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jonetta rose barras: Time for a bolder affordable housing approach

jonetta rose barras Jun 4, 2021

This week, the DC Council begins scrutinizing Mayor Muriel Bowser’s $17.5 billion Fiscal Year 2022 Budget and Financial Plan, holding a series of public hearings slated to continue throughout June. One of the areas expected to receive much…

WTOP: 5 DC neighborhoods saw the biggest rent hikes in the last year

Editor May 18, 2019

Averaging out the top 100 largest cities in America, a one bedroom rents for under $1,400 a month — up a modest 4.3% in the last year. But that’s a minor increase compared to what some D.C. neighborhoods have seen.

Bisnow: After Record Sale In 2014, The Woodley Is Back On The Market

Editor Apr 30, 2019

The buyer that set a D.C. record five years ago with its acquisition of a Northwest D.C. apartment building is now looking to sell the property.

District government

Amid ANC stalemate on Woodley Park bike lane, bike advocates and local critics both stress concern…

Jake Maher Apr 8, 2019

In a tie vote greeted as a victory by cyclists, an advisory neighborhood commission in Ward 3 recently deadlocked on a resolution condemning a proposed new bike lane along Woodley Place NW. Last month’s ANC 3C meeting became a flashpoint…

Washington Post: That mural of a luscious Marilyn Monroe is a reminder of the pain she soothed

Editor Feb 4, 2019

What do you see when you look at Marilyn Monroe gazing down at the corner of Connecticut and Calvert streets NW? A beautiful woman? A movie star? An icon?

WTOP: With zoo closed during shutdown, business slows at nearby DC shops

Editor Jan 3, 2019

WASHINGTON — Typically bustling sidewalks near the Smithsonian’s National Zoo were eerily quiet Wednesday on the first day of the zoo’s closure due to the partial government shutdown.

District government

Woodley Park looks to launch Main Street program in October

Michelle Goldchain Jul 27, 2018

Woodley Park’s commercial corridor has yet to set itself apart as a must-see destination. Later this year, efforts will begin to change that. Ryan Wegman, executive director of Friends of Woodley Park and vice president of assets and…

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

Apr 16, 2026 16

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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