DCist: ‘You Have To Be That Voice’: Ivy City Teen Celebrates Funding For Long-Awaited Crummell…
15-year-old Ivy City resident Mya Stuckey is going to celebrate tomorrow.
Washington Post: After decades of waiting, D.C.’s Ivy City to get community center at Crummell…
After decades of demands from residents, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser on Thursday announced that her administration would spend $20 million to turn a long-vacant school in Northeast Washington into a community center.
Washington Business Journal: Georgetown home with ties to Jacqueline Kennedy, Averell Harriman hits…
A Georgetown home with ties to Jacqueline Kennedy and a host of political and cultural bigwigs has hit the market for the first time in nearly a quarter century.
WTOP: DC residents scramble to get DMV appointments as parking enforcement ramps up
Beginning Tuesday, D.C. will restart all parking enforcement and cars will have to display valid registration stickers.
WTOP: DC takes top spot for parks; Arlington ranks No. 4
D.C. took the top ranking in the Trust for Public Land’s ParkScore index released Thursday.
DCist: Federal Aid Provides Significant Boost To Bowser’s Proposed D.C. Budget
When Congress passed the American Rescue Plan earlier this year, the $350 billion available in aid for states, counties and cities was little more than a really big pot of money. But the local impact of those funds became more clear on…
DCist: Bowser Task Force Recommends A ‘Phased End’ To D.C. Eviction Moratorium
A 30-person rental housing task force convened by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser in January is recommending a “phased end” to the city’s comprehensive eviction moratorium, based on indicators such as COVID-19 case numbers, court capacity, the…
Washington Post: D.C. retakes top spot in annual survey of nation’s best parks; Arlington at No. 4
The District regained the top spot and Arlington held steady at No. 4 in an annual national survey of large U.S. cities with the best parks, as officials focused on equitable park access in the wake of George Floyd’s murder.
Press Release: Norton Requests Permanent Closure of Portion of Beach Drive to Motor Vehicle Traffic…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
May 27, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) sent a letter requesting that the National Park Service permanently…
Marla Spindel and Stephanie McClellan: Dear Mayor Bowser, please stop the discriminatory practice of…
When the DC Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) touts its supposed success in reducing the number of children in foster care, it fails to mention that it has accomplished this through a practice that jeopardizes the safety of DC’s…
Washington Business Journal: Bowser pitches business tax cuts, new housing spending in…
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is looking to cut taxes and fees for businesses and pour hundreds of millions into housing in her new budget proposal, as $2.5 billion in federal stimulus money and an improving economy allow for a more robust…
Washington Post: Bowser’s budget, flush with federal dollars, boosts spending on housing, mental…
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) on Thursday proposed a fiscal 2022 budget that would increase spending on a vast array of projects, from housing to education to violence prevention to bike lanes, thanks in part to a flood of federal…
WTOP: DC to start unpaid parking ticket amnesty program
In another sign of a return to normal life in D.C. parking enforcement will start up again soon — but so will a way to pay off your old tickets without penalties.
Press Release: Norton Resolution Recognizes D.C. Servicemembers in Advance of Memorial Day
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
May 27, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced a resolution recognizing District of Columbia servicemembers in…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Presents Fair Shot Budget Proposal
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
May 27, 2021
CONTACT:
Susana Castillo (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser presented her Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) Budget and…
DCist: Norton Asks Biden Administration To Allow Marijuana Use In Public Housing
D.C. legalized pot in 2014, but that means little to the 12,400 people who live in the city’s public housing.
Philip Kennicott in The Post: With most Trump appointees off the fine arts commission, Biden can put…
By the time President Donald Trump left office in January, he had appointed all seven members of the Commission of Fine Arts, a federal design oversight body that has shaped the nation’s capital and federal architecture since 1910. All…
District Links: Bowser to unveil budget proposal; sportsbook opens for bets at Capital One Arena;…
Mayor Muriel Bowser will unveil her proposed budget for the next fiscal year on Thursday morning.
WTOP: DC begins final testing in shifting 911 calls to mental health counselors
D.C. is kicking off a final round of testing before it launches a new program next week aimed at directing some 911 calls away from police to mental health experts.
WTOP: Reddit user creates an expansive, imaginary Metrorail map for DC region
Picture this: Metro stops at BWI Marshall Airport and Dulles International Airport. An Adams Morgan station. A more robust train system connecting the entire region.