Gina Merritt in Washington Business Journal: Public funding is crucial for quality affordable…
Last month, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced her request for an unprecedented $500 million of funding for the Housing Production Trust Fund, D.C.’s main affordable housing financing vehicle, in her proposed fiscal 2023 budget, doubling…
Street Sense: Mayoral candidates discuss homelessness at Miriam’s Kitchen forum
Mayoral candidates gathered on April 5 for a virtual forum hosted by local nonprofit Miriam’s Kitchen to discuss homelessness in the District.
Street Sense: People living in Columbus Circle react to Park Service plans to close their encampment
Todd, 56, has lived on the Columbus Circle encampment site in front of Union Station since December.
Street Sense: What role should police have in protecting people living in encampments?
Sharron Brown, a 61-year-old unsheltered resident of Virginia and 25th street encampment, has had to call police on multiple occasions to break up fights or ward off intruders near her tent.
Salah Czapary in The Post: No one asked for fewer D.C. police doing more work
In June 2020, the D.C. Council voted to reduce the police budget by $15 million, which limited the hiring of new D.C. police officers. The council promised that those funds would then be reallocated to alternative, non-police responses.…
District Links: DC marks 160th Emancipation Day; Amtrak seeks Union Station control; Politico…
Festivities tomorrow in honor of the 160th anniversary of DC Emancipation Day will include a parade along Pennsylvania Avenue as well as a food truck festival, concert and fireworks.
jonetta rose barras: A former police officer, an advisory neighborhood commissioner and an incumbent…
Salah Czapary is telling a story about the time when he, as a member of the DC Metropolitan Police Department, responded to a 911 call at a nail salon where a customer was engaged in a dispute. “The lady was upset that they didn't offer a…
Axios: Power surge causes costly damages in Petworth homes
At least two dozen residents in Petworth had their air conditioning units, appliances, or light fixtures blown out after a Pepco electric project sparked a power surge on Wednesday morning.
Axios: D.C. celebrates Emancipation Day
D.C. tomorrow celebrates Emancipation Day, the 160th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln signing a bill ending slavery and freeing over 3,100 enslaved people in the nation's capital.
City Paper: Trayon White Could Fall Short of Earning Public Funding in His Mayoral Campaign
Losing out on matching funds could be a major problem for White as he seeks to keep pace with his rivals.
Washington Post: Covid cases in D.C. region quietly rise again, fueled by BA.2
In a pattern that has been repeated for more than two years, coronavirus cases are rising again in the D.C. region and nationwide, after a brief respite with some of the lowest rates of virus circulation of the pandemic.
Washington Post: Amtrak moves to seize control of Union Station
The railroad said the move is necessary to upgrade the nation’s second-busiest train hub
WTOP: COVID cases in DC tip over into ‘medium’ levels
Amid an uptick in COVID-19 cases that includes the mayor and other political VIPs, the number of new coronavirus cases in D.C. tipped over the line into “medium” territory this week for the first time since late January, according to…
DCist: This Summer’s First Open Streets Festival Will Kick Off In Anacostia In May
Open Streets festivals are back in 2022, kicking off with a smaller event in Anacostia in May and a longer stretch of road closing in Shaw in June.
DCist: Jack Evans’ Lawyer Says Feds Will Not Take Action Against Former D.C. Councilmember
A federal investigation into Jack Evans, a former member of the D.C. Council, has ended without any criminal charges, according to an attorney for Evans.
Washington Business Journal: Who might ‘she’ be? Retiring Howard University president…
Howard University President Wayne Frederick, fresh off the announcement of his eventual retirement, said during his state of the university address Thursday that his successor will take the school's financial goals to the next level when…
Petula Dvorak in The Post: Many deaths haunt this D.C. child advocate. But one hurts the most.
Marie Cohen spends a lot of her time on children’s deaths.
WTOP: Late-night party keeps DC teens up all night and out of trouble
An all-night party in Northeast D.C. aims to provide teens with a fun, safe night that keeps them out of trouble.
WTOP: DC leaders seek more funding for maternal programs east of the river
It’s taken work, but these days, D.C. has one of the lowest infant mortality rates in years. But dig deeper, and you’ll see a stark racial disparity still exists.
DCist: Embattled Apartment Building Moves To Evict Tenants Who Say A District Program Paid Their…
When DeNisha and her boyfriend moved into the Park 7 apartments on Minnesota Ave NE, she was only days away from giving birth to her first child. It was March 2020, and the young family was scrambling to settle into their new home as…