Toella Pliakas in The Post: Despite her virtue-signaling, Bowser is not progressive when it comes to…
A month ago, D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) stood on a balcony overlooking the bright yellow words “Black Lives Matter” painted on the pavement of the recently renamed Black Lives Matter Plaza. She spoke as part of the opening night of…
WTOP: No Taste of Georgetown this fall, but there’s a replacement
Taste of Georgetown, a one-day event that draws crowds to Georgetown for big restaurant deals, will not be held this fall, for the first time in 27 years. But it’s being replaced by a more pandemic-conscious event called Taste and Shop…
Washingtonian: The World War II-Era Plane Flyover Has Been Rescheduled To Saturday
The event is being moved because of visibility concerns.
WTOP: DC auditor to investigate 911 over delays, wrong-address dispatches
The District of Columbia’s Office of Unified Communications will be investigated by the Office of the DC Auditor after “recent events call into question the effectiveness of OUC’s 911 Operations Division.”
City Paper: Why Are Artists Furious With STABLE, D.C.’s Progressive Art Studio Space?
A long-simmering conflict over accusations of racial insensitivity at the Eckington studios boiled over last week. Now the arts community is taking sides.
DCist: At Hearing, D.C. Landlords And Tenant Advocates Poke Holes In Proposals To Tweak Rent Control
Tenant advocates have been pushing to overhaul rent control in D.C. for about a year. But over more than nine hours of public testimony Thursday, it became clear that those advocates do not like most rent control legislation the D.C.…
Washington Post: Vintage plane flyover in D.C. postponed due to weather, now planned for Saturday
A flyover of vintage planes in the Washington region scheduled for Friday morning is being postponed a day because of weather.
Press Release: Bowser Administration Awarded Federal Grant to Study Women’s History and Suffrage in…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Office of Planning
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 25, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Mekdy Alemayehu (OP)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – The Bowser Administration, led…
UrbanTurf: DHCD Aims to File HUD Loan Application for New City
As Douglas Development looks to move forward with its massive New City development in Ivy City, DC is looking to give the project a boost.
Press Release: Life in Washington During COVID-19 Captured in Library’s “Archive This Moment DC”…
News Release — DC Public Library
For Immediate Release
September 25, 2020
Media Contacts: George Williams
88 photos submitted by District residents in DC Public Library's first release of collection showing daily activities and…
WTOP: WWII planes to fly over DC Friday to commemorate 75th anniversary of war’s end
Late Friday morning, dozens of World War II-era military planes will provide an airborne history lesson over the nation’s capital with the Arsenal of Democracy Flyover.
Washington Post: Vintage planes to fly over D.C. on Friday morning
Vintage planes will fly over the Washington region Friday morning to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II.
WTOP: DC’s highest court grants bar exam waiver for recent law school grads
D.C. is joining four other states in giving certain law school graduates a pass on taking the bar exam to practice law because of COVID-19.
DCist: Four D.C. Councilmembers Demand More Information From Bowser About School Reopening Plans
A group of D.C. lawmakers is demanding Mayor Muriel Bowser release more information about how D.C. Public Schools will keep students and teachers safe if campuses open for in-person learning in November.
Washington Post: Metro board members question whether region’s low-income residents will take unfair…
Metro board members representing the District and Maryland questioned the agency’s commitment to transit equity Thursday after learning it skipped doing a full analysis on how emergency budget cuts would impact low-income and minority…
DCist: A Woman Reported Being Harassed By A Fellow Law Student — And It Appeared On Her Disciplinary…
Dorea Batté could not avoid the unwanted text messages and phone calls from a law school classmate at George Washington University. She tried blocking the man’s phone number, but he reached her using different numbers.
Who’s on DC’s general election ballot
Here’s a listing of the citywide and ward candidates on DC’s general election ballot. We’ve included links to candidates’ political websites and Twitter accounts for those running for positions other than president and vice president.
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DCist: Here Are The Options For The New Ward 7 Circulator Route
Mayor Muriel Bowser and the District Department of Transportation announced seven potential routes for the DC Circulator bus in Ward 7, and asked transit riders to give their opinions.
City Paper: A New Poetry Collection Features the Work of Writers—Both Famous and Forgotten—From…
By Broad Potomac’s Shore: Great Poems from the Early Days of Our Nation’s Capital comes out Oct. 6 from the University of Virginia Press.
Washington Post: Deon Kay mourned as a young man ‘creating plans for his future’
They talked of Deon Kay wanting to explore the world, about his prowess on the football field and basketball court, about how the young man “was creating plans for his future.”