WTOP: Auditor report: DCPS failed to effectively monitor contract, was overbilled $421K
A contractor hired by D.C. Public Schools refused to provide documentation to support $5.36 million in invoices and overbilled DCPS more than $421,000, according to a new report from the D.C. auditor.
Washington Business Journal: Jeff Bezos donates $200 million to the Smithsonian Institution
Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.com Inc. and aerospace company Blue Origin, will donate $200 million to the Smithsonian Institution to support the National Air and Space Museum.
Press Release: The Public Defender Service Supports Virtual Safe Surrender
News Release — Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia
**For Immediate Release**
The Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia (PDS) announces its efforts to support the last weekend of the D.C. Superior…
Press Release: New Toolkit Will Assist in Educating D.C. Residents on Federal Nutrition Programs
News Release — D.C. Hunger Solutions
Media Contacts:
D.C. Hunger Solutions: Jordan Baker :
DC Department of Aging and Community Living: Angela Richardson
DC Department of Health:…
Press Release: Councilmember Christina Henderson introduces the VOICE Amendment Act to bring ranked…
News Release — At-large DC Council member Christina Henderson
For Immediate Release
July 14, 2021
Contact: Amanda Farnan
Washington DC – Today, Councilmember Christina Henderson along with Councilmembers Charles Allen,…
DCist: How Unhoused Residents And An ANC Commissioner Fought A Possible Eviction From A D.C. Park
On a sunny, hot Wednesday, Marco Woodson zipped around a small park in downtown D.C., sweeping trash into small, neat piles. A table under a tree was set up with a cooler full of ice and water bottles. Between the honks and hums of nearby…
Greater Greater Washington: Affordable housing eligibility is based on median income — and the 2021…
Affordable housing in DC can be built through Inclusionary Zoning, with funding from the Housing Production Trust Fund, or through any of the myriad other programs in the District’s affordable housing toolkit. But all of these programs…
City Paper: D.C. Council Unanimously Passes a Phased Ending to Tenant Protections
The D.C. Council unanimously voted to phase out tenant protections including bans on evictions, utility shut offs, and rent freezes.
Associated Press: Rail officials push 15-year plan to boost Northeast Corridor
WASHINGTON (AP) — As Congress eyes an infrastructure package, a coalition of transportation agencies and Amtrak on Wednesday released a 15-year plan of rail improvements for the congested Northeast Corridor that would boost daily train…
Washington Business Journal: Business interests push for changes to D.C.’s impending ban on…
When the District passed a total ban on noncompete clauses last December, the move didn’t attract much attention — but over the last few months, the business community has slowly begun to train its sights on the law.
UrbanTurf: The Near Doubling of DC Home Prices in 10 Years
The adage that it is a good time to be a home seller has never been more true in the DC region than over the past 18-24 months. A low supply of homes for sale coupled with high buyer demand has pushed home prices to new heights.
DCist: Capital Turnaround, A New 850-Seat Entertainment Venue In Navy Yard, Opens This Summer
A new 850-seat venue for comedy and music performances is opening on the edge of Capitol Hill and Navy Yard, at the old “Blue Castle” building on M Street SE. The former car barn, which dates back to the 1800s, has been fully converted…
Washington Business Journal: Douglas Development goes into the coworking business, using former…
Three former WeWork locations in D.C. are coming back to life as new coworking spaces owned by their landlord, Douglas Development Corp.
DCist: Demonstrators Formed A Human Chain To Stop Nellie’s From Opening On Tuesday
A month after a viral video showed a security guard at Nellie’s Sports Bar dragging a Black woman down a flight of stairs, sparking weeks of protests and an ongoing case with the D.C. Attorney General’s office, the bar reopened this week —…
Washington Blade: Nellie’s reopens, closes after protesters block entrance
Demands include public apology, release of video
‘Read in Color’ aims to expand book access, diversify DC’s Little Free Libraries
Built of wood and featuring a distinctive A-frame construction, the new Little Free Library at CentroNía, a bilingual and multicultural early childhood education provider in Columbia Heights, looks much the same as the existing…
DC Council emergency votes aim to prevent unfair debt collection practices, phase out eviction…
With the District’s public health emergency due to expire soon, the DC Council voted Tuesday to approve legislation aimed at avoiding a sudden end to the consumer and tenant protections in effect in the District since the pandemic began.…
City Paper: Which D.C. Businesses Got the Biggest Grants, and Other Restaurant Revitalization Fund…
Restaurants and other food businesses approved for awards were made public this week, igniting discussion and debate.
WTOP: Metro wants to ban riders who get caught on sex, weapons offenses
Metro is proposing an update to its passenger conduct rules that would temporarily ban those who get caught on sex- or weapons-related offenses while on the transit agency’s property, including trains and buses.
Washington Post: WAMU hires Erika Pulley-Hayes as new station manager
Washington's NPR affiliate WAMU has named Erika Pulley-Hayes as its new station manager, one of the most prestigious jobs in public radio.