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Washington Business Journal: Yahoo Sports users in D.C. could soon use app for sports betting
Yahoo Sports users in regions that have legalized sports betting, including the District of Columbia, will find themselves only a few clicks away from a wager beginning next month thanks to a deal that makes Bet MGM the exclusive…
Curbed: New downtown foundation to support work on parks, homelessness, and events
A new foundation linked with the DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) will help fundraise for quality-of-life improvements downtown, the BID revealed last week. The foundation, whose board includes the president of the BID as…
WTOP: DC animal shelter waives fees, seeks urgent adoptions amid critical maintenance
A D.C. animal shelter is waiving fees to encourage speedy adoptions while it undergoes extensive maintenance this week because of a mite infestation.
Washingtonian: NYT Scrubs a Couple of Inaccurate Sentences About DC
"It's uncommon to meet a Washington native"? "Calling it a fun-loving city would be a stretch?" Really?
Washington Times: D.C. Council weighs independent office for child safety, ombudsman
It’s been more than five years since an 8-year-old girl disappeared from a D.C. homeless shelter, and about two years since the former D.C. Child and Family Services Agency ombudsman was fired without cause.
Washington Post: ‘He’s going to be irreplaceable’: Veteran D.C. firefighter who maintained apparatus…
Alex Graham was a fixture behind the wheel of Engine 21, part of a crew known as the Alley Rats that raced to calls around Northwest Washington’s Adams Morgan neighborhood.
Washington Business Journal: Local restaurateurs, brewers had a blast feeding the masses during the…
Growing up in the D.C. area, D.C. Brau co-founder Brandon Skall says he and his now-business partner Jeff Hancock pined for the day that the city would have a winning team. Decades later, as the Nationals took their playoff run all the way…
Washingtonian: You Can Adopt a Pet for Free Through Wednesday at the Humane Rescue Alliance
The group is desperate to clear its New York Avenue shelter to make way for "aggressive pest control."
Bisnow: Construction Set To Begin On 275-Unit Mount Vernon Triangle Apartment Building
The joint venture that has built much of the new development in D.C.'s Mount Vernon Triangle neighborhood is moving forward with another project.
Washington Business Journal: Landlord protests GSA’s effort to roll three D.C. leases into one
A D.C.-based landlord is challenging the General Services Administration's efforts to roll a trio of federal agency leases into a single location near the Judiciary Square Metro in a bid to retain the federal tenants it has claimed for the…
DCist: U.S. Gives Salvadoran TPS Recipients Extended Protections, Granting Reprieve To 32,000 D.C.…
Salvadorans are the largest immigrant group in D.C., according to Census and American Community Survey data culled by the Urban Institute. The community is so hugely influential among the Salvadoran diaspora that the owner of Lauriol…
WAMU: Airbnb And Other Homesharing Services Are Now Legal In D.C.
After a years-long political and legislative saga, popular home-sharing services like Airbnb, VRBO and HomeAway are now legal in D.C.
Curbed: National Park Service scraps proposal to charge fees for D.C. protests
The rules would have increased barriers to demonstrating along the National Mall
District Links: Timeline to bring new hospital EOTR far from certain as talks continue; conflicting…
Happy Monday. The project to bring a new hospital east of the Anacostia River is in rough shape, exacerbating tensions over the state of the area's existing DC-owned medical center.
Washington Business Journal: Sibley’s proton therapy center is open. Here’s a look inside.
Sibley Memorial Hospital has started treating patients with proton therapy, making it the second D.C. hospital to offer the cancer treatment.
Washington Post: National Park Service withdraws proposal to make protesters pay for security
The National Park Service announced Monday it is withdrawing a proposal that could have, among other things, made protesters repay the federal government for the cost of security at demonstrations.
DCist: Dave Chappelle Gets Mark Twain Prize, And An Official Day In D.C.
For the first time, a native Washingtonian accepted the Kennedy Center’s highest comedy prize on Sunday night. Dave Chappelle accepted the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, in a ceremony that starred his fellow comedians, former…
WTOP: National Park Service withdraws plan to consider charging protesters for demonstrations
After a flood of comments, the National Park Service has scrapped a plan to consider charging fees for demonstrations around the National Mall and the White House.