D.C. $15 minimum wage deal spurs applause, anger
D.C. officials, business owners and labor unions reached an agreement Tuesday to raise the District’s minimum wage to $15 an hour, but some business advocacy groups said the legislation will likely kill jobs or force companies to move to Virginia.
Under the agreement, the minimum wage — currently $10.50 per …
Gunman reported near University of Virginia campus
A gunman was reported Tuesday evening near the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville, prompting an official warning to students.
The university told students in a tweet to avoid the Gordon Avenue area just north of campus.
An all-clear was announced on the school’s emergency alert system less …
D.C. pension board ignites debate after pulling ‘direct’ investments from fossil fuels
The District of Columbia Retirement Board has divested its $6.4 billion pension fund from direct investments in 200 fossil-fuel companies, drawing kudos from climate-change groups even as critics dismissed the move as an “empty gesture.”
The board’s decision follows a three-year campaign by DC Divest, which made the
DEBORAH SIMMONS: Yvette Alexander talks D.C. welfare reform, future policies
Watch out, D.C. welfare reform is heading for the table — if Yvette Alexander is re-elected to the D.C. Council.
Miss Alexander is a Democrat, a Hillary Clinton Democrat, and words like “welfare reform” don’t easily roll off their tongues. They’d rather take the dog for a walk than …
Council member Yvette Alexander touts development plan for Ward 7 in D.C.
D.C. Council member Yvette Alexander touted a plan to bring economic development to Ward 7 on Monday, with just a week left before voters take to the polls to decide if she’ll keep her seat or lose it to former mayor Vincent C. Gray.
“I’ve spoken with retailers, and it …
Michelle Obama, Meryl Streep among those in United State of Women video for female empowerment
Ahead of The United State of Women Summit taking place June 14 and 15 in the District, the White House has released a video featuring Oprah Winfrey, Meryl Streep, Kerry Washington, Connie, Britton, Laverne Cox, Oprah Winfrey, Shonda Rhimes, Tina Fey and Michelle Obama, in which the women tout their …
Deshauna Barber crowned Miss USA 2016
LAS VEGAS — The newly crowned Miss USA is a 26-year-old Army officer from the District of Columbia who gave perhaps the strongest answer of the night when asked about women in combat.
“As a woman in the United States Army, I think … we are just as tough as …
Trial of Baltimore police driver in Freddie Gray death to begin
The trial of the Baltimore Police officer facing the most serious charges in last year’s arrest and death of Freddie Gray is set to begin this week, with city prosecutors having registered no convictions in the trials of two other officers.
A failure to convict Officer Caesar Goodson could prove …
D.C. faith leaders aim to help ex-convicts re-enter society, reduce crime
With about 67,000 former inmates in the District, city officials need to develop more innovative ways to keep recidivism at bay and violence out of communities, church leaders say.
“I think we have to have an alternative rather than a ‘lock them up and throw away the key’ approach,” says …
Teens cook for national bragging rights in Education Department contest in D.C.
It’s a challenge worthy of television: Teenagers from around the country will compete Monday to make the tastiest, most nutritious meal for the ninth annual Cooking Up Change high school national competition at the U.S. Department of Education.
The contestants must meet stringent guidelines on calorie and nutritional guidelines in …
Larry Hogan, Maryland governor, to honor Jeremy Shockley, waterman, for rescue
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s governor plans to honor a waterman for rescuing 23 people, including a group of schoolchildren on a field trip, from a boat that sank in the Chesapeake Bay.
The Baltimore Sun reports that Matthew A. Clark, a spokesman for Gov. Larry Hogan, said …
‘Top Chef’ winner Jeremy Ford headlines ‘Toasted Tour’ beer festival in D.C. Saturday
ANALYSIS/OPINION:
With summer unofficially kicked off last weekend, it’s time to get outside and enjoy a pint or several. Just in time for June, Blue Point Brewing Company will host its “Toasted Tour” at the District’s Yards Park Saturday from 2 p.m to 7 p.m., bringing with them their sudsy …
D.C. Thai restaurant Mango Tree offers sumptuous lunch menu
ANALYSIS/OPINION:
With my pal Allison, I popped by Mango Tree (929 H Street, NW, 202/408-8100) for what I was promised would be an absolutely amazing Thai lunch. And it’s always nice when the result lives up to the hype.
Particularly where District cuisine is concerned. In a city that is …
Metro’s yearlong overhaul first leg starts Monday
The District is gearing up for a hellish Monday commute as Metro begins its yearlong overhaul of the ailing subway system that will shut down segments of track for weeks at a time.
The first leg of the reconstruction will last from Saturday until June 16 and will affect the …
Washington, D.C., Thai restaurant Mango Tree offers sumptuous lunch menu
ANALYSIS/OPINION:
With my pal Allison, I popped by Mango Tree (929 H Street, NW, 202/408-8100) for what I was promised would be an absolutely amazing lunch. And it’s always nice when the result lives up to the hype.
Particularly where District cuisine is concerned. In a city that is fast …
DEBORAH SIMMONS: Prince George’s County Public Schools report on school pedophile, porn falls short
ANALYSIS/OPINION:
Beware the child molester. Pedophiles do not wear name tags.
Remember the news from a few weeks back about an elementary school “aide” filming kids engaging in sex acts with each other and himself engaging in sex acts with them? Well, the remedy has come back to haunt Prince …
College Park, Md., to raise gay-pride flag over City Hall
Town leaders of College Park, Maryland, plan to hoist the gay pride flag above City Hall to mark President Obama’s LGBT Pride Month, but some members of the City Council question the propriety of the move.
The rainbow-adorned flag will fly for one week beginning Monday, after the City Council …
D.C. transit police charge man with sexual assault, first report since alleged rape in April
Metro Transit Police have charged an Prince George’s County man with misdemeanor sexual assault at a subway station, the transit agency’s first report of a sexual assault since officials failed to alert the public about a rape on a train in April.
Police said Jose Francisco Pleitez, 18, of Lanham, …
Larry Hogan rolls back fees for Maryland falconers
Baltimore County resident Bill Barbour says he was surprised to hear a mention of his favorite sport — falconry — in the news last week.
As part of Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s statewide rollback of fees announced in May, the Department of Natural Resources has cut the annual falconry permit …
Parking in D.C. gets pricier as meter rates jump to $2.30
Parking meters in the District became more costly Wednesday, seven months after the city increased fines for parking violations.
The rate for all parking meters across the city is now $2.30 an hour, up from $2 an hour in busy downtown areas and 75 cents an hour in the District’s …
D.C. Council committee advances $15-an-hour minimum wage legislation
A D.C. Council committee on Wednesday approved a revised version of Mayor Muriel Bowser’s bill that would raise the hourly minimum wage to $15 by 2020 but offer a smaller increase for tipped workers.
The bill remains largely the same for most workers, for whom the minimum wage would rise …
DEBORAH SIMMONS: D.C. parking meters are curbside robberies
ANALYSIS/OPINION:
Drive, park in a garage and go about your merry way.
That’s solid advice now that parking meter fees in the District have jumped sky-high and the region’s transit system is scheduled to begin implementing an ambitious fix-it plan on Metrorail this weekend. The maintenance plan is going to …
DEBORAH SIMMONS: D.C. blows school modernization money: audit
ANALYSIS/OPINION
Dates, digits and dollar signs are arguably the three most important items regarding building and/or modernizing public school facilities. Suffice it to say, elected and appointed D.C. officials blew it on all three fronts.
Fortunately, D.C. Auditor Kathy Patterson on Tuesday used a bullhorn to blast what all is …
What’s cooking at D.C. restaurants in June
Friday is National Doughnut Day, and Astro Doughnuts & Fried Chicken (1308 G St. NW) will celebrate with a special edition Apple Pie doughnut: a caramel glaze and brown sugar bruleed doughnut filled with apple pie and topped with vanilla butter cream, available at the store’s locations and food truck. …
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