Axios: Town Talker: Where’s the D.C. mayoral challenge?
City politicos are wondering about the mayoral campaign of Robert White, a rising star on the D.C. Council whose bid to defeat Muriel Bowser has yet to lift off.
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Washington Post: As ‘Freedom Convoy’ spinoffs pop up on social media, D.C. region braces
Local and federal agencies are preparing for possible traffic disruptions in the D.C. region related to plans inspired by the self-styled “Freedom Convoy” that occupied downtown Ottawa for more than three weeks protesting vaccine mandates.…
Associated Press: Pentagon expected to OK National Guard for DC truck convoys
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is expected to approve the deployment of 700 to 800 unarmed National Guard troops to the nation’s capital, a U.S. official said Tuesday, in the face of trucker convoys that are planning protests against…
DCist: Metrorail Safety Commission Says Metro Has Work To Do In Responding To Emergencies
Poor communication and incident management have caused problems for Metro during past emergencies and a new audit from the Metrorail Safety Commission demands changes.
DCist: Director Of D.C. Public Safety And Violence Prevention Agency Resigns
Delbert “Del” McFadden, the inaugural Executive Director of D.C.’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement, has resigned from his role, according to a spokesperson for D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser.
Washington Business Journal: Here’s how D.C.’s new affordable housing tax break will…
The District's new stand-alone tax abatement tool is intended to bring more crucial affordability to housing projects in more well-heeled neighborhoods that otherwise might not offer it — all in a bid to meet the swelling need for…
WAMU: D.C. neighborhood leaders pass a resolution to combat opioid crisis
As drug overdoses reach a record-setting high nationally, several neighborhood leaders in D.C. are urging officials to take immediate action.
Greater Greater Washington: $100 transit subsidy proposal to be focus of DC Council hearing…
A bill that would give DC residents $100 per month to use on SmarTrip-eligible transit is getting a public hearing Wednesday in the DC Council.
Washingtonian: DC’s Messy Bald Eagle Family Is Expecting
The drama-junkie symbols of our country laid two eggs last week. A third could be on the way. But where is First Lady???
Washington Business Journal: Cava to relocate its headquarters within D.C.
Cava Group Inc. plans to uproot its headquarters from D.C.'s Chinatown for a new home at the Wegmans-anchored City Ridge mixed-use development in Upper Northwest.
Washington Business Journal: Anacostia will soon have its own Sandlot venue — but unlike any other
The Sandlot has generally billed itself as a cultural and social hub for the D.C.-area neighborhoods that house it. For Anacostia, it plans to do even more when it opens there.
District Links: Head of Bowser admin’s violence interruption efforts departs ONSE; safety…
Amid rising concern about violent crime in DC, the founding director of the District's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement — which runs the mayor's violence interruption program — has resigned.
Washington Post: Metro’s emergency response puts workers, riders at risk, audit says
A regulator says Metro continues to struggle with communication and coordination among various agencies
WTOP: Newly renovated Studio Theatre to light new signs in grand reopening Tuesday evening
Studio Theatre has won 72 Helen Hayes Awards since it first opened back in 1978.
DCist: No Driveways, No Garages, And No Guidance: Electric Vehicle Owners In D.C. Grapple With How…
Eric Ellsworth recently moved back to D.C. from Massachusetts, bringing his family’s 2020 plug-in hybrid-electric minivan to his new rowhouse on Capitol Hill.
Petula Dvorak in The Post: Metro’s Twitter was hacked — and that might be the least of its problems
Metro can’t even get hacked right.
Washington Post: Ted Leonsis groups donate $200,000 to UDC fundraising effort
The University of the District Columbia said it received a $200,000 donation Saturday from businessman Ted Leonsis’s charitable foundation and professional sports ownership group as the school kicked off a sports-related fundraising drive.…
WTOP: DC police killed more people in 2021, and the police chief says he knows why
More people died at the hands of D.C. police officers in 2021 than in 2020, and the city’s police chief believes it’s due in part to a rise in violence and the stress it puts on officers in the field.
WTOP: Group of protesting truckers begin trip to DC area this week
Inspired by the trucker convoy in Canada, a group from California says it will now head to D.C. to protest COVID-19 restrictions.
Associated Press: Howard gets $2M grant to digitize Black newspaper archive
Howard University has received a $2 million donation to digitize a major collection of Black newspaper archives in hopes of making it more broadly available to researchers and the public.