DCist: D.C. Is Throwing Its First-Ever Afro Latino Fest This Weekend
The District is hosting its first-ever annual Afro Latino Fest this weekend, featuring musical performances, Latino vendors, and free activities like yoga.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Celebrates Immigrant Heritage Month and Announces the Appointment of the…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 2, 2022
CONTACT:
Susana Castillo (EOM)
James Yu (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Bowser proclaimed June 2022 as…
Press Release: Councilmember Allen Introduces Bill Overhauling Department of Forensic Sciences,…
News Release — Ward 6 DC Council member Charles Allen
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 2, 2022
Contact: Erik Salmi
Today, Councilmember Charles Allen – along with his colleagues Councilmembers Brianne Nadeau, Brooke Pinto, Mary Cheh,…
District Links: Leading mayoral contenders square off in TV debate; new bill would overhaul troubled…
Last night's televised debate brought added attention to the District's mayoral race, which pits two DC Council members against the two-term incumbent in the pivotal Democratic primary.
DCist: With Voting Underway, D.C. Mayoral Candidates Tussle Over Crime And Housing In TV Debate
The three leading D.C. mayoral candidates fought over how to reduce crime and lower housing costs during a televised in-person debate Wednesday night, less than three weeks before the June 21 Democratic primary and as more than 10,000…
Axios: National Park Service clears Union Station homeless encampment
The National Park Service on Wednesday morning cleared at least a dozen tents outside of Union Station on Columbus Circle.
WTOP: Rising homicides remain central in race for DC mayor
The primary election in D.C. is less than three weeks away, and rising homicide numbers were a central issue as Democratic candidates running for mayor met to debate Wednesday.
Washington Post: If gas prices have you considering biking, this bike ambassador has advice
Whether starting out or wanting to take riding to the next level, WABA’s Trey Robinson has some tips
Washington Post: Homeless camp cleared at Union Station: ‘We don’t have nowhere to go’
The garbage truck rumbled to a stop at the edge of the nearest tent Wednesday morning, and a half-dozen National Park Service employees got to work.
jonetta rose barras: The race for DC Council chair and progressive labeling
DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson has leaned into the label of progressive during this election season in which he faces challenger Erin Palmer. An ethics lawyer and Ward 4 advisory neighborhood commissioner, she also claims that political…
Final DC budget includes money for excluded workers, no new housing investments
DC residents are one step closer to knowing what their city will spend money on next year.
The DC Council took its second vote on the fiscal year 2023 budget on May 24, passing a set of allocations similar to those approved in the…
Washington Post: D.C. mayoral candidates meet on TV, with voting underway and passions high
Freed from their Zoom squares to stand side-by-side onstage in front of a whooping and chanting audience, D.C.’s Democratic mayoral candidates showed sharper elbows Wednesday night in what may be their last significant chance to debate one…
Axios: D.C. mayoral candidates clash over crime at primetime debate
At a televised debate Wednesday night, council members Robert White and Trayon White attacked Mayor Muriel Bowser’s plan to increase police funding, arguing the city needs more violence intervention and opportunities for young people.
Washington Post: Draft shows Bowser’s latest strategy to curb violence as election nears
The plan, called ‘Roadmap to Reducing Violent Crime in the District,’ seems to tout much of what city officials were already doing
WTOP: Court sides with Georgetown in excluding DC mayoral hopeful from debate
D.C. mayoral hopeful James Q. Butler won’t be taking the debate stage Wednesday night after the U.S. District Court dismissed his case against host Georgetown University for excluding him.
WTOP: DC courts receive private grant to strengthen eviction diversion programs
Courts in the District have been awarded just over $600,000 to expand programs that help keep tenants in their homes.
Greater Greater Washington: Metro’s latest platform shutdown project has begun
Five stations on the Orange Line closed this past Saturday and won’t be back open until September, according to Metro. New Carrollton, Landover, and Cheverly are the latest in Metro’s line to have their platforms ripped up and new ones to…
UrbanTurf: The DC Development That Needed a Secret Service Thumbs Up
There are plenty of new residential projects in DC that require approval from the city's zoning commission or historic preservation board. But just one on the boards needed the thumbs up from the U.S. Secret Service.
Washington Business Journal: Judge dismisses lawsuit against Georgetown University over televised…
The legal fight between Georgetown University and a Democratic candidate for D.C. mayor has ended, according to a judicial ruling.
Washington Business Journal: Gordon Ramsay plans fish and chips spot at The Wharf
Gordon Ramsay has more fish to fry along D.C.'s Southwest waterfront.