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Former D.C. mayor endorses Bonds in contested council race
Eric P. Newcomer
Published: Wed, Mar 20, 2013
Former D.C. Mayor Sharon Pratt endorsed Councilwoman Anita Bonds for the April 23 special election. Pratt served as the District's mayor for a tumultuous single term, from 1991 to 1995, and oversaw a ballooning budget deficit. The Bonds campaign released a statement Wednesday afternoon...
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Members of Congress speak out against Eisenhower memorial plan
Eric P. Newcomer
Published: Tue, Mar 19, 2013
Legislation that would derail celebrated architect Frank Gehry's design plans for the Eisenhower National Memorial received vocal support during a congressional hearing Tuesday. Susan Eisenhower, granddaughter of the World War II general and two-term president, spoke on behalf of the family,...
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D.C. Councilwoman Anita Bonds' campaign attacks Republican opponent Patrick Mara for donation already returned
Eric P. Newcomer
Published: Sun, Mar 17, 2013
D.C. Councilwoman Anita Bonds' campaign went after Republican Patrick Mara for receiving a $1,000 check from a Tea Party group. But she was a little late. In an email Friday titled "Mitt Romney on the D.C. Council," Bonds' campaign manager, Kouri Marshall, wrote that Mara "is receiving the...
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Eisenhower Memorial battle heading to Capitol Hill
Eric P. Newcomer
Published: Sun, Mar 17, 2013
In 100 years, will gigantic metal tapestries designed by celebrated architect Frank Gehry memorialize the great World War II general and former president Dwight Eisenhower? That future will be up for debate Tuesday on Capitol Hill during a hearing on the $142 million project. Utah Rep. Rob...
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University of the District of Columbia selects interim president
Eric P. Newcomer
Published: Fri, Mar 15, 2013
Left without a president after Allen Sessoms was fired without cause at the end of last year, the University of the District of Columbia has named an interim appointment. James Earl Lyons Sr., former president of Bowie State University in Maryland, will take the helm on March 20 as interim...
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Dulles Toll Road fees could rise as Silver Line funding questions linger
Eric P. Newcomer
Published: Thu, Mar 14, 2013
The head of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority warned that tolls approaching $5 could be on the horizon for drivers on the Dulles Toll Road. Jack Potter, MWAA's president, said tolls could climb to cover the costs of construction on the Silver Line if local and federal funding...
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The 3-Minute Interview: DJ Ben Cohen
Eric P. Newcomer
Published: Thu, Mar 14, 2013
Ben Cohen, 31, has been a DJ for 12 years, and he's lived in the District for the past five. What's it like being a DJ in the District? It's such an international city and the challenges in D.C. come from the diversity of the crowd. You're trying to satisfy the hipster kids over here and the...
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Council hears testimony from formerly homeless youths
Eric P. Newcomer
Published: Wed, Mar 13, 2013
Witnesses testified to the plight of the homeless in the District and a range of other issues during the Human Services oversight hearing run by Ward 1 Councilman Jim Graham. As the oversight hearing stretched into late afternoon, Graham decided the hearing's only executive branch witness,...
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D.C. mayor's office fails to enforce anti-fraud law, auditor says
Eric P. Newcomer
Published: Wed, Mar 13, 2013
Over the course of 12 years, three successive D.C. mayors have ignored a law that authorized the creation of a task force and a fund to combat telephone fraud. A report released this week from the D.C. Auditor's Office calls on the city to act immediately to finally implement a law meant to...
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Proposed regulations upset D.C. food truck industry
Eric P. Newcomer
Updated: Tue, Mar 12, 2013
After four rounds of revisions, new regulations for street vendors are headed to the D.C. Council -- but the legislation would leave important details up to government agencies. Food truck advocates and the advocacy group for the area's brick-and-mortar restaurants agree that the regulations...
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