Petula Dvorak in The Post: D.C. gun violence isn’t an ‘urban’ problem. It’s an American problem.
It’s not an urban problem, an inner-city problem, a blue city or a red state problem.
WTOP: Smithsonian Folklife Festival returns in person to National Mall
The Smithsonian Folklife Festival is back in person this week, after the pandemic forced it to pause for two years.
DCist: New Stretch Of Metropolitan Branch Trail Completed In Ward 5
A new 0.8-mile stretch of the Metropolitan Branch Trail has been completed, offering cyclists and pedestrians a new dedicated connection between Brookland and Fort Totten.
Washington Post Editorial Board: Our picks for Tuesday’s D.C. Democratic primary
Democratic voters will go to the polls Tuesday to select the party’s nominees for mayor, for chairman and members of the D.C. Council, attorney general and a nonvoting delegate to Congress. Given the overwhelming advantage the party has in…
Washington Business Journal: GW sells Foggy Bottom hotel to new owners who plan major makeover
Electra America Hospitality Group plans to kick off a $40 million renovation of One Washington Circle, a 152-room hotel by Washington Circle that George Washington University had carved out as temporary student housing before the pandemic.…
WTOP: Vendors unite to decriminalize unlicensed street vending in DC
Street vendors in D.C. are pushing to decriminalize unlicensed street vending in the District.
Washington Business Journal: The $300 million facelift of WMATA’s longtime headquarters moves…
The planned renovation of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's longtime headquarters building is moving forward after its developer had flirted with, then abandoned, the idea of converting the 1970s-era property into…
DCist: Teen Killed, Three Injured During Shooting At Moechella Musical Celebration At 14th And U…
A 15-year-old was killed and three people injured — including a D.C. police officer — when a shooting broke out at a popular annual musical celebration at the intersection of 14th and U Streets NW on Sunday night.
District Links: Broad mail-in voting adds new uncertainty over election day turnout; DC to offer…
Tuesday's primary is almost here, but roughly 13% of DC's registered voters have already cast their ballots.
City Paper: Salah Czapary’s Old Police Academy Instructor Doesn’t Think He’s Ready for the Ward 1…
One of the women who filed a class-action lawsuit against the department is speaking up about Czapary’s candidacy.
Washington Post: D.C. advocates, criticizing commercialized Juneteenth, aim for local and free
As D.C. go-go bass slaps and drumbeats by the Ambition Band set the vibe and the smell of fried fish wafted through the air, a group of young people from the Creative School nonprofit in Southeast offered free fresh juice to passersby in…
Associated Press: DC mayor’s race reflects Democratic dilemma over policing
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mayor Muriel Bowser cruised to reelection in the nation’s capital four years ago without serious opposition, and as the city enjoyed prosperous times, the main criticism of her policies was that Washington was growing too…
CNN: His first visit to the Smithsonian changed his life. Now he’s leading its newest museum
The 18-year-old flew in from Miami wearing jeans and a denim jacket in the dead of winter.
WTOP: DC native says Juneteenth offers chance to connect with your Black ancestry
Juneteenth is not only a celebration of freedom, it’s a celebration of knowledge.
Washington Post: Man convicted in 1977 takeover of D.C. buildings released from prison
Abdul Muzikir, now 67, was convicted of killing a 24-year-old news reporter as a group of Hanafi Muslims took hostages.
Washington Post: Poor People’s Campaign marches, rallies in District
Thousands gather to call attention to issues that disproportionately impact those in poverty
City Paper: DFER Is Absent From the Ward 5 Race, But Finance Reports Offer Clues To Which Candidate…
Zachary Parker and Faith Gibson Hubbard have contributions from DFER-aligned folks. But it’s more complicated than that.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser and DC Health Announce that COVID-19 Vaccines for Infants and Children 6…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and DC Health
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 18, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Dr. Kimberly Henderson (DC Health)
DC Health Recommends All Eligible Children Get…
Washington Post: Metro to close last sales office as services move elsewhere
In-person support for ticketing and farecard purchases will continue to be available amid a move to digital
Washington Post: D.C. election is referendum on status quo versus liberal shake-up
For eight years, D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) has steered the nation’s capital through booming economic growth, fast-moving gentrification, a viral pandemic, a revolt for racial justice outside a White House hostile to the District’s…