DCist: Developers Are Now Able To Pitch Projects For Hill East’s Reservation 13, Former Site of DC…
After years, there seems to finally be movement on developing the nearly 497,000 square foot portion of land once referred to as Reservation 13 in Ward 7.
DCist: The East Potomac Pool Project Faces Yet More Delays, An Uncertain Future
The future is uncertain for the pool in East Potomac Park, which finally looked like it was on track after multiple construction delays. Now, the D.C. Department of General Services says the construction project will not continue as…
City Paper: Express Is Back (Kind Of), Thanks to D.C.’s The Pack
Content and experience company The Pack designed a special recreation of The Washington Post's commuter paper Express and is passing physical copies out on Nov. 21.
DCist: Report: D.C.’s Grade For Preterm Birth Rate Drops To D+
As D.C. forges on through month nine of a global health crisis, new data shows the city’s infant health metrics have trended in the wrong direction, as racial disparities in healthy births widen.
WUSA9: Ben’s Chili Bowl has a new mural: Longtime WUSA9 anchor Bruce Johnson
WUSA9's Bruce Johnson is honored with a spot on the mural outside of Ben's Chili Bowl in D.C.
WTOP: CARE classrooms: What does distance learning look like inside DC schools?
Though some students are at their desks in D.C. Public Schools, their teachers have been elsewhere as CARE classrooms got under way this week.
Washingtonian: Wilson High School’s Potential New Names Include Marion Barry, August Wilson,…
There are now seven names under consideration for the Northwest DC high school that is currently named for Woodrow Wilson, according to a new website created to solicit feedback.
City Paper: Brandon Todd Won’t Weigh In on Police Overtime Oversight
And other notable happenings during this week's D.C. Council hearing.
DCist: The Pandemic Can’t Mute This Go-Go Awards Show
Last year, the D.C.-based Go-Go Awards electrified a live audience at Ballou High School Theater as go-go bands like Sugar Bear, Junkyard Band, and Rare Essence played hits, singers belted a hymn, and marching bands and majorettes dressed…
Washington Business Journal: A new RFP is out for Hill East’s Reservation 13. D.C. hopes it…
The long-awaited redevelopment of Hill East’s Reservation 13 is taking a big step forward with D.C.'s call for developers interested in building on a huge section of the property.
City Paper: Winterization Grantees Want Greater Spending Flexibility
They'll get some help, the Mayor's Office on Nightlife and Culture announced this morning.
WTOP: The alcohol-infused fight over sports betting in DC’s Capitol Hill area
A proposed sportsbook that a Virginia businessman wants to open on Pennsylvania Avenue in Southeast D.C. is getting pushback from people in the neighborhood who say it doesn’t belong there.
DCist: This Group Of Native Washingtonians Is (Temporarily) Bringing ‘Express’ Back
Growing up in D.C., Nayion Perkins says he used to pick up a copy of Express, the Washington Post’s free daily commuter paper, on his way to school. He got to know the folks handing them out, and turned to the publication “for information…
UrbanTurf: First Phase of 740-Unit Development Breaks Ground at Northwest One
A year after plans were shared for the 3.5-acre “Northwest One” parcel in DC, the project is moving forward.
DCist: Two D.C. Officials Participated In Local COVID-19 Vaccine Trials. Here’s What It Was Like
When Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Wayne Turnage saw an ad on television about participating in the drugmaker Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine trials at George Washington University, he immediately went online to sign up.
Washington Business Journal: This renovated D.C. office building will feature an old-school…
Commercial real estate owners are increasingly looking to harness touch-free technology for their office tenants to help slow the spread of Covid-19, and Marx Realty is no exception.
Press Release: Bowser Administration Selects Development Team for Parcel 13 on St. Elizabeths Campus
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
November 20, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Shayne Wells (DMPED)
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The DC Lineup for this weekend: food drives, free entertainment and holiday festivities
This week’s DC Lineup includes a number of area food drives to support the community during a particularly challenging holiday season for many amid the ongoing pandemic. Holiday and leisure activities are also on the docket.
The weather…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces Equitable Development Opportunity for Hill East Phase II…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
November 20, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Shayne Wells (DMPED)
Request For…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Encourages District Residents to Help Keep Neighbors Experiencing…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Department of Human Services
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
November 20, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Dora Taylor-Lowe (DHS)
Lauren Kinard (DHS)
(WASHINGTON,…