Mayor Bowser Announces 4th of July Road Closures and City Services Adjustments
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June 29, 2018
Mayor Bowser Announces 4th of July Road Closures and City Services Adjustments
(WASHINGTON, DC) – In preparation for 4th of July in the District, Mayor Bowser today announced the impacts and…
Norton Says Republican Support for Puerto Rico Statehood Bill Should Be Applied Equally to Her D.C.…
Contact: Benjamin Fritsch
June 29, 2018
Norton Says Republican Support for Puerto Rico Statehood Bill Should Be Applied Equally to Her D.C. Statehood Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said she…
Metro service information for July 4, 2018
For immediate release: June 29, 2018
Metro service information for July 4, 2018
Metrorail will run additional trains during the evening hours on July 4, to accommodate customers attending the fireworks display on the National Mall and…
Washington Post: Why a progressive D.C. lawmaker is suddenly in the crosshairs
Since her election four years ago, D.C. Council member Elissa Silverman has emerged as a leading progressive voice in the District, most prominently co-authoring legislation to require paid family leave for private-sector workers in the…
Attorney General Racine Sues Neglectful Landlord for Endangering Tenants and Housing Code Violations
Attorney General Racine Sues Neglectful Landlord for Endangering Tenants and Housing Code Violations
June 28, 2018
OAG Alleges Renters Forced to Live with Rodents, No Heat or Hot Water, Fire Risk
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Vacant Crummell School at center of latest development battle in Ward 5
Luxury units and craft distilleries have marked Ivy City’s resurgence, but the Crummell School site, vacant since the early 1980s, remains a vestige of a forlorn period in the Northeast neighborhood’s history.
The District plans to sell…
Norton Says Progress on Anacostia River Tunnel System Marks Turning Point for River’s Health and…
Contact: Benjamin Fritsch
June 28, 2018
Norton Says Progress on Anacostia River Tunnel System Marks Turning Point for River’s Health and Flood Control and Will Help Her Keep Securing Federal Funding
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor…
Find Your Way to Anacostia Park!
National Park Service News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 28, 2018
Contact: Jonathan Shafer
Find Your Way to Anacostia Park!
Know the best ways to access the park during major construction
Park ranger provides…
Mayor Bowser Kicks Off Search for DCPS Chancellor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 28, 2018
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Jack Pfeiffer (DME)
Mayor Bowser Kicks Off Search for DCPS Chancellor
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Mayor Muriel Bowser today kicked off the search for the chancellor of…
Free customer Wi-Fi available this week at all underground Metro stations; work underway for…
For immediate release: June 28, 2018
Free customer Wi-Fi available this week at all underground Metro stations; work underway for aboveground stations
Wireless voice and data service also available on new portions of the Blue and Silver…
Councilmember Gray’s Birth to Three Bill Passes Unanimously
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 28, 2018
Contact: Takiyah “T.N.” Tate
BIRTH TO THREE FOR ALL DC PASSES UNANIMOUSLY!
Washington D.C. – On Tuesday, June 26, 2018, at its 24th legislative meeting, the Council of the District of Columbia…
jonetta rose barras: On the border of homelessness
She stood at the pay phone booth, near the corner of Missouri Avenue and Georgia Avenue NW. She had been there for more than 20 minutes, negotiating with the telephone company over restoration of services. That morning when she left her…
Washington Post: Should 16-year-olds be able to vote? A majority of the D.C. Council thinks so
As scores of young people crowded into a hearing room in the Wilson Building on Wednesday, D.C. Council members saw the future of D.C. politics. “There are multiple future council members and a future mayor in this room,” said D.C. Council…
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, DC) – On Thursday, June 28,…