jonetta rose barras: Surplus jackpot in DC
A few days after the DC Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) released the city’s annual comprehensive financial audit, the agency’s spokesperson sent out a one-page announcement celebrating the fact that the District had received a…
WTOP: DC council member withdraws proposal to reinstate proof of vaccination requirement
A council member who drafted an emergency bill to reinstate the proof of vaccination requirement at D.C. businesses one day after the mayor lifted it has withdrawn her proposal.
WTOP: The ‘speggulation’ is over: National Arboretum bald eagle lays an egg
After several years without success, there is finally a bald eagle egg at the National Arboretum in D.C.
Nick Cheolas in Greater Greater Washington: The rise and fall of a safer 8th Street NE
Last September – after nearly a decade of planning and engagement – plans to improve school traffic safety on a ½ mile unprotected on-street portion of the Metropolitan Branch Trail in Edgewood came to a halt.
WTOP: Ground broken for Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center in DC’s Ward 8
D.C. and Universal Health Services on Thursday broke ground on the Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center, in Southeast Washington.
Press Release: Councilmember Christina Henderson Introduces Legislation to Enhance Access and…
News Release — At-large DC Council member Christina Henderson
For Immediate Release
February 17, 2022
Contact: Amanda Farnan
Washington, DC – Today, Councilmember Henderson introduced the Diaper Affordability and Access Act of…
Washington Business Journal: Ward 7’s Parkside is growing with two new buildings
Parkside — a Ward 7 megadevelopment — is making progress on one front. But just one.
Washington Post: Judge holds D.C. in contempt for failing to provide education to older students…
Education services disrupted during the pandemic continue to leave some students without enough support to learn, judge found
DCist: Polluted Rock Creek Tributary To Get Sewer Upgrade, But Neighbors Worry About Impact
Soapstone Valley, home to one of the most polluted tributaries in Rock Creek Park, is about to get a major sewer upgrade to keep the 100-year-old pipes from leaking into the stream. The upgrade has been in the works for years, and is the…
WTOP: DC attorney general’s suit against Trump inaugural committee gets trial date
D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine’s lawsuit against former President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee, the Trump Hotel and the Trump Organization over the alleged misuse of $1.1 million is going to trial in September.
Washington Business Journal: Nike may vacate Georgetown retail store
Lincoln Property Co. is seeking replacement tenants for Nike Inc.'s Georgetown retail store, more than a decade after the athletic apparel giant inked a deal to fill the gap created by Barnes & Noble.
DCist: D.C. Breaks Ground And Names New Ward 8 Hospital After Frederick Douglass’ Estate
After years of development, D.C. finally broke ground Thursday on a heavily anticipated Ward 8 hospital. Mayor Muriel Bowser also announced the name of the 136-bed, full-service hospital serving residents east of the Anacostia River: Cedar…
City Paper: The D.C. Housing Authority is Finally Holding New Elections for its Governing Board. A…
A commissioner accused of abusing his position looks to be on the way out, among other big changes for the troubled board.
Washington Post: Washington Post poll: D.C. Mayor Bowser’s approval rating drops amid rising…
A majority of D.C. residents approve of Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s job performance — although her popularity has dropped from previous years, with residents growing sharply more concerned about crime and the city’s direction overall as she…
District Links: DC breaks ground on newly named Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center in Ward 8; MPD…
After years of negotiations and sometimes tense debate about a new hospital on the St. Elizabeths East campus, Mayor Muriel Bowser and other DC officials enjoyed a victory lap with a midday groundbreaking celebrating what's been newly…
Press Release: AG Racine Announces Lawsuit Against Presidential Inaugural Committee & Trump…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
February 17, 2022
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
Earlier this Week, Judge Issued an Order Saying the Lawsuit to Hold Nonprofit Accountable for…
Press Release: Norton Condemns and Vows to Defeat Clyde’s Effort to Return D.C. to Full Colony
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
February 17, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today condemned Representative Andrew Clyde’s (R-GA) attacks on the…
Press Release: Councilmember Vincent C. Gray’s Statement on the Groundbreaking of the New Hospital…
News Release — Ward 7 DC Council Vincent Gray
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 17, 2022
Contact: Takiyah “T.N.” Tate
Washington, D.C. - Today, Ward 7…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser and Universal Health Services Break Ground on New Cedar Hill Regional…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and Office of the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
February 17, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Sward Tondoneh (DMHHS)
New Full-Service…
DCist: Columbia Heights Renters Begin Forming A Co-Op To Keep Their Building Affordable
The tenants of Buena Vista Apartments are forming a cooperative — a win for the 21 residents who have been on rent strike since May 2020.