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.
Washington Post: Anacostia artery renamed for Marion Barry, D.C.’s ‘mayor for life’
The blue tarp covering the new street sign finally fell and the crowd erupted.
District Links: Council to vote on bill to extend emergencies on opioid crisis, youth violence; DC…
The DC Council is slated to vote Tuesday on legislation authorizing Mayor Muriel Bowser to extend the public emergencies she declared this week on the opioid crisis and youth violence.
jonetta rose barras: A whole DC government debacle on Talbert Street SE
As I listened to the women — most of them African American, some single mothers, all relatively young — tell their emotion-laden stories last week at a DC Council roundtable, I kept recalling that first line of one of Langston Hughes’ most…
Washington Post: D.C. delays plan for homeless shelter at former GWU dorm
The six-month delay comes as neighbors who oppose the project have filed a second lawsuit to block it, raising zoning concerns.
DCist: More Than 1 In 10 D.C. Residents Are Housing Insecure, New Report Shows
A novel study on housing insecurity in the District estimates that more than 82,000 residents – 12% of the city’s population – do not have stable housing. The overwhelming majority of those are Black and Hispanic households.
District Links: New study finds 12% of DC residents are ‘housing insecure’; Go-Go Museum…
A new research report from the Urban Institute says that just over 1 in 10 residents of DC are experiencing housing insecurity, a term that encompasses factors such as a lack of affordability, inadequate accommodations, and frequent or…
DCist: D.C.’s Go-Go Museum Breaks Ground, Eyes Spring Opening
D.C. activist and go-go music advocate Ronald Moten finally broke ground Wednesday on the long-awaited Go-Go Museum and Café coming to Anacostia in a ceremony attended by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, a number of councilmembers, Del. Eleanor…
DCist: Proposed Law Aims To Prevent Slumlords From Renting Out More Apartments
Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George introduced a bill Wednesday that seeks to prevent property owners with histories of housing code violations from renting out new buildings to tenants, in an effort to combat the conditions issues…
Washington Post: Bonds holds Q&A with D.C. officials on Bowser’s new sexual harassment policy
D.C. Council member Anita Bonds (D-At Large) held a long-awaited hearing examining the District’s sexual harassment policy Tuesday, weeks after Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) rolled out a new anti-sexual-harassment order and months after…
District Links: City kicks off $64M project for Infrastructure Academy at Spingarn; council delves…
Mayor Muriel Bowser this morning kicked off the $64 million reconfiguration of Ward 5's long-shuttered Spingarn High School to serve as the DC Infrastructure Academy's new training center.
Community pantries step in with solutions to more than just hunger
By Winnie Chan, Michelle Collins, Shane Gomez and Emily Hawkins
On a brisk spring morning, more than a hundred people snake their way around a group of semitrailers in the shabby parking lot at Lakeforest Mall in Gaithersburg, Maryland.…
DCist: Extreme Weather And Sea Level Rise Among Top Climate Risks To D.C. Area, New Assessment Says
The latest National Climate Assessment shows the D.C. region is especially at risk of extreme weather, flooding, and sea level rise as the earth warms. The congressionally mandated assessment, released today, also shows uneven progress in…
DCist: Assaults Spike At D.C.’s Youth Jail Amid Scrutiny Of Juvenile Justice Agency
Incidents of injury and assault at D.C.’s youth detention facility have reached their highest reported level in nearly two years, according to data provided by an independent monitor.
City Paper: Anonymous Neighbors File a Second Lawsuit Seeking to Block a West End Homeless Shelter
The Aston has drawn opposition from wealthy neighbors and property owners since the city proposed the project earlier this year.
City Paper: ‘A Disaster On Top of an Already Existing Disaster’: Bowser Is Winding Down Oversight of…
D.C.’s juvenile justice system seems to be melting down. But Mayor Muriel Bowser seems to prefer a “see no evil, hear no evil” approach to the mounting crisis within the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services.
DCist: Metro’s New Electric Buses Hit The Streets, Following Delay
Metro’s first two 60-ft. electric buses began carrying passengers today — a milestone in the transit agency’s plans to fully electrify its fleet and phase out fossil-fuel-powered buses.
Washington Post: Under pressure to do more, Bowser declares public emergency on opioids
Mayor Muriel E. Bowser on Monday declared a public emergency over the opioid crisis, answering critics who say substance abuse should command more attention from the District government as overdose deaths rise.
Washington Post: Facing contempt threat, D.C. finds more housing for youth detainees
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) declared an emergency for crime among youth, allowing the city to expand placements
DCist: Mayor Bowser Declares Public Emergencies Over Youth Violence, Opioids
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser issued two emergency declarations Monday intended to address major issues in the city that have sparked intense criticism of her administration: the opioid crisis, and a rise in violence impacting young people.