Awareness of the devastating impact of breast cancer has grown exponentially over the past two decades. The \”Think Pink\” campaign has brought well deserved public attention to this disease. However, a closer look at the District\’s statistics shows we have a lot of work to do. The District of Columbia Department of Health (DOH) reports […]
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Wednesday, October 16, 2019 11 am Welcome Veterans Home to Walter Reed Campus, Delivering 77 Affordable Apartments Location: The Parks at Walter Reed Campus 1324 Main Drive, NW Enter at 6900 Georgia Avenue, NW at Butternut Street, NW Open Press *Closest Metro Station: Takoma Metro Station* *Bus Lines: 52, 53, 54, 70, 79* 1 pm […]
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Tuesday, October 15, 2019 This week, Mayor Bowser will celebrate #DCHousingWeek to highlight her Administration’s investments and initiatives to keep the District affordable and meet her bold goal of creating 36,000 new homes by 2025. On Tuesday, Mayor Bowser will make Washington, DC the first city in the nation to create affordable housing goals by […]
October 15, 2019 Attorneys General Argue that the Right to Bear Arms Allows States to Adopt Gun Safety Laws WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today led a group of 18 state Attorneys General to defend Vermont’s right to ban large-capacity magazines and protect public safety. In a friend-of-the-court brief filed in the […]
Tuesday, October 15, 2019 Mayor Kicks Off DC Housing Week with Release of Housing Equity Report and Full Draft Comprehensive Plan (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser was joined by DC Office of Planning (OP) Director Andrew Trueblood to release the Mayor’s Housing Equity Report and the District’s draft Comprehensive Plan proposal. By establishing […]
Tuesday, October 15, 2019 (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser issued the following statement after the Washington Nationals swept the St. Louis Cardinals to capture their first-ever National League pennant and advance to the 2019 World Series. “Our Nats are going to the Fall Classic! These players and coaches battled all the way back […]
Tuesday, October 15, 2019 As part of #DCHousingWeek, Mayor Bowser to Cut Ribbon on First Affordable Housing Community on the Historic Campus (Washington, DC) – On Wednesday, October 16, at 11 am., Mayor Muriel Bowser will cut the ribbon for HELP USA Veterans Housing on the Parks at Walter Reed. This new 100% affordable housing development […]
Friday, October 11th, was International Day of the Girl Child. It was probably barely noticed amidst Hispanic Heritage and Breast Cancer Awareness months. However, it\’s important that we recognize the challenges our sisters and daughters face as they grow up in a male-dominated society. It\’s easy to celebrate accomplished women, as we should, when they
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September 24, 2019 The Advisory Neighborhood Commission meeting for Ward 1D was held at 7pm in the Mount Pleasant Library on 16th Street N.W. The crowd consisted mainly of older homeowners with an attitude that can be best described as fed up. Their frustrations lied primarily on three major points; waste removal, traffic congestion, and
Tuesday, October 8, 2019 (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the appointment of Lamont Carey as Acting Director of the Mayor’s Office of Returning Citizen Affairs (MORCA). A native Washingtonian and Ward 5 resident, Mr. Carey comes to the Bowser Administration after serving as CEO of the nonprofit, Contact Visits. At Contact Visits, […]
