Washington Business Journal: Tatte Bakery plans Foggy Bottom location
Tatte Bakery & Cafe has inked a deal for a new spot near George Washington University's campus, its latest step as it seeks to expand its footprint across Greater Washington.
DCist: We’re In Peak Bloom Now, Baby!
It’s official: the cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin are now in peak bloom. The National Park Service has announced that at least 70 percent of the cherry trees’ buds have begun to flower, as of Monday.
Washington Post: For the DC History Conference, a broad palette of offerings
It was a 19th-century song that piqued Day Al-Mohamed’s interest in a little-known group of Union soldiers in the U.S. Civil War. It was not a celebratory song.
Washington Post: Pro-business newcomer seeks to challenge Elissa Silverman on D.C. Council
Graham McLaughlin opened his campaign for D.C. Council on Saturday with a prayer.
District Links: Judge bars DC from allowing kids to get vaccinated without parental consent; Bowser…
A former candidate for Ward 8's seat on the DC Council — once a spokesperson for the late Marion Barry — is making another bid for elected office. This time, however, it's in Maryland as the running made for one of the 10 Democrats seeking…
DC moves to ease access to caregiver subsidies for grandparents, others amid calls for operational…
When her 5-year-old niece showed up at her door four years ago, Kymberly Holmes had to make a choice.
“It was either my rent or this little girl,” said Holmes, who didn’t feel confident she’d have enough money for both. “So of…
Axios: Why Washingtonians call 311
About half of D.C.’s 311 calls have to do with trash, according to city data from 2021 through last week.
City Paper: Bowser Moves to Delay Expansion of Paid Leave Benefits, Sparking Another Fight Over the…
The mayor is once again trying to pull surplus money from the paid leave fund, irking supporters.
DCist: D.C. Sues Grubhub Over Allegations The Third-Party Delivery App Exploited Restaurants, Misled…
D.C. is suing Grubhub, a third-party food delivery service, for allegedly misleading residents about hidden fees and for claiming to help local restaurants while making those same eateries pay for advertised discounts, among other…
WTOP: Judge bars DC from vaccinating kids without parental permission
A federal judge is temporarily blocking D.C. from enforcing a law that allows children to be vaccinated without parental consent.
Washington Post: Howard faculty union, ahead of threatened strike, reports progress in labor talks
Howard University officials and a labor group pushing for better pay and teaching opportunities for hundreds of adjunct and non-tenure-track faculty have been making progress in negotiations, the group says. But the union has not called…
Washington Post Editorial Board: A shooting spree of homeless men underscores the failure of our…
The shootings occurred over a span of nine days this month in cities 225 miles apart. The victims were homeless men. Five were shot, and two of them — one in D.C. and one in New York City — died.
Associated Press: D.C. sues Grubhub, saying fees, promotions are deceptive
The District of Columbia is suing meal delivery company Grubhub, saying it misled customers with a promotion that claimed to help restaurants during the height of the pandemic.
Washingtonian: Farewell, Woodrow Wilson—It’s Jackson-Reed High School Now
DC's largest high school officially changed its name on March 15.
Washingtonian: Meet Five DC-Area Women Depicted by Those Bright Orange Smithsonian Statues
A spaceflight engineer, a human-rights statistician, and others share their accomplishments and advice.
DCist: Bird-Friendly Building Design May Soon Be Required In D.C.
Each year since 2012, volunteers with the nonprofit City Wildlife have canvassed a roughly 13-block area between Union Station and China Town. They’ve found a total 4,500 dead or injured birds — victims of the gleaming glass buildings…
Washingtonian: DC’s Largest Farmers Market Is Growing With Goals of Diversity and Inclusion
The Dupont Circle FreshFarm market will add new vendors and a Thursday market.
Greater Greater Washington: Maybe the cyclist “trolling” the People’s Convoy was actually just…
On Saturday, a video went viral on Twitter showing a cyclist rolling leisurely along the middle of the lane in downtown DC as a line of trucks behind him honked frantically. The “People’s Convoy,” a trucker-led protest movement with…
Washington Post: Cherry blossoms explode, reach peak bloom 10 days ahead of average
Warm weather pushed the blossoms to peak bloom on the eighth-earliest date on record
Washington Business Journal: $70M Metro rail car plant headed to Maryland
About 460 new jobs are headed to Washington County, Maryland, with the expansion of global rail manufacturing company Hitachi Rail into a ground-up, $70 million plant in Hagerstown.