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A Connecticut Avenue apartment complex shows effects of a legal loophole and cracks in city housing…

Jake Maher May 31, 2019

In recent months, one Connecticut Avenue apartment building has become a focal point for criticism of the city’s subsidized housing programs, with problems reaching the attention of the police and DC Council and spawning debates over how…

WTOP: 5 DC neighborhoods saw the biggest rent hikes in the last year

Editor May 18, 2019

Averaging out the top 100 largest cities in America, a one bedroom rents for under $1,400 a month — up a modest 4.3% in the last year. But that’s a minor increase compared to what some D.C. neighborhoods have seen.

Opinion

jonetta rose barras: DC public libraries work to build community, encourage reading while winning…

jonetta rose barras Apr 25, 2019

The room was awash with spring sunshine, bright and warm. While it was filled with people — including toddlers who, unintimidated by adults, dared to claim the space their own — it didn’t feel crowded. The ground-floor open lounge was…

Curbed: Two D.C. public libraries win prestigious architecture awards

Editor Apr 18, 2019

The local chapter of the American Institute of Architects recognizes the West End and Cleveland Park libraries

Washington Post: D.C. housed the homeless in upscale apartments. It hasn’t gone as planned.

Editor Apr 16, 2019

The SWAT team, the overdose, the complaints of pot smoke in the air and feces in the stairwell — it would be hard to pinpoint a moment when things took a turn for the worse at Sedgwick Gardens, a stately apartment building in Northwest…

Bisnow: Six-Story Apartment Building Planned To Replace Single-Family Home On Wisconsin Avenue…

Editor Apr 15, 2019

Single-family housing still dominates many parts of upper Northwest D.C., but one Wisconsin Avenue corner could soon welcome a new six-story building.

WTOP: Mini Target stores in Northwest DC set to open in coming days

Editor Apr 3, 2019

Two miniature Target stores are opening in Northwest D.C. next week, joining the retail chain’s main location in Columbia Heights as D.C.’s second and third Target locations, with more coming in the near future.

UrbanTurf: New Residences and a Restaurant Planned Next to Uptown Theater

Editor Mar 4, 2019

More density is planned for Cleveland Park, this time just down the street from the Uptown Theatre.

UrbanTurf: Where Target is Taking Over DC

Editor Feb 19, 2019

More than a decade after Target opened its first DC location in Columbia Heights, four additional outposts of the retail outlet are in the pipeline. Below, UrbanTurf takes a look at where those new locations are headed.

Curbed DC: Mail fail: D.C. residents tell their congressional delegate about postal woes

Editor Jan 3, 2019

If you are missing a holiday card or package that you were expecting in the District, you are likely not alone.

WTOP: With zoo closed during shutdown, business slows at nearby DC shops

Editor Jan 3, 2019

WASHINGTON — Typically bustling sidewalks near the Smithsonian’s National Zoo were eerily quiet Wednesday on the first day of the zoo’s closure due to the partial government shutdown.

UrbanTurf: HPO Recommends Approval For Moving a Cleveland Park House

Editor Nov 19, 2018

Earlier this month, UrbanTurf reported on a proposal to rotate a house on Wisconsin Avenue in the Cleveland Park Historic District, convert it into two units and construct a six-story, 14-unit addition. Now, the project has been given a…

UrbanTurf: A Cleveland Park House Could Be Moved to Make Way for 16 Apartments

Editor Nov 3, 2018

Infill development in DC historic districts often incorporates existing structures into new multi-family projects. Far less often, existing structures are moved to make way for new multi-family projects. But that is what is happening in…

District government

Officials cut ribbon at renovated Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library

Scott Nover Jun 17, 2018

Hundreds of local residents, officials, activists and onlookers crammed into the lobby and second-floor overhang of the renovated Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library on Saturday, awaiting a ribbon-cutting nearly two years in the making.…

Temporary Lane Closure on Connecticut Avenue NW Begins June 11

Press Release Jun 13, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 6, 2018 Media Contacts Terry Owens Lauren Stephens Temporary Lane Closure on Connecticut Avenue NW Begins June 11 (Washington, DC) -- The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will…

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District Links: Mayor says she expects to invoke 15-day emergency to extend curfew zones; Pinto apologizes for posting…

Apr 15, 2026 7

With current legislative authority for expanded juvenile curfews set to expire at midnight, Mayor Muriel Bowser said today that she's likely to declare a 15-day public emergency in order to…

District Links: White calls for Pinto to withdraw from delegate’s race over release of personal info; BZA lacks…

Apr 14, 2026 17

Robert White — one of two sitting councilmembers vying to become the DC's next delegate to Congress — is calling on his Ward 2 colleague Brooke Pinto to drop out of the race after her campaign posted…

District Links: Inspector general report flags operational challenges at 911 call center; ex-AG Racine backs Lewis…

Apr 13, 2026 13

A new report from the DC Office of the Inspector General found that frequent absenteeism among front-line workers has impeded operations at DC's 911 call center despite progress in filling vacancies…

District Links: Bowser outlines FY 2027 budget plan with cuts to child care, paid leave programs; Trump administration…

Apr 10, 2026 26

Mayor Muriel Bowser and her budget team today presented the DC Council with an overview of her fiscal year 2027 budget proposal that includes $469 million in program reductions and savings, including…

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