A look at what a public bank could mean for DC
Could business owners and others in DC soon benefit from a new bank owned and operated by the DC government? With $200,000 put in the city’s 2018 budget by the DC Council, officials at the Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking are…
Mayor Bowser Announces Public Engagement Series for Chancellor Search
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
August 1, 2018
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Mayor Bowser Announces Public Engagement Series for Chancellor Search
Robust and Varied Series of Events will be Led by Our Schools DC Leadership…
Registration for DPR Fall Programs Begins August 1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 1, 2018
Registration for DPR Fall Programs Begins August 1
#DPRFallFun
DPR Customer Service: (202) 673-7647
DPR Media Contacts:
Michael Tucker Jr.
(Washington, DC) – The Mayor Bowser…
Washington Bach Consort announces new artistic director to lead 41st season
WASHINGTON BACH CONSORT ANNOUNCES NEW ARTISTIC DIRECTOR TO LEAD 41ST SEASON
After a Full Year of Public Auditioning, America’s Premiere Baroque Chorus and Orchestra Selects New Leader
(WASHINGTON, DC) - August 1, 2018 - It is with much…
Capitol View Library renovation breeds tension, discrimination lawsuit against DC
Update on Aug. 30: The Capitol View Neighborhood Library will close Sept. 22 for exterior renovations, the DC Public Library announced. An interim facility on the grounds of J.C. Nalle Elementary School will open on Tuesday, Oct. 9, at 9:30…
AG Racine Announces Child Support Amnesty for August
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Tuesday, July 31, 2018
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Office of Communications
Rob Marus
Marrisa Geller
AG RACINE…
Beginning August 6 District Assessors Will Conduct Residential Real Property Inspections in Mt…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, July 31, 2018
CONTACT: David Umansky
Beginning August 6 District Assessors Will Conduct Residential Real Property Inspections in Mt Pleasant Neighborhoods
Inspections of…
Stand Up! / Free DC Mourns the Passing of Representative Ron Dellums
News Release
Stand Up! / Free DC Mourns the Passing of Representative Ron Dellums
Washington, DC—Members of Stand Up! for Democracy in DC (Free DC) recognize the great loss to the social justice community caused by the passing of…
Richard Reyes-Gavilan: Retooled summer reading program aims for inclusion
In our latest strategic plan, “Know Your Neighborhood,” the DC Public Library commits to “supporting new readers and cultivating a love of reading.” Considering all the different varieties of reading we now do every day, how ultimately do…
Gildenhorns Give Leadership Gift to Sibley’s Institute of Bone and Joint Health
Sibley Memorial Hospital News Release
Date:
July 30, 2018
Contact:
Gary Stephenson
Alma and Joseph Gildenhorn Give Leadership Gift to Sibley Memorial Hospital’s Institute for Bone & Joint Health
Washington, D.C. (July 30,…
Norton Statement on the Passing of Her Good Friend and Former Colleague Ron Dellums
Contact: Benjamin Fritsch
July 30, 2018
Norton Statement on the Passing of Her Good Friend and Former Colleague Ron Dellums
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) issued the following statement on the passing of…
AG Racine Affirms Public Sector Workers’ Rights After Supreme Court Ruling in Janus Case
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, July 30, 2018
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Office of Communications
Rob Marus
Marrisa Geller
AG RACINE AFFIRMS PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS’ RIGHTS AFTER SUPREME COURT RULING IN JANUS CASE
WASHINGTON, D. C. – Attorney…
Single Lane Closures for the Week of July 30 for South Cap Street Corridor Project
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 30, 2018
Media Contacts
Terry Owens
Lauren Stephens
Temporary Lane Closures Planned for Week of July 30
(Washington, DC) —The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will temporarily close…
AG Racine Sues To Stop Trump Rule That Gives Criminals Access To Downloadable Guns And Undermines…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, July 30, 2018
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Office of Communications
Rob Marus
Marrisa Geller
AG RACINE SUES TO STOP TRUMP RULE THAT GIVES CRIMINALS ACCESS TO DOWNLOADABLE GUNS AND UNDERMINES DISTRICT GUN LAWS…
Mayor Bowser Announces FBI and MPD Increasing Reward to $45,000 for Information in the Homicide of…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 30, 2018
CONTACTS
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Olivia Dedner (OCA)
Dustin Sternbeck (MPD)
Mayor Bowser Announces FBI and MPD Increasing Reward to $45,000 for Information in the Homicide of Makiyah Wilson…
DC Council to Hold Public Hearing on Initiative 77
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Monday, July 30, 2018
CONTACT: Lindsey Walton
DC COUNCIL TO HOLD HEARING ON
TIPPED WORKERS FAIRNESS AMENDMENT ACT
WASHINGTON, DC – The…
jonetta rose barras: Health care in flight
Executives at Ascension, which owns Providence Health System and more than 150 hospitals across the country, want District of Columbia residents and others to believe their prime motivation for phasing out a host of critical medical…
Charles E. Wilson in The Post: The District’s low voter turnout offers opportunity for serious…
Much has been written and posted on social media about low voter turnout in June’s Democratic primary election, with pundits speculating about the causes. One popular narrative was that, counter to their well-to-do neighbors, residents of…
Elizabeth Lagesse in The Post: I was a defendant in an Inauguration Day protest case. I got off.…
In recent interviews, D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham showed a troubling lack of regard for the core principles intended to ensure that justice is the aim of our justice system. Remarks from local prosecutors also support a conclusion that…
Colbert King in The Post: Trump’s booze, beer and wine fate rests in D.C.’s hands
President Trump’s fate as a booze, beer and wine entrepreneur — resulting from his ownership of the Trump International Hotel in the District — rests in the hands of seven D.C. citizens, all of whom have been appointed by Mayor Muriel E.…