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…
Washington Post: Drivers adjust routines to cut costs as D.C. gas prices reach $5
The numbers are the highest recorded in the region, forcing motorists to seek out cost savings
Washington Post: Metro’s new general manager sets July 25 start date
Randy Clarke, who was hired May 10, announced in a tweet that he has left his former job running Austin’s transit system and will join Metro after a break
Washington Post: D.C. girds for protests, celebrations expected to draw large crowds
D.C. police are increasing their presence in the city, deploying civil-disturbance units and closing roads to gird for several large protests, events and celebrations that are planned in the nation’s capital over the next two weekends, top…
DCist: The Old Post Office Clock Tower Has Reopened To The Public
A lot has changed at 1100 Pennsylvania Ave NW recently. Last week, the luxurious Waldorf Astoria hotel officially opened in the historic Old Post Office, taking over for what formerly the Trump International Hotel. This week, the Old Post…
WTOP: Grants from Amazon helps affordable housing near DC-area mass transit
New grants from Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and Amazon are making several housing projects near mass transit stations more affordable.
Washington Post: On first day at the polls, D.C. voters weigh change or consistency
The first day of early voting in D.C. began on Friday — but at some polling places, no one was there.
Washington Business Journal: Landlords sue to evict the Whittle School from its D.C. campus
The owners of the Van Ness building that houses the Whittle School & Studios' D.C. campus have sued to evict the for-profit K-12 education company for allegedly failing to pay nearly $27.2 million in rent and real estate taxes since…