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Vacant Crummell School at center of latest development battle in Ward 5

Cuneyt Dil Jun 28, 2018

Luxury units and craft distilleries have marked Ivy City’s resurgence, but the Crummell School site, vacant since the early 1980s, remains a vestige of a forlorn period in the Northeast neighborhood’s history. The District plans to sell…

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Long-vacant Truxton Circle school may become community center, Peace Corps museum

Michelle Goldchain Jun 15, 2018

Running across a vacant or blighted building in DC isn’t uncommon, much to the chagrin of residents. In May 2016, Greater Greater Washington put the “official count” of vacant and blighted buildings in the city at approximately 1,200, but…

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District Links: Bowser extends juvenile curfew; monumental arch gains nod; House appropriations panel looks to include…

Apr 16, 2026 7

The Republican-run House Appropriations Committee this morning released the text of a proposed fiscal year 2027 funding bill that includes appropriations for DC — with the broad array of riders…

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

Apr 15, 2026 10

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 14

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…

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