District Links: Downtown’s holiday plans include an indoor ice-skating rink; 11th Street…
The National Building Museum's huge atrium will host an indoor ice-skating rink over the winter holidays as part of new and expanded activities aimed at drawing crowds downtown.
District Links: Chain draws outcry over marketing of ‘Marion Berry’ dessert; charter…
A local pizza chain is facing threats of a boycott and demands that it drop its recently announced sugar-coated "Marion Berry" pizza knots amid criticism that the dessert item's marketing is racist, disrespectful and insensitive to the…
District Links: Bowser proposes $87.5M purchase of Capital One Arena in finalized deal with Leonsis;…
Mayor Muriel Bowser has submitted legislation to the DC Council to buy Capital One Arena for $87.5 million as part of a public-private partnership with Monumental Sports & Entertainment to keep the Wizards and Capitals at the Gallery…
jonetta rose barras: The DC Council violates the law to investigate its alleged law-breaking member,…
When I was growing up in a five-generation household in New Orleans, the elders passed around wives’ tales, family lore, adages and ethics lessons as frequently as they did crawfish bisque or jambalaya. My grandmother often warned that,…
District Links: Delays beset opening of new West End homeless shelter; House Democrats say Trump…
DC's elected shadow representative, Dr. Oye Owolewa, is speaking out while recovering from an Oct. 4 car wreck that left him hospitalized for a week with a concussion, neck pain and a back sprain.
District Links: AG sues road construction firm for allegedly polluting waterways; Bowser set to…
Attorney General Brian Schwalb is suing Fort Myer Construction Co. — a major DC contractor with highly visible road-paving projects across the city — for allegedly flouting the District's environmental laws and polluting local waterways by…
District Links: AG reaches settlement with owner of troubled Shaw apartment building; council…
Attorney General Brian Schwalb today announced a settlement with the owners of a Shaw apartment building that will mean at least $1.65 million in penalties and restitution as well as preservation of at least 76 affordable apartments for 30…
District Links: Two new giant pandas arrive at National Zoo; fired contracting official wins $3.7M…
Giant pandas are once again living in the District of Columbia, with a public debut slated for January.
jonetta rose barras: The aging homeless among us
I saw her multiple times from the window of the Number 33 bus as we drove past Tenley Circle NW: an older white woman seated on the bench fronted by stacks of black containers, her luggage inside a large cart. It didn’t matter the weather…
District Links: Informant in Trayon White case bribed CFSA employee, according to newly unsealed…
The District Department of Transportation will host its latest Open Streets event on Saturday, closing more than a mile of 7th Street NW to vehicular traffic and turning it into a car-free space for walking and biking.
jonetta rose barras: DC Councilmember Christina Henderson digging deep and legislating widely — with…
On April 3, members of the DC Council took turns questioning Mayor Muriel Bowser about her proposed fiscal year 2025 budget, which she contextualized as an exercise in shared sacrifice. Most of the legislators dismissed that…
District Links: Mayor surprises Ward 8 educator with DC Teacher of the Year honors; Allen seeks to…
At an event held this morning at Stanton Elementary and billed as a celebration of National Book Month and the importance of reading and writing, Mayor Muriel Bowser made a surprise announcement to cheers and applause: The Ward 8 school's…
District Links: Council votes to modify pandemic-era ERAP rules, eviction stays; bill aims to help…
Amid warnings about an affordable housing crisis because of mounting unpaid rents, the DC Council voted unanimously yesterday to approve emergency legislation to alter rules for eviction proceedings and Emergency Rental Assistance Program…
District Links: CFO boosts DC revenue estimates; DCPS, teachers union reach tentative contract…
An updated revenue forecast from the District's chief financial officer projects a $72.7 million increase for fiscal year 2024 and a $44.4 million increase for fiscal year 2025 compared to the estimates that went into developing the DC…
District Links: Bowser, Mendelson team up to push for ERAP changes; some DC homeowners still waiting…
During the pandemic, Mayor Muriel Bowser and DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson frequently sat side by side while briefing the public on conditions in the District and the government's response. This morning, they notably did so again to…
District Links: Council set to vote on eviction, ERAP reforms to ease ‘financial crisis’…
The DC Council is slated to consider emergency legislation Tuesday to adjust rules for the city's Emergency Rental Assistance Program and eviction proceedings in an effort to resolve a financial crisis faced by the District's affordable…
District Links: Superior Court continues to endure vacancies as new chief judge takes helm; José…
A new chief judge will take charge of the DC Superior Court next week, with the transition coming as several appointments to vacant judicial positions wind through the Senate.
Jamila Hodge: A proven approach to public safety rests on community, not prosecutors
Washington, DC, has a violence problem.
Earlier this year, federal crime statistics published by the FBI revealed that the nation’s big cities saw murder and violence plummet in 2023. Nationwide decreases were 13% and 6%,…
District Links: Norton pushes U.S. Postal Service to meet about Ward 5 mail complaints; multiple…
Amid persistent complaints in Ward 5's Fort Lincoln neighborhood about mail being lost, stolen, destroyed and burned, DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton is calling on U.S. Postal Service officials to meet with affected residents — and pushing…
District Links: DC cites early success with whole blood transfusions by paramedics; Metro details…
The DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department's expanded transfusion program — announced in January and implemented in early April — is showing "drastically improved" survival rates for patients suffering from hemorrhagic shock, DC…