WTOP: Experts, police share ideas for boosting public safety in DC’s LGBTQ community
To counter violence against D.C.’s LGBTQ community members, Mayor Muriel Bowser’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs discussed recommendations to improve public safety during a Wednesday night forum.
WTOP: DC welcomes the Children’s National Research & Innovation Campus
The Children’s National Research & Innovation Campus was officially welcomed to the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center campus on Wednesday with a visit from D.C.’s mayor and city council chair.
Washington Post: Catholic University president to step down after 12 years
John Garvey, 72, has led the university since 2010
Washington Informer: Brookland Manor Coalition Remains Skeptical About RIA Development
After losing a battle in an appeals court against a real estate developer, residents at Brookland Manor Apartments wonder if they’ll be able to return to live in their community upon completion of the Rhode Island Avenue (RIA) development!-->…
jonetta rose barras: DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson enters the rogues’ gallery
There are many labels that have been slapped on DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson throughout his decades-long political career. He has been accused of suffering the all-trees-no-forest syndrome, of being a nitpicker, and of being a!-->…
NBC4: Residents of DC Neighborhood Say Drivers Run Stop Signs, Endanger Pedestrians
The death of 5-year-old girl unleashed a torrent of concern about traffic safety in the neighborhood, home to many families who walk and bike its tree-lined streets.
NBC4: DC and Feds Scale Back on Touted Gun Crime Prevention Initiative
A highly touted initiative to reduce gun violence in Washington, D.C., has been scaled back and is under internal review by the District’s top prosecutor, according to an investigation by the News4 I-Team.
7News: Are you waiting too long at the DC DMV?
The I-Team did some digging and discovered obtaining a road test from a DC DMV instructor can still take weeks or even months compared to getting an appointment within days with a third–party vendor.
WTOP: Group of Black female DC officers files multimillion dollar class-action lawsuit against…
A group of current and former female Black D.C. police officers say they suffered years of racial and sexual discrimination while working on the force.
Washington Post: Ten current, former Black female D.C. police officers sue the city, claiming…
Ten current and former Black female D.C. police officers filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the District, alleging its police department has engaged in “repeated, coordinated and relentless retaliation” against Black female officers who!-->…
Washington Post: Lawmakers, residents push top D.C. education leaders for more testing, transparency…
City officials, teachers and parents depicted two vastly different versions of how schools are operating at full capacity during the pandemic at a seven-hour D.C. Council oversight hearing Tuesday.
Washington Post: D.C.-area leaders consider prioritizing equity in transportation and land use…
Planners say completing the region’s trail network would connect lower-income areas to transit and jobs.
DCist: 10 Black Women File Class Action Suit Alleging Racial, Sexual Discrimination In D.C. Police…
A group of 10 Black women filed a class-action lawsuit against D.C.’s police department on Wednesday, alleging racial discrimination and sexual harassment within the force and a “systemic pattern” of bullying and retaliation against those!-->…
DCist: D.C. Auditor Looking Into Vision Zero Program, Which Has Only Reduced Traffic Fatality Total…
The Office of the D.C. Auditor will undertake a 10-month investigation into the work of the District’s Vision Zero program, the city’s flailing effort to eliminate traffic deaths and major injuries by 2024.
Washingtonian: Climate Activists Dumped a House in the Tidal Basin
It's not clear whether they plan to retrieve it. One person was arrested.
City Paper: Fans and Foes Bid Farewell to Wendy’s at Dave Thomas Circle
See you later, Baconator.
WTOP: Climate activists partially sink model row home in DC’s Tidal Basin
Drivers near D.C.’s Tidal Basin might have glimpsed an unusual sight early Wednesday: A half-submerged row home poking out of the water near the Jefferson Memorial.
Washington Business Journal: Catholic University president to step down
John Garvey, the Catholic University of America's president since 2010, will step down at the end of this academic year, he announced Wednesday.
UrbanTurf: The Dupont Circle Mansion That Left DC For Rhode Island
The Rhode Island manor now known as the "Seaview Terrace Mansion" (among other names) is currently on the market for $29.9 million. But its original home was in Dupont Circle.
DCist: It’s Pawpaw Season Again. Here’s Where To Find The Tropical Fruit Near D.C.
So far, 2021 might not have lived up to everyone’s expectations. But at least it was a good summer for the pawpaws.