Don Calloway in The Post: Howard should listen to its student protesters. They could be our next…
For two months, Howard University students have been protesting what they describe as unacceptable living conditions on campus, including unsanitary dorms, a lack of housing or residential planning for freshmen, and underrepresentation of…
Press Release: National Cherry Blossom Festival Announced Plans for Iconic 2022 Springtime…
News Release — National Cherry Blossom Festival
Media Contact: Krysten Copeland
National Cherry Blossom Festival
Mayor Muriel Bowser, National Park Service, and other partners…
Press Release: Modified District Government Services for Veterans Day
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
November 9, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – On Thursday, November 11, 2021, the District Government will observe Veterans Day. While…
Press Release: Norton Introduces Resolution Honoring D.C. Veterans, Who Served Their Nation Despite…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
November 9, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced her annual Veterans Day resolution honoring the more…
Press Release: Councilmember Allen Introduces Elections Modernization Bill
News Release — Ward 6 DC Council member Charles Allen
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 9, 2021
Contact: Erik Salmi
Includes Vote by Mail, DCPS Election Day Holiday, and “Vote Centers”
One year out from the District’s next…
Press Release: Norton Disappointed in HUD Rejection of Her Request to Allow Marijuana Use in Public…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
November 9, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today released the response her office received from the U.S.…
District Links: DC awards $9M in grants to draw new food businesses to wards 7, 8; Harry Thomas Jr.…
DCity Smokehouse, HalfSmoke and Highlands cafe are among the businesses prepping new locations east of the Anacostia River thanks to a new DC grant program.
City Paper: Harry Thomas Jr. Will Seek His Old Seat in Ward 5
A familiar face is joining the Ward 5 D.C. Council race.
Washington Business Journal: Southeast D.C. church pursues mixed-use redevelopment in Bellevue
A church in Southeast D.C. is taking the first steps toward redeveloping its property, aiming bring mixed-use construction to a section of the city that hasn’t often seen much of it.
Washington Business Journal: Bloomberg Philanthropies pledges $2.5 million for IT youth…
Michael Bloomberg’s philanthropy group is giving $2.5 million to CityWorks D.C., which supports the academic and career trajectories of D.C. youth and boosts career preparation, training and apprenticeships.
Washington Post: Smithsonian’s National Zoo names veteran curator Brandie Smith as its new director
Only the second woman to hold the post in the zoo’s 132-year history, she oversees care of 2,700 animals, from pandas to mole rats
DCist: The War Of The Wards: Everything You Need To Know About Redistricting In D.C.
It’s redistricting season, the once-a-decade moment when D.C. lawmakers sit down to redraw the lines that determine what ward you live in — and, as a consequence, who might represent you on the D.C. Council. The process is required by law…
DCist: Judge Allows Part Of D.C. Lawsuit Against Trump Inaugural Committee To Proceed
D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine notched a partial victory Monday in his lawsuit against former president Donald Trump’s 2017 inaugural committee.
Washington Post: Mary’s Center will have its first new CEO in more than three decades
More than three decades after Maria S. Gomez founded Mary’s Center, the nonprofit community health provider will have its first new president and CEO. Tollie B. Elliott Sr., currently the chief medical officer, will take over starting Jan.…
Axios: What the infrastructure bill means for the D.C. region
The $1.2 trillion infrastructure package headed to President Biden's desk would continue funding Metro through 2030 and cover hundreds of miles of road projects across the region.
Khari Brown: To help struggling young people, prioritize funding and support for community…
Uncertainty has been a consistent theme for so many of us since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Progress has occurred since the virus’s initial introduction into our daily lives, but emerging mutations and variants make the course of the…
UrbanTurf: 700 Units, Makerspace and 10-Foot Wide Sidewalks in the Works for Brookland Site
Hanover Company is adding a large project to the Brookland pipeline.
City Paper: End of an Era: Adele Robey to Pass the Torch at Anacostia Playhouse
After nearly a decade leading the Ward 8 theater, Robey is handing over the role, but will continue to be active in D.C. theater.
Washington Post: The infrastructure package puts $66 billion into rail. It could power the biggest…
The funding would help rebuild the Northeast Corridor, but is also a path to bringing service to new cities and towns nationwide