UrbanTurf: A Crowdfunded Mixed-Use Condo Development in Deanwood
While crowdfunded real estate development is not quite as popular as a few years ago, a mixed-use offering is on the table in DC.
WTOP: DC challenges kids to read over the summer
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and other community leaders gathered at the Edgewood Recreation Center on Monday to launch summer programs for kids, including one aimed at improving the reading skills in young children.
WTOP: Want $51? DC will pay you to help people get vaccinated
D.C. said Monday that people who help unvaccinated friends, family and neighbors make a plan to get vaccinated and accompany them to a vaccination site can receive a $51 VISA gift card.
Washington Business Journal: Bowser is reordering her spending plans for public housing repairs.…
The D.C. Housing Authority could earn funding to perform major rehab work at three of its properties in a major change from previous budget plans that would’ve directed cash toward a single project — but advocates still fear the agency…
DCist: D.C. Nearly Cleared A Homeless Encampment For A Streatery. Now Advocates Want Changes To…
A small homeless encampment in Dupont Circle was scheduled to be cleared earlier this month, the tents slated to make way for café tables and chairs. At the last minute, D.C. switched to a trash-only cleanup, meaning that the people living…
Karla Reid-Witt: DC’s youth urgently need real investment in mental health support
District children are hurting.
The social isolation from friends, the strain of the pandemic on their families, and the stress of making distance learning work for more than a year have all taken a toll.
DC’s health care…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces that People Can Receive a $51 VISA Gift Card by Helping a…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 28, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
The Take the Shot, DC Vaccine Buddy Program Launches at Three Sites on Tuesday, June 29
(WASHINGTON,…
Press Release: Norton Reintroduces Bill to Give D.C. Authority to Grant Clemency
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
June 28, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today reintroduced the District of Columbia Clemency Home Rule Act, which…
Press Release: DC Charter School Alliance Announces Millree Williams As Senior Director of…
News Release — DC Charter School Alliance
For Immediate Release
June 28, 2021
Contact
Nell Callahan
Washington, DC – Today, the DC Charter School Alliance, an advocacy organization that supports and represents the robust…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Celebrates Start of #BacktoSummer Programming to Keep DC Youth Engaged
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor, DC Public Library, DC Department of Employment Services and DC Department of Parks and Recreation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 28, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
George…
Greater Greater Washington: Asphalt art is popping up at intersections from Logan Circle to Mount…
As part of a safety and mobility study, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is putting up art installations at intersections in an area stretching north from Logan Circle through Columbia Heights and Mount Pleasant.
Press Release: Norton Announces Oversight Committee Will Mark Up Two of Her D.C. Bills Tomorrow
June 28, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today that the Committee on Oversight and Reform (COR) tomorrow will mark up two of her bills, the D.C.…
City Paper: One Year on From the Toppling of Albert Pike, What Happens to it and Other Problematic…
"It was like we really took freedom and justice into our own hands."
WTOP: Bethesda’s Duck Duck Goose plans summer Dupont Circle opening
French Brasserie Duck Duck Goose has set a late-summer opening for its Dupont Circle restaurant at 2100 P Street NW, a spot previously home to Vintage78, which closed earlier this year.
WTOP: Hook Hall ends free meal distributions for restaurant workers
In another sign that D.C.’s restaurant industry is on the mend, Hook Hall has decided it is time to end its free meal distribution to struggling restaurant workers: Monday is the final day for it.
Washington Post: The mystery that solved itself: Who vandalized D.C.’s beloved Barbie Pond?
The longtime curator of the Barbie Pond on Avenue Q was on his way to dinner Saturday night when he first discovered the vandalism.
Washington Post: The new face of hunger: Hispanic, employed, but still struggling to feed the family
The new face of hunger in the Washington region is a Hispanic man or woman who struggles to feed their household despite working, according to a new report from the Capital Area Food Bank.
Allister Chang: School librarians are essential for addressing learning loss
To successfully accelerate learning and to address learning loss, DC should not excise any of its school librarians. Yet, that unfortunate cut may well occur at some DC Public Schools, to the detriment of students who need their help.
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WTOP: Bicycle and youth-focused nonprofit gets new home in DC
D.C. nonprofit “Gearin’ Up Bicycles” is getting a change of address.
WTOP: DC heat emergency in effect amid hot, muggy conditions
D.C. has started the week under a heat emergency, with city officials opening a number of cooling centers for residents seeking relief from high temperatures expected in the region through Wednesday.