Who holds the power in Prince George’s County depends on how its boundaries are drawn

By DW Rowlands (Contributor), Bradley Heard (Contributor) • August 30, 2021

This article is the first in a three-part series to help demystify the redistricting process in Prince George’s County, and explain the impact it can have on our lives.

Events: New year, new moniker, new murals

By George Kevin Jordan (Managing Editor) • August 30, 2021

DC Walls, a 10-day mural festival is back. Do you want a walkable or driveable community? Learn about public interest technology.

Breakfast links: Temporary pandemic shelter solutions yield longer-term problems

By Libby Solomon (Writer and Editor) • August 31, 2021

Counties grapple with sustainability of pandemic homeless shelter solutions

Recreation centers were converted into homeless shelters in Montgomery County during the pandemic; but as the pandemic extends those temporary measures, poor conditions at the makeshift shelters are causing concern. Other area jurisdictions that placed people in hotels face different questions around the time period for those programs.  (Post)

Metro hires new head of development division

Metro has hired Liz Price to lead its real estate and parking arm, an important role given growing interest in transit-oriented development. Price previously worked at the Anacostia Waterfront Corp. and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development.  (Alex Koma / Business Journal)

Kids across the region are back to school

Students in DC and parts of Maryland and Virginia were back in classrooms Monday. Back-to-school this year includes mask mandates and new protocols that parents hope will keep students safe as the pandemic wears on.  (DCist)

DCHA accessible housing shortage leaves hundreds on waitlist

The DC Housing Authority doesn’t have enough housing accessible to people with disabilities, leaving 255 DCHA residents on a waitlist for ADA-compliant housing.  (Will Schick / DC Line)

Montgomery rent court busy as eviction moratoriums lift

Landlord-tenant court cases are on the rise in Montgomery County after Maryland’s eviction moratorium expired this month. The CDC’s latest moratorium offers some tenants relief for now, but when it lifts many fear a wave of evictions.  (Steve Bohnel / Bethesda Beat)

You don’t have to go home but you *can* stay here

A man facing unemployment during the pandemic got an enviable temporary shelter offer: he lived in a bar, The Public Option in Langdon Park, for six months, in exchange for keeping an eye on the shuttered business and taking care of two cats.  (Matthew Stoss / City Paper)

Top image: The Long Branch recreation center in Silver Spring has been used as a temporary homeless shelter for more than a year. Long Branch Community Center by Bohemian Baltimore licensed under Creative Commons.

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