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.
District Links: Moody’s lowers DC rating outlook to ‘negative’ due to federal…
A key credit rating agency yesterday reduced the District's outlook from "stable" to "negative" days after doing likewise to the U.S. government amid the threat of a shutdown and the potential for extensive budget cuts and a reduced…
District Links: Mayor declares public emergency on opioid crisis, juvenile violence; MPD’s…
Mayor Muriel Bowser announced this afternoon that she has declared a public emergency to bolster the DC government's response to the city's opioid crisis and the sustained increase in youth violence.
Mosaic Theater Company’s ‘Confederates’ spans 150 years of time and experience
From the moment one walks into the Atlas Performing Arts Center for Dominique Morisseau’s Confederates, it is clear that the audience is about to be transported. In this new production by Mosaic Theater Company, sparse patches of…
Theresa Vargas in The Post: These women bought a D.C. building 40 years ago and became a family
The women, who still live in the apartment building they purchased for $75,000, now plan to sell it in a neighborhood where buildings go for more than $1 million
Washington Post: Executive assistant D.C. police chief leaves for Capitol Police force
Ashan M. Benedict, who served since the spring of 2021 as the second-highest ranking uniformed officer in the D.C. police department, has left the force for a position with the U.S. Capitol Police, officials with both agencies said Friday.…
WTOP: DC’s historic Eastern Market celebrates 150 years this weekend
Eastern Market, which opened on Capitol Hill on Nov. 12, 1873, is preparing to celebrate 150 years.
DCist: D.C.’s Independent Juvenile Justice Monitoring Office To Close
An office that independently monitors conditions in D.C’s juvenile detention facilities will close in January, with the Mayoral order establishing it set to expire and no potential extension on the horizon.
jonetta rose barras: Comprehensive public safety failure in DC
The DC Council this week unanimously approved the appointment of Pamela Smith as the new chief of the Metropolitan Police Department. That vote came despite glaring experiential deficiencies. Still, Mayor Muriel Bowser was pleased.
“I…
DCist: Environmental Justice Bill Targets Polluting Industries In Ivy City, Brentwood, And Elsewhere
Much of D.C.’s industrial activity is packed into just a few neighborhoods in Ward 5 — everything from rail yards and bus lots, to trash transfer stations and asphalt plants. New legislation introduced in the D.C. Council this week aims to…
Washington Post: Federal funding bill on hold after GOP conflict on D.C. abortion rider
House GOP leadership postponed a vote on a major federal appropriations bill Thursday after a group of moderate Republicans objected to a D.C. abortion-related restriction contained in the hulking package.
District Links: Greenbelt selection renews talk of redevelopment of current FBI HQ; filing issues…
The designation of an empty parcel in Greenbelt, Maryland, as the future site of the FBI headquarters — the subject of a long-running, contentious and competitive selection process — could ultimately lead to dramatic changes for…