WTOP: New slogan and campaign tries to lure tourists to DC
While more and more tourists are coming to the District as the city recovers from the pandemic, tourists from abroad are noticeably absent. The city is now trying to lure back international travelers with a new slogan and ad campaign that…
Axios: Pandemic-era migration cost D.C. more than $1 billion
Migration during the pandemic resulted in Washington, D.C., losing $1.6 billion in taxable income between 2020 and 2021, a 7.6% drop — in line with other big cities that lost residents to cheaper locales during the same time period.
Washington Post: D.C. aims for more international tourists after signs of pandemic recovery
Destination D.C. unveiled a $14 million marketing campaign Tuesday to draw more international and cross-country visitors to the nation’s capital, as tourism has shown promising signs of a comeback over the past year.
DCist: Metro Adds Special ‘Kids Ride Free’ Lanes At Key Metro Stations This School Year
D.C. students are officially back in class, and many of them are taking Metro to get there.
City Paper: D.C.’s Efforts to Take Back Control of Parole from the Feds Are ’As Good as Dead‘
Between Mayor Muriel Bowser’s missteps and aggression from Congress, D.C. looks unlikely to regain parole authority anytime soon.
Washington Post Editorial Board: What happened to D.C. food trucks? The answer says much about the…
What happened to D.C.’s food trucks? Lunch downtown used to be a mobile, multicultural feast thanks to the trucks that regularly packed Franklin Square, Farragut Square, Union Station and other gathering spots. Office workers lined up for…
Washington Post: In MacArthur, D.C. opens its first new high school in a half-century
The campus, in a building once owned by the private Georgetown Day School, opened its doors Monday morning
Washington Post: President Biden visits D.C. middle school to mark the start of classes
The president was joined by first lady Jill Biden, a longtime English professor, at Eliot-Hine Middle School
Associated Press: Biden and the first lady drop by a DC middle school math class and lunch to…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden shook hands with middle schoolers heading to lunch and dropped by an eighth grade math class Monday to welcome students back for the new school year.
Washington Post: D.C. to pay $5.1 million settlement after judge finds Second Amendment violations
D.C. will pay $5.1 million as part of a class-action settlement with gun owners who were arrested under laws that have since been found to violate the Second Amendment, according to the settlement agreement.
DCist: Chipotle Reaches $322,000 Settlement With D.C. In Child Labor Suit
Chipotle Mexican Grill has agreed to pay the District a $322,400 penalty for violating local child labor laws, the OAG announced Monday.
Washington Post: Chipotle to pay D.C. $322,400 to resolve child labor allegations
D.C. alleges that Chipotle broke child labor laws at least 800 times in the past three years by failing to adhere to restrictions on how much employees under 18 can work
District Links: DCPS heads back to school with a visit by the Bidens; Chipotle reaches $322K…
Mayor Muriel Bowser marked the start of the new school year this morning with a ribbon-cutting at Ward 4's Raymond Elementary, site of a $63 million modernization newly completed in time for the school's centennial.
Colbert I. King in The Post: The Wild West spirit lives on in D.C.
“A summer so lawless in D.C., it feels like the Wild West” was the headline on a column I wrote on Aug. 28, 2015 — almost eight years ago. “Law-breaking takes place with impunity.” “The brazenness is staggering.” Words from days gone by.
Washington Post Editorial Board: Drowned dogs foretell a D.C. infrastructure crisis
A flash flood Aug. 14 overwhelmed District Dogs, a canine day-care facility on Rhode Island Avenue NE, killing 10 dogs and breaking the hearts of their owners. The tragic circumstances stem in part from the city’s botched emergency…
WTOP: There’s not much fresh produce in DC’s Ward 8. This nonprofit is growing the supply
D.C. might have lots of grocery stores, but almost all of them are west of the Anacostia River. And with the few options east of the river already in danger of dwindling, a small nonprofit is doing what it can to grow the options available…
Washington Post: D.C. has long struggled with 911 calls. Then 10 dogs died in a flood.
Surrounded by pieces of drywall and fighting to keep his nose above water, Anthony Hebert scoured the room for his Aussiedoodle.
Petula Dvorak in The Post: Kids are once again kings of car theft in D.C. Who can fix this?
Crime in the nation’s capital was rising and it was declared a crisis that summer, 20 years ago.
DCist: D.C. Students Are Improving In Literacy And Math, But Are Behind Pre-COVID Levels
D.C. students performed better than they did last year in annual statewide assessments on English Language Arts (ELA) and math, but their proficiency rates remain lower than they were just before the COVID-19 pandemic.
DCist: Amid Worsening Conditions, D.C. Seeks To Appoint Guardian Of Ward 8 Apartment Complex Marbury…
D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb is asking a court to appoint a guardian who would be responsible for managing Marbury Plaza, a dilapidated 674-unit apartment complex on Good Hope Road SE that’s home to more than 2,500 people.