DCist: Now In Its 35th Year, Filmfest DC Is Back With A Spotlight On Local Stories
The Washington, DC International Film Festival celebrates its 35th year with another virtual program, featuring 60 films from 35 countries. But most importantly for area viewers may be DC4Reel, a slate of new features and shorts made by…
WTOP: Metro looks to expand service this summer
As the D.C. area emerges from the pandemic, Metro is looking to increase its service, and riders could start to see changes as soon as this summer.
Washington Post: As family, friends and teachers mourn slain D.C. teen, his mother promises to…
In middle school, Kassius-Kohn Glay participated in the Brilliant Boys Book Club. As he entered high school, a teacher said, he became a role model for his younger siblings and classmates. He talked about an interest in zoology.
Washington Post: Trump’s company puts D.C. hotel lease up for sale, again
The former president’s company previously considered selling the lease to its luxury Washington hotel before covid struck
Washington Business Journal: Homebuilder targets Northeast plot for its first D.C. development
A 60-townhome development near Trinity Washington University will mark the first D.C. effort for a Nevada homebuilder.
Courtland Milloy in The Post: An essay contest asked D.C. students about challenges faced during the…
I was a judge in a recent essay contest for D.C. public and charter school students in fourth through ninth grades. The theme was about the challenges they faced during the pandemic, and I was reminded that the past year has put adult-size…
Washington Post: A District couple hope that GWU won’t tear down an old Foggy Bottom rowhouse
One of the strengths of an urban college campus is the constant reminder that you’re spending your present in a city with a past. In Foggy Bottom, some residents fear a piece of that past is in danger of being erased. It’s the rowhouse at…
Press Release: DC Charter School Alliance Names Tameria Lewis Senior Director of Government Affairs
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
For Immediate Release
June 1, 2021
Contact
Nell Callahan
Washington, DC – Today, the DC Charter School Alliance, an advocacy organization that supports and represents the robust…
WTOP: Metro looks to expand service this summer
As the D.C. area emerges from the pandemic, Metro is looking to increase its service, and riders could start to see changes as soon as this summer.
City Paper: D.C. Parking Enforcement Resumes
Pro tip: Pay the parking meter. Why? All parking enforcement returns to D.C. on Tuesday, June 1.
UrbanTurf: An Infill Hotel Proposed at North Capitol and H Streets
Another site near Union Station is in line to look a little different.
Greater Greater Washington: This bill would create a new tool for DC to expand its dedicated…
A new bill introduced by DC At-Large Councilmember Robert White would allow DC to pay landlords to turn existing units into dedicated affordable housing.
DCist: D.C. Council To Ask NPS To Keep Beach Drive Closed To Cars For Good, But Some Residents…
A majority of D.C.’s lawmakers are calling for the upper part of Beach Drive through Rock Creek Park to remain the way it’s been during the pandemic: open to walkers, runners, cyclists and closed to most cars.
DCist: The Ban On Recreational Weed Sales In D.C. Lives On In Biden’s Proposed Budget
President Joe Biden’s proposed 2022 budget is a mixed bag for the District of Columbia.
WTOP: Historic Ivy City school receives funding as plans to reopen move forward
After sitting empty for decades, a historic school in Northeast D.C. is getting a second chance to serve as a place where kids in Ivy City can gather.
Press Release: Norton to Host Roundtable on Fencing at the Capitol Complex Tonight
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
June 1, 2021
Contact: Raven T. Reeder
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will hold a virtual roundtable via Zoom on fencing at the Capitol complex today,…
Press Release: AG Racine Statement on Conclusion of Three-Decade Long Court Oversight of…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 1, 2021
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
Office of the Attorney General Concludes Two Decades-Long Consent Decrees Impacting District…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces the End of Court Oversight of the DC Child and Family Services…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Child and Family Services Agency
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 1, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Kera Tyler (CFSA)
The District exits LaShawn A. v. Bowser after 31…
Press Release: Norton Announces Bill to Require Gender Equality in Crash Test Dummies
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
June 1, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), the chair of the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, today announced…
City Paper: As D.C. Fully Reopens, What Does the Future Hold for Streateries?
Restaurant owners, councilmembers, and accessibility advocates weigh in on making streateries permanent.