Posts tagged Vincent Orange
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Breakfast links: Work from home
Derailed; Only 3 months; First one in; The new guy; Franklin facelift; Timber!; There’s (almost) an app for that; Spend less, get more. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Government intervention
Hard times for spies; Summer jobs; In the dark; Bus improvements; Help or hinder?; Not all Millennials; Ye olde streetcar. Keep reading…
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Ask GGW: Will DC soon limit the renovations I can make to my row house?
Reader Jim writes, “I live in Columbia Heights. We own a rather tattered ‘charming’ row house, and are gearing up to do a big project to redo it. And I am totally confused about what’s coming down the pike” about DC’s so-called “pop-up” limits. DC’s Zoning Commission recently voted to impose new limits on how tall… Keep reading…
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Vincent Orange would close DC’s gates against younger and/or poorer residents
If you want to live in one of DC’s row house neighborhoods but don’t make a ton of money, a new bill by DC at-large councilmember Vincent Orange would slam the door in your face while it hastens gentrification and displacement of poor residents. Keep reading…
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Cheh keeps oversight of transportation, but Jack Evans will sit on the WMATA Board
Mary Cheh will continue to oversee transportation in the DC Council next year, but will continue to not also represent DC on the WMATA Board; instead, Jack Evans will. Anita Bonds will chair a committee on housing, while David Grosso will take the education gavel from David Catania. Council chairman Phil Mendelson just released his recommendations for committee assignments… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Mourning
Sudden tragedy; Pay your last respects; Purple Line delayed for Hogan; No marijuana testing; Bicycle space; Creative school funding; Federal board pops up; Maryland I-95 lanes to open; Development details; And…. Keep reading…
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The DC council will stay somewhat colorful… literally
Views, backgrounds, and many other factors are important qualities for candidates for office. One that doesn’t matter at all: Whether their names are also colors of the rainbow. But it’s fun nonetheless to chart how many of DC’s elected officials share surnames with parts of the palette. Keep reading…
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Dan Snyder talking with DC, Maryland, and Virginia about new football stadiums
This article was posted as an April Fool’s joke. DC officials and candidates have long been talking about plans to try and lure the Washington NFL team back to play within the city limits. It was revealed today that, in fact, this is part of a larger deal with Maryland and Virginia to build stadiums for the team in all three jurisdictions. Owner Dan Snyder revealed at a press… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Eat nearby
Fancy food for St. Elizabeths; Graham throws dirt, hits self; DC’s just roads and parking to you?; Train goes up stairs; Silver Line too bureacratic?; Crash victims get memorial park; Kids lose out; People are happy with DC; Build for cars, transit costs more; And…. Keep reading…
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For DC Mayor: Tommy Wells
Tommy Wells is the best candidate for mayor of the District of Columbia. He has the strongest vision for the future on transit, housing affordability, education, social services, and many other subjects. We urge voters in the Democratic primary to cast their ballots for Tommy Wells. You can vote in person on April 1, or in early voting starting March 17. As regular readers know,… Keep reading…