UrbanTurf: 371 Units, Office and Retail Proposed to Replace the South Capitol Street 7-Eleven
The Southwest DC development pipeline continues to grow, this time at perhaps the quadrant's most prominent intersection.
Washington Post: President Trump tweets protesters will be met with ‘serious force’ if they…
President Trump tweeted Tuesday that protesters will be met with “serious force” if they establish an autonomous zone near the White House and said that federal officials would seek long sentences for anyone toppling statues or vandalizing…
WAMU: WMATA Replaces Rail Control Center Leadership Amid Train Safety Violations
Metro is replacing the head of its Rail Operations Control Center — the nerve center for monitoring the entire rail system — after a series of safety violations, including sending trains with passengers to investigate a reported fire in…
DCist: D.C. Police, Officials Clear Encampment At Black Lives Matter Plaza
Demonstrators once again took to the streets in downtown D.C. on Tuesday, after police clashed with protesters in Lafayette Square and District officials cleared people from an encampment at Black Lives Matter Plaza.
DCist: Metro Board Votes To Establish Investigations Review Panel For Transit Police
Metro’s board has unanimously approved a new seven-member Transit Police oversight panel to review MTPD’s investigations.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Marks 50th Anniversary of Pride Month with Installation of Rainbow…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and District Department of Transportation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 23, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Lauren Stephens (DDOT)
(WASHINGTON, DC) –…
Press Release: DCHFA Funds the Rehabilitation of 358 Apartments in Washington Highlands
News Release — DC Housing Finance Agency
Washington, D.C. – On June 18, the District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency (DCHFA) issued $41.7 million in tax exempt bonds and underwrote $25.3 million in four percent low income housing tax…
Press Release: Statement from Mayor Bowser on the Passing of Allen Lew
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 23, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser issued the following statement on the passing of former City…
Press Release: Norton to Introduce Legislation Removing Emancipation Statue from Lincoln Park
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
June 23, 2020
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today that she will introduce legislation to remove the Emancipation…
Washington Post: Allen Lew, hard-driving D.C. city administrator, dies at 69 of coronavirus
Allen Y. Lew, a city-planning executive who built a generation of Washington landmarks with a speed that countered the District government’s reputation for corruption and incompetence, died June 23 at a hospital in Queens. He was 69.
DCist: As D.C. Moves Into Phase Two, Not All Restaurants Are Setting Their Tables For Indoor Seating
In 2013, Clytie Roberts-Glage and her husband Rico Glage bought the three-decade-old Cafe Berlin in Capitol Hill from the original owners who were retiring. Over the last seven years, they’ve served the neighborhood and a loyal customer…
Washingtonian: The Kennedy Center Cancels Most Performances for the Rest of 2020
The organization is estimating a near $50 million loss of income.
Washington Post: Kennedy Center cancels most of schedule through 2020
The Kennedy Center has canceled most previously announced performances for the rest of 2020, including its signature Kennedy Center Honors and Mark Twain Prize, which have been rescheduled for next spring. The cancellations and…
District Links: Protesters near White House tried toppling Andrew Jackson statue; teachers’…
Good Tuesday morning. Police used pepper spray and a low-flying helicopter at Lafayette Square last night to repel protestors who tried to topple a statue of former President Andrew Jackson.
Washington Post: Kennedy Center cancels most of schedule through 2020
The Kennedy Center has canceled most previously announced performances for the rest of 2020, including its signature Kennedy Center Honors and Mark Twain Prize, which have been rescheduled for next spring. The cancellations and…
Press Release: District businesses are urged to claim a $5000 tax credit
News Release — DC Office of Tax and Revenue
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
CONTACT: Natalie Wilson
DISTRICT SMALL BUSINESSES ARE URGED TO CLAIM A $5000 TAX CREDIT
(Washington, DC) - The Office of Tax and…
NBC4: DC Teachers Flag Safety Concerns for Reopening in Fall
The Washington Teachers’ Union released a report Monday with suggestions on how schools can safely reopen in the fall as the coronavirus continues. They flagged several concerns about the health of students, teachers and staff.
WTOP: ‘No contact, no problem’: DC aerospace engineer develops coding kit for kids during pandemic
Like many around the country, D.C. aerospace engineer Aisha Bowe spent much of the last few months stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic.
WTOP: Protesters try to topple Andrew Jackson statue near White House
D.C. police said that it appeared protesters Monday were trying to take down a statue of Andrew Jackson in a park near the White House.
DCist: Protesters Try To Tear Down Andrew Jackson Statue Amid Tense Clash With Law Enforcement
Police pushed protesters out of Lafayette Square after several people scaled a statue of Andrew Jackson inside the park and tried to tear it down Monday night.