DCist: Numbers Game: Just How Many Police Officers Does D.C. Really Need?
Just two years ago, “Defund the police” became a rallying cry for progressive activists and people across the U.S., including in D.C. But a spike in homicides and shootings has since put a damper on that demand, and now Mayor Muriel Bowser…
Washington Post: K Street makeover will bring dedicated bus lanes, remove service lanes
The design of a mile-long transit way in the heart of the commercial corridor is nearly complete, with construction to begin next spring
Washington Post: Metro train operators lack refresher training, audit finds
The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission said Metro needs to better familiarize its personnel with the system
Washington Post: Metro looks ahead 10 years while states consider funding increase
The transit agency announced a plan to build housing and commercial space on 20 properties its owns
Axios: D.C. ballot will again ask voters if tipped wage should rise
D.C. voters will decide — again — whether to raise the minimum wage for tipped restaurant workers.
jonetta rose barras: Are DC political candidates going negative?
I’ve been around DC politics long enough to know that when a candidate goes negative, whether directly or indirectly, it’s usually because that person’s campaign is having a tough time gaining traction. The aim is to knock the opponent off…
Payton Chung in Greater Greater Washington: Invasive pear trees are reshaping the region’s landscape
Hot on the heels of the Tidal Basin cherry trees’ peak bloom, a more widespread blossoming is lining DC’s roadsides with puffy white blooms. However, the flowering of Callery pear trees is cause for consternation rather than celebration.
WTOP: Navy Yard bar scrambles to keep ‘streatery’ open after DDOT visit
One day before the Nationals home opener, the owner of a nearby D.C. sports bar is scrambling to keep its “streatery” open.
Washington Post: Fox caught on U.S. Capitol grounds and euthanized tests positive for rabies
Her kits have been captured
DCist: Officials Captured And Euthanized The Capitol Hill Fox, Then Found Her Kits
There’s a tragic twist to the story of the Capitol Hill fox accused of biting and nipping multiple people earlier this week — the adult female was euthanized after her capture on Tuesday afternoon. Her baby foxes, called kits, were…
Washington Business Journal: Israeli combat specialist-turned-fitness expert plans downtown D.C. gym
A former Israeli combat specialist-turned-fitness expert is planning to open a new gym in downtown D.C., where he’s counting on the slowly increasing return of remote employees to the city's office buildings once again.
UrbanTurf: With Zoning Application, New Georgetown Hotel on M Street Looks to Move Forward
A long-planned hotel on Georgetown's main thoroughfare looks to finally be moving forward.
Washington Post: Effort to raise D.C. tipped minimum wage certified for November ballot
Initiative 82, the renewed effort to raise the District’s base minimum wage for tipped workers, will appear on the November ballot.
Washington Post: A celebration for Don’t Mute D.C., and the music that inspired it
Most noise complaints don’t result in social and political movements, but then again, most noise complaints don’t touch the third rail of a city’s musical identity and its struggles with gentrification. That’s exactly what happened in…
DCist: Army Backs Off Plan To Restrict Access To Washington Channel
The U.S. Army is no longer pursuing a plan to restrict access to Washington Channel, after years of pushback from D.C. residents and local officials.
UrbanTurf: 80 Units of Corporate Housing Proposed Near DC’s Convention Center
A corner building whose future was once deemed questionable may get adapted into a new semi-residential development.
WTOP: Activist says DC Council’s latest pot vote signals ‘new drug war’
A local activist said a D.C. Council vote Tuesday was evidence the District was gearing up for “a new drug war.”
City Paper: Does D.C. Need 4,000 Police Officers?
Mayor Muriel Bowser is again calling for more cops.
DCist: D.C. Elections Board Says Tipped-Wage Initiative Can Appear On Ballot, But Later Than…
The D.C. Board of Elections ruled Wednesday that an initiative that would phase out the tipped wage in the city can appear on the ballot, potentially leaving voters to decide the hotly debated issue for the second time in four years.
District Links: Elections officials certify tipped-wage initiative for November, not June; bill on…
The DC Council voted down legislation yesterday that would have broadened access to medical marijuana while also establishing new civil penalties against "gifting" shops that offer free cannabis with other items.