WTOP: Grant aims to bring more restaurants to some DC neighborhoods
The fourth annual DMV Black Restaurant Week runs through Sunday, Nov. 14, and to help kick it off, D.C. has awarded nearly $9 million in grants to bring food businesses to Wards 7 and 8.
WTOP: DC skateboarder finds a souvenir from his icon, Tony Hawk
Celebrity skateboarder Tony Hawk tried out the newly-renovated Shaw Skate Park in Northwest D.C. on Sunday — and left behind a souvenir for one lucky local fan.
DCist: DCity Smokehouse, HalfSmoke, And More Will Open In Wards 7 And 8 With New Grant Funding
The District is helping restaurants with a presence in D.C. launch other locations in wards 7 and 8, places that have traditionally been known as food deserts because of the few grocery stores and sit-down restaurants.
Washington Post: Judge tosses D.C. AG’s claim that Trump inaugural committee ‘wasted’ $1 million at…
A D.C. judge on Monday threw out part of a lawsuit that the District’s attorney general filed against former president Donald Trump’s 2017 Inaugural Committee, ruling that the committee had not wasted its money when it rented ballrooms at…
Petula Dvorak in The Post: It’s not going to be a playground. It’s going to be a memorial.
Here on this patch of land where thousands of homeless children slept, ate and waited for a better life, developers want to erect a playground named for Relisha Rudd.
Washington Post: Former D.C. Council member Harry Thomas Jr., who resigned over federal crimes, to…
Former D.C. Council member Harry Thomas Jr. plans to run again for the Ward 5 council seat in 2022, nine years after he went to prison for stealing taxpayer funds intended for children.
Washington Post: Suspended Metro trains are rolling through the transit system, but it’s only a test
Two of the 7000-series trains will run empty as the agency tries to get the series reinstated.
WTOP: No update on Metro’s full return to service as testing on problematic train cars begins
Metro commuters may have seen the 7000 series cars being tested on the tracks, but they shouldn’t anticipate a sooner-than-expected return to normal service.
Washingtonian: Gorgeous Fall Foliage Has Arrived in DC
This is the week for leaf-peeping in the District
WTOP: Grant speeds earthquake repairs on National Cathedral
A decade after an earthquake struck the Washington National Cathedral, repairs are still coming along. But, a combination of a grant and donations totaling about $750,000 will speed the recovery along.
Greater Greater Washington: Metro submits 7000-series testing plan and returns more trains to…
Metro’s first plan needed before being able to return the 7000-series railcars to service has been submitted, WMATA General Manager Paul Wiedefeld said during the agency’s board meeting last Thursday.
Washington Business Journal: New law firm inks deal to become first tenant in Capitol Crossing…
A newly formed law firm will be the first tenant in the second office building constructed at Capitol Crossing.
Axios: Scoop: Ex-D.C. Council member Harry Thomas plans run
Former D.C. Council member Harry Thomas Jr. tells Axios he will run for his former seat in Ward 5, nine years after resigning and serving a prison sentence for stealing public funds.
Press Release: DC People’s Counsel Sandra Mattavous-Frye to Receive High Honor from National…
News Release — DC Office of the People's Counsel
November 8, 2021
The National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates (NASUCA) this evening will present the “Robert F. Manifold Lifetime Service Award” to Sandra…
Washington Business Journal: A prime Brookland property just hit the market. It’s listed as a…
A prime property near the Brookland Metro station is on the market, presenting a likely target for redevelopment as the neighborhood continues to evolve.
District Links: Feds begin relocating detainees amid outcry over long-ignored complaints about DC…
The U.S. Marshals Service says it will begin moving about 400 pretrial and sentenced defendants charged with federal crimes out of the DC Jail today, relocating them to a federal penitentiary in Pennsylvania.
Press Release: AG Racine Announces Successful Resolution of Two Environmental Enforcement Actions…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
November 8, 2021
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
OAG Announces Judgment in Water Pollution Case, Settlement of Lead Paint Investigation, and…
Press Release: Norton to Defeat Bills That Undermine D.C.’s Economy
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
November 8, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) vowed today to defeat two bills recently introduced by Republicans…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces Nearly $9 Million in Food Access Funds
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
November 8, 2021
CONTACT:
Susana Castillo (EOM)
Shayne…
Axios: D.C.-area schools face sub shortage
Staffing issues, specifically with substitute teachers, are impacting most D.C.-area school districts.