Axios: Navy Yard developer hopes to add Big Tech campus
Navy Yard's building boom has transformed the city's riverfront, and one of its top developers is hoping to add a new tech company campus to the lineup.
WTOP: Brentwood residents sue Mayor Bowser over planned bus depot
Residents of Northeast D.C.’s Brentwood neighborhood are suing Mayor Muriel Bowser to stop the District from building a parking lot for hundreds of school buses.
Washington Post: Two Metro cars with known defects continued operating until safety inspectors…
The details raise questions about the urgency, awareness and response of Metro toward wheel assembly failures
As STAY DC application deadline passes, advocates push to keep relief flowing
DC residents had until 7 p.m. Wednesday to apply for the city's COVID-19 rent and utility assistance program.
STAY DC — which stands for Stronger Together by Assisting You DC — launched on April 12 and had awarded about $155 million in…
Washington Post: Howard president says two-week occupation of student center ‘must end’
In his first public message addressing Howard University’s protests over student housing and representation, the school’s president called on Tuesday for students to cease their occupation of the campus student center — a demonstration now…
WTOP: DC Housing Authority commissioner investigated for harassing, threatening staff
D.C.’s inspector general is now investigating whistleblower allegations of potentially criminal behavior among leadership at the District’s Housing Authority.
Washington Post: Three killings hours apart in District continue spate of violence
Three people were killed in the District on Monday night and early Tuesday, pushing the city’s homicide count to 183 for the year, a 14 percent increase from this time in 2020.
UrbanTurf: Is Self Storage Next For the Georgetown Mall?
It seems that the owners of the Georgetown Park Mall have other plans in the works while a proposal to convert some of the retail space into residential micro-units remains under review.
City Paper: Iconic D.C. Barber Diego D’Ambrosio Died At 87
The Dupont Circle stylist passed away after a half-century of cutting hair for presidents and residents.
City Paper: A Brutal List of Ingredients and Products Restaurants Can’t Find or Afford
Chefs and restaurateurs are pleading for patience and flexibility as they square off against supply chain problems.
DCist: Brentwood Neighbors File Suit To Stop School Bus Depot
Residents of Brentwood, in Northeast D.C., filed a suit against the District today over a plan to build a school bus depot on a 4-acre site adjacent to a residential area. Residents say the bus terminal and parking lot would unduly burden…
Washington Post Editorial Board: This D.C. program has helped thousands of children go to college.…
“We weren’t going to say you are not good enough, not smart enough . . . . Every child should be helped.” That is why the nonprofit that Argelia Rodriguez was asked to head 22 years ago to encourage D.C. public high school students to go…
DCist: Howard University President Condemns Sit-In By Students Protesting Housing Conditions
In an open letter published Tuesday, Howard University President Wayne A. I. Frederick wrote that students’ two-week occupation of a campus building in protest of poor housing conditions and other issues “must end.”
WTOP: Howard U. president: Blackburn Center protest ‘must end’
Howard University’s president said in a letter to the community on Tuesday that the student occupation of the Blackburn Center “must end.”
John Means in Greater Greater Washington: Is anyone safe in DC crosswalks when one dangerous driver…
My four-year-old son Nathan asks me almost every day to “promise that won’t get hit by a car again.” Last month, Nathan was struck while with his mother in the crosswalk closest to our Dupont Circle home by the driver of an SUV who ran…
District Links: Metro works to get older rail cars into service; protesters briefly block demolition…
Metro officials say they're working to bring more of the rail system's oldest trains into service while also developing a plan for more rigorous inspections of its newer fleet of 7000-series rail cars that are the subject of a current…
WTOP: Howard U. to begin ‘hyper care’ approach to student housing concerns
In response to a student protest that has gone on for weeks, the administration at D.C.’s Howard University said Monday it was beginning a policy of “hyper care” in regards to health and cleanliness in student housing.
Quicksilver resumes some in-person arts activities for seniors after months of physical isolation
At a time when the world has been preoccupied with the health of seniors, dancer and choreographer Nancy Havlik has continued teaching an unlikely approach to the physical and mental well-being of people over the age of 65 — dance.
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Emily Gasoi and Elana Mintz: DCPS needs to change how it’s spending outdoor learning funds to avoid…
In February, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a $9 million investment to “support outdoor learning and learning partnerships” — spending that was intended to prepare city schools for the fall reopening. Two months into the school year, the $9…
FOX 5: Lawsuit filed against DC wedding venue for not refunding events canceled due to COVID-19
The D.C. Attorney General is bringing a lawsuit against a wedding venue for not providing refunds or rescheduling events that were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.