Washington Business Journal: She maps D.C. and beyond, one neighborhood at a time. Defining the…
Torie Partridge, a former Army counterterrorism analyst and Arabic language analyst at BAE Systems, is founder of Brookland’s Terratorie, which produces and sells custom city maps, stationary and gift boxes. It was formerly known as Cherry…
Moving documentary spotlights the pivotal battle to declassify homosexuality as illness
As recently as 1973, homosexuality was considered a “sexual deviancy” and gay people were classified as mentally ill by the American Psychiatric Association (APA).
The LGBTQ+ community and its allies have activists such as Barbara…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces Key Appointments
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 11, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a series of transitions…
District Links: DC marks its third Indigenous Peoples’ Day; Maryland, Virginia steer clear of…
Today marks the third Indigenous Peoples' Day since the District began commemorating it rather than Columbus Day.
Axios: Elderly D.C. residents are falling victim to housing scams
Elderly Washingtonians are falling victim to predatory — and often unlicensed — investors, developers, and scammers looking to profit off of their homes.
Washington Business Journal: Kennedy Center reaches deal with stagehands, averting a strike
The Kennedy Center and its stagehands union said Saturday they had reached a new three-year agreement, averting a potential strike that would've disrupted this week's debut of the musical "Hadestown" at the performing arts center and…
Washington Business Journal: Developers offer first look at Old Soldiers’ Home redevelopment,…
The chance to redevelop 80 acres in Northwest D.C. doesn’t exactly come along every day, so it’s no small matter that the redevelopment of the Armed Forces Retirement Home is finally moving forward.
Washington Post: Indigenous activists come to D.C. with a message for Biden: Declare a national…
Tasina Sapa Win’s grandmother used to tell her stories of the land the family lived on for generations.
Washington Post Editorial Board: The death of Karon Hylton-Brown was tragic. Prosecutors now say it…
Twenty-year-old Karon Hylton-Brown was riding a rented moped on a sidewalk and not wearing a helmet when he was spotted by D.C. police officers the night of Oct. 23, 2020. Unquestionably he was in violation of municipal regulations, but…
Washington Post: D.C.’s ghost-gun law faces legal challenge from Dick Heller, successful gun rights…
Heller, winner of landmark Supreme Court gun rights case, takes on city’s attempts to ban untraceable guns.
Washington Post: Kennedy Center stagehands reach agreement with the performing arts venue, sparing…
Two days after authorizing a strike, the stagehands union reached a deal Saturday with the Kennedy Center, ensuring the run of “Hadestown” and a slate of other dance, theater and music performances will be presented as planned.
Washington Post: ‘Futures’ comes alive in the Smithsonian’s Arts and Industries Building
Artist and environmental engineer Tega Brain and her installers removed a large glass aquarium from its crate and gingerly placed it on the sun-dappled floor of the Smithsonian’s Arts and Industries Building. They then placed it on the…
WTOP: With crime up, DC hopes eSports competition can keep teens occupied, safe
Teenagers had the chance to win cash prizes by competing on the latest iteration of the Madden NFL video game in D.C.’s Ward 7 this weekend.
DCist: Two Councilmembers Say D.C. Residential Parking Permit Areas Should Be Smaller
D.C. is redistricting its ward boundaries because of the new census figures, but changes to the District’s Residential Parking Permit boundaries could be more contentious than political boundaries.
WTOP: New sports betting licenses create opportunities for businesses, but it’s not easy or cheap
The first-ever Class B sports betting licensee in D.C. began taking wagers this week; the operation, set up at Grand Central in Adams Morgan, could soon be joined by other sportsbooks in D.C. and Maryland.
Theresa Vargas in The Post: While working to restore two historic Black cemeteries, she discovered a…
Lisa Fager uses the word “appalling” three times as she pans her phone’s camera across a strip of land that was once part of one of the oldest Black cemeteries in the nation’s capital.
Washington Post: Less than 25 percent of office workers have returned to downtown D.C., new report…
City leaders had hoped that the hustle and bustle of downtown D.C. would be back by July 4. Then it was Labor Day. And now, well into fall, a report questions whether that traditional office culture will fully return and if the pandemic…
City Paper: ‘Street Reporter’ Chronicles the Work and Experience of a Street Sense…
We talked to the documentary's director about the project's origins and what audiences can take away from the film.
City Paper: Henderson Proposes New Residential Parking Scheme
A new bill would assign parking by ANC boundaries rather than according to ward as the Council debates redistricting.
Associated Press: Trump hotel lost $70M despite millions in foreign business
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s company lost more than $70 million on his Washington, D.C., hotel during his four years in office despite taking in millions from foreign governments, according to documents released Friday…