Council Passes 2023 Budget; Awaits Mayor’s Signature
• May 30, 2022

The Council of the District of Columbia passed Mayor Bowser’s $19.5 billion 2023 budget on May 24. It was the culmination of a long unique District process that takes months […]

D.C. Awards $6.8 Million to Local Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses
• May 27, 2022

Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development John Falcicchio announced on May 26 the latest round of awardees of the $2.5 million Great Streets Retail Small Business grant […]

Citizens’ Annual Meeting: Bowser Q&A, Members Honored 
• May 11, 2022

A vigorous annual meeting of the Citizens Association of Georgetown at Dumbarton House on May 3 featured a good hour-long earnest face-to-face town-meeting-style Q&A with Mayor Muriel Bowser and another […]

Dep. Mayor Falcicchio Has Full Tray of Development Ideas 
• April 13, 2022

John Falcicchio, the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, is just the opposite of what one might think of as a remote, top city bureaucrat with many titles and […]

Mayor Announces Build Back Better Infrastructure Task Force
• March 24, 2022

Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the creation of the DC Build Back Better Infrastructure Task Force on Thursday. It will advise on priority projects to be funded through President Biden’s Bipartisan […]

Bowser’s ‘Fair Shot’ $19.5 Billion Budget Adds Cops, 2 Schools
• March 21, 2022

The fiscal 2023 budget proposed by Mayor Muriel Bowser at a D.C. Council meeting March 18 hits $19.5 billion, a historic high. That is 10 percent higher than the revised […]

National Cherry Blossom Festival Returns ‘Live’ with Grand Opening Ceremony (photos)
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The 2022 National Cherry Blossom Festival kicked off in splendid fashion with its traditional opening ceremony before a full house at the Warner Theatre in Washington D.C. on Sunday, March […]

D.C. Police Arrest ‘Homeless Slayer,’ Hours After Joint Press Conference
• March 15, 2022

“We’re coming for you! We’re using all the forces at our disposal, and we’re going to get you,” said Metropolitan Police Chief Robert  Contee, along with Mayor Muriel Bowser, New […]

Mask Mandates Dropped for D.C. Schools Starting Wednesday
• March 14, 2022

On Wednesday, March 16, the District’s public school system will no longer require students and staff to wear masks indoors, DC Schools Chancellor Lewis D. Ferebee announced over the weekend. […]

National Cherry Blossom Festival In-Person Again; Peak Bloom March 22 to 25
• March 3, 2022

The 2022 National Cherry Blossom Festival announced March 1 — with Mayor Muriel Bowser, National Park Service and other city officials, and festival stakeholders — that it will bring back […]