After decades of disinvestment, D.C.’s Anacostia welcomes new developments including the now-completed MLK Gateway washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/…

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Latest: Body camera footage from Canton, Ohio police shows an officer kneeling on the back of Frank Tyson, a 53-year-old man Black man, earlier this month. Tyson told officers he couldn’t breathe, and was later pronounced dead at a hospital. huffpost.com/entry/frank-ty…

This ruling is a victory for #Ward5 neighbors and District residents alike. I'm grateful for Attorney General Schwalb's partnership in improving our city's environmental health, a top priority for my office and Ward 5. Read the full announcement here: oag.dc.gov/release/attorn…

THIS JUST IN: A Phil Mendelson staffer just told community members at the Ward 8 Education Council Town Hall that the council will host a hearing in mid-late June about the four truancy bills (@RobertWhite_DC, Councilmember Zachary Parker, Charles Allen, Mayor Muriel Bowser) currently on the table.

New: A group of students at D.C.'s Jackson-Reed High School is suing. They said they've been repeatedly censored and barred from hosting pro-Palestinian events at school.
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Tupac Shakur’s estate is threatening to sue Drake over the Kendrick Lamar diss track that featured an AI-generated version of the late rapper’s voice, calling it a “a flagrant violation” of the law and a “blatant abuse” of his legacy

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The election for Ward 7 DC Council is being contested by 10 candidates. Please inform yourself; we have a big decision to make.

If you haven't yet focused on the campaigns, this new The Washington Post article is a good place to start. washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/…

In response to Chairman Mendelson and Mayor Bowser’s request for legal review, I provided a formal opinion stating that the CFO’s failure to certify DC’s FY2025 budget would have no legal effect, and that the Mayor and Council are responsible for deciding how to allocate funds.

🚨Ordered a coffee from Foxtrot this morning. Now, I’m covering its closing.

Are you a current or former employee? Have strong feelings about this chain? If so, please DM me.

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In D.C.’s Ward 7, a ‘generational’ race to replace council member Vince Gray washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/…

icymi last night, Phil Mendelson previewed his budget proposal -- which includes his plan to reject the CFO's requirement to spend $217M to fill the reserve in order to restore funds for early childhood teachers' Pay Equity. more: washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/…

.Phil Mendelson with some spicy news for your Friday evening: He plans to reverse the CFO’s reserve decisions to restore the childcare pay equity fund AND reverse many cuts to DCPS when he presents his budget in May. Now we wait for Glen Lee’s response…

When WAMU laid off 16 people and closed DCist, the reasoning given was “content strategy word salad,' per one staffer.

Andrew Beaujon cuts through the jargon and nonsense with a deeply reported, excellent look at what actually happened: washingtonian.com/2024/04/19/why…

The Ward 7 Dems put out this “unity letter” today in response to some of the disputes I wrote about earlier this week. They agreed not to spend money boosting Felder’s campaign, among other things.

Most regular people don't think about falling office building values (who can blame them)... but I wrote about why it affects the rest of the city. My column this week: axios.com/local/washingt…

Once a month, via a chartered bus, DC Chinatown's remaining Chinese residents leave the city for the suburbs to grocery shop.

Why? There's no familiar, affordable food in their neighborhood.

Photos via Tyrone Turner

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Washington hired Kirtan Mehta, chief of staff for Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO), as its new VP of Public Affairs, the team announced.

Mehta will have a key role in the team’s new stadium search. Mehta has worked in finance and notably spent five years with Sen. Joe Manchin…

Under budget pressure, D.C. public schools may eliminate 200 positions, ⁦Lauren Lumpkin⁩ reports washingtonpost.com/education/2024…

15-67 losing season record!! Wizards shift focus to offseason after worst year in franchise history - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/04…