Warming winters are making cherry blossoms bloom earlier, potentially putting their flowers at risk
When Jeff Reinbold, the National Park Service’s superintendent of the National Mall and Memorial Parks, unveiled on March 1 this year’s prediction for cherry blossom peak bloom, he prefaced the announcement with a note of caution.
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District Links: Bowser budget includes Circulator cuts, downtown incentives and medical debt relief;…
With the DC Council's 70-day budget review having kicked off yesterday, signs point to a particularly contentious spring in the Wilson Building.
How the Revised Criminal Code Act would have impacted the District’s most vulnerable
On a Saturday night in Georgetown, Josh Blocker and his electric guitar take center stage near the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue and M Street NW. The faint wail of Jimi Hendrix’s “Voodoo Child” struggles to rise above the ambient noise…
‘Clyde’s’ at Studio Theatre plays it safe
Toting a bottle of beer, Clyde (Dee Dee Batteast) comes on stage clad in a busty denim dress, a synthetic wig from the local beauty supply and a little too much blush. With gusto that can only be earned from a hard-knock life, she comes to…
Washington Business Journal: Bowser proposes major increase in downtown D.C. housing tax abatement…
Mayor Muriel Bowser's proposed fiscal year 2024 spending plan includes a big expansion of the District's tax abatement meant to spur new housing downtown, in addition to millions in capital investment designed to bring major new…
Washington Post: Bowser budget plan defunds panel that advised criminal code rewrite
City council chairman and director of the commission say they disagree with the mayor’s proposal, arguing that the panel’s expertise remains important
Washington Post: D.C. leaders say free-bus plan will advance despite Bowser’s cost concerns
Mayor Muriel E. Bowser proposed a budget that doesn’t include the program, but a sponsor of the plan said the city will fund it without the mayor’s support
WTOP: DC mayor’s ‘comeback’ budget adds traffic cameras, cuts bus routes
D.C.’s mayor has unveiled her proposed budget for the next fiscal year.
Washington Post: Bowser aims to balance D.C.’s recovery, increased costs in latest budget
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) proposed a $19.7 billion budget Wednesday that included funds to significantly increase the number of automated traffic cameras in the city and rejuvenate the struggling downtown corridor amid uncertainty…
DCist: A Street In Anacostia Could Be Renamed For Slain 11-Year-Old Davon McNeal
The D.C. Council is considering a bill that would rename Cedar Street, Southeast after Davon McNeal, the 11-year-old who was killed in the crossfire of bullets after an anti-violence Fourth of July celebration in 2020.
DCist: A D.C. Task Force Meant To Reduce Murders Fell Apart. Some Say It’s A Part Of A Broader…
In 2016, the D.C. Council passed the NEAR Act, or the Neighborhood Engagement Achieves Results Act, setting forth a slew of initiatives to reduce community violence and incarceration using a public health approach.
City Paper: Bowser-Mendelson Battle Over Free Metrobus Program Peaks as Budget Season Arrives
The dispute is drawing in Chief Financial Officer Glen Lee as Mendelson pushes back against the CFO’s expansive authority.
DCist: D.C. Council Launches Bid To Reform Housing Voucher Payments
Roughly five months after a report from the federal department of Housing and Urban Development dinged the DC Housing Authority for its rent payment practices, the D.C. Council is wading into the fray with a proposal to reform them.
DCist: Traffic Cameras To Dramatically Increase, Spending Scaled Back In Bowser’s Proposed Budget
The number of traffic cameras in D.C. could more than triple over the next few years while spending on government programs and hiring will be scaled back under a proposed 2024 budget Mayor Muriel Bowser unveiled on Wednesday.
Axios: Southeast Library renovation will send patrons a mile away
The D.C. Public Library system is preparing for a multi-year renovation of the Southeast Library that will send people to another quadrant for many services.
Press Release: Mayor’s Budget Is Not a Fair Shot
News Release — DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Wednesday March 22, 2023
CONTACT: Lindsey Walton
WASHINGTON, DC -- Chairman Phil…
District Links: Bowser presents $19.7B budget after closing $1.7B gap due to higher costs, lower…
Mayor Muriel Bowser presented her $19.7 billion budget proposal for fiscal year 2024 to the DC Council this morning, stressing that having to fill a $1.7 billion hole after February's revenue estimates showed declines left little to no…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Presents Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Proposal
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
March 22, 2023
CONTACT:
Susana Castillo (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser presented her Fiscal Year 2024…
Washington Business Journal: Redbrick gets OK for 800-plus more residences at its Bridge District…
The massive Bridge District development near Anacostia is readying for its second phase before it's even gone vertical with the first.
Washington Post: At Georgia lawmaker’s office, statehood advocates say ‘hands off D.C.’
Kelsye Adams walked through the Cannon House Office Building hallways and noticed the plaques for representatives from across the country. Texas. New Hampshire. Wisconsin.