We're continuing our introductions of new agency directors today with Mayor Vince Gray's nominee for Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, Victor Hoskins. He's a charismatic guy who'll both laugh uproariously and cry in public–but this city will depend more on how well he can push slow-moving projects through the pipeline than how well [...]
At this point, after having received one viable bid in response to its RFP for redeveloping the landmarked Franklin School at 13th and K Street NW as a luxury hotel, the City Council could still vote to get it off the books. But it would be difficult to claim any degree of community support for [...]
MANNA Up: Jim Dickerson and Frank Demarais say the city’s stiffing affordable condo owners.
Tanya Davis spends most of her hours on the couch, watching cable television shows depicting graphic surgeries and other invasive medical procedures.
It’s not that she’s lost her job or depressed. She’s bed-ridden, waiting for her baby—“Ella” is the chosen name—to be born, [...]
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Last month, the city released a new vision for Rhode Island Avenue in Northeast. We read it, so you don’t have to.
This area, subarea 2, includes the southern edge of leafy Brookland, home to many a pleasant bungalow, copious Jesus and Mary figurines, and Catholic institutions both large and conspicuous and small and tucked away.
This [...]
Replaced! Neil Albert, the former DMPED.
(His replacement is Valerie Santos, pictured here and here.)
Ah well, the rumors and speculation about Greg O'Dell proved to be wrong.
As previously reported on City Desk, this morning the mayor named Valerie Santos his new Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED). The position opened up after former DMPED Neil [...]
On Friday, the city announced its short list of developers for Hine Junior High School, one of 11 properties offered up for redevelopment in late 2008.
Hine, which is located right by Eastern Market in Southeast Capitol Hill, drew the greatest number of proposals. Out of the ten, one in particular looked pretty special: The [...]
