As Mike DeBonis first reported over at City Desk, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle visited a Habitat for Humanity project in Deanwood today.
Dressed in gray slacks and a button-down shirt, the president toured two homes currently under construction in the 53-unit development, which is mostly completed and occupied, according to Heather Phibbs, Communications [...]
As I reported yesterday, Ward 1 Councilmember Jim Graham authored legislation to rename the new park at 14th and Girard Streets "Barack Hussein Obama Park." This was an especially gracious move since Graham was second in line for the renaming privilege.
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Remember that renovated and recently re-opened park at 14th and Girard Streets? Well Ward 1 Councilmember Jim Graham has introduced legislation to rename it "President Barack Hussein Obama Park."
In February, the White House named Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrión Jr. as director of the new White House Office of Urban Affairs. And then, there was...not much.
For the last few months, Carrión has stayed out of the spotlight, prompting a Politico article entitled "Is urban policy on the back burner?" with a lot [...]
The back side of 3303 Water Street
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Who’s renting, buying, and just staying put in the new administration?
There are a few obvious reasons Valerie Jarrett and Desirée Rogers would want to live at 3303 Water St. NW. It’s in Georgetown. It’s practically on the Potomac. It doesn’t have some ridiculous name like “The [...]
Answer: This guy.
Remember when the Bush administration denied the Obama family's request to stay at the Blair House during early January? Well now we know why. The Washington Post broke the news yesterday:
The only overnight visitor at the presidential guest manse is none other than John Howard, a former Australian prime minister and leading member [...]
The Obamas' temporary home? The Willard Hotel at 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue.
Barack Obama and his family will be moving to Washington D.C. this weekend, according to the New York Times. The Obamas wanted to live in the Blair House, a government mansion near the White House, but the building was booked up until January 15, the [...]
On Saturday, President-Elect Barack Obama announced his pick for Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development: Shaun Donovan. Donovan is currently New York City Commissioner of Housing, Preservation and Development, and served under Clinton as deputy assistant secretary for multi-family housing at HUD.
According to Sunday's New York Times, "there have been a lot of potential buyers from Chicago quietly descending on Washington this month, according to real estate brokers. Multimillion-dollar homes have been snapped up in all-cash deals. First-time buyers have toured apartments in the fashionable neighborhoods of Logan Circle and the U Street corridor. Big-money donors [...]
Terri Robinson helped Bill and Hillary Clinton purchase their D.C. residence after Hillary Clinton was elected senator of New York in 2000. She has also worked with congressman (and potential Barack Obama White House Chief of Staff) Rahm Emanual and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.
“Actually,” says Robinson, “I ended up buying her previous apartment [...]
