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Councilman stalls streetcar plans in Anacostia
D.C. Councilman Jim Graham is putting the brakes on plans to install a streetcar system in Anacostia until transportation officials explain why it is worthy of District money.
Marion Barry oldies but goodies
He’s consistent. You have to give that to Ward 8 D.C. Councilman Marion Barry. He created the operational premise of the District government as employer of first, second and last resort. That was his song, and he’s sticking to it.
Mayor’s strife with council threatens D.C. development
It’s no secret that relations between Mayor Adrian Fenty and the D.C. City Council are chilly.  Stadium challenges loom for D.C. United ownerReal estate mogul and D.C. United owner Victor MacFarlane has cut key personnel from his District office in a restructuring move as the legal and financial obstacles mount to a possible soccer stadium on parkland just east of the Anacostia River.
Environmentalist and river advocate looks at retirement
An environmentalist who spent two decades advocating for the Anacostia River is looking to retirement.
Redevelopment trumps school reform as top issue
Ask most Washingtonians what they believe is the most important public policy issue facing the city — the one that will affect the nation’s capital for decades — and they will answer: education.
Diamonds in the rough define a different DCPS
When someone mentions Ballou Senior High, you might think duck and cover. This is the D.C. high school east of the Anacostia River where a ticked-off teenager drove by after school one day and sprayed students with bullets. You might figure gunplay was a regular after-school activity. |
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