Breakfast links: Housing access is a gender issue
Image by Caitlin Faw used with permission.
After escaping an abusive marriage, this woman faces eviction
A DC woman was able to get her abusive husband out of their home. However, with only one income, she was unable to pay her share of the city-ssued housing voucher, and the DC Housing Authority has ignored her requests for help. Now she and two of her children are at risk of being evicted. ( Samantha Schmidt / Post)
Metro gave a preliminary vote to extend Yellow and Red line service
In a preliminary vote on Thursday, the Metro Board approved its 2020 budget which extends Yellow Line service to Greenbelt, ends the Silver Spring turnback on the Red Line, and adds more pass options. (Natalie Delgadillo / DCist)
A driver threw a beer at a cyclist and threatened him with a knife
A video posted this week showed a February incident where a driver threw a beer at a local cyclist and later threatened him with a knife. The cyclist caught some of the altercation on cameras mounted to his bike. The driver was arrested. (Martin Austermuhle / WAMU)
A better space for people experiencing homelessness
Designer Paola Moya wanted DC’s new Downtown Day Services Center to be a serene and welcoming oasis. The new space provides access to health care, housing, and legal services, as well as showers, laundry machines, computers, and a barber shop. (Rachel Nania / WTOP)
A former church site in Bloomingdale may get housing
Kadida Development Group has proposed eight townhouse-style units with three bedrooms at the site of the former Medhane Alem Eritrean Church in Bloomingdale. (Nena Perry-Brown / Urban Turf)
DC Councilmember Jack Evans may face a recall election
Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans, who has been in office for almost three decades, is facing a federal investigation for influence peddling. Now a group of his constitutents say they're looking into recalling him from office. (Martin Austermuhle / WAMU)
The Wharf’s next phase will be broken into smaller parts
Developer Hoffman-Madison Waterfront could break Phase II of the Wharf out into as many as four contracts. The mixed-use development is slated for completion in 2022. (Daniel J. Sernovitz / WBJ)
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