WTOP: DC companies appear to be downsizing — but moving to nicer digs
The District has an empty office problem — and it is getting worse.
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Washington Post: Regulator pauses Metro’s plans to reduce inspections on 7000 trains
The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission is investigating whether the transit agency is following safety and training protocols
Washington Post Editorial Board: D.C.’s crime bill could make the city more dangerous
Washington could become a more dangerous city if the D.C. Council votes Tuesday, as currently planned, to override Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s veto of a bill that decreases punishments for violent crimes such as carjackings, home invasion…
Washington Post: Group gathers to mourn D.C. youth, demand answers
13-year-old Karon Blake was shot by a man who said he saw the youth breaking into vehicles, police said
Washington Post: D.C. leaders discuss keeping teens out of crime, and victimhood
Police chief, deputy mayor for public safety say programs are available to reduce danger for city juveniles
Theresa Vargas in The Post: She pleaded for a bridge suicide barrier. Then another life was lost.
Chelsea Van Thof started calling on D.C. officials to add a barrier to the Taft Bridge after her partner’s suicide. Days ago, she saw police cars there again.
Washington Post: Sick of smelling her neighbor’s legal pot, this woman sued
Josefa Ippolito-Shepherd tried cleaning, pleading and suing, but she said the attack on her home of 30 years was unrelenting. Sometimes she felt as though she couldn’t breathe, couldn’t sleep, couldn’t live out her retirement in her…
WTOP: DC Council member Pinto requests police bodycam footage from fatal teen shooting
D.C. Council member Brooke Pinto has requested police body-worn camera footage captured when officers responded to the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Karon Blake on Jan. 7.
Washington Post: Social media sleuths seek name of Karon Blake’s shooter, as outrage builds
D.C. police chief warns efforts to out identity of shooter are reckless and dangerous
WTOP: Spice Suite opens new Langdon Park store, aims to empower Black women entrepreneurs
When Angel Gregorio closed on the property at 2201 Channing St. in Northeast D.C., it was the home of a tow truck company and little was happening in the industrial neighborhood. It was “ugly and gross,” she said.
WTOP: ‘Put the guns down!’ DC council member pleads to community
Calling for a “cease-fire,” D.C. council member for Ward 4, Janeese Lewis George, issued a passionate plea to the community Friday, begging people to put an end to the gun violence that has flared up across the District.
Washington Post: Metro corrects training to prevent red light signal overruns
Metro announced Friday that Metrorail operators will follow new training procedures after discovering problems with recent training classes.
City Paper: PROJECTpipes Solidifies D.C.’s Reliance on Methane
As cities across the country discuss potential bans on gas, D.C. persists.
DCist: This New D.C. Strip Mall Is Dedicated To Black-Owned Businesses
When Angel Gregorio opened a new location for her specialty spice shop called the Spice Suite, she invited several other Black women business owners to join her. She thought big.
DCist: Proposed Bill Would Give D.C. Residents $400 Or More In Rebates For Electric Bikes
Councilmember Brooke Pinto and six of her council colleagues want to encourage D.C. residents to adopt greener and safer transportation options. A new bill being submitted this month would create 3,000 rebates for residents to buy an…
Washington Post Editorial Board: D.C. should be able to deploy its own National Guard
One evening during the 2020 protests that followed the death of George Floyd, D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) was getting out of her car and preparing to enter her home when she got a call from then-Police Chief Peter Newsham: The Trump…
Washington Post: After violence, D.C. officials demand ‘accountability.’ Defining it is harder.
D.C. Police Chief Robert J. Contee III stood behind crime-scene tape draped across four lanes of Georgia Avenue, the evening rush hour brought to an abrupt halt by a hail of gunfire that killed one man and injured three others, including…
District Links: Congressional Republicans seek to derail DC Council bill on local voting rights for…
Several Republicans on Capitol Hill are seeking to overturn a bill approved last fall by the DC Council to allow noncitizens to vote in local elections — with local officials decrying the GOP effort as an inappropriate intrusion on the…
Washington Post: Metro leaders want to review effect of proposed fare increase on suburbs
The transit agency is considering its first fare increase in five years, which would hit those traveling long distances the hardest
DCist: Congressional Republicans Take Aim At D.C. Bill Allowing Non-Citizens To Vote In Local…
A pair of congressional Republicans say they will push to overturn a bill passed last year by the D.C. Council that would allow non-citizens — including undocumented immigrants — to vote in local elections starting in 2024.