Washington Post: Campaign finance reports show D.C. candidates ramping up spending
D.C. candidates have upped their spending in the past month as contenders make last-minute appeals to voters who haven’t already cast their ballots, according to the final round of campaign finance reports that were due before the June 21…
Petula Dvorak in The Post: A generation of kids betrayed by their adult leaders is fed up
Right after D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser introduced RuQuan Brown, a Harvard University student and football player, to the massive crowd on the National Mall on Saturday, he let her have it.
City Paper: Green Team Embraces Salah Czapary As His Ward 1 Bid Gains Steam
Mayor Muriel Bowser’s pals are throwing their weight behind the top challenger to Councilmember Brianne Nadeau.
UrbanTurf: DC Relaunches the Mortgage Credit Certificate Program
DC is relaunching the Mortgage Credit Certificate program which will allow qualifying homebuyers to claim a federal tax credit of 20% of the mortgage interest that they pay during a year.
Washington Business Journal: Chevy Chase’s development plan is finalized in D.C., a first step…
The District is poised to codify a plan for the future development of Chevy Chase.
Washington Post: In run for D.C. mayorship, Robert White aims to win over skeptics
On a humid Saturday in Northwest Washington, mayoral hopeful Robert C. White Jr. struck up a conversation with a longtime resident, hoping to earn her vote.
DCist: D.C. Reported 29 Suspected Opioid Overdoses In Two Days Last Week
D.C. recorded 29 non-fatal overdoses in a 48-hour period last week, marking another concerning spike in the city’s ongoing opioid crisis.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Appoints Kari Cooke as the Inaugural Director of the Office of Deaf,…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 13, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the appointment of Kari Cooke as the inaugural …
Press Release: Ahead of Flag Day, Mayor Bowser Directs 51-Star Flags Displayed Along Pennsylvania…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 13, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, ahead of Flag Day, Mayor Muriel Bowser directed…
DCist: José Andrés To Open A New Restaurant In The Waldorf Astoria, Formerly Trump Hotel
D.C.- based restaurateur and humanitarian José Andrés is bringing an outpost of his Bazaar restaurant chain to the Old Post Office.
Press Release: Norton Introduces Bill to Create Local Task Forces on Policing
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
June 13, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced the Local Task Forces on 21st Century Policing Act, which would…
Press Release: Norton Seeks Answers on New TSP Online System After Constituents Report Difficulties…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
June 13, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C.––Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) sent a letter to the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board expressing…
District Links: Most early voting in DC is by mail so far; Metro’s new GM announces July start…
Initial figures show only one of the District's 40 early vote centers having hit triple digits for daily turnout so far.
Washington Post: A José Andrés restaurant is coming to the former Trump hotel after all
We love tales of destiny: lovers reconnected after decades apart, a long-lost ring recovered, a second chance taken.
WTOP: DC’s violence interrupters may not be helping to curb rising crime, audit says
For years, violent crime has been on the rise in the District.
The things they lost: Displaced residents share what an eviction clearing means to them
Vicki Paige was determined not to move. As she settled into a wrought-iron garden chair in Columbus Circle across from Union Station, she watched with skepticism as her neighbors packed for the day’s encampment removal.
“The police will…
Washington Post: Ketanji Brown Jackson to 2022 grads: ‘Always seek to learn something’
Jackson delivered the commencement speech to Georgetown Day School graduates on Sunday
WTOP: Former DC student criticizes Mayor Bowser in March for Our Lives speech
RuQuan Johnson, a former D.C. student, was critical of Mayor Muriel Bowser’s efforts to prevent gun violence during the March for Our Lives rally Saturday.
WTOP: Joyful mood as the Capital Pride Parade returns to DC
After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, clouds and the rainy weather did not deter crowds from joining the Capital Pride Parade as it returned to D.C. on Saturday afternoon.
Washington Post: D.C.’s Pride Parade is fully in-person for first time since pandemic
Rain drizzled early Saturday afternoon as partygoers moved up and down 14th and T streets in Northwest Washington in preparation for the start of Capital Pride Parade. Outside a restaurant, Jackie Segler, 40, added another rainbow flag to…