WTOP: DC unveils partnership targeting violent crime
After a weekend that saw several people injured in separate shootings across D.C., including a “sniper-type setup” that sent the Van Ness area to shelter in place Friday, the mayor and the police chief unveiled a partnership with local and!-->…
WTOP: DC cuts ribbon on new home ownership opportunities at St. Elizabeths in Southeast
For the first time, homes are for sale at St. Elizabeths East Campus in Southeast D.C.
Washington Business Journal: Too big. Too small. Opinions vary widely on Wardman Hotel…
Ever since the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel shut its doors in the early months of the pandemic, its Woodley Park neighbors have sought something new for the prime 9.5-acre site.
DCist: D.C. Family Says A Shoddy House Flip Punctured Their Dreams Of Homeownership
The little house on First Street SE was supposed to fulfill a lifelong goal for Tasharn Richardson.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces New Intelligence-Led Policing Unit Focusing on Violent Crime
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 25, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Dora T. Lowe (PSJ)
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Press Release: Norton Statement on the Passing of Former Senator Orrin Hatch, Friend & Friend…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
April 25, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released a statement on the passing of former Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT)!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Youth experiencing homelessness want to work. The necessary support just isn’t there to help…
Flo White thought she had it all figured out: go to college part time while working two jobs to pay the rent on her new apartment.
And for a while, it went well. For the first time ever, White felt as though her life was going!-->!-->!-->…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Cuts Ribbon on District Towns at St. Elizabeths East Campus in Ward 8
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, April 25, 2022
Delivering 88 townhomes offering the first opportunity for homeownership at St. Elizabeths East Campus
(Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
District Links: Violent crime looms as issue in mayoral race; Trayon White prevails in challenge to…
Amid an uptick in violent crime, concerns about public safety are playing a growing role in political discourse with just under two months to go until the June 21 primaries. That's only intensified after a violent weekend that included!-->…
Sherry T. McDaniel-Thomas: DC families need access to quality OST programs that are inclusive for…
We are fortunate to live in a city where we invest in our children across their lives. From universal public prekindergarten to robust social supports, young people in the District benefit from meaningful public funding.
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DCist: In D.C. Mayoral Debate, Experience Emerges As A Selling Point — And A Point Of Attack
With less than two months to go until D.C.’s primary, over the weekend the four candidates running for mayor appeared together at their first debate since early March.
Washington Post: Bowser’s vow of better middle schools falls short in poorest D.C. wards
When Muriel E. Bowser (D) first ran for mayor in 2014, she vowed to be the “education mayor.” She would transform the city’s lowest-performing schools and tackle a problem that has long vexed District leaders: middle schools.
Colbert King in The Post: ‘Our communities are now safe’? D.C. residents know otherwise.
D.C. Police Chief Robert J. Contee III sounded almost triumphant when he announced Friday that the threat from a gunman who indiscriminately shot at people from an apartment in Northwest D.C. was over because the man was found dead. Said!-->…
WTOP: White House welcomes tours again after long pandemic pause
The public has not been allowed in the White House for over a year because of the pandemic, but limited tours are up and running again.
Washington Post: Dangerous, difficult week sharpens safety focus in D.C. mayor’s race
On Friday, a sniper targeted students and adults near a school in Northwest Washington and left four injured before taking his own life. Three other people were hurt in a separate shooting in Northwest Washington and the gunman remained on!-->…
Theresa Vargas in The Post: This Washington TikToker is getting people to reveal their salaries
The videos posted by Hannah Williams have drawn millions of views on the platform
Washington Post: The Lockkeeper’s House, a piece of D.C. history, reopens to visitors
The 185-year-old building offers an immersive six-minute video that tells a story of the National Mall
WTOP: Trayon White cleared to appear on ballot in DC mayoral race after Board of Elections rejects…
The D.C. Board of Elections has rejected an effort challenging signatures collected by D.C. Council member Trayon White in his mayoral bid, clearing the way for him to appear on the ballot in the June primary.
WTOP: Oldest existing building on the National Mall reopens to public Saturday
The historic Lockkeeper’s House on the National Mall in D.C. reopens to the public on Saturday after being shuttered for decades, except for a brief time in 2018.
Washington Post: With mask order lifted, few options for bus riders with health worries
The relaxed rules have some people rethinking the safety of their daily commute