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…
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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…
jonetta rose barras: Raindrops keep falling on my head
The DC Public Library, an independent agency, has spent millions of dollars renovating or constructing new facilities. There is little evidence that any of the DC government agencies responsible for investigating how public funds are spent…
Norton Says Federal Court Decision Striking Down Executive Orders Targeting Federal Workers Shows…
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August 27, 2018
Norton Says Federal Court Decision Striking Down Executive Orders Targeting Federal Workers Shows Importance of Courts in Keeping Trump from Overreaching
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor…
Bisnow: Buyer Of Northwest D.C. Property Plans Apartments Above Retail
District Properties, a D.C. developer that primarily builds single-family homes, is planning its largest multifamily property to date. The company acquired a property at 22-24 Kennedy St. NW for $4.8M from The Menkiti Group in a deal posted…
Washington Post: Second suspect turns himself in to police in fatal shooting of 10-year-old girl
A second suspect has turned himself in to authorities in the fatal shooting of 10-year-old Makiyah Wilson, who died in a barrage of 70 bullets fired into a courtyard in July as she went to buy ice cream.
With neighborhood backing, artist seeks funding for Tenleytown mural celebrating Rock Creek Park
If grant funding is awarded, Tenleytown may soon have a second public mural: A local artist is proposing to honor Rock Creek Park’s natural and social history with a colorful new artwork adorning an otherwise gloomy retaining wall across…
Washington Post: D.C. has legal aid for immigrants, but the city doesn’t use tax dollars to help…
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) often touts her administration’s immigrant legal-aid fund when activists say she hasn’t done enough to protect undocumented residents from President Trump’s immigration crackdown.