Tag: DC
Learn More About ANC Redistricting in Wards 7 and 8
Now that Mayor Muriel Bowser has signed the "Ward Redistricting Amendment Acr of 2021", setting the new ward boundaries as of Jan. 1, 2022,...
Getting to the Point: The Literary Hill
Getting to the Point
An early 17th-century explorer described it as “a site where heaven and earth converged to frame a place perfectly designed for...
Draft Redistricting Maps Released
The DC Council’s Redistricting Subcommittee Committee released three draft maps on Nov. 1, in advance of its Nov. 3 Ward 6 hearing. The subcommittee...
Mayor Bowser to Attend Oct. 25 SWNA Meeting
Mayor Muriel Bowser will attend the Oct. 25 meeting of the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly (SWNA) and answer community questions.
The meeting takes place Monday, October...
Expanding Protected Bike Network Sparks Controversy
The District is installing a citywide, interconnected bicycle network. To meet District-mandated environmental goals, The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) must shift 75 percent...
The ABC’s of Redistricting
DC Council is gearing up for the start of the often-contentious redistricting process, undertaken by every state (and DC) every ten years. Normally, redistricting...
The Peculiar History of Buzzard Point
Buzzard Point’s current status as Washington’s newest hot property belies its peculiar history. For nearly two centuries its main attraction was the US Arsenal,...
Storm Downs Trees, Damaging Cars and Utility Lines
Two storms raged through the region Thursday night, the second tagged with a tornado warning that lasted through 9:30 p.m.
Heavy rains and powerful winds...
Federal Control Complicates DC Justice
In 2019, DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson (D), Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen (D) and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) urged the US Senate...
District Acquires Dave Thomas Circle
On Monday, Feb. 1, the District acquired the property known as Dave Thomas Circle via eminent domain.
The District paid $13.1 million for the property...
