Washington Post: D.C. doubled its number of traffic cameras this fall. 140 more are coming.
The District has doubled its number of traffic cameras this fall, and officials say plans include adding another 140 devices before the end of March as part of a large-scale modernization and expansion of the city’s automated traffic…
Washington Post: Fire displaced families in D.C. housing program. Some call it a blessing.
Weak code enforcement and high housing costs can strand families in the city’s rapid rehousing program in terrible living conditions
DCist: Water Is Flowing In The Dupont Circle Fountain Again
Water is flowing in the century-old Dupont Circle Fountain once again following the completion of a major rehabilitation project, the National Park Service shared in a post on X on Tuesday.
DCist: Starting Nov. 22, Free COVID-19 Tests Are Back At Local Libraries
Free COVID-19 rapid tests are back and available for pick-up at D.C. Public Libraries again, just in time for Thanksgiving.
City Paper: How Some Landlords Skirt D.C.’s Rent Control Law
Weak government oversight allows property owners to evade rent control and unlawfully raise rents on working-class Washingtonians.
Washington Post: D.C. teens, now new authors, celebrate book launch
The high school students wrote books about climate change, extreme weather and grief
District Links: Council, mayor act to continue office tasked with monitoring DYRS facilities;…
The DC Council voted unanimously yesterday to keep open an independent office that helps monitor conditions in facilities operated by the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services.
DCist: West End Residents, Advocates Lament Delayed Opening Of Ward 2 Homeless Shelter
Ward 2 community members and advocates for the unhoused say they’re disturbed by the sudden announcement this month that the D.C. government will delay the opening of a homeless shelter in the West End by six months.
City Paper: D.C.’s Troubled Crime Lab Is Hiding Information from Its Oversight Board, Prompting a…
One observer called the situation with the city’s Science Advisory Board a “shitshow” as the Bowser administration works to stamp out oversight and transparency of another critical public safety agency.
City Paper: D.C Police Officers Pull Suspects’ Hair To Get Compliance, But the Tactic Isn’t…
The Office of Police Complaints identified a pattern of White officers pulling Black people’s hair during minor stops, when the person was compliant, and when the officer was in no imminent danger.
District Links: Council extends public emergencies on opioid crisis, youth violence; board members…
The DC Council voted unanimously this afternoon to authorize Mayor Muriel Bowser to extend public emergencies on the opioid crisis and youth violence through Feb. 15.
DCist: D.C.’s Southeast Library Will Close For At Least Two Years For Major Renovation Project
The Southeast Library, near Eastern Market, will close on Jan. 4 for a multi-year, $33 million renovation that will modernize, expand, and restore parts of the historic library, one of the oldest in the DC Public Library system. The…
Washington Post: D.C. sues renovation company Curbio, says it’s ‘devastating’ for homeowners
D.C. Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb (D) said Monday that the city has sued a home-renovation company that claims to increase home sale prices but traps District residents into financially devastating contracts.
WTOP: DC files lawsuit against home renovation company Curbio, alleging fraud, deception
D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb has filed a lawsuit against Potomac, Maryland-based home renovation company Curbio, alleging it uses a fraudulent scheme that targets elderly and financially disadvantaged homeowners in the District.
City Paper: Schwalb Sues Maryland-Based Home Renovation Firm Curbio for Illegally Exploiting Elderly…
It’s the AG’s second lawsuit in as many months against a real estate tech company.
Washington Post: District triage line continues to trim non-emergency calls from 911
For the past five years, Right Care, Right Now program redirects non-emergency calls to nurses who diagnose patients over the phone
Washington Post: H Street was once a symbol of D.C.’s rebirth. Now it’s barely holding on.
The red neon sign was in place over the entrance and the shelves were neatly stocked with wines, whiskeys and vodkas. Sorab Dilawri was ready to launch his new liquor store on that corridor of D.C. cool known as H Street NE.
District Links: Block party celebrates unveiling of Marion Barry Avenue SE and legacy of DC’s…
New signs designate Marion Barry Avenue through Southeast DC on the corridor previously known as Good Hope Road, and a community celebration in historic Anacostia on Saturday marked the occasion with go-go music and tributes to the former…
Washington Post: D.C. says teens need financial literacy. This is how it could look.
Officials hope to introduce instruction during the 2024-2025 school year
WTOP: A ‘champion for the last, the lost and the least,’ former DC Mayor Marion Barry honored with…
A jubilant crowd — many of them Ward 8 residents and some of Marion Barry’s greatest admirers — gathered at a usually busy intersection in the community he loved, to witness the District’s latest honor for its former mayor.