By Ellen Paul (Guest Contributor) • October 23, 2019
Leave those leaves on the ground. Yes, get them off the sidewalk and steps, where they are slippery when wet. Get them away from the door so you won’t track them into the house. Get them off the storm drains. Otherwise, let them be.
A sprawling pedestrian tunnel system under Capitol Hill allows staffers and members of congress to move underground between the office buildings, Library of Congress, and Capitol building. Today they are an integral part of security on the Hill, but when they were first built it was for a far less important reason.
Healthy food is more accessible in whiter and wealthier parts of the District, and low-income communities of color are often targeted with ads for unhealthy food. Residents in affected communities have been working to address these disparities, and they’re continuing the fight for food justice with a campaign called #DontMuteMyHealth.
By Jane Green (Development Director) • October 23, 2019
Thank you to everyone who joined or renewed during our Fall member drive! We raised $13,488 from annual donors and added 42 monthly donors, bringing our total monthly recurring donation revenue to $3,018.
Nothing was off-topic during this week’s Congressional oversight hearings with Metro officials. Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld and other leaders were asked about everything from the Jack Evans Ethics scandal and investigation, late-night service, and cybersecurity. (Jordan Pascale / WAMU, Justin George / Post)
Metrobus workers at the recently privatized Cinder Bed Road garage in Northern Virginia will go on strike Thursday after failed negotiations on a collective bargaining agreement. It is unclear how the strike will impact service, but the garage accounts for 5% of Metrobus service focused in Northern Virginia. (Max Smith / WTOP)
The Maryland Renaissance Festival is the second-largest of its kind in the United States. Renaissance Fairs came from the same movement that created towns like Columbia, MD, and the dynamic of density and walkability is no accident. (David Dudley / City Lab)
JPMorgan Chase is helping address gentrification concerns by promising $5 million to help support affordable housing initiatives and small businesses along the Purple Line. (Robert McCartney / Post)
The Attorney General of Maryland is suing a property management company owned by the Kushner family for allegedly housing tenants in substandard living conditions. The properties are in Baltimore City, Baltimore County, and Prince George’s County. (Rebecca Tan / Post)
Developers recently applied to the Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) to permit 40 additional residential units at Storey Park, the planned development at 1005 First Street NE. The number of residential units would increase from the already approved 460 to 500. (Nena Perry-Brown / UrbanTurf)
Long commutes and congestion in Montgomery County are not in dispute, but Governor Larry Hogan and Transportation Secretary Pete Rahn’s plan to widen the Capital Beltway and I-270 is. (Bruce DePuyt / Maryland Matters)
