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 […]

Buzz Builds for D.C. Primary Elections June 21
• February 14, 2022

Election year 2022 buzz is starting now with the D.C. Election Board preliminary announcement of candidates and voting places for the D.C. primaries to be held June 21. The general […]

D.C. Approves $309 Million to Replace 75,000 Streetlight Bulbs
• February 7, 2022

The D.C. Council last week green-lighted $309 million dollars to be spent over the next two years on light bulbs. Not just any light bulbs, of course, but LED light bulbs, as […]

Santas Came to Town
• December 23, 2021

We started the month off with Mayor Muriel Bowser lighting the Christmas tree on Dec. 1 at Fairmont Hotel’s 18th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony, and Santa Claus was there. The […]