Curbed: 10 economic records set in downtown D.C. in 2018, according to ‘State of Downtown’ report
Some were highs, others were lows. And WeWork is now the District’s largest private office tenant
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Washington Business Journal: BID report: Downtown D.C. hits record high office vacancy rate, but…
Downtown D.C. saw booms in development and tourism last year, but also notched a record-high office vacancy rate and sluggish employment growth, according to a new report.
Washington Post: A shower at D.C.’s new day services center leaves one homeless man feeling more…
Washing up in a shower with someone’s feces at your feet seems counterproductive.
Washington Business Journal: Final plans unveiled for the overhaul of downtown D.C.’s Franklin…
Better days are ahead for Franklin Park.
DCist: Now D.C. Can Help Rehab The Nearly 7,000 Acres Of National Parks In The City
D.C. contains almost 7,000 acres of land controlled by the National Park Service, and up until now, the federal agency was charged with maintaining all of it, including the majority of the city’s neighborhood parks.
Navigating homeless services is complicated. A new downtown center makes many of them available in…
A new day center for individuals experiencing homelessness has opened its doors on at the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in the heart of downtown DC. At a Feb. 25 ribbon-cutting ceremony, DC Department of Human Services director Laura…
Theresa Vargas in The Post: ‘This is my do-over’: She used to sleep on the streets. Now, she helps…
Tokyo Direkston wore two weeks of filth.
Curbed: D.C. unveils long-hoped-for downtown day center for the homeless
The District débuted its inaugural downtown day-services center for homeless residents on Monday. The center—located in the basement of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church at 1313 New York Ave. NW—opened after months of delays…
Mayor Bowser Unveils Downtown Day Services Center, Creating New Single Point of Entry for Residents…
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February 25, 2019
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LaToya Foster (EOM)
Dora Taylor (DHS)
Mayor Bowser Unveils Downtown Day Services Center, Creating New Single Point of Entry for Residents Experiencing Homelessness to Access…
Curbed: D.C. could get more say over federal parks in the city under congressional lands package
The District would be able to enter “cooperative management agreements” with the National Park Service
DCist: Opening Of Downtown Day Services Center For Homeless Delayed Again
A new downtown day services center for the homeless will remain shuttered for another two weeks due to construction delays, according to the Downtown Business Improvement District, which is managing the center.
District of Fashion Runway Show Ties District to NYFW
CONTACT: Rachel Rose Hartman
PRESS RELEASE: District of Fashion Runway Show Ties District to NYFW
WASHINGTON, DC—As New York Fashion Week (NYFW) prepared its fall/winter collection season, the District of Columbia's fashion industry…
Curbed: Long-awaited day center for the homeless to open in downtown D.C. next week, BID says
The center will début at a centrally located church on Feb. 12
Downtown Holiday Market helps local businesses grow
Over 150 local artisans and entrepreneurs are getting the chance to showcase their work — and bolster the bottom line — at this year’s Downtown Holiday Market, an annual marketplace set up in front of the National Portrait Gallery and…
Curbed DC: Renovation work pushes back opening of downtown D.C. day center for the homeless
District officials had said the center would open before Nov. 1. Now it’s looking more like mid-January
Washington Business Journal: The newest designs and a revised timeline for the restoration of a…
The yearslong pursuit to revive the second-largest National Park Service-owned square in downtown Washington with a host of amenities and programmed open spaces is nearing an important milestone.
WTOP: Downtown Holiday Market comes to life
WASHINGTON — Instead of braving the crowds at the department stores this weekend, how about sipping hot chocolate, listening to live music and browsing dozens of unique shops? You can because the Downtown Holiday Market is back.
Make New Memories at the DowntownDC Holiday Market
Make New Memories at the DowntownDC Holiday Market
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 21, 2018) — Exhibitors are ready, musicians are tuning up and tasty food and drink vendors are preparing to welcome visitors of all ages to make holiday memories…
WAMU: Historic Call Boxes In Downtown D.C. Will Be Transformed Into Art Celebrating Women
Nine long-defunct call boxes in downtown D.C. are about to get a second life as public art.
Neil O. Albert in The Washington Post: Metro can’t afford to be a peak-period-only service
The region’s late-night economy became officially stymied on Monday when Paul J. Wiedefeld, the general manager of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, did not recommend restoring late-night service for Metrorail as part of…