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Washington Informer: Busboys’ Anacostia Launch Evokes Memory of Marion Barry

Editor Mar 16, 2019

Hundreds of revelers, including many of D.C.’s political and cultural elite, celebrated the grand opening of the region’s seventh Busboys and Poets on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE during a red-carpet extravaganza.

Petula Dvorak in The Post: A new eatery, a red carpet and hope in a part of D.C. starved for nice…

Editor Mar 7, 2019

It was yet another fancy-pants event in Washington — red carpet, velvet ropes, fur coats, earpiece guardians of the guest list.

Mayor Bowser Celebrates Mayor Marion Barry’s Birthday with Room Dedication at New Busboys and Poets…

Press Release Mar 6, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 6, 2019 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) Mayor Bowser Celebrates Mayor Marion Barry’s Birthday with Room Dedication at New Busboys and Poets in Ward 8 Restaurant Housed in New State-of-the-Art…

District government

Council’s first-month introductions seek action on issues from poverty to taxpayer advocacy

Kalina Newman Feb 5, 2019

From re-examining funding streams for at-risk students to limiting the spread of bedbug infestations, DC Council members are seeking to tackle an array of issues with their initial legislative introductions of the council’s 23rd session. …

Curbed: D.C. moves toward renaming government building after late Mayor Marion Barry

Editor Jan 24, 2019

One Judiciary Square could become the latest official commemoration to Barry

WTOP: The making of Marion Barry, Part 3: ‘There was no way we could win’

Editor Nov 7, 2018

WASHINGTON — When Marion Barry began to run for mayor of D.C. in 1978, he could point to his record on the D.C. Board of Education and the D.C. Council, where he had been chairman of the Finance and Revenue Committee and had proposed more…

WTOP: The making of Marion Barry, Part 2: Street activist to power player

Editor Nov 6, 2018

In the second part of WTOP’s three-part series “The making of Marion Barry,” the future mayor arrives in a very different D.C. to the one we know today.

WTOP: The making of Marion Barry, Part 1: A DC mayor’s activist beginnings in the South

Editor Nov 5, 2018

WASHINGTON — Seemingly every successful political campaign says it ran a different kind of campaign. But Marion Barry’s first campaign for mayor of D.C., which reached its ultimate goal 40 years ago this week, reflected a change in how the…

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District Links: Council sets hearing on nominees to vacancy-laden zoning board; NCPC seeks more info on plans to paint…

May 8, 2026 21

The DC Council has scheduled a public hearing later this month on the mayor's three recent nominations to fill vacancies on the Board of Zoning Adjustment — which hasn't been able to meet since March…

jonetta rose barras: Who among DC’s mayoral candidates can help the city fulfill its potential? (Part 2)

May 8, 2026 244

At a recent mayoral forum, moderator Dwayne Lawson-Brown asked the candidates to use three words to describe their political style. “Principled. Resilient. Effective,” said Ward 4 DC Councilmember…

Clinique Chapman: The next mayor can get public safety right. Here’s how.

May 8, 2026 55

Last month, DC Justice Lab convened nearly 30 organizations to stand together on the steps of the Wilson Building and release the 2026 DC Public Safety Policy Agenda, a set of recommendations…

District Links: DC tourism sees slight rise despite fewer international visitors; McDuffie draws endorsement from…

May 7, 2026 24

DC officials yesterday announced a slight uptick in domestic visitors in 2025 but a modest decline in international visitors, who tend to stay longer and spend more while in town.

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