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Washington Post: It’s soccer season, but D.C. closes playing fields due to ‘hardness’

Editor Sep 7, 2018

For thousands of D.C. children, the week after Labor Day means the thrill of a new soccer season and hours spent preparing for opening weekend games. But this year, as last year, there has been a jarring surprise: shuttered fields and…

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Mayor Bowser Cuts the Ribbon at the Newly Modernized Boone Elementary School

Press Release Aug 18, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 18, 2018 CONTACT: Susana Castillo (EOM) Mayor Bowser Cuts the Ribbon at the Newly Modernized Boone Elementary School School Name Changes from Orr to Lawrence E. Boone Elementary, Reflecting School that…

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Mayor Bowser Cuts the Ribbon at Newly Modernized Murch Elementary School

Press Release Aug 18, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 18, 2018 CONTACT: Susana Castillo (EOM) Mayor Bowser Cuts the Ribbon at Newly Modernized Murch Elementary School 14 Schools Modernized Under Bowser Administration Including 6 Opening this Fall …

Mayor Bowser Cuts the Ribbon at Newly Modernized Bancroft Elementary School

Press Release Aug 17, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 16, 2018 CONTACT: Susana Castillo (EOM) Mayor Bowser Cuts the Ribbon at Newly Modernized Bancroft Elementary School 14 Schools Modernized Under Bowser Administration Including 6 Opening this Fall …

D.C. Worksite Parking Needs Better Management, Could Make $2M-$4M More

Press Release Aug 2, 2018

For immediate release Contact: Diane Shinn D.C. Worksite Parking Needs Better Management, Could Make $2M-$4M More OCFO says Wilson Building parking should be taxed; below-market rate parking may be incentivizing drivers,…

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Mayor Bowser Cuts the Ribbon on Palisades Recreation Center and Walks in the Fourth of July Parade

Press Release Jul 4, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 4, 2018 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Mayor Bowser Cuts the Ribbon on Palisades Recreation Center and Walks in the Fourth of July Parade (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, after participating in the annual…

Built Environment

Shelter construction delays bring questions over vetting of subcontractor

Cuneyt Dil Jun 26, 2018

DC Council members this week grilled District officials over delays in constructing planned family homeless shelters in wards 7 and 8, while officials maintained both shelters will still open on schedule in the fall. The two shelters…

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District Links: Bowser, Pirro unveil legislation to address rise in domestic violence; Allen bill would enable…

Apr 24, 2026 9

With domestic violence accounting for a growing share of homicides and assaults with a dangerous weapon in the District, Mayor Muriel Bowser and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro today announced new…

jonetta rose barras: Who among DC’s mayoral candidates can help the city fulfill its potential? (Part 1)

Apr 24, 2026 281

A diverse crowd of nearly 300 people squeezed into the auditorium at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library on Monday evening; it was a standing-room-only setting at the latest DC mayoral forum,…

District Links: Moody’s pulls negative outlook it added last year to DC debt rating; House panel advances bill…

Apr 23, 2026 11

Moody's Ratings this week removed its negative outlook on DC's debt rating while noting "the District's very strong fiscal governance and prudent budget management."

District Links: Council votes to advance permanent bill on youth curfew but delays emergency action; judge protects 15th…

Apr 22, 2026 15

The DC Council voted yesterday to advance a modified version of the expanded youth curfew as permanent legislation, but members also put off a vote on emergency legislation that would enable the…

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