City Paper: Trayon White Says He’ll Run Again in Ward 8. Can Anyone Beat Him?
Despite rumors of a potential retirement, White could soon cruise to a third term as the field of challengers grows.
Washington Post: Amtrak makes case in court for immediate takeover of Union Station
The hearing marked a turning point in Amtrak’s attempt to control the station’s operations to pursue multibillion-dollar investments
DCist: On H Street, Some Black Business Owners Say They’re Fighting The Neighborhood
Chef James Robinson didn’t expect to close his H Street restaurant, KitchenCray, just three years into operation. Robinson, who overcame homelessness and is now a chef to the stars, opened it back in October 2020 because he wanted to bring…
District Links: Metro looks to test new signage to help riders find their way; 35% of DC residents…
A new study from the Capital Area Food Bank says that 35% of DC residents didn't have enough to eat or know where their next meal was coming from at some point in the prior year.
Khari Brown: The Supreme Court has failed us. Mentorship can save us.
First-time college students this fall will be the final class admitted in the era of affirmative action. Theirs could be the most diverse class we’ll see in a while. But, if we act quickly, we have a shot at mitigating the damage for all…
District Links: DC officials mark a ‘Day of Remembrance’; newly released data shows 911…
Mayor Muriel Bowser and DC Council members visited a downtown fire station this morning for a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony to honor the bravery of first responders who served that day and the memory of those who lost their lives to the…
Theresa Vargas in The Post: The wait for a reliable 911 system in D.C. has already taken too long
A heartbreaking call from a teenage girl, and other delayed emergency responses, should have moved the city to take action long before 10 dogs drowned
Washington Post: 40% of D.C. 911 center shifts understaffed last month, data shows
Multiple callers were kept on hold for three or four minutes, the data shows
Colbert I. King in The Post: The ‘educational crisis’ in D.C. demands more than promises
The racial chasms of about 50 percentage points or more in math and reading proficiencies have been persistent.
District Links: DDOT director among three upcoming Bowser admin departures; DC sees 50% drop in…
This week's heat wave brought DC some record-breaking temperatures for early September, but it also helped fuel renewed complaints about DC Public Schools with faulty air-conditioning systems in some classrooms.
jonetta rose barras: Ruth Simmons’ hardscrabble journey from East Texas sharecropping to the halls…
When the galley for Ruth J. Simmons’ memoir — Up Home: One Girl’s Journey — arrived in my mailbox a few months ago, I couldn’t wait to dive into it. I had been looking forward to reading about the tumultuous battles she had fought and,…
District Links: School nurses fault new staffing model as providing inadequate coverage; Bowser…
As police continue to search for a murder suspect who escaped yesterday from George Washington University Hospital, the Metropolitan Police Department's acting chief acknowledged that officers had not secured the man to a gurney when…
City Paper: A Trio of Bowser’s Top Officials, Including DDOT Director Everett Lott, Are Leaving…
The mayor has seen a variety of prominent departures during her scandal-laden third term in office.
DCist: Some D.C. Classrooms Don’t Have Air Conditioning During Record Heat
As the D.C. region continues to sweat through a record-breaking late-summer heat wave, some D.C. public school students don’t have air conditioning in their classrooms. It’s a problem the city has been grappling with for decades, but this…
DCist: D.C. Council Demands Timeline For Delayed DCPS Food Service Contracts
At a council hearing Wednesday, Chairman Phil Mendelson grilled DCPS officials over ongoing delays in submitting new food service contracts to the council for review, and pushed for a more specific timeline for getting the contracts…
Petula Dvorak in The Post: The key to college success? People have to care about you.
Apathy — not bad policy or low funds — is what usually derails homeless students. Officials fixed Kamari Felton’s financial aid after his story published.
Washington Post: Police didn’t fully secure murder suspect who fled D.C. hospital, chief says
A murder suspect escaped from George Washington University Hospital on Wednesday because D.C. police officers did not secure one of his arms to a gurney as they changed his handcuffs in the emergency room, acting D.C. police chief Pamela…
Axios: D.C. still struggling to manage growing migrant crisis
Migrants are continuing to arrive in D.C., a humanitarian crisis that's also playing out in other big cities and putting pressure on President Biden to do more.
DCist: D.C. School Nurses Say New Staffing Model Is ‘A Recipe For Disaster’
A shortage of D.C. school nurses has become so critical that about half of public and charter schools will not have a nurse on campus full-time this year.
DCist: D.C. Councilmember Renews Push To Ban Solitary Confinement At D.C. Jail
Ward 1 D.C. Councilmember Brianne Nadeau is re-upping a years-long effort to ban solitary confinement at the D.C. Jail and other facilities operated by the city’s Department of Corrections.