DC Central Kitchen serves up opportunity even amid search for a new home
Founded in 1989 as the nation’s first “community kitchen,” DC Central Kitchen uses food as a tool to build better communities. Each year it serves millions of meals to those in need and trains for culinary careers men and women who have had…
Brian Hart: ‘Don’t just see the light, be the light’
Imagine if you or your children had to sleep on a bare floor because you lacked beds, or you always ate standing up because you had no table or chairs. It’s not so easy to work or study at night when you have to do everything in your lap.…
New guide spotlights DC’s rich but underappreciated literary history
A Literary Guide to Washington, D.C.: Walking in the Footsteps of American Writers From Francis Scott Key to Zora Neale Hurston is as much a literary sampler as it is a walking-tour guidebook. Kim Roberts’ latest leads readers through the…
Norton to Introduce Bill to Give D.C. Authority to Appoint All Members of Board that Deals…
Contact: Benjamin Fritsch
June 27, 2018
Norton to Introduce Bill to Give D.C. Authority to Appoint All Members of Board that Deals Exclusively with Local D.C. Zoning Variances
WASHINGTON, D.C.—As part of her continuing work to maximize…
Carper Introduces Legislation in Senate to Add the District of Columbia to NOAA’s List of Coastal…
FOR RELEASE: June 27, 2018
CONTACT: Christine Brennan / Kelly Scully
Carper Introduces Legislation in Senate to Add the District of Columbia to NOAA’s List of Coastal States
Bill would allow DC to access federal funds for flood…
Mayor Bowser Presents 2018 Senior Fest
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 27, 2018
Mayor Bowser Presents 2018 Senior Fest
Annual, Age-Friendly Picnic Celebrates Residents Across All Wards
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Washington Post Magazine: Do posh waterfronts make a city world-class? D.C. is betting hundreds of…
Monty Hoffman's graying hair was slicked back, and he was dressed in a Canali shirt and blue sport coat as he gestured out the window of his makeshift office inside the former Channel Inn on a warm, sunny day last September. With the…
Outdoor classrooms, other enhancements slated for Kingman Island parkland
Despite extensive collaboration and support among DC officials for the improvement and restoration of Kingman Island in the Anacostia River, some advocates worry that the District’s budget for the construction projects may not cover the…
Shelter construction delays bring questions over vetting of subcontractor
DC Council members this week grilled District officials over delays in constructing planned family homeless shelters in wards 7 and 8, while officials maintained both shelters will still open on schedule in the fall.
The two shelters…
Nadeau Bill Increases Tax Refund for Low-Income DC Taxpayers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Contact: Tom Fazzini
Nadeau Bill Increases Tax Refund for Low-Income DC Taxpayers
The Rainy Day Refund Act will help Washingtonians increase savings while lifting more taxpayers out of…
Councilmember Todd Introduces Bill To Protect Immigrants From Extortion
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June 26, 2018
CONTACT:
Joshua Fleitman
Councilmember Todd Introduces Bill
To Protect Immigrants From Extortion
Washington, DC – Today, Councilmember…
DDOT Continues to Grow Its School Crossing Guard Force
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June 26, 2018
DDOT Continues to Grow Its School Crossing Guard Force
(Washington, DC) — Each day, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT), deploys over 200 School Crossing Guards to hundreds of …
Washington in the ’90s Premieres July 10 on WETA TV 26
Washington in the ‘90s
Premieres July 10th at 8:00pm on WETA TV 26 & HD
A Decade of Transition and Transformation in the Nation’s Capital
– The 1990s were a formative time for Washington, D.C., arguably the focal point for the…
Anthony Lorenzo Green: MPD’s improper searches last week in front of barbershop put stain on…
One day last week, Metropolitan Police Department officers pulled up in front of Nook’s Barber and Beauty Salon and Little Jewels Child Development Center in the 5200 block of Sheriff Road NE in Deanwood. Immediately, they searched a young…
Mayor Bowser Launches Series of Safer, Stronger DC Initiatives to Support Families and Residents…
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June 25, 2018
Mayor Bowser Launches Series of Safer, Stronger DC Initiatives to Support Families and Residents throughout the Summer
Mayor Kicks Off 2018 Mayor Marion S. Barry Summer Youth Employment Program…
Norton to Introduce Bill to Give D.C. Authority to Appoint All Members of the D.C. Zoning Commission
Contact: Benjamin Fritsch
June 25, 2018
Norton to Introduce Bill to Give D.C. Authority to Appoint All Members of the D.C. Zoning Commission
Bill Removes Federal Officials from Commission
WASHINGTON, D.C.—As she continues to…
jonetta rose barras: What if they held an election and no one came
“It's game time for Republicans in DC, and we're going to suit-up and show-up to deliver the message that one party control of government is not healthy for the District. … Whether you live in Ward 8 or Ward 3, the Republican Party has a…
Author’s latest delves into triple murder case in Kalorama that went to the Supreme Court
In 1919 a triple murder on Kalorama Road NW galvanized Washington. The victims were Chinese diplomats, all shot to death in the Chinese Educational Mission. The Metropolitan Police Department police quickly charged a 20-year-old Chinese…