City Paper: Douglass Community Land Trust Wants to Lead the Way in SW
South Capitol Street creates a stark divide before you hit the Anacostia River. Navy Yard is on the east side, with towering apartments and condos, some of which rent studios for $2,000 a month. These high rises loom over the modest homes!-->…
WTOP: DC’s Humane Rescue Alliance rescues trapped dog in New Orleans
Fulfilling a mission that started 1,000 miles away, an emergency disaster team from D.C.-based Humane Rescue Alliance headed to New Orleans this week in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida and rescued a dog trapped underneath a collapsed shed.
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Washington Post: More than 130 dogs and cats flown to D.C. region after rescue from Hurricane Ida
Animals in overcrowded shelters in Louisiana were moved as part of a $45,000 rescue effort. They’ll be available for adoption from 11 D.C.-area shelters.
City Paper: A Pilot Program at the Mount Pleasant Library Lets You Check Out Seeds
Share a Seed and Friends of the Mount Pleasant Library team up to launch a seed library on Sept. 11.
WTOP: Time is running out for DC drivers to renew their expired licenses
D.C.’s Department of Motor Vehicles is reminding residents with expired driver’s licenses and ID cards that the deadline to get those renewed is Sept. 9.
Washington Business Journal: D.C. landlords and tenants say they’re still having trouble…
Some of D.C.’s largest landlords say they’re still struggling to get rent relief money from the District to cover balances owed by tenants, in yet another sign of the city’s troubles deploying the federal aid before evictions resume.
DCist: Voices Of Wards 7 And 8: Community Policing
In D.C., as in cities across the country, there is a long history of tense relationships between residents of Black neighborhoods and the police, fueled by instances of police harassment and, in some cases, brutality.
Washington Post: Returning to offices, rethinking commutes
Time lost traveling to and from the office once seemed unavoidable. But some workers say telework has made them see how unnecessary the commute has become.
Press Release: AG Racine Leads Bipartisan Coalition of 25 AGs Calling on Congress to Clarify First…
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AGs Urge Amendment to Law in the Wake of Supreme Court’s Decision in Terry v. United States
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Press Release: Modified District Government Services for Labor Day
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
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District Links: Mayor declares emergency over Medicaid contract; feds pause review of…
Mayor Muriel Bowser has declared a public emergency related to health care resources as her administration seeks to stabilize the city's Medicaid program amid contracting disputes.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Highlights Early Childhood Education Investments at the Celebration of…
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September 2, 2021
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LaToya Foster (EOM)
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UrbanTurf: A Clearer Look at 50 Units Proposed in Lamond Riggs
Two months ago, UrbanTurf reported on plans to complete The Hampshires development in Lamond Riggs. Now, a zoning application offers more details — and a more detailed look at the design for the project.
Washington Informer: STAY DC Program Subject of Rare Council Summer Recess Hearing
STAY DC, a program to stave off the expected wave of pandemic-related evictions, is a lifeline that the Bowser administration, property managers and community activists say can be effective, despite administrative problems.
Washington Informer: Caston Embraces Role as Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner
Incarcerated Officeholder Keeps Busy Schedule
Washington Informer: Black Entrepreneurs Protest Black Lives Matter Plaza Contract
A group of African American business owners is protesting the awarding of a District government contract to a white firm to renovate a Black-oriented space located in downtown Washington, D.C.
Washington Informer: Banneker Academic High School Marks 40 Years with New State-of-the-Art Building
In the four decades of its existence, Banneker Academic High School has established a reputation as one of the best, and most rigorous, public schools in the District and United States.
Washington Business Journal: Bowser issues emergency order addressing D.C.’s Medicaid contract…
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser issued an emergency order Wednesday to address issues that have emerged from to MedStar's soon-to-expire Medicaid managed care contract.
Washington Post: Family of man killed by D.C. police demand answers about what prompted officer to…
A relative of a man who was fatally shot by D.C. police as he drove away from officers, who had found him unresponsive in a running car with a gun tucked in his waistband, is demanding to know what prompted a sergeant to fire 10 times at!-->…
Washington Post: Federal agency pauses analysis of proposed Baltimore-Washington maglev high-speed…
The Federal Railroad Administration said it paused the project ‘to review project elements and determine next steps’