Washington Business Journal: Developers pick architect, leasing brokers for Metro HQ redevelopment
The team behind the redevelopment of Metro's longtime downtown D.C. headquarters has selected Pickard Chilton of New Haven, Connecticut as the project's lead architect and CBRE to market the new office space.
DCist: Robin Bell Spent The Last Four Years Projecting Protest Messages On The Trump Hotel. Now…
On the evening of January 10th, the D.C.-based artist and activist Robin Bell pulled up to the Trump International Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue. He and his crew quickly began setting up video projection equipment — they had a lot to do,!-->…
Politico: D.C. National Guard deployment extended through end of March
The new orders suggest that law enforcement agencies in the nation’s capital are preparing for potential unrest in the coming days and weeks.
Karl Racine in The Post: President Biden’s choice for U.S. attorney should reflect D.C. values
I am honored that D.C. residents have twice elected me D.C. attorney general, based in large part on my commitment to integrity, racial justice and innovative juvenile justice reform. However, because D.C. is not a state, we are denied!-->…
Press Release: Norton Says Trump Impeachment Trial Highlights D.C.’s Lack of Voting Representation…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
January 26, 2020
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today said that the upcoming Senate trial of former President!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Marks Significant Progress Toward Housing Goal of #36000by2025
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
January 26, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Shayne Wells (DMPED)
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DCist: Here’s The Story Behind That Mural Featuring Ratzilla Fighting For D.C. Statehood
One is something many D.C. residents really want, the other something most residents would probably be happy getting rid of. But together they’re an eye-catching combination.
UrbanTurf: 14,400 Units: DC is Nearly Halfway to Meeting 2025 Housing Production Goals
At the beginning of 2019, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser stated that the city needed to add 36,000 new housing units by 2025, later adding that one-third of those units need to be affordable.
WTOP: Georgetown sidewalks may get decked out — literally
The Georgetown Business Improvement District is seeking permits to install nice-looking, curb-level decking along stretches of M Street and Wisconsin Avenue to extend outdoor dining for restaurants and to create more room for pedestrians.
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Washington Post: D.C. restaurants are hoping for a ‘Biden bump’ after the president’s Georgetown…
It was a post-church lunch stop, just one of thousands that take place every Sunday, even during a pandemic. But this one included a parade of black SUVs, an unknown number of Secret Service agents and the president of the United States!-->…
WTOP: Armed National Guard will remain in DC for weeks
It will be weeks before members of the National Guard are no longer securing D.C.
District Links: DC officials call for more vaccine doses as city begins shots for teachers; 7,000…
Happy Monday. Mayor Muriel Bowser received her first coronavirus vaccine shot on Monday as the city urges the federal government to send more doses for its residents.
Washington Times: D.C., Maryland, Virginia officials report inadequate coronavirus vaccine supply
The District’s top health official said Monday that the city is unable to administer a COVID-19 shot to all eligible people within a priority group at once due to an “abysmal” supply of coronavirus vaccine doses.
Washington Post: Coronavirus vaccination appointments canceled in D.C. region as health officials…
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) on Monday received her first dose of the vaccine as part of a broader push to bolster public trust in its efficacy. The District will receive 14,376 doses this week, but the city’s health director, LaQuandra!-->…
Washingtonian: Luxury DC Hotels Are Renting Rooms for a Couple Hours of Private Dining
Sofitel DC is the latest property to open its suites to diners.
DCist: MahoganyBooks Is Accepting Submissions For A New Content Series Reflecting On 2020
MahoganyBooks, a bookshop located in Anacostia, is putting a pen in the hands of overlooked writers living in Ward 8.
WTOP: Dupont’s Potomac Phil celebration on pause for the year
The long history of D.C. has led to some great traditions that span centuries. Dupont Circle’s annual ceremony with Potomac Phil isn’t one of them, but even so, Groundhog Day just won’t be the same next week.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser to Deploy District Snow Team for Wintry Mix of Snow and Freezing Rain
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor, DC Department of Public Works, District Department of Transportation, DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency and DC Department of General Services
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Washington Business Journal: WeWork to shutter more D.C.-area locations
WeWork plans to shutter four more locations in the D.C. area, including one near Amazon.com Inc.'s second headquarters in Arlington, as it continues to find a path toward profitability following its scrapped plans to go public in 2019.
City Paper: Early Signs Say Biden Will Engage with Local D.C.
Joe Biden visited Call Your Mother, and tenants asked his administration for rent cancelation.