Evans to Run for Council Chair Against Mendelson
• January 29, 2026

Former Ward 2 Council member Jack Evans announced this week that he will seek the Democratic nomination for District Council Chair — pitting him against former colleague and incumbent Chair […]

Ward 2’s Jack Evans to Resign Jan. 17; Special Election June 16
• January 7, 2020

A lengthy investigation by a law firm hired by the Council found Evans to have committed 11 ethical violations. On Jan. 7, Evans turned over a letter of resignation to Council Chair Phil Mendelson.

ANC Monday: Ellington Field, Ginkgos, Washington Harbour Flood Wall
• November 29, 2019

On tonight’s agenda: Consideration of the Proposed Removal of Ginkgo Trees on the 1300 Block of 27th Street NW and the 1600 Block of Avon Place NW.

Glass-Encased West End Library Opens
• December 11, 2017

The 21,000-square-foot library is the first in D.C. to be entirely planned, funded and constructed as a public-private partnership, according to Deputy Mayor Brian Kenner.