Axios: Bill to extend D.C.’s lease for RFK site gains momentum
A House committee advanced a bill on Wednesday that could one day make possible a football stadium on the RFK site.
Theresa Vargas in The Post: A D.C. college building faces demolition — to the surprise of students
Students at the University of the District of Columbia say they’ve only recently learned about a plan that, if approved, will destroy more than a building
Washington Post: House Oversight Committee advances bill to extend D.C.’s lease of RFK site
A bill that would allow D.C. to redevelop the RFK Stadium site advanced from a key House committee Wednesday — but not without significant debate over whether the District should be allowed to use public funds for a potential new stadium…
District Links: RFK lease extension advances without ban on public funds for stadium; council bills…
A key House committee voted yesterday to advance bipartisan legislation that would extend the District's lease on the 174-acre RFK Stadium campus and add new flexibility on development there — without an amendment prohibiting public…
District Links: House panel debates ban on public funding for any stadium as condition of extended…
A debate over whether to ban use of government funds to help build any new Washington Commanders stadium on the RFK campus is at least briefly holding up a committee vote on bipartisan legislation to extend DC's lease on the sprawling…
Shakespeare Theatre Company’s ‘Evita’ offers fresh look at the rise of Eva Perón
Sammi Cannold’s Evita begins and ends with the same striking image: an angelic white gown floating over rolling fields of white flowers. The metaphor isn't difficult to discern as the world continues to grapple with the legacies of Eva…
DCist: D.C. Council Passes Bill That Will Subsidize Your E-Bike Purchase
The D.C. Council unanimously approved a bill Tuesday that aims to get fewer cars and more e-bikes on D.C. streets.
Courtland Milloy in The Post: Narcan in hand, she makes the case for saving everyone
As the opioid crisis worsens, the community must find ways to help
DCist: D.C. Councilmember Focuses On Increased Penalties And Policing In Slate Of Public Safety…
Ward 2 D.C. councilmember Brooke Pinto unveiled a comprehensive and controversial public safety legislative plan on Monday to increase carceral penalties for violent crimes and heighten law enforcement surveillance. Pinto says it is a…
DCist: Growing Share Of D.C. Renters Spend At Least Half Of Their Income On Rent
A growing share of renter households in D.C. are spending more than half of their income on housing costs, according to a new analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data.
Washington Post: Betting inside a poke shop, he put D.C.’s sportsbook under attack
Well after closing time, the staff at Abunai, a poke restaurant in Northwest D.C., grew accustomed to leaving on the lights for a single customer. They had good reason to treat this 27-year-old former data scientist so well. His patronage…
Axios: New tunnel to help alleviate chronic flooding in Northeast D.C.
D.C. just took a big step toward providing relief in a part of Northeast prone to chronic flooding.
City Paper: Pinto Is Reviving an Old Push for Warrantless Searches. Some Fear It Will Kick-start a…
The Ward 2 councilmember’s crime legislation drew rebuke from judicial leaders who say warrantless searches might violate the Fourth Amendment.
Washington Post: Pinto releases plans to tackle crime as violent summer ends
Package of plans released Monday drew criticism from D.C. judges concerned about the legality of proposed searches
District Links: House panels set to consider bill to extend DC lease on RFK campus; Pinto proposal…
Bipartisan efforts in Congress to extend the District's lease on the RFK Stadium campus and allow mixed-use development there — potentially including a new Washington Commanders stadium — are moving ahead.
Recent reforms are helping DC distribute unused vouchers for foster youth
After years of letting federally funded housing vouchers for people leaving foster care and facing homelessness go to waste, DC is implementing a new law to ensure every young person who needs a voucher gets one.
The federal…
WTOP: New Whitman-Walker Max Robinson Center opens with more health care resources in DC’s Ward 8
Part of a massive economic redevelopment project is expanding the reach of health care to D.C.’s Anacostia neighborhood in a state-of-the-art facility.
DCist: New Anacostia River Tunnel Goes Online, Will Cut Sewage Overflows By 98%
Almost 25 years ago, a coalition of local environmental groups filed a lawsuit against DC Water for allowing billions of gallons of untreated sewage to spill into the District’s rivers. Now, work is complete on a massive system of tunnels…
Axios: Georgetown students and faculty call for end to legacy admissions
A student-led petition urging Georgetown University to ban legacy admissions has gained more than 800 signatures in several weeks.
District Links: Mayor cuts ribbon on Whitman-Walker’s expanded Ward 8 facility; Pinto releases…
Mayor Muriel Bowser cut the ribbon this morning on Whitman-Walker's new 118,000-square-foot health care and research facility on the St. Elizabeths East campus that will allow the organization to triple the number of patients it sees in…