol Crossing’s…
Property Group Partners is gearing up to deliver nearly 1M SF of trophy office at Capitol Crossing, its $1.3B megaproject being constructed on a deck above Interstate 395, but less than 10% of that space is leased. In an interview with…
Curbed DC: D.C. will break ground on part of the RFK Stadium campus redevelopment this week
City leaders plan to hold a ceremonial groundbreaking for new multipurpose recreational fields at the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium campus on Wednesday as the inaugural piece of the sports complex’s $489 million redevelopment.
DCist: Wikipedia Blocked Councilmember Jack Evans For Editing His Own Page Again
Early Monday morning, Wikipedia blocked Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans for the third time for making continuous changes to his own Wikipedia page.
City Paper: Inspection of Barry Farm Reveals Elevated Levels of Lead
The inspection was part of a city-wide review of the 56 DC Housing Authority properties that about 20,000 D.C. residents call home.
Connolly Statement on today’s GSA IG Report on the FBI Headquarters Decision
Connolly Statement on today’s GSA IG Report on the FBI Headquarters Decision
Calls for hearings and subpoenas to GSA officials who misled Congress under oath
Washington, August 27, 2018
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Vice Ranking…