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2019 Awards Program Honors the Best of Historic Preservation

Press Release May 9, 2019

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 9, 2019 CONTACT: Mekdy Alemayehu (OP) 2019 Awards Program Honors the Best of Historic Preservation (WASHINGTON, DC) – The District of Columbia Historic Preservation Office,…

UrbanTurf: $25,000 For Renovations: DC Offers Grants for Historic Home Repairs

Editor May 3, 2019

The recent designations of neighborhoods as historic districts in DC has come with an added benefit: grants for home repairs.

Built Environment

Mendelson renews push to split up DCRA amid criticism over slow action on demolition at Franklin…

Cuneyt Dil Jan 29, 2019

Critics of the District’s building code enforcement pointed earlier this month to unauthorized demolition at a museum project downtown as evidence of a need for change. Last Tuesday, in an effort to improve the performance of the…

Latest

District Links: Report card gives DC an A-minus on the state of its tree canopy; Bowser seeks authority to buy surplus…

Apr 29, 2026 11

A newly issued report card on the state of DC's trees offers an overall grade of A-minus — the same as last year — but warns that the city has been losing ground on its goal of reaching a 40% canopy…

District Links: New report cites 5.7% drop in DC jobs over past year; OCF investigating claims against Lewis George…

Apr 28, 2026 27

A new report on DC's economic and revenue trends shows a 5.7% drop in jobs over the last year and an increase in the office vacancy rate to 18.3%.

District Links: Bowser resubmits PSC nominations fought by environmentalists; group rejects calls to drop White House…

Apr 27, 2026 21

Mayor Muriel Bowser last week withdrew — and then resubmitted — two controversial nominations for the Public Service Commission that would have otherwise been deemed disapproved at month's end.

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

Apr 24, 2026 14

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…

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